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    Posted 7 years ago

    mstj
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    Can someone give me any information on the silversmith (John Miller) who made this spoon I just inherited from my uncle? I received it with a note (of unknown origin) stating who it had belonged to (my great-grandfather, has his initials on it) and was made from silver knee buckles. My great-grandfather lived 1819-1901 in Hardin county Kentucky. Thank you for your help.

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    1. mstj, 7 years ago
      Was in hopes identifying the silversmith would confirm the age of this spoon and lend some credibility to the note that I received with the item. My uncle has passed, there is no one I can get additional information from concerning this spoon.
    2. Efesgirl Efesgirl, 7 years ago
      The only John Miller I found who was a silversmith is this man, but there is no way to verify if this was the man who made the spoon.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Miller

      This spoon simply isn't traceable based on the small amount of info available.

    3. mstj, 7 years ago
      I was in hopes someone would recognize the mark on this spoon as being the mark of a specific silversmith. I've given you all the information I have except that the spoon is about 5 3/4" long. I don't have any other information on it. Thank you for your response though, I appreciate your time to answer.
    4. mstj, 7 years ago
      Can anyone tell me an approximate age of the spoon just from the style or the shape?

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