william   10 #1 Posted March 11, 2004 has anyone any info on dating cutlery.I found an old spoon whilst metal detecting it is marked Fleming Sheffield Eng.also on it are what looks like "taunis silver".The plating has worn off and it is copper coloured.The area may have been a campsite previous to a battle fought in Antrim town N. ireland in 1798. Were spoons stamped as early as this i do'nt know maybe someone locally would know .Any help will be appreciated.   thanks, William Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
abigaler   10 #2 Posted March 11, 2004 If it has the word silver on it , it's not silver and probably dates from about 1920 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
little spiky   10 #3 Posted March 12, 2004 Try asking the Hawley Collection, or ARCUS (the archaeological unit at the university). I don't know their e-mail off hand, but I do know that you should be able to find it through the Sheffield university website. Try putting Hawley Collection into the search option. (They're an independent museum specialising in tools and tools for making tools, as used in Sheffield during the industrial period. They should at least be able to tell you something about the company you mentioned) Good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
nomme   10 #4 Posted March 12, 2004 If Western Park Museum wasn't currently being erfurbished I'd suggest you try asking there. This web site may lead you to someone to contact: http://www.sheffieldgalleries.org.uk/  If that doesn't help maybe someone in the archaeology dept at Sheffield Univeristy maybe able to point you in the right direction. http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/academic/A-C/ap/  Nomme Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
max   13 #5 Posted March 12, 2004 2 threads merged. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hutch   10 #6 Posted March 12, 2004 The Kelly directory of 1927 show a Fleming and sons cutlers Thomas street. Nothing in the 1901 census. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hutch   10 #7 Posted March 12, 2004 Further to my last entry the Fleming factory was called the Taurus works. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
abigaler   10 #8 Posted March 18, 2004 was I right about the spoon being from the 1920's ?I know a bit about this subject . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
william   10 #9 Posted March 19, 2004 Thanks to all who replied to my query on the spoon found in N.Ireland Hutch and Abigailer cracked it as being dated around the 1920's ,thanks again. William Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...