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ulysses99 · Joined: 19 Nov 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Yorkshire

Hi,
Am keen to find the maker of this mustard spoon. By the shape of the terminal I am guessing it to be Scottish. I have tried Jackson's and online and can find nothing. Any help would be appreciated.

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SilverSurfer · Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 176

Oh, great, yet another TT!

So now we have TT, a T<pellet>T, and a T<period>T<period>. See following link:

http://925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3275

I can't offer a solution, but I could suspect that your spoon might be American, given the jagged edge on the shield of the maker's mark to the right, no other punch marks, and the lack of an embossed drop. However, my Ensko IV yields no match for your maker's mark. Hopefully more knowledgeable minds might come to the rescue! Good luck in your search.

SS

ulysses99 · Joined: 19 Nov 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Yorkshire

Yes, I was aware of the other TT and the inability to shed any light upon it's origins. Am hopeful however that somebody out there may be able to identify this one. Thanks for the possible lead.
Ulysses

paulh · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:17 pm Post subject:

I must agree that it does look American. It is very similar to some American spoons that I have.

However, searches through all my American references have proved fruitless.

Paul.

dognose · co-admin Joined: 29 Dec 2005 Posts: 2023 Location: England

A couple of possibilities from Wev's site:

Thomas Proctor Trott
Theodore Briggs Talbot

See: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~silversmiths/makers/silversmiths/

Trev.

ulysses99 · Joined: 19 Nov 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Yorkshire

Thanks for the possible leads. I think not however as Talbot is listed as a Jeweller and Trott worked with his father, there mark being an "& sons" mark.
Thanks for the suggestions as all leads will be looked into as best I can manage. I even checked out Silas Tracey Toncray from the silversmith list, in case the beginning of the mark was rubbed.
Thanks all for the help.
John

wev · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:36 am Post subject:

Thomas Tewksbury (1791-1864) of Meredith NH may be a possibility; he advertised his silverware manufactury in 1819. I have not seen a confirmed mark, but there are very few TT combinations among American makers.