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Revision as of 04:30, 3 March 2012
Silverware Marks
This is an article on the various silverware marks on Dominion Atlantic fine dining silverware.
Circular DAR
Time period? Significance?
Circular DAR on Round Crest with Crown
Time period for the use of any crown decoration on the D.A.R. is suspected to be pre-CPR making it pre-1912. The shape of the crown is a further indicator of date of manufacture or inception. Queen Victoria's crown up to 1901 would have been a Victorian Crown of which there were a lot of variations but commonality as well. The Tudor Crown was well regulated and disctinctly different leaving one to surmise that should there be any doubt, it probably is a Victorian Crown making the item pre-1902 in it's manufacture.
This leads back to the dicussions on locomotive boiler number plates that have a crown on them too. You can't display a crown on something without Royal Consent and during the pre-CPR years, the original Nova Scotia Coat of Arms and the round crest with a crown was prevalent on many company items.
Inquiries have been made concerning the existance of a Royal Charter to the Dominion Atlantic Railway but have come up with nothing. This still needs to be persued and would be a little historical "coup" if found.
Gallery
This silver gravy boat is suspected to be pre-1902 by the Victorian Crown used on the crest.
References and Footnotes
