Does anyone know anything about this set of coffee spoons from the Ruhrgebiet in Germany? Any idea what age it could be?
Any suggestions welcome,
Ronan
The “running ostrich” mark was used by the Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (WMF) during the first 15 years of the 20th Century. They made only silver plate, and the “I/O 1g” indicates the thickness of the plate used (maybe 1 gram per spoon, or perhaps “first grade,” i.e., their best?). Reinke would have been the retailer, not the maker.
Decorative value only.
ETA: A bit more digging, and the “1g” appears to refer to “one gram of silver per 10cm² of surface area.”
Many thanks. Further research has shown that it is from the period 1903-1910.
Ronan Carroll
