Undated
REED & BARTON / SILVERSOLDERED
Two-line lettering with SILVERSOLDERED, unlike the full MFD & PLATED BY form.
Silver · a closer look
Reed & Barton mark: R / STERLING
Mark details
- Maker
- Reed & Barton →
- Period
- Undated
- Wording
- R / STERLING
- Appearance
- Unboxed eagle, R in a shield and unboxed lion, followed by STERLING in a rectangle
- Type
- stamped
- Material
- sterling silver
- Place
- Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
Dating cue
Only the central R is shielded; STERLING sits in its own horizontal rectangular cartouche.
Other Reed & Barton marks
Undated
MFD & PLATED BY / REED & BARTON
MFD & PLATED BY wording and the globe device identify this plated-ware layout.
Undated
REED & BARTON / STERLING
Written company name and STERLING replace the three-device trademark arrangement; the separate number is not part of the name.
Undated
R / STERLING
All three devices occupy bordered compartments, unlike the version with an unboxed eagle and lion.