SHARON'S On-Line Research Guide
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Website Name: | Web URL (Link) | Sterling MARKS Help | Site has a Forum | Plated Silver MARKS Help | Other MARKS Help | General Info | Glossary | Comments about the site |
Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks, Maker's Marks | 925-1000 = | XXXXX | XXXXX | XXX | XXXXX | XXXXX | GREAT site - They have an extensive catalogued list of Sterling, Silverplate and other markings world wide. It is current and active and they also have a forum where you can ask questions, post your markings and learn a lot. It is specific to Silver, not spoons, but silver or silver plated anything is included. | |
Souvenir Spoons Museum | Souvenir Spoons Museum | XXXXX | This Internet site provides information and accompanying photographs of a HUGE variety of souvenir spoons: | |||||
Chicago Silver | Jewelry and Silver Marks | XXXXX | XXX | An Index of Jewelry and Silver Marks and Dates. Not Specific to Spoons | ||||
J W Mercantile, LLC | J W Mercantile Info Page | XXX | XXX | A commercial site but they have a nice glossary, Information on Silver Cleaning, A bonus guide to State Capitols, Flags, Birds, flowers etc. Their souvenir spoons for sale listing descriptions are very detailed and The price information is helpful. | ||||
Silver Collector Forum | www.silver-collector.com | XXX | XXX | This ia a very nice active forum - and they actually have a "what's is worth?" section where you can get an idea of what your item is worth | ||||
Silver Mine | Silver Mine | XXXXX | This site does a nice job of dating the marks. It is specific to British marks but the nice thing is the dating. They also have a free download of the marks. There is some information about 30 different countries' marks. | |||||
SMP Silver Salon Forum | SMP Silver Salon | Active Forum | XXXXX | |||||
Silver Chat Site | Silver Chat | XX | XX | Not sure if there is much activity here | ||||
Silversmiths and Related Craftsmen | Silversmiths | XXX | Alphabetical List of Marks, Makers, Surnames. | |||||
American Souvenir Spoons | Souvenir Spoons | XXX | XXX | XXX | Informative Site dedicated to Souvenir Spoons. It has Marks, a glossary and State by State information for collectors. | |||
Informative Article on Silver from Antique Quarterly | Antique Quarterly article | X | Here's a good article on silver What it is etc | |||||
Basic Hallmark Identification | Modern Silver | XX | XXX | XX | XX | They have a forum, Some World History of Marks, and if you drill around, Some Marks Tables - A nice Mexican "Eagle" marks Table | ||
Article on Mexican Silver | Pacific Pearl on Mexican Silver | XX | Info on Alpaca and Mexican Silver | |||||
Oneida | Oneida Glossary | XX | ONEIDA Silversmith's Glossary of Terms | |||||
The Silversmiths | The Silversmiths | XXXXX | XXXXX | XXXXX | XXXXX | XXXXX | EXTENSIVE information in three viewpoints: American, English French languages | |
Antique Silver Spoons | Antique Silver Spoons | XX | Lots of information | |||||
The Online Encyclopedia of American Silver Marks | Silver Collecting | XXXXX | This site does a nice job with the marks. It is specific to AMERICAN marks. | |||||
Nation Spoon Collectors Clubs | Nat'l Spoon Collectors' Clubs | X | They have a library in Allen, Texas that is available by appointment | |||||
OwlBridge | Gorham Marks | XX | Very Informative Site on Gorham Marks, Dates, Silversmiths etc | |||||
ASCAS | ASCAS Online | XXXXX | XXXXX | XXXXX | XXXXX | ASSOCIATION OF SMALL COLLECTORS OF ANTIQUE SILVER a free association between collectors and lovers of antique silver | ||
Silver Collection | Silver Collection | XXXXX | XXXXX | XXXXX | XXXXX | A private Collection, A WEALTH of information on World Marks, Silver, Silver Spoons, and Electroplated Silver | ||
Art Guide Source | Art Guide Source Hallmarks | Article on Hallmarks vs Trademarks, Index of Makers, Trademarks etc. | ||||||
Wallace Silversmiths (LifeTime Sterling) | Wallace Silversmiths | xx | Some History of Wallace, patterns and dates | |||||
Marthae | US design | Patent information and dating US and British | ||||||
Klammer - Austrian Hallmarks | Klammer - Austrian marks | XXX | Austrian marks information | |||||
Austrian Hallmarks (Option for English) | Punzierung - Austrian Marks | Austrian marks information | ||||||
French Marks (in French) Copy and paste the link "http://www.marischael.com/poincons.html" into Google Search and Google will give you the option to translate |
les poincons = d'orfevrerie | XXX | French Marks (in French) | |||||
Holland and Netherlands (In Dutch - with English option on site page) | WaarborgHolland, Assay Office | XXX | Holland and Netherlands Marks Information | |||||
Italy (In Italian) Copy and paste the link "http://www.anneliseconte.com/" into Google Search and Google will give you the option to translate |
Anneliseconte - Italian marks | |||||||
Spain (In Spanish) Copy and paste the link "http://www.munozarce.com/laplata/contrastes.htm" into Google Search and Google will give you the option to translate |
PLATEROS Y=20 CONTRASTES | Spain (In Spanish) | ||||||
Sweden | Swedish=20 Hallmarks on Silver etc | Swedish Hallmarks info | ||||||
====CRESTS, COATS OF ARMS, FLAGS = ETC====== | ||||||||
Heraldry research info | Luz Herald | Informational site on Crests, Heraldry genealogy etc | ||||||
Heraldry research info | ICA - INTERNATIONAL CIVIC ARMS | This site is completely devoted to civic heraldry, i.e. coats of arms of countries, states, provinces, towns, villages etc. The site is not specific to any country. | ||||||
Heraldry research info | Heraldica | Heraldry research | ||||||
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Electronic Guide to Brandnames & TradeNames | Brandnames and Trademarks of Giftware in US and UK | Brandname and Trademark Guide. | Brandnames and Trademarks of Giftware in US and UK | |||||
AMERICAN SPOON COLLECTORS CLUB | A Spoon Collectors Club with lots of info on the site | XXX | Spoon Collectors Club | |||||
VINTAGE AND COSTUME JEWELRY MANUFACTURERS AND OTHER JEWELRY SPECIFIC RESEARCH SOURCES | ||||||||
BERNADINE FINE ART JEWELRY | PROVIDES GEMSTONES BY COLOR | THIS IS A TERRIFIC SITE FOR THE GEMSTONE NOVICE (LIKE ME) | ||||||
JARRETT'S | 1934 JEWELRY TRADEMARKS | THIS SITE IS WORTH A VISIT | ALSO HAS OTHER INFORMATION | VERY NICE REFERENCE FOR THAT SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD | ||||
AVON | Avon Ads onlin | A cool place to view some old Avon ads | ||||||
Illusion Jewels Presents: | Researching Costume Jewelry | XXXXX | Comprehensive Vintage Jewelry Manufacturers alphabetical index | |||||
Foreign Language Searchable maker and or marks sites | ===== | ===== | ===== | |||||
Dutch language not translate-able by Google | This is a searchable database for Dutch works - It is in Dutch but it is not terrible hard to figure out - | |||||||
Foreign=20 language 1 (Swedish) | ||||||||
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