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Not an Exeter mark at all in my opinion. They look like pseudo-marks, possibly Chinese export? But as far as I can tell they are not something which has previously crossed the 925-1000 radar.

Phil

The C is not an official mark, but may be a journeyman's mark; i.e. the personal mark of the workman actually responsible for the piece. Alternatively it could be some sort of factory mark to designate the set (pattern, size, etc) for which it is intended. Or it might be something else....

Phil

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Yes, that's a thought; 12 cm hadn't crossed my mind! But it's definitely too small for soup, and probably also for gravy. It must be for something needing precision pouring.

I suggest that it's probably a punch ladle, the spout being for accurate delivery of liquid into glasses.

Phil

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This is German, typical of a Hanau pseudo-mark. We have an illustration of the mark on our Hanau page, but have not been able to attribute it to a specific maker. Scroll down to the "Unattributed" section and it's the second mark in the left hand column.

Phil

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The Edinburgh Incorporation of Goldsmiths have a section of their web site devoted to makers' marks. They normally have a fairly comprehensive coverage but unfortunately HMS seems to have slipped through their net and it is not currently possible to assign a name to the initials.

Phil

A correspondent has sent me the following pictures of a Luckenbooth brooch. The hallmark and maker's mark have been erased by being scratched through but there is enough of the hallmark visible to identify it as Edinburgh, 1971. The lettering on the maker's mark has completely gone but the shape of ...

The date letter is "f" for the assay year 1905/06.

Phil

I can't help with a manufacturer's name but it's definitely silver plated as the lettering reads "Sheffield Plate".

Phil

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You were right to be sceptical. This is an electroplate mark of Goldfeder Silver Co. See our American electroplate companies pages at http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_G.html.

I have deleted your previous attempts at posting your query.

Phil

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This may never be identified with any certainty, but I feel that it is unlikely to be a mark of the partnership of James Stamp and John Baker as it seems likely that the 1764 registration marked the start of their partnership, missing registers notwithstanding. In particular James Stamp gained his f...

Unfortunately I have to disagree with Steve. This is actually the earlier and plainer "q" of 1911. The R&Co mark is the earlier version registered in 1905. Although in a photo the date letters from these two cycles (1896-1915 and 1916-1935) may appear similar, the shapes of the lion pa...

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If you use the Search box at the top right of this page to search for (say) Mappin Princes Plate you will find a few topics on this subject. At present there is no firm solution to the problem of decoding the dating system.

Phil

Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd of 112 Regent Street, London. The hallmark date is 1939/40. Some further information on the company can be found here: http://925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17477

Phil