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CarolinePrivet




Joined: 21 Aug 2010
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Posted: 21/08/2010 
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Hi, I bought some very thin old spoons that I think might be coin silver but it is not marked coin. My main question is about the stamp on the back, Woodruff and White. I can't find any info online about this maker. Anyone familiar with it? Thank you!
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uncle vic
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Location: Baton Rouge, LA USA
Posted: 28/08/2010 
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Hi Caroline and thanks for joining us. I don't find anything on that as a maker either so we can presume it is probably a retailer's mark. It was common years ago for jewelers and department stores to place their mark on silver that they sold.

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Uncle Vic
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SCsilver




Joined: 08 Mar 2011
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Posted: 08/03/2011 
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Woodruff & White had something to do with Enos Woodruff and George L White of Louisville, KY. They were active from 1829 to 1834.

I am getting this information from "Marks of American Silversmiths" by Belden
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