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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ascot, post: 2195128, member: 96&quot;]I&#039;m hoping someone can help date this sterling silver water pitcher. Is has a nice inscription on the underside: &quot;Presented to Captain Henry L Jones 2nd upon the occasion of his marriage by the officers of the 109 F. A.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe the 109 F. A. is for the 109th Field Artillery. I&#039;ve googled the Captain but failed to come up with anything. It appears the 109 FA was quite large and active during WWI, but I don&#039;t know if it existed after the war.&nbsp; Can anyone give me some info on either this person or the possible date of the pitcher?</p><p><br /></p><p>The pitcher is marked as shown with what appears to be a Redlich silver mark, and it&#039;s also stamped Bailey, Banks &amp; Biddle, which I&#039;m assuming was the retailer. The monogram on the side of the pitcher isn&#039;t HLJ, so perhaps the piece was handed down or sold to someone who had it engraved.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for your help! </p><p>Janice</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/Ascot/fullsizeoutput_3bc5.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/Ascot/fullsizeoutput_3bc6.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/Ascot/fullsizeoutput_3bc7.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/Ascot/fullsizeoutput_3bc8.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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