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Title: Hall Mark.....help please.
Post by: dingdong on July 26, 2015, 05:00:26 PM
Hi,could any one help me out regarding the hall Mark on this piece of a tea spoon,all I can make out is:hetian silver,the hallmark as far as I can make out is ??D&H.
I know it ain't much,and I am certain that it isn't silver!!but its just interesting if any one can put a bit of information to it.
Thanks for looking👍






Title: Re: Hall Mark.....help please.
Post by: Val Beechey on July 26, 2015, 08:40:34 PM
Found it Chris.  It was silver plate and would have said Venetian Silver made by Deykin & Harrison, (D & H)  Jennens Row, Birmingham. The Venetian hall mark was their Trade mark. They started trading in 1895 and became Ltd in 1907

Link below, scroll down, nearly at the bottom.

http://www.silvercollection.it/electroplatesilverD.html (http://www.silvercollection.it/electroplatesilverD.html)


Title: Re: Hall Mark.....help please.
Post by: Dale on July 26, 2015, 09:12:54 PM
Well done Val :)


Title: Re: Hall Mark.....help please.
Post by: dingdong on July 26, 2015, 09:29:44 PM
Thanks Val,great effort👍


Title: Re: Hall Mark.....help please.
Post by: The Doc on July 26, 2015, 09:48:59 PM
Well done Val - great ID!


Title: Re: Hall Mark.....help please.
Post by: Val Beechey on July 26, 2015, 10:00:24 PM
Glad of the distraction.  Blooming bored  ::)


Title: Re: Hall Mark.....help please.
Post by: Spooyt Vane on July 28, 2015, 03:22:07 PM
Glad of the distraction.  Blooming bored  ::)


Doc will taken over by eagle eye Val soon...Very impressive Rob :)


Title: Re: Hall Mark.....help please.
Post by: Val Beechey on July 28, 2015, 07:18:26 PM
Now that I seriously doubt Rob.  I just get lucky sometimes  ;)


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