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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9607053, member: 2844"]It looks either Thai or Burmese, and a great find, beautiful. Maybe [USER=5006]@kyratango[/USER] knows.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Siam is the old name for Thailand. It was still used as a mark on silverware after the name change.</p><p>So Thai Siam is a duplication of the country of origin.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> It is either one or the other. </p><p>If a Thai item isn't marked 'Siam', I would simply use the official name Thailand or Thai.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9607053, member: 2844"]It looks either Thai or Burmese, and a great find, beautiful. Maybe [USER=5006]@kyratango[/USER] knows.:) Siam is the old name for Thailand. It was still used as a mark on silverware after the name change. So Thai Siam is a duplication of the country of origin.;) It is either one or the other. If a Thai item isn't marked 'Siam', I would simply use the official name Thailand or Thai.[/QUOTE]
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