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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 390576, member: 25"]In my opinion it is safe to assume it is Japanese. It is mislabeled as sterling is .925, the only named .950 alloy is Britannia silver occasionally used in Britain, but I doubt if the makers were that concerned with detail.</p><p>It is arguable that in this instance the term is used to mean sterling standard or better, and the customers for which it is intended would be American, to whom sterling would be familiar without any detailed appreciation of the exact meaning.</p><p>Probably 1950 to 1970.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 390576, member: 25"]In my opinion it is safe to assume it is Japanese. It is mislabeled as sterling is .925, the only named .950 alloy is Britannia silver occasionally used in Britain, but I doubt if the makers were that concerned with detail. It is arguable that in this instance the term is used to mean sterling standard or better, and the customers for which it is intended would be American, to whom sterling would be familiar without any detailed appreciation of the exact meaning. Probably 1950 to 1970.[/QUOTE]
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