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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 11913, member: 44&quot;]I&#039;m home now and looking through Hougart&#039;s<i> The Little Book of Mexican Silver Trade and Hallmarks.</i> I can&#039;t prove the mark is for Emma Melendez. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /> Looking at the inverted or negative image of the mark, it looks to me as EMM while looking at the regular image not inverted it looks like CHM, CIM or CMM as Pat sees it and as I first thought. Hougart on pp. 116 and 117 does not show an Emma Melendez mark like this one. The marks shown&nbsp; have a definite EMMA with Sterling above and TAXCO below. The author says she used eagle numbers 2 and 3. As Pat said eagle numbers were used by more than one person. In fact the Eagle 3 stamp was probably used by over 300 people. Looking down the longggg list of those using the Eagle 3 stamp, I see no CHM, CIM, or CMM.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the Cs:</p><p>CAD, CAG, Calderas, <i>California Silver Shop</i>, CARF, <i>Casa Figueroa</i>, Castaneda, Carlos Castillo, Pedro Castillo, Reveriano Castillo, R. Cazares, CBC, CBS, CCC, CCH, CDL, CEL, CET, CGP, Roman. Chavarrieta, <i>Cheo</i>, Erika Hult de Corral (ric), CP, CRC, CRV.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Ms:</p><p>M, 3M, MAB, <i>Maciel Silver Factory</i>, Felipe Martinez, M. Martinez, Miguel Garcia Martinez, MB, MC, Emma Melendez, Miguel Melendez, MES, MF, MH, MLA, MLL, MLM, MLO, MLV, MM, MMA, MMC, MMS, Serafin Moctezuma, Fortino Mota, MPC, MRV,<i> MS</i>, MSR, A Munoz. </p><p><br /></p><p>Under the <i>Three or Four Letter Initials</i> section using any eagle, there is no CHM, CIM, or CMM listed. There is an &quot;EMM&quot; listed (p. 229) saying only: &quot;EMM&nbsp; Sterling Taxco.&quot; With no name given means the author doesn&#039;t know the maker&#039;s name. All mention of Emma Melendez shows/tells that EMMA is distinctively written - 4 letters. Using my desktop computer, I can now say, I honestly don&#039;t see a 4th letter.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;EMMA&nbsp; Emma Melendez. Eagle 2, 3&quot;</p><p>&quot;Emma&nbsp; Script. Inside an oval. Emma Melendez.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>At this stage, I feel you can not attribute this item to Emma Melendez. You can describe the initials as possibly &quot;EMM,&quot; &quot;CHM,&quot; &quot;CIM&quot; or &quot;CMM.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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