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    nikki2zia
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    Would love any help you can offer on the age, origin and silver content of these spoons. They have been passed down in our family for generations.

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    1. vetraio50 vetraio50, 3 months ago
      E Jaccard & Co, St Louis.
    2. keramikos, 3 months ago
      nikki2zia, I'd say that vetraio50 is spot on. :-)

      Here are some E. Jaccard & Co. 'silver marks':

      https://www.925-1000.com/ax_jaccard.html

      Unfortunately, I don't see any actual silver marks (e.g. "Sterling," "925,' etc.) on your pieces. All I see is "E. JACCARD & CO." and "ST. LOUIS" marks.

      From what I've read, most of Jaccard & Co.'s flatware was coin silver, which varied greatly in actual silver content:

      https://www.nelsonandnelsonantiques.com/blog/749/Difference-Between-Sterling-Silver-Coin-Silver

      I suppose it's possible that Jaccard & Co. also made flatware out of metals other than silver.

      Here's some history of Jaccard & Co.:

      https://mb.nawcc.org/threads/the-jaccard-companies.149287/
    3. keramikos, 3 months ago
      nikki2zia, I neglected to pull out what I thought was pertinent to your flatware from that tangled history of Jaccard & Co:

      *snip*

      In 1852, he [Eugene Jaccard] brought in A. S. Mermod (another family member) as a partner and then in 1855 added David Constant Jaccard as a third partner. At that point, the firm became known as E. Jaccard & Co. (Note that this sequence of events is reported in numerous sources, including the Jeweler's Circular and the History of Saint Louis City and County. While the events are consistent, the dates vary somewhat. The dates given here are from the History of Saint Louis City and County.)

      *snip*

      The partnership of E. Jaccard & Co. lasted until 1864 when it was dissolved, with two businesses resulting.

      *snip*

      So the dating seems a bit uncertain, but because your Jaccard flatware is marked "E. JACCARD & CO.," possibly it dates to 1855-1864.
    4. nikki2zia nikki2zia, 3 months ago
      Thank you both!

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