ditchman Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 i am at a loss as to where this item was made.........i have tried to access all the world silver marks ...but to no avail.....you will have to enlarge the pics by pressing ctrl and turning the wheel on your mouse is it Persian is it from the indian continent from the far east.... any idea........................ i believe it is an elephant with a log with a "V" underneath........ ditch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewluke Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 have a look here http://www.argentinglesi.com/hamiltoning.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) 17 minutes ago, andrewluke said: have a look here http://www.argentinglesi.com/hamiltoning.php all those elephants are facing left..........this one is facing right with a log ....cant find a match................thats if it is an elephant Edited January 28, 2020 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leach Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 When did you purchase it did you try all marks from the net from Asia could give it a go could drop it in a jewellers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 8 minutes ago, Leach said: When did you purchase it did you try all marks from the net from Asia could give it a go could drop it in a jewellers i didnt purchase it ....it was bought/ given to my aunt she...passed to my mother then my mother passed to me 20 years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leach Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 It wouldn't do any harm popping it in to a jewellers and let them have a look might give a better idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) hello, USA silver mark, or original mark for Calcutta era 1945, i think it is Calcutta but i cannot locate maker, maybe Hamilton & Co, or James Arnold, both used an elephant mark, is that the only marks? what is the object Simon Edited January 28, 2020 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 23 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, USA silver mark, or original mark for Calcutta era 1945, i think it is Calcutta but i cannot locate maker, maybe Hamilton & Co, or James Arnold, both used an elephant mark, is that the only marks? what is the object Simon if it is an elephant it is facing the opposite way to that of caalcutta marks...........the object is a very thick and heavy bracelet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 Just now, ditchman said: if it is an elephant it is facing the opposite way to that of caalcutta marks...........the object is a very thick and heavy bracelet hello, i found they did this mark 1945/1947 and found a silver object with the marks, google silver elephant marks, a few web sites come up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 this is the object,.............ive already checked that website....its not correct ...look at the hall mark...........sort of reminds me of what a Siehk would wear...what do you think ? 15 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, i found they did this mark 1945/1947 and found a silver object with the marks, google silver elephant marks, a few web sites come up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 hello, if you look on the web site that Andrew put on and go down to some words in red see item description 1945/1970 the left hand mark looks like yours but very worn, other than that maybe google Hamilton & Co Calcutta heavy silver bracelets, looks very chunky what is the weight ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, if you look on the web site that Andrew put on and go down to some words in red see item description 1945/1970 the left hand mark looks like yours but very worn, other than that maybe google Hamilton & Co Calcutta heavy silver bracelets, looks very chunky what is the weight ? looked on that site ..all the elephants are facing left....this one ...(if it is an elephant) is facing right...dont know the weight ,..never weighed it weighed it .its just over 5oz............or a 1/3 of a lb... Edited January 29, 2020 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 13 minutes ago, ditchman said: looked on that site ..all the elephants are facing left....this one ...(if it is an elephant) is facing right...dont know the weight ,..never weighed it weighed it .its just over 5oz............or a 1/3 of a lb... hello, about £100 of silver, next time your in town or city take it in to a jewellery shop that specialize in old silver items, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 16 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, about £100 of silver, next time your in town or city take it in to a jewellery shop that specialize in old silver items, im not selling it...and would never consider selling it...it has been on my wrist for 20 years and it was warm off my mothers wrist when she died and before that it was on my aunts wrist...................its just that i have always wondered about where it came from...........i cant take it into norwich...havnt been to norwich for over 10 years now...thats why i thought we might be able to find out about it as a little project on here.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 26 minutes ago, ditchman said: im not selling it...and would never consider selling it...it has been on my wrist for 20 years and it was warm off my mothers wrist when she died and before that it was on my aunts wrist...................its just that i have always wondered about where it came from...........i cant take it into norwich...havnt been to norwich for over 10 years now...thats why i thought we might be able to find out about it as a little project on here.. I’m happy to drive you both in, if it helps? ( yeah, I know the logistics)👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 30 minutes ago, Jaymo said: I’m happy to drive you both in, if it helps? ( yeah, I know the logistics)👍 kind offer...............i will proberly give it to one of my mates to take in...............that will save me walking all over the place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobydog Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Hi, Probably Sri Lankan, they have right facing elephants on some Mark's, V is most likely the makers initial. Good luck, scobydog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 59 minutes ago, scobydog said: Hi, Probably Sri Lankan, they have right facing elephants on some Mark's, V is most likely the makers initial. Good luck, scobydog. nope cant find it ...have you a link.../? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 hour ago, ditchman said: nope cant find it ...have you a link.../? try silver marks from Ceylon, changed name in 1972 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: try silver marks from Ceylon, changed name in 1972 nope .....still cant find it..............anymore info ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 7 minutes ago, ditchman said: nope .....still cant find it..............anymore info ? hello, there is no elephant marks for Ceylon i still say it is most likely India Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobydog Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 On 29/01/2020 at 19:34, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, there is no elephant marks for Ceylon i still say it is most likely India It was used on old silver coins from there , knew I had seen it somewhere, sorry Ditchy not used to hallmark silver pieces, old grey cells letting me down. scobydog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchers Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 Possibly Egyptain early 19thC. Some of the hallmarks tie in with some of the photos in the article. http://hallmarkwiki.com/?country=Egypt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 51 minutes ago, ratchers said: Possibly Egyptain early 19thC. Some of the hallmarks tie in with some of the photos in the article. http://hallmarkwiki.com/?country=Egypt HHmmmmm....that sort of looks promising....................do you think it is an elephant carrying a log..............do you think i might have that wrong..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchers Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 Who knows, apart from english hallmarks its not an exact science and even those can vary a bit. Just looks similar in photos 2 and 3 on the 1800 link. The silver mark looks the same, the elephant? mark is similar, cant make the third mark out. When I first saw the bracelet I thought Persian or Indian so Egypt could be right. Sadly I cant find any better info than that. Keep exploring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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