I have just located a serving spoon that I believe may have been my great grandmother's. It has an "S" on it - the first letter of her surname - with a five-pointed crown over it. Each point of the crown has what appears to be a ball attached. Could this be a Swedish crown? If so, any idea what it might mean? BTW, the spoon appears to have been made in Posen which, I believe, was in Prussia. TIA for any help. Bob Lightburn

"Robert Lightburn" <rlight@sprintmail.com> wrote in news:jM0he.53$w21.49@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net: > I have just located a serving spoon that I believe may have been my > great grandmother's. It has an "S" on it - the first letter of her > surname - with a five-pointed crown over it. Each point of the crown > has what appears to be a ball attached. Could this be a Swedish > crown? If so, any idea what it might mean? Maybe "province of Blekinge", which according to a google search has a provincial coat of arms described as "five pointed crown" on several web pages. No balls at the points, however. > BTW, the spoon appears to have been made in Posen which, I believe, > was in Prussia. Yup - east Prussia, now a part of Poland. Hopefully someone else will have more info for you. Good luck in finding out more. Smile Stein