The silver hallmarks struck for Alexander Cameron of Dundee. The lily pots are a reference to the city’s coat of arms. Image courtesy of Lyon & Turnbull. Date Letters Although no longer compulsory, British hallmarks typically include a letter to indicate the year when a piece of silver was ...
Interestingly, the small number of Silver Snoopy pins with uppercase "R" Robbins hallmarks with solid evidence indicating they were flown on the first 24 Shuttle missions (1981-1986) all have full "STERLING" hallmarks, whereas those known to have been carried on later missions (STS-26 onwards)...
Q.I was doing some thrift shopping the other day and came upon a tea set and bought it for $29.00, When I got it home I knew I had to clean it right away and during the cleaning I found the Letters F.B. Rogers but there are no other markings on the items. How do I tell if...
Check for hallmarks. These three tarnished rings passed the magnetic test - i.e. they were not magnetic. However, even though they were clearly handmade, only the tiger eye ring bore hallmarks. I magnified the view of the inside of the tiger eye ring band using my iPhone and saw these ...
The bright-cutting on both these spoons is similar to that on a pair of sugar tongs assayed in York between 1801-1804 (see Michael Baggott's 'Illustrated Guide to York Hallmarks 1776-1858' [2010], figure 294) and could thus indicate a link between the silversmiths of London and York 2 ...