Marked P:ROKER and the lion sterling mark. Grimwade mark #3753. Upturned rattail, tipt on the top. Length 4-5/8". No monogram. Overall and mark condition are excellent.
One of 5 illustrated. Marked with Gorham logo, A.STOWELL&CO.,STERLING, and a D in a circle. This pattern was introduced in 1897 and is now inactive. Length 5-7/8". The monogram is a script PLD vertically. Overall condition is very good (1 bowl needs regulating); mark condition is excellent.
Design on front and back and heel. Length 7-1/4". Weight 1.1 troy ounces. No monogram. Overall condition is very good (minor bowl dents); mark condition is excellent.
Marked P lying on its face in an ellipse, J.C.A in a rectangle, and two houses(?) in an ellipse. Bright-cut design on tops of handles. Length 7". The monogram is a script MK. Overall condition is excellent and mark condition very good.
Upturned fiddle, rounded fins, tipt on top. Length 7-1/4". Weight 1.2 troy ounces. The monogram is a lengthwise script LW on the back of the handle. Overall and mark condition are excellent.
Marked J.P. PATENT 1857 A.RUMRILL&CO. (Rumrill a NYC retailer). Length 6". The monogram is a lengthwise script JBM. Overall and mark condition are excellent.
Two marked BENJAMIN&FORD, two marked GEORGE H.FORD (New Haven, CT retailers). All also marked STERLING/PATENT. Elaborate design on the front of the handle; also a design on the drop. Length 8-1/2". Weight more than 2 troy ounces each. The monogram is an Old English A. Overall and mark condition are excellent (mark PATENT is very good).
Marked BARNEY&VALENTINE, a Syracuse, NY retailer. Joseph Seymour, the maker, also of Syracuse, is identified by 3 pseudo-hallmarks (6-pointed star, S, eagle facing right; see McGrew p.56). Length 8". Weight just under 2 troy ounces each. The monogram is lengthwise Taylor. Overall and mark condition are excellent.
