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<p>[QUOTE="KikoBlueEyes, post: 1506001, member: 8363"][USER=5515]@MrNate[/USER] would be proud. I spotted this Wallace crystal pitcher with a sterling base using my "silver sense." I also picked up a couple of Empire Sterling Weighted salt and pepper shakers - they had a sign though. I have spent the last couple of days trying to discern the age of these objects by the number stamped on it by the maker. I have been unsuccessful, so I thought I would ask the experts here. </p><p><br /></p><p>First, can I conclude that numbers are marked consecutively, so if I find a date attached to a number before or after the one I found, then that would be mean a before or after date? Are their websites that list maker's products by piece number and age? Or should I just continue to fish around?</p><p><br /></p><p>In the case of the Wallace crystal pitcher (9 3/4 inches high) the number is W-380. I found a similar pitcher with the same lip marked W-392 that had a sterling stirrer and was called a martini pitcher. </p><p><a href="https://instappraisal.com/appraisal/wallace-sterling-martini-pitcher-stirrer-w-392" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://instappraisal.com/appraisal/wallace-sterling-martini-pitcher-stirrer-w-392" rel="nofollow">https://instappraisal.com/appraisal/wallace-sterling-martini-pitcher-stirrer-w-392</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The Empire Sterling Weighted Salt and Pepper shakers are marked 486. Any thoughts appreciated.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]226539[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]226542[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]226543[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]226544[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]226545[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KikoBlueEyes, post: 1506001, member: 8363"][USER=5515]@MrNate[/USER] would be proud. I spotted this Wallace crystal pitcher with a sterling base using my "silver sense." I also picked up a couple of Empire Sterling Weighted salt and pepper shakers - they had a sign though. I have spent the last couple of days trying to discern the age of these objects by the number stamped on it by the maker. I have been unsuccessful, so I thought I would ask the experts here. First, can I conclude that numbers are marked consecutively, so if I find a date attached to a number before or after the one I found, then that would be mean a before or after date? Are their websites that list maker's products by piece number and age? Or should I just continue to fish around? In the case of the Wallace crystal pitcher (9 3/4 inches high) the number is W-380. I found a similar pitcher with the same lip marked W-392 that had a sterling stirrer and was called a martini pitcher. [URL]https://instappraisal.com/appraisal/wallace-sterling-martini-pitcher-stirrer-w-392[/URL] The Empire Sterling Weighted Salt and Pepper shakers are marked 486. Any thoughts appreciated. [ATTACH=full]226539[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]226542[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]226543[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]226544[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]226545[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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