Posted 1 year ago
Rob.Proux
(1 item)
Appreciate assistance in identifying this spoon.
Monticello pattern
Marked: |STERLING|PAT 12809|
Also marked in a "Y" pattern with letters PLB as shown in picture.
Thank you.
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Genius to draw the marks!
It seems that P is an R
RLB- Robert Lunt Bowlen
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