New to the forum, hoping I can get help identifying a silver hallmark/makers mark. I’ve collected hundreds of native American silver/turquoise jewelry pieces and have been able to identify hallmarks/makers marks through research, but I’ve had no luck with this one. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Awesome! Thank you very much. I regularly use Art-Amerindien but obviously did not make the connection with the hallmark in question. Time to research Maisels Indian Trading Post 4.
This is a very knowledgeable, very friendly site. Glad I found it, glad I’m a member.
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It is a long time, well known trading post of sorts. Still in business.
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Thanks for the response. Any idea what the 1-4 designations refer to?
If that is Skip Maisels I heard they went out of business.
I did a quick internet search to see if I could find out what 1-4 means, but I got sidetracked into simply reading about the business. It has an amazing history in downtown ABQ. Others on here have more knowledge and reference material than I do, so hopefully you’ll get an answer. Even if you don’t, you might have fun learning about the store. I had wanted to visit it, but by the time I got back to ABQ last summer it had closed - so sad.
So many places I’ve enjoyed have shut their doors. I would encourage people to not only shop online on eBay and Etsy, but use the stores’ websites. You might pay more, but you are more assured of getting a quality product, and you are helping keep them open. Sorry to ramble.
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source: https://www.silvercollection.it/AMERICANSILVERMARKSMN.html
judging by size variations of known hallmarks used at Maisel’s one size did not fit all jewelry designs produced.
more history: https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/route66/maisels_indian_trading_post_albuquerque.html
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Thanks guys for all the great info. I’ll definitively be reading up on Maisels. For me, learning about the jewelry makers, the craftsmen, and their history always fascinates me.
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