Help with identification of Grand Jury stamp?

[Howley]

[JeffTucker]

Please take a closeup photo of the marks, including the “stamp” in question and the hallmark, from just one of the forks.

[JeffTucker]

Still not clear enough to make out the hallmarks, though one appears to be late Georgian, and the other Victorian.

But why the Kings County Grand Jury had its own silver forks is a bit of a puzzle. The only thing I do know is that the grand jury system in the U.K. was abolished in 1933. Their silver was then probably up for grabs.

[JeffTucker]

You need to track down someone who collects Judicial Arcana™.

[Howley]

Thanks Jeff will try

[Paul1]

Is that King County Ireland? Why not incorporate them into your dinner service. I’d love to be tucking into my lamb chop with the same fork used by some old cove who decided if Highwayman Black Francis should stand trial and swing for his crimes. Much more romantic than selling them for scrap. And they are pretty.

[JeffTucker]

@Paul1

I’d love to be tucking into my lamb chop with the same fork used by some old cove who decided if Highwayman Black Francis should stand trial and swing for his crimes.

Makes me think of Peter Bowles as The Irish R.M., and his encounters with Flurry Knox.

[Bartholomew]

Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater

Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater | waxantiques

[Bartholomew]

U welcome! —___—

[Bartholomew]

James England mark with West & M West retailer marks.

https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Makers/Dublin-I.html#IE

[Howley]

Thank you very much for all your help

[Bartholomew]

U welcome! ----____-----

[Howley]

Are they all silver?

[Bartholomew]

West & Son (Langley Archer West), London. 1894…1898 (registered Jan 1894).
d - 1899.

James & Walter Marshall, 1817…1833, Edinburgh.
Mark seen with the marks of Robert Smeaton (1816-1820), Andrew Wilkie (1821), DM (1822,1825), RV (probably R Vernon) (1828), AE (probably Adam Elder) (1829), Elder & Co (1831,1834).
u - 1826.

Solomon Hougham, London. 1792…1818 (registered Feb 1793 & 1812). Died 1818. Brother of Charles Hougham.
S - 1792.

Elkington & Co Ltd. Birmingham, 1892.

[Bartholomew]

U welcome! ----____----

Try to clean them.

[Bartholomew]

Dublin, Charles Marsh 1827… 1830. Date letter “H” - 1828.

Dublin, M - 1808, maker - Thomas Townsend, retailer - Matthew West.

Still a mystery…

London, k - 1825.

Any help in deciphering the rest of the signatures would be appreciated.

[Howley]

Thanks so much Bartholomew

[Bartholomew]

Spoon Makers

Try to clean the spoons, please. Then send me photos.

[Howley]

K will do , it will be next week by the time I can get to it. Thanks again

[Bartholomew]

Great! Take care, Howley! —___—