Help please with marks on needle case - SMP Silver Salon Forums

SM Publications

Silver Salon Forums - The premier site for discussing Silver.

SMP | Silver Salon Forums | SSF - Guidelines | SSF - FAQ | Silver Sales

In this Forum we discuss the silver of the United Kingdom, as well as British Colonial silver and Old Sheffield Plate.

Past British - Irish Sterling topics/threads worth a look.

How to Post Photos

Want to be a Moderator?

SMP Silver Salon Forums
tline

British / Irish Sterling
tline3

Help please with marks on needle case

profile | register | preferences | faq | search

SSFFriend: Email This Page to Someone!

next newest topic | next oldest topic

Author	Topic: Help please with marks on needle case
prue Posts: 1 Registered: Feb 2005	posted 02-04-2005 06:39 AM Hello listers, I'm hoping someone can help me to decipher these marks. I purchased this needle case in London in November 2004. The marks, as far as I can read them, are "[]& St[]" and then Birmingham, the standard mark, and the year letter, a lower-case "u". Having looked on the internet (my only resource as this is my only piece of antique silver) I determined the city, but is the order of the city mark and the standard mark of any importance? Would the year mark indicate 1818/19? And can anyone work out who the maker might have been? Any help GREATLY appreciated!!! Prue IP: Logged
dragonflywink Posts: 993 Registered: Dec 2002	posted 02-04-2005 12:56 PM Hi Prue, Looks like Birmingham 1919/20 to me. Can't make out the makers mark. Cheryl ;o) IP: Logged
PhilO Posts: 166 Registered: Jul 2004	posted 02-04-2005 03:04 PM Yes, Birmingham 1919/20. The maker's mark is probably V&StJ which I have seen on another piece from this period. Unfortunately I can't identify the maker for you. Phil IP: Logged

All times are ET	next newest topic \| next oldest topic
Administrative Options: Close Topic \| Archive/Move \| Delete Topic
	Hop to:

Ultimate Bulletin Board 5.46a

^1. Public Silver Forums (open Free membership) - anyone with a valid e-mail address may register. Once you have received your Silver Salon Forum password, and then if you abide by the Silver Salon Forum Guidelines, you may start a thread or post a reply in the New Members' Forum. New Members who show a continued willingness to participate, to completely read and abide by the Guidelines will be allowed to post to the Member Public Forums.
Click here to Register for a Free password

^2. Private Silver Salon Forums (invitational or $ donation membership) - The Private Silver Salon Forums require registration and special authorization to view, search, start a thread or to post a reply. Special authorization can be obtained in one of several ways: by Invitation; Annual $ Donation; or via Special Limited Membership. For more details click here (under development).

^3. Administrative/Special Private Forums (special membership required) - These forums are reserved for special subjects or administrative discussion. These forums are not open to the public and require special authorization to view or post.

| Home | Order | The Guide to Evaluating Gold & Silver Objects | The Book of Silver