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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 11436507, member: 111&quot;]Just ran across this post.&nbsp; Your gold handle was made by Gorham, the &#039;U&#039; prefix on the production number was put in use for umbrellas in 1898, most likely out of use around 1907 or just a bit later, the &#039;X&#039; used with numbers indicates regular gold production (used with letters rather than numbers indicated special order gold production).</p><p><br /></p><p>Not seeing a maker&#039;s mark on the sterling handle, the &#039;925-over-1000 FINE&#039; stamp was used by more than one manufacturer, it&#039;s most likely late 19th-early 20th century, the decoration was produced by an acid-etching technique.</p><p><br /></p><p>From Rainwater&#039;s &#039;Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers, 4th Edition&#039;:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]543558[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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