Cutlery

[Coburg]

A friend of mine has asked me if anyone can help with info on these forks brought back after the war from Germany.
Not my field at all so any help would be gratefully received

Thanks

Jim

[Coburg]

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[Br. James]

Hi Jim,

Thanks for sharing this interesting set of forks with us -- they appear to me to be four dinner forks and one luncheon fork. I have never seen this flatware pattern or style of engraving before, nor does it appear in Jim Yannes' books on TR flatware, so it may be that these pieces are from a privately-made set presented to a possibly high-ranking person as a gift on some occasion. I do not recognize the maker's mark on the reverse, though I believe the "100" to indicate the silver content and that these pieces are silver-plated. (I would not suggest that you try and polish these pieces; the silver plate could be loose in spots and peel away with polishing. Soap and water would be the only thing I would use on them, with gentle drying.) The obverse engraving is also interesting: the eagle and swaz is not the logo of any specific organization that I recognize, though it seems to suggest the M-27 political eagle and swaz used on the earliest cap pins. The logo above the eagle also suggests to me a very early version of an "SA" design -- perhaps a precursor to the standardized SA logo as we generally know it? In that case, the "22" beneath the logo might represent an SA-Standarte? Just some thoughts about a very nice set of flatware!

Br. James

[Coburg]

Hi Br James,

Many thanks for your detailed answer. I will pass it on to my friend.

All the best

Jim

[Br. James]

You're quite welcome, my friend. It's always nice to see a tableware design like this one! There were a lot of jewelers and tableware designers who created special pieces as gifts for many occasions -- they will never look like anything "official" that we've seen before but that is much of the fun in viewing and discussing such unique, thoughtful and talented creations of art!

Br. James