Sheffield 1905 silver spoon with strange mark.

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RedMask
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Sheffield 1905 silver spoon with strange mark.

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Hello forum.
Just got this spoon.
Never seen this marking before, it looks like chinese(?)
Any idea what this may be?

Thanks.

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dognose
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Re: Sheffield 1905 silver spoon with strange mark.

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Hi RedMask,

It looks like a British Registry Design mark.

See: http://www.925-1000.com/registry.html

Trev.
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Re: Sheffield 1905 silver spoon with strange mark.

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Hi,
Looks like 1905. ``Diamond`` code that late ?
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Re: Sheffield 1905 silver spoon with strange mark.

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Hi AG2012,

The design mark could well have been part of the original die and would appear on all pieces regardless of the year that they were struck.

Trev.
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