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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: cordley on Thursday 28 August 25 13:34 BST (UK)
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Some silver spoons have been passed down through the family and I am trying to confirm the likely owners, each is of a set of six.
Can anyone interpret the assay marks so I can see how old they are.? about 1820 and 1860 perhaps?
And another question; I think these spoons were given at marriage to the Brides, was that a common gift, and would they have have come from her parents - is there a tradition about this?? I know silver spoons were often an item named in Wills.
Sorry, best photos my phone let me take! Hope this is an appropriate place to post this.
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The head looks like George 111 & date letter "L" = 1806.
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Thanks, Jim. It was older than I suspected.
I had trouble posting this request and it seemed to disappear, so I started again in the "Common Room" under the Topic " Old silver - assay marks, trying to date spoons" where I was able to add better pictures, and there have been more replies.
Don't know if there is a way of linking these two Topics... sorry
Pam