Black Starr & Frost Strange Hallmark

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Daddy1947
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Black Starr & Frost Strange Hallmark

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I have a gravy boat marked Black Starr & Frost. It says nothing about Gorham.

It has a hallmark that is different from any BS & T hallmarks that I have found in reference books.

Can anyone tell me more about the hallmark? Thank you!

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See Tennant Company mark here (or search that name): https://sterlingflatwarefashions.com/si ... lphabate=T
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Contributor notes—>Fire destroys the Tennant Company (1895) which was insured here: https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopi ... #p138551[b][/b]
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Middle mark changes to PC-in-shield when acquired by Phelps Carry Company in 1899. Used to circa 1900. Firm absorbed.
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Final change to HS-in-shield [other marks lose shield] for Hartford Sterling Company 1900-1934. End of record.
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WOW! You are a fountain of information. Thank you so much.
I woke up in the middle of the night after posting and it hit me
that Black Starr & Frost were likely the vendors and some other
company was the manufacturer.
Jim
P.S. Thanks also for the referral to that hallmark site which I
had never seen before.
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Tennant Co. - New York - 1897

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The Tennant Company - New York - 1896

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