posted on February 2, 2009 07:56:13 PM
Hi everyone, I picked up this pretty bow brooch today but I am having trouble with the mark on the back. I found one reference to it on Ruby Lane but they didn't have the maker name either. The mark is a diamond with C.P.O inside and then it has the word silver in a square but the I in silver is a arrow. Thanks in advance for any help
posted on February 3, 2009 05:44:01 AM
toasted - The vintage jewelry board on eBay would probably know. I think the boards are down today because they're being redesigned. They've always been a big help to me.
posted on February 5, 2009 02:46:04 PMI believe that C.P.O. = Central Purchasing Office = sold on a military base in post-war Japan.
In case anyone's wondering, that answer was lifted from the www.925-1000.com silver forum.
I used to participate in an antiques discussion group where one member would cut and paste stuff from the Web to make it look as if he'd written it himself.
