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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;say_it_slowly, post: 185013, member: 50&quot;]I can&#039;t answer the question about exactly when Siam quit being used if it actually has. I have some place card holders marked Siam Sterling so I&#039;ve been curious myself. My pieces were found in a box from a place in Bangkok that is still in business but of course they might not be in their original box.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also remember Thailand being known as Siam and &quot;Thailand&quot; being very slow to filter into common use. I&#039;m thinking it was at least the 60&#039;s before that really happened.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway here is a little bit I found.</p><p><a href="http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&amp;t=14811&amp;p=59591&amp;hilit=siam+sterling#p33168" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&amp;t=14811&amp;p=59591&amp;hilit=siam+sterling#p33168" rel="nofollow">http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&amp;t=14811&amp;p=59591&amp;hilit=siam+sterling#p33168</a></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;judging by the Thai writing at the bottom of the bowl and the design, I believe the bowl was made during that period. The craftmanship is not as nice as the older pieces. The Thai terminology used in indicating the type of silver (#1 Silver or The Best Silver) is more of a modern terminology. The older pieces do not indicate the type of silver and most do not have even the maker mark. <b><span style="color: #4d4dff">In the period between 1950 to 1969, you would normally see &#039;SiamSterling&#039; or &#039;Made In Siam&#039; stamped on a piece. I still see some of the similar pieces made to this day in Bangkok. They were not made to fool a tourist as antique. Otherwords, they are presented in brand new shiny pieces.&quot;</span></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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