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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 342356, member: 37"]I had my doubts about both these old spoons but thought I could not get harmed much for 35 cents each. I thought the smaller to have the potential to be solid silver but bears no marks indicating so. The larger is marked <i>Sterling</i> but just did not have the feel of sterling (too heavy). One thing I have learned is that you can't always judge silver by its marks or lack thereof.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]115357[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Turns out my instincts were right. The smaller one is by Bradbury M. Bailey (1824-1930) of VT. It is also marked Rutland, Vt. so dates to after 1854. It is undoubtedly coin silver. Here is some information.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://vermontjournal.com/ron-patch/b-m-bailey-ludlow-silversmith" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://vermontjournal.com/ron-patch/b-m-bailey-ludlow-silversmith" rel="nofollow">http://vermontjournal.com/ron-patch/b-m-bailey-ludlow-silversmith</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]115359[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The larger one is marked <i>AM'N Sterling</i> along with some other marks. I found it is by the American Sterling Co. and that they worked in plate. Here is an authoritative response about this mark on the 925-100 site by our own dragonflywink:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3080" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3080" rel="nofollow">http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3080</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]115366[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 342356, member: 37"]I had my doubts about both these old spoons but thought I could not get harmed much for 35 cents each. I thought the smaller to have the potential to be solid silver but bears no marks indicating so. The larger is marked [I]Sterling[/I] but just did not have the feel of sterling (too heavy). One thing I have learned is that you can't always judge silver by its marks or lack thereof. [ATTACH=full]115357[/ATTACH] Turns out my instincts were right. The smaller one is by Bradbury M. Bailey (1824-1930) of VT. It is also marked Rutland, Vt. so dates to after 1854. It is undoubtedly coin silver. Here is some information. [URL]http://vermontjournal.com/ron-patch/b-m-bailey-ludlow-silversmith[/URL] [ATTACH=full]115359[/ATTACH] The larger one is marked [I]AM'N Sterling[/I] along with some other marks. I found it is by the American Sterling Co. and that they worked in plate. Here is an authoritative response about this mark on the 925-100 site by our own dragonflywink: [URL]http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3080[/URL] [ATTACH=full]115366[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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