Ephraim Brasher Spoons

Welcome to the CCF. Fine ride, this.

A pic of the spoon and particularly the hallmark would be most helpful.

Silversmith counterstamps and hallmarks on coins are among my personal favorites. Whenever possible, I endeavor to acquire a piece of silverware that possesses a hallmark or counterstamp that's identical to that on a coin in my collection. BTW, I don't own a Brasher Doubloon, but hope springs eternal!

For many years, the " E B " hallmark of Ezekiel Burr was mistaken for that of Ephraim Brasher. Resultantly, some coins bearing Burr's hallmark brought big bucks at auction.

Are you certain, OP, that you possess the Brasher hallmark?

it's one of his hallmarks, but it's not his oval hallmark, Ezekiel's has an irregular border with a period between e and b

Here's a pic of an EB hallmark that appears on an 1818 quarter in my collection:



I strongly suspect, ala Brunk, that this is a hallmark for Ezekiel Burr, but I've not been able to match it as yet. Interestingly, there's a reverse hallmark for SENECA FALLS on the quarter. There were silversmiths in the Burr family who were active in the Rochester, NY area, not far from Seneca Falls.

There are many unattributed hallmarks for early silversmiths, I've learned. I'd be curious to see a closer image of the hallmarked spoons, OP ...

Here's another useful, online source for silversmiths:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb...hs/index.htm

There were ever so many silversmiths and related craftsmen who are not listed on these sites. Also, many silversmiths used a variety of hallmarks during their career. Some pursued related careers and used retailing marks, too.