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Hallmarks on a spoon
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<blockquote data-quote="MegsyB007" data-source="post: 547784" data-attributes="member: 13534"><p>Hi Skip, </p><p>This is an interesting spoon. I don't know if it's just the deterioration or not, but it looks like it's been over-stamped, to disguise the maker's mark initials. This was sometimes done to get out of paying duty taxes on them. </p><p></p><p>BP is Britannia Plate. I'd say the first three letters are for someone & Son/s. The second letter looks like it has a cross stamped over it. And that centre one looks stamped out with a circle over it. Curious! Interesting spoon!</p><p></p><p>And it's not like the other one - your one makes sense - the other one doesn't with the 'alien' symbols that don't mean anything as far as marking goes.</p><p></p><p>Cheers,</p><p>Meg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MegsyB007, post: 547784, member: 13534"] Hi Skip, This is an interesting spoon. I don't know if it's just the deterioration or not, but it looks like it's been over-stamped, to disguise the maker's mark initials. This was sometimes done to get out of paying duty taxes on them. BP is Britannia Plate. I'd say the first three letters are for someone & Son/s. The second letter looks like it has a cross stamped over it. And that centre one looks stamped out with a circle over it. Curious! Interesting spoon! And it's not like the other one - your one makes sense - the other one doesn't with the 'alien' symbols that don't mean anything as far as marking goes. Cheers, Meg [/QUOTE]
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