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Title: Grabber No 2
Post by: Falcon55 on January 07, 2012, 09:09:29 am

This one I guess is more modern?

Seems to be silver also.

Here the overview:

(http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab356/RS4HDZ/Vogelklaueseitlich.jpg)

Here the stamp:

(http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab356/RS4HDZ/Antiquitaeten/VogelklaueStempel.jpg)

Here some details:

(http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab356/RS4HDZ/VogelklaueSpitze.jpg)

And here a size comparison with a third one (which is silver plated):

(http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab356/RS4HDZ/DreiGreifer.jpg)


Help especially on the stamp would be wonderful!

Title: Re: Grabber No 2
Post by: talesofthesevenseas on January 07, 2012, 01:18:29 pm

EPC is a British abbreviation for ElectroPlate on Copper. Sometimes they would make these abbreviations look like hallmarks. You see that a lot with EPNS which is ElectroPlate on Nickel Silver. Not sure about the EM

Title: Re: Grabber No 2
Post by: ironlord1963 on January 07, 2012, 07:35:38 pm

   I will have to look in my Hallmark book but I think EM is the hallmark.  As for style, this appears to be late victorian or Early century in Style.   But sometimes this is not the case, cause even post 40's silverplate was sometimes made in the older style.  Also keep in mind, these  sugar tongs also went out of favor in the post 40's era of silverplate.