Silver & plate · reference-only clue set
American Silver Co. — Asco mark #20
Preview
This preview preserves a possible association with American Silver Co., but independent evidence or visual-rights review is still incomplete. Use it as a lead, not a confirmed identification.
The mark
Public research preview
- Maker/factory
- American Silver Co.
- Mark text
- Asco
- Region
- Bristol, Connecticut
- Broad period
- 1901 - 1935
- Review state
- Preview; independent review incomplete
Every recorded American Silver Co. mark, with line drawings →
Observable features
2 clues- Transcribed mark: Asco
- Manufacturers of silverplate & sterling flatware and holloware. The firm succeeded Holmes & Tuttle in 1901 and were acquired by International Silver in 1935. International is likely to have continued using this mark for some period.
Common misreads and confused-with clues
- Worn or incomplete impressions
- Similar surnames, initials, or retailer marks
What the sources support
1 cited sourceThe cited material supports a bounded maker or mark-family context and the source-transcribed date or reference note shown here. Exact variants require further review.
- 925-1000.com · American silver maker index · accessed 2026-07-30
- Date basis
- Maker details are transcribed from the cited 925-1000 American silver index and have not been independently reconciled.
- Material context
- American silver
- Source detail
- Limited; compare the cited reference
About this comparison
Image-assisted line reconstruction; not exact geometry
Limited source detail: this is a best-effort reconstruction from a small or degraded cited reference image. The tiny source supports the overall emblem, ASCO row, lattice, crossing contours, and bottom lobes, but fine internal lattice counts and worn ornamental outlines are approximate.
Visual rights remain unresolved.
What this mark cannot settle
- The mark alone cannot establish authenticity.
- The mark alone cannot establish condition or provenance.
- The mark alone cannot establish an exact production date unless a specific variant is independently sourced.
- The mark alone cannot establish value.
This reference is a preview; independent identification and visual review are incomplete.