Mark variant 1
Source-recorded mark text: SSMC, sterling
STERLING is followed by four single-border cartouches containing S, S, M, and C.
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Maker's mark comparison reference
The Sterling Silver Manufacturing Co. maker's marks
Compare 1 source-linked mark variant recorded under The Sterling Silver Manufacturing Co.. These are reconstructions for comparison, not source photographs or authentication evidence.
- Source location statements
- Providence, RI
- Source date statements
- Active c.1909 to 1932, their flatware patterns were acquired by the Saart Brothers firm.
Market evidence for The Sterling Silver Manufacturing Co.
0.71–1.49× melt — the middle half of observed sold-price-to-silver-value ratios, from 9 weighable lots across 8 auction houses. Each lot uses the silver reference at its sale date.
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