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gorham salt shaker, can you help me?

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:33 pm
by polo_fer_lauren
Hello everyone!!!.

I would like to date this lovely salt shakes, but I don't know about Gorham. Could you help me?.

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Does letter "A" indicates the year of manufacture?

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Thank you in advance.

Fer.

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:50 pm
by 2209patrick
Hello.
Most Gorham holloware has date marks.
http://www.925-1000.com/Gorham_Date_Code.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Don't see any date marks in your picture. Maybe salt and pepper shakers were too small, not sure.

Gorham used letter prefixes such as your letter "A" from early 1898 to sometime between 1930 and 1932.
So, your S&P shakers date to that period.
The letter "A" prefix was used on holloware related to dining.
The letters B and C were used on vanity items and desk accessories.

Pat

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:36 am
by polo_fer_lauren
Thank you for your help Pat.

Fer.