American Silver Co.

Observable features

• 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

The cited material supports a bounded maker or mark-family context and the broad period shown here. Exact variants require further review.

• 925-1000.com · American silver maker index · accessed 2026-07-30
• 925-1000.com mark image · cited source image · accessed 2026-07-30

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.