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Given the rule of thumb advisory for British silver hallmarks stated on this site, my extremely limited library on the topic (pp 109-114 in a single knife collector book) does mention that the makers mark and date letter in the later years of this era (1773-c.1830) were often struck on a hidden part ...

Almost right. The date is 1849 from the Victoria duty mark and the style of the date letter.

Phil

At close examination, the date marks of different eras within the various city guilds appear, to me, nearly distinguishable, as, it seems, to also be the case with the op of this thread.
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Hi Bill,

That's a Gorham piece. See: http://www.925-1000.com/Gorham_Date_Code.html

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Trev.

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I think I'm in the right forum - the marks faux hallmarks? The first looks like a right facing lion or other animal, an anchor, what looks like an Old English upper case "M" in a square and the 750 stamp near the back tang . One cartouche is engraved "1889". Thanks, again, and in advance for any ...

This Hartford, CT firm's second incarnation http://www.silvercollection.it/ROGERSSILVERMANUFACTURERS.html was known to make fruit knives but am I to assume that due to the lack of any silver mark that the knife is plate? There is no magnetic attraction to any part of the knife. Thanks!

- Bill ...

At dognose and silvermakersmarks: I see now the distinction between the actual published records of the Sheffield Assay Office Register and the Sheffield Maker's Mark Menu on this website. Thanks to you both for your insight assistance.

Bill

Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

My initial thoughts were the same as Phil's, that the mark is not in the Sheffield Assay Office Register , but B.W. Watson in his preface to the book states "In some cases manufacturers have used the same design of mark for a long term of years and new entries have ...

In fact both John Law's and Joseph Law's marks are shown in the Sheffield Register(1) as [I·L]. The mark on your fruit knife seems to have escaped reference so it may not even be a Law mark. I have seen it on fruit knives dated between 1828 and 1830.

Phil

(1) Watson, B.W. - The Sheffield Assay ...

I know John Law is IL, Joseph I.L, but the date code is 1838 and John Law is 1790 and Joseph registered 1824 so its possible that its John Law and the maker overlaps Joseph but I haven't been able to find examples of either maker to figure it out. Any help is appreciated, thanks. http://www.flickr ...