NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #3/NN_1993_3.iso/spool/rec/antiques/1907

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Subject: Silver-plated Bookends
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Date: 25 Jan 93 19:14:40 GMT
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    I have recently acquired a set of silver plated bookends. They
are in the shape of ducks, Mallards I think, landing on a wave crest. I
believe that they are silver plate but I do not know the date of
manufacture. I was told by the person who I bought them from they are from
the 1920's. It would be pretty much impossible to determine if this is
valid from the bookends alone, however, there is a makers mark on the rear
of each bookend. It looks like this <BP> forming a diamond shape around the
initials. I have attempted to find the maker from this and came up with
Benjamin Pierpont. This BP however lived in Boston in the early 1870's and
worked primarily in pure silver not plate. Anyone with any ideas?

Trevor