Can anyone help me identify the hallmark on my squash blossom necklace? Thank you in advance!
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I found a lot of “A” hallmarks, but none quite like this one. Hopefully someone else will. Lovely squash!
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That looks to be the Victorian “Roman” engravers font. Looks like the maker cut it from an engraved piece of silver and soldered it on.
I did an enlargement and it looks to be a Roman font stamp (not engraved) either with part of the “A” missing, or this is actually an unidentified hallmark.
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@StevesTrail Hmm, that’s an interesting take on the hallmark. Having seen a bit of antique jewelry myself, your comment is plausible, imo. I can easily see this SB originally not having a hallmark, which isn’t uncommon for SB necklaces.
ETA: To be a little more clear, that attached plate looks like a later addition to me (looks incongruent to the necklace). Maybe someone thought the SB would be more saleable with a hallmark? 
Is that too farfetched?
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i see some matching design elements on this necklace with “by lone wolf” scratched on with an engraving pen
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Nice find! I have been all over the internet researching this necklace. I have bought books, researched hallmarks and trading post stamps and then just searching through SB necklaces just trying to find a necklace similar, and this is the first one I’ve seen that is close! Thank you so much!
I’m wondering if this was made for a family member and that A is how they personalized it?
That would be quite a surprise as my first initial is also A!
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