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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LannaH, post: 4404647, member: 62000&quot;][USER=11868]@Hermann[/USER] Hi! This is the information I have found. We have a pewter plate from Germany with the exact same mark. I asked my mother in law, (as she is German) she said it is referred to as a “Zinnengel”. I Google this term and lots of other Germans are asking about this mark, spoons, plates, candle holders.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This site reads:</p><p><br /></p><p>“The famous stamp, often also referred to as &quot;Zinnengel&quot;, should actually be called &quot;Zinkengel&quot; or &quot;Lead Angel&quot;. Note: Not everything with an angel is also made of pewter.</p><p><br /></p><p>Simple test: put the plate in your hand and hit it hard with a small hammer.</p><p>Result: hole, torn = lead</p><p>Hammer springs back, small dent = zinc</p><p>Dents but does not tear = pewter “</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.zinn-ankauf.de/index-Dateien/Page451.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.zinn-ankauf.de/index-Dateien/Page451.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.zinn-ankauf.de/index-Dateien/Page451.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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