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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 1618300, member: 111&quot;]If you&#039;re defining &quot;early&quot; as into the 1830s, then you will find a large number of serrated cartouche marks, but it would be atypical for even late Colonial era marks, though late 18th century would certainly seem likely since the serrated marks are generally considered 19th century and their coming into use a bit prior to that would be reasonable - but they were continued in use well into the mid 19th century.&nbsp; Personally, the majority of spoons I&#039;ve seen with serrated cartouche marks have been on fiddles, which would be rare to find in American coin prior to the 19th century, and probably most have been of the same period as the ones on this thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding the pseudo-marked pieces, the majority were attributed to New York makers, but were used elsewhere, Philadelphia coming first to mind, and they were also sold to firms outside of the area made - the pseudo-marks were sometimes found with the actual maker&#039;s name too.</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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