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Silver & plate · reviewed identity clue set

Gorham lion–anchor–G sequence

Reviewed

Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Company

Reconstruction for visual comparison — not authentication, exact dating, or valuation.

The reviewed sources support associating the transcribed clue set with Gorham Manufacturing Company in United States during the broad period shown. Compare the full object and do not treat this mark alone as authentication.

Written-description line impression of a walking lion, upright anchor, and Gothic G
Written-description reconstructionBroad comparison aid based on the written description.
Region
United States
Broad period
1865–present or later variants; exact end unresolved

Observable features

  • Walking lion facing right
  • Upright anchor
  • Ornate Gothic G

Common misreads and confused-with clues

  • Lion passant
  • Birmingham anchor

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.

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.
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Reviewed identity reference. The mark remains one clue and does not authenticate or value the complete object.