Made by Valon Kulta & Hopea (Valo-Koru), Turku, 1975... ~Cheryl
Nice - their popular 'Lancaster' pattern, introduced in 1897, your piece was made in 1908, flatware doesn't usually bear a date mark, but this is...
Pattern is 'Hamilton', introduced in 1910. ~Cheryl
It is an olive spoon... ~Cheryl
Back-mark looks like a simplified version of the Imperial Iranian coat of arms (Pahlavi)... ~Cheryl
It's silver, probably .833 fineness, it has the Minerva-head and date letter - there've been times where I gave up trying to find a Dutch mark,...
Pretty - from the Groningen shop of Niekerk Bros. ('N2'), 1908 'Y' date letter, if you hunt around, should find the standard mark, most likely a...
Just as an added bit of information, the British 12 and 15 carat standard was replaced with 14 carat in 1932... ~Cheryl
To be clear - I was referring to the 'Old English Bright-cut' style of the spoon, 'technique' was the term I used for how those typical short,...
Hehe, not butting in - to me, threads are like a conversation, sometimes they stick to a specific subject, but the best often interestingly...
It's a 200 year old bright-cut spoon - by its appearance, as well as history of the style, it was the technique used... ~Cheryl
Thanks, was rather charmed by Amelia's pretty souvenirs - and must admit to being a bit envious of your bright-cut salt shovel... ~Cheryl
Just arrived, a trio of Norwegian plique-à-jour demitasse spoons, all engraved 'Amelia' by the same hand - the rainbow-hued with turquoise raised...
All Westmorland flatware is sterling, and they only offered five patterns - it was manufactured by Wallace and sold door-to-door/direct sales......
Your marks pics are a bit fuzzy, but the damaged spoon might also be Newcastle, see the 'IC' mark (possibly James Crawford) here:...
Ugh, those darned fleur-de-lis marks (the Justice mark is a 'J' in a heart and triangle) - the Davis & Galt fleur-de-lis is in a shield, later...
Eh, I sold one of the spoon & fork sets years ago, but my memory isn't what it used to be, so I just can't remember how much research I did, or if...
Couldn't find a side-shot of a Knowles jelly knife, but believe you can see in this pic how the blade should look: [ATTACH] Here is a side-shot...
Looks like a cherry-pitter... ~Cheryl
Looks to me like a jelly knife that's been 'adjusted' a bit... ~Cheryl
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