Allow me to introduce what I understand to be a Souvenir Spoon from Hastings, England and Hallmarked for Sterling, London, 1905.
It weighs 50.7g and is 110mm or 4 1/2" in length with the bowl, a pseudo 'Angel' coin, being 33mm or 1 3/8" dia.
I understand the use of the motif of St. George slaying the Dragon on a souvenir spoon from that part of town made famous by the Battle of Hastings, but I'm ashamed to say that having perused at least eleventy zillion maker's marks, I've given up trying to discover who is responsible for this spoon.
As you can see, while the other hallmarks are deeply struck and about as clear as they get, the maker's mark appears to have been weakly struck and has become virtually non existent - just enough there to cause exasperation. To my eye they don't match at all.
I've seen curlier mysteries than this solved by the resident experts here, so I thought I'd put it to you all:
Firstly, and most importantly, are we able to identify the maker? I realise there's not much to go on but it looks as if it may be rather unconventional so that may provide a clue. Does the Reg. # 434078 help us at all?
And secondly, do the purity / city / year hallmarks pass muster? In numismatic terms, they appear to be 'double struck'.
Any and all assistance in figuring out what the story is with this spoon would be greatly appreciated, and I thank you all in advance.
