🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Silver knife hallmarks?

[Hvactech19]

Any idea on the silver knife hallmarks?
Thank you

 

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[pepperj]

What a great assortment of recoveries.
Liking that little sterling piece.
Congrats on your finds

 

[Hvactech19]

What a great assortment of recoveries.
Liking that little sterling piece.
Congrats on your finds

I think it’s a little brooch. I’d like to get it repaired

 

[pepperj]

I think it’s a little brooch. I’d like to get it repaired

Great looking piece.
Well worth looking into getting it done.

 

[Red-Coat]

Cool finds.

The knife is from the Towle Manufacturing company of Newburyport, Massachusetts. The company was formed in 1882 by Anthony Francis Towle, while he still owned A.F. Towle & Son. and first used that script ‘T’ enclosing a rampant lion mark in 1883, before registering it in 1905.

Towle also used that pair of fleur de lis and eagle icons as a specific trademark on their “La Fayette” pattern flatware introduced in 1905, as seen in this old catalogue (with your mark superimposed for comparison):

It was a very long-lived pattern, still in use In 1971 when Towle was bought by the Poole Silver Co. and beyond that through to 1996.

 

[Hvactech19]

Cool finds.

The knife is from the Towle Manufacturing company of Newburyport, Massachusetts. The company was formed in 1882 by Anthony Francis Towle, while he still owned A.F. Towle & Son. and first used that script ‘T’ enclosing a rampant lion mark in 1883, before registering it in 1905.

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Towle also used that pair of fleur de lis and eagle icons as a specific trademark on their “La Fayette” pattern flatware introduced in 1905, as seen in this old catalogue (with your mark superimposed for comparison):

View attachment 2126814

It was a very long-lived pattern, still in use In 1971 when Towle was bought by the Poole Silver Co. and beyond that through to 1996.

Wow! That’s awesome research I appreciate it very much!!!!

 

[Hvactech19]

Cool finds.

The knife is from the Towle Manufacturing company of Newburyport, Massachusetts. The company was formed in 1882 by Anthony Francis Towle, while he still owned A.F. Towle & Son. and first used that script ‘T’ enclosing a rampant lion mark in 1883, before registering it in 1905.

View attachment 2126813

Towle also used that pair of fleur de lis and eagle icons as a specific trademark on their “La Fayette” pattern flatware introduced in 1905, as seen in this old catalogue (with your mark superimposed for comparison):

View attachment 2126814

It was a very long-lived pattern, still in use In 1971 when Towle was bought by the Poole Silver Co. and beyond that through to 1996.

Cool finds.

The knife is from the Towle Manufacturing company of Newburyport, Massachusetts. The company was formed in 1882 by Anthony Francis Towle, while he still owned A.F. Towle & Son. and first used that script ‘T’ enclosing a rampant lion mark in 1883, before registering it in 1905.

View attachment 2126813

Towle also used that pair of fleur de lis and eagle icons as a specific trademark on their “La Fayette” pattern flatware introduced in 1905, as seen in this old catalogue (with your mark superimposed for comparison):

View attachment 2126814

It was a very long-lived pattern, still in use In 1971 when Towle was bought by the Poole Silver Co. and beyond that through to 1996.

 

[Hvactech19]

Cool finds.

The knife is from the Towle Manufacturing company of Newburyport, Massachusetts. The company was formed in 1882 by Anthony Francis Towle, while he still owned A.F. Towle & Son. and first used that script ‘T’ enclosing a rampant lion mark in 1883, before registering it in 1905.

View attachment 2126813

Towle also used that pair of fleur de lis and eagle icons as a specific trademark on their “La Fayette” pattern flatware introduced in 1905, as seen in this old catalogue (with your mark superimposed for comparison):

View attachment 2126814

It was a very long-lived pattern, still in use In 1971 when Towle was bought by the Poole Silver Co. and beyond that through to 1996.

Cool finds.

The knife is from the Towle Manufacturing company of Newburyport, Massachusetts. The company was formed in 1882 by Anthony Francis Towle, while he still owned A.F. Towle & Son. and first used that script ‘T’ enclosing a rampant lion mark in 1883, before registering it in 1905.

View attachment 2126813

Towle also used that pair of fleur de lis and eagle icons as a specific trademark on their “La Fayette” pattern flatware introduced in 1905, as seen in this old catalogue (with your mark superimposed for comparison):

View attachment 2126814

It was a very long-lived pattern, still in use In 1971 when Towle was bought by the Poole Silver Co. and beyond that through to 1996.

Any idea what this half word says?

 

[Red-Coat]

Any idea what this half word says?

No, I couldn't figure that out but I would guess it's a custom stamp for a retail jeweller. I see what looks like "TRUEDA..." so maybe there was a jeweller called "Truedale" or something like that. Google gave me nothing promising, but 'findagrave' produced nine hits for that surname in the USA.

 

[scruggs]

Congratulations on a nice hunt and finds!

 

[Hvactech19]

No, I couldn't figure that out but I would guess it's a custom stamp for a retail jeweller. I see what looks like "TRUEDA..." so maybe there was a jeweller called "Truedale" or something like that. Google gave me nothing promising, but 'findagrave' produced nine hits for that surname in the USA.

Thank you so much!!