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graham101007

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hall marks no idea what they are
« on: September 16, 2009, 05:43:44 am »
Hi there.

can anybody tell me what these hall marks are.  found on a silver bowl attached to a base with a crown and capital A engraved on its side

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Re: hall marks no idea what they are
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2009, 07:32:30 am »
No help from me , sorry .

Image is too dark for me to see all marks/details , graham101007 .

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Re: hall marks no idea what they are
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2009, 08:13:59 am »
Those are the marks of Elkington & Co.  That mark was used after 1900

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Re: hall marks no idea what they are
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2009, 10:59:44 am »
Ironlord....you have come a long way!  :)
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Re: hall marks no idea what they are
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2009, 12:42:19 pm »
This page will help you out a lot, you can look up British silver hallmarks here.
http://www.silvercollection.it/englishsilvermarksXE.html
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Re: hall marks no idea what they are
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2009, 01:56:10 am »
hI

This is silver plate not stirling silver. Go to this site to check out the marks.

http://www.silvercollection.it/Elkington.html

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