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Message:: [QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 10610986, member: 111"]Little doubt that it's David Andersen, the serifed font 'D. or DAVID ANDERSEN' with 'CHRISTIANA' mark (as on your bracelet), often with a date included, was used from the firm's founding in 1876 until their 'hammer & tongs' mark came into use in 1888. Regarding the town name, it was originally 'Oslo' until rebuilt after a fire in 1624 and renamed 'Christiania' after King Christian IV, the old 'Oslo' remained as a village.  In 1877 Norway changed the 'Ch' spellings to 'K' nationwide, but frankly not everyone adhered to that and both spellings of 'Christiania/Kristiania' were common until the name-change to 'Oslo' in 1925.  Aside from their use of 'Christiania' on their goods, David Andersen typically also used it in their advertising, but would occasionally use 'Kristiania', both spellings were used by other makers. [ATTACH=full]531764[/ATTACH] 1906: [ATTACH=full]531765[/ATTACH] 1913:[ATTACH=full]531766[/ATTACH] ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]