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<p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 58591, member: 59"]Looks right to me. One of the problems with Hanau marks is that there was no real system of control, meaning that the makers changed the marks they used frequently and often used marks that were similar to those of other jurisdictions with abandon. (As you can see from the examples.) They seemed to take the position that "the more marks, the better!"</p><p><br /></p><p>It also helps that your spoon's design shows the over-the-top style they liked to produce.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 58591, member: 59"]Looks right to me. One of the problems with Hanau marks is that there was no real system of control, meaning that the makers changed the marks they used frequently and often used marks that were similar to those of other jurisdictions with abandon. (As you can see from the examples.) They seemed to take the position that "the more marks, the better!" It also helps that your spoon's design shows the over-the-top style they liked to produce.[/QUOTE]
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