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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 11435415, member: 2844"]Exactly! Nothing new under the sun. Advanced techniques make such things easier and faster, but the 'olds' did an excellent job.</p><p><br /></p><p>True. Adrien has done some amazing research btw, and is a very nice person too.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Chinese weren't the only ones to copy or fake marks. In Germany Hanau silver is known for its fake marks, but it has become collectible in its own right. And American silverplate also used to use marks that resembled English silver marks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 11435415, member: 2844"]Exactly! Nothing new under the sun. Advanced techniques make such things easier and faster, but the 'olds' did an excellent job. True. Adrien has done some amazing research btw, and is a very nice person too. The Chinese weren't the only ones to copy or fake marks. In Germany Hanau silver is known for its fake marks, but it has become collectible in its own right. And American silverplate also used to use marks that resembled English silver marks.[/QUOTE]
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