Help identifying Russian salts

[BANANAMAN1000]

Hi 

I have been given these Russian salts they have glass inserts and come with spooons. They have marks on the underside but I dont know what they mean.

Can anyone help please

[HerefordBullyun]

@stefffana maybe able to help

[BANANAMAN1000]

47 minutes ago, HerefordBullyun said:

@stefffana maybe able to help

Thats good to know

[stefffana]

Hi, thank you for tag, @HerefordBullyun.

Unfortunately, your cellar salts are cupro-nickel, not silver.

Are made in USSR before 1969 by a soviet company named Yummet. The number 5 written before the company's name is showing the number of "artel" from which company belongs. Probably, 5 was allocated for artisanal metal craftworks, I don't know for sure.

An "artel" can be described according Wikipedia as "a small workshop, ostensibly co-operative, but actually under government control."

These artels been disolved from 1969 and replaced by another type of cooperative organisations, with more control from communist authorities.

About the what is written on the bottom, it is easy: the prices.

One of them was 8 roubles and 00 kopecks, the second was cheaper: only 4 roubles and 00 kopecks.

i will attach another one for 4 roubles and 50 kopecks, downloaded from Etsy.

I hope this helps.

Kindest regards,

Stefan.

 

 

 

Edited September 21, 2022 by stefffana

[BANANAMAN1000]

Thats Great thanks for your reply, I think my parents bought them when they where in Russia approx 1985

[Zhorro]

50 minutes ago, stefffana said:

Hi, thank you for tag, @HerefordBullyun.

Unfortunately, your cellar salts are cupro-nickel, not silver.

Are made in USSR before 1969 by a soviet company named Yummet. The number 5 written before the company's name is showing the number of "artel" from which company belongs. Probably, 5 was allocated for artisanal metal craftworks, I don't know for sure.

An "artel" can be described according Wikipedia as "a small workshop, ostensibly co-operative, but actually under government control."

These artels been disolved from 1969 and replaced by another type of cooperative organisations, with more control from communist authorities.

About the what is written on the bottom, it is easy: the prices.

One of them was 8 roubles and 00 kopecks, the second was cheaper: only 4 roubles and 00 ko anothe

i will attach another one for 4 roubles and 50 kopecks, downloaded from Etsy.

I hope this helps.

Kindest regards,

Stefan.

 

 

 

Another masterclass - I think we have all learnt something today.

[BANANAMAN1000]

I know this is the silver forum, but you are such a helpful knowledgeable group there must be some gold experts amongst you that can Identify the date of my wife's pendant please its 375 for 9ct gold, I think its Sheffield (not sure though)

 

 

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[stefffana]

44 minutes ago, BANANAMAN1000 said:

I know this is the silver forum, but you are such a helpful knowledgeable group there must be some gold experts amongst you that can Identify the date of my wife's pendant please its 375 for 9ct gold, I think its Sheffield (not sure though)

 

 

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Hi, nice to speak with you again!🤗

I can not see too much from this picture. I know it is difficult to do a photo on a small gold item, but maybe you can do it better.

How I can see, with my old eyes, it is not a british hallmark, so will be very difficult to give you too many informations without a good quality picture.

 

[BANANAMAN1000]

I will do my best to get a better picture

[BANANAMAN1000]

I think the mark second from the top that looks like scales is the common control convention mark possibly the new type 2 mark

[stefffana]

2 minutes ago, BANANAMAN1000 said:

I think the mark second from the top that looks like scales is the common control convention mark possibly the new type 2 mark

Yes, good point if it is a scale (balance). I couldn't see from picture.

 

[BANANAMAN1000]

Not sure if this is any better stefffana

 

 

 

 

[stefffana]

Look a little better, but maybe another forum member can help you more than me.

I am sorry.😓😓😓