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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 185085, member: 44&quot;]I also doubt that is a 935 mark for silver because it doesn&#039;t have the necessary German silver hallmarks that were mandatory. Before 1886 German silver had to have a city of assay mark plus a loth mark of the silver purity. After 1886 the city mark was replaced by &quot;the national mark (reichsmark) of a crescent moon and a crown mark.&quot; As Mayer was founded in 1888 their silver would have the reichsmark (crescent moon and crown).</p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t see the maker&#039;s mark in your pic, so not 100% sure it is that of Martin Mayer, but as you say it is of a wheel and star then probably their mark. According to the following site .935 silver purity was used in Germany some. The top of the following linked page tells about the German hallmarks after 1886 and the silver purity used. On down the page are examples of Martin Mayer 800 and 925 silver marks with the crescent and crown.</p><p><a href="http://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_marks_a1884_6.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_marks_a1884_6.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_marks_a1884_6.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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