Mysterious Silver Mark - Sun?

Discussion in 'Silver' started by Shangas, Sep 22, 2021.

  1. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    Hey folks.

    I bought some antique silver mate straws and they just arrived in the post.

    I noticed that they have the same mark as another straw which I bought earlier this year, so I assume they were all made in the same country / by the same company.

    Does anybody recognise the mark? I believe it's supposed to be a stylised sun.

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    The straws are all marked for 800 silver. You can see the "sun" mark beneath.

    Mate ("Mah-Tay") is a type of tea consumed in South America (Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, etc), so I assume the straws were made there. You drink the tea through the straw, and the strainer at the bottom stops the tea-leaves from going up the pipe and choking you.

    EDIT: NEVER MIND!! I found it! It IS Argentina!!
     
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    Shangas, Sep 22, 2021
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