Unknown maker from Derpt

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Ubaranda
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Unknown maker from Derpt

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Hello!
This is Derpt, assayer is Alexander Shamarin (Александр Шамарин).
Who is maker?
Thanks in advance!

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Re: Unknown maker from Derpt

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What a lousy punch, a real smudge. What letters do you see? I imagine seeing C.L. That would be Carl Friedrich Luetten (Luethen) 1818-1868, but....?
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Re: Unknown maker from Derpt

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Qrt.S wrote:What a lousy punch, a real smudge. What letters do you see? I imagine seeing C.L. That would be Carl Friedrich Luetten (Luethen) 1818-1868, but....?
Yes, you are right - the maker mark is bad. But I do not see CL. Maybe EB - Eduard Brockhusen?
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Re: Unknown maker from Derpt

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Cannot see a B, but with some imagination:
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Sorry, a difficult case...
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Re: Unknown maker from Derpt

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Qrt.S, thank you for your efforts. This is really difficult case...
Regards!
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Re: Unknown maker from Derpt

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Hi -

well known mark, assayer A. Schamarin 1864, 1869

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Re: Unknown maker from Derpt

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Could be Brockhusen...but the mark is still a bad punch. Aleksandr Shamarin's working period in Derpt/Dorpat/Tartu was 1863-1871
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