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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 4035603, member: 111"]Sorry, don't know the maker, did a cursory search, but while I fully understand the desire to track down a maker, for me, sometimes it's just not worth putting much effort into it. </p><p><br /></p><p>German-made enamel souvenir shields/badges/plaques like yours were very popular around the 1950s-'70s (might still be made), showing up soldered on to spoons, shot glasses, keyrings, etc., and of course as loose charms (my brother sent me a sterling bracelet with several charms when he was stationed in Germany in 1969-70). </p><p><br /></p><p>They were made in silver from .800 to .935 fineness, as well as silverplate, and done for all sorts of international locations (I have a charm from Sea World, and a couple of spoons from places other than Germany), and they were produced by <i>numerous</i> manufacturers, often not even bearing a maker's mark; Fritz Reu, Christoph Widmann, and Kohlbecker/Antiko were some of the more prolific makers.</p><p><br /></p><p>The box is typical of mid 20th century German jewelers' presentation cases, would expect a matched set inside, but possible the retailer just gave the buyer a case with purchase of six spoons of their choice...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 4035603, member: 111"]Sorry, don't know the maker, did a cursory search, but while I fully understand the desire to track down a maker, for me, sometimes it's just not worth putting much effort into it. German-made enamel souvenir shields/badges/plaques like yours were very popular around the 1950s-'70s (might still be made), showing up soldered on to spoons, shot glasses, keyrings, etc., and of course as loose charms (my brother sent me a sterling bracelet with several charms when he was stationed in Germany in 1969-70). They were made in silver from .800 to .935 fineness, as well as silverplate, and done for all sorts of international locations (I have a charm from Sea World, and a couple of spoons from places other than Germany), and they were produced by [I]numerous[/I] manufacturers, often not even bearing a maker's mark; Fritz Reu, Christoph Widmann, and Kohlbecker/Antiko were some of the more prolific makers. The box is typical of mid 20th century German jewelers' presentation cases, would expect a matched set inside, but possible the retailer just gave the buyer a case with purchase of six spoons of their choice... ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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