Hello,
First time poster here. I am rather inexperienced when it comes to silver, but have taken recent interest in collecting it for personal use.
I have what I believe to be a tea strainer, although I am not 100% sure of this due to the seemingly small size of the straining "bowl".
I also believe this to be Gorham due to the hallmark (seeming to be lion, anchor, G), but I cannot confirm this either. Assuming it is Gorham, does anyone have any idea as to what pattern this would be? I have gone through an extensive list of Gorham patterns and cannot find this anywhere. Perhaps it is not part of a pattern set? Not being able to nail down the pattern is what is making me unsure of its manufacturer.
To sum up, I am mostly asking these two questions: Is it a tea strainer, as I believe it to be? Is it Gorham, and if so, does it belong to a pattern?
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Thank you!
Believed to be Gorham? Looking for confirmation and details.
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Re: Believed to be Gorham? Looking for confirmation and details.
Definitely Gorham, date mark for 1894 as well. Possibly a tea strainer but probably a sugar sifter. Pieces with designs like this almost never have a name for the pattern, usually just a number. This particular pattern may have only existed as a sugar sifter.
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Re: Believed to be Gorham? Looking for confirmation and details.
I cannot believe I didn't make that connection. I checked the charts and noticed that symbol but somehow assumed it was unrelated. Thank you for pointing this out to me.legrandmogol wrote:Definitely Gorham, date mark for 1894 as well. Possibly a tea strainer but probably a sugar sifter. Pieces with designs like this almost never have a name for the pattern, usually just a number. This particular pattern may have only existed as a sugar sifter.
Does anyone else have any ideas on tea strainer vs sugar sifter? Sugar sifter was my second thought as to what it could be.
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Re: Believed to be Gorham? Looking for confirmation and details.
Welcome - noting the size is helpful in identifying an item's purpose...
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Re: Believed to be Gorham? Looking for confirmation and details.
It is 6 1/2" overall. The "bowl" has a diameter of 2 3/16". What makes me question it being a tea strainer is that it has no substantial lip or opposite handle to allow it to be rested on a teacup. It would have to be held while pouring to be used for that purpose.dragonflywink wrote:Welcome - noting the size is helpful in identifying an item's purpose...
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Re: Believed to be Gorham? Looking for confirmation and details.
After looking at it some more, I noticed the handle had been bent flat with the "bowl". I corrected it to where it looked to be originally. So now the handle goes at a moderate angle to the "bowl". That makes it seem clear that it's a sugar sifter. Thank you for the help here.