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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bakersgma, post: 145428, member: 59&quot;]Here&#039;s the date chart I used.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://freespace.virgin.net/a.data/dateletters/Lond/londonframe.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://freespace.virgin.net/a.data/dateletters/Lond/londonframe.htm" rel="nofollow">http://freespace.virgin.net/a.data/dateletters/Lond/londonframe.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The square cartouche with corners removed and the lower case italic font took me to 1962. Now, that&#039;s when the item was assayed under import rules of the UK. It doesn&#039;t necessarily tell when the item was made. (I find this site very useful because of the limited date charts on the 925 site.)</p><p><br /></p><p>The sort of U inside a circle is the London import mark used from 1904 on. (It&#039;s actually upside down) That whole line of marks is from the 1962 assay. I don&#039;t see the word &quot;sterling&quot; anywhere, which may have been obliterated by the import marks, but should certainly have been there if the item was originally intended for sale in the US. The use of the .925 on imported goods also started in 1904.</p><p><br /></p><p>When Starr went of out business in 1924 it was acquired by Reed and Barton. I do not know whether R&amp;B continued using Starr&#039;s mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, what have we got? A seriously damaged (needing professional restoration work) sterling item of unknown age, properly marked for import into the UK in 1962 for Harrod&#039;s. Was it made by Starr or just retailed by them? Cheryl thinks retailed and I don&#039;t know otherwise, so I defer to her greater experience.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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