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<p>[QUOTE="Johnsey22, post: 9605014, member: 84080"]Just bought a few spoons and was told they were from a collection of 'coin silver' from 'R.T & Co' that belonged to the seller's ancestors, who lived in Macon, Georgia circa 1838. </p><p><br /></p><p>I can find very limited info on R. T & Co, only that they may have worked with Ivory Hall, a well known silversmith and jeweler from Concord, NH at some time.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm not even sure if R.T & Co was the silversmith, distributor or retailer. There's literally nothing on this company, who ran it, where it was located, or what R. T. even stands for. </p><p><br /></p><p>It puzzles me, because the pattern looks identical to 'Jenny Lind' by Alpert Coles, which came out in 1850. Some say he may have copied an older British pattern, changed it a little and then patented it as his own in the U.S.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am attaching 2 pictures of what I bought, but also another picture from a spoon I saw while researching, with what looks to be English marks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any info will greatly be appreciated.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]466651[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]466652[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]466653[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Johnsey22, post: 9605014, member: 84080"]Just bought a few spoons and was told they were from a collection of 'coin silver' from 'R.T & Co' that belonged to the seller's ancestors, who lived in Macon, Georgia circa 1838. I can find very limited info on R. T & Co, only that they may have worked with Ivory Hall, a well known silversmith and jeweler from Concord, NH at some time. I'm not even sure if R.T & Co was the silversmith, distributor or retailer. There's literally nothing on this company, who ran it, where it was located, or what R. T. even stands for. It puzzles me, because the pattern looks identical to 'Jenny Lind' by Alpert Coles, which came out in 1850. Some say he may have copied an older British pattern, changed it a little and then patented it as his own in the U.S. I am attaching 2 pictures of what I bought, but also another picture from a spoon I saw while researching, with what looks to be English marks. Any info will greatly be appreciated. [ATTACH=full]466651[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]466652[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]466653[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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