New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-04
TIE NAIL MARX
SOMETHING FOR AMERICANS ~ ErEolE TC
REMEMBER.

SOMETHING FOR AMERICANS ~ ErEoPE TO
REMEMBER.
Scarcely any Americans visit Europe without bnnS
ing tack from there article either OF l"W'Hy
or Of gold and silver plate. II IS therefore adNls"
that they should make Themselves a'Iummcn p'
iorcland with the question Of halmar!' III; III IT
constitute the Government guarantee that t'c pe'o
OF gold or silver on which they ar" engraved OF
stamped atnlns certain statutory s'and"rds' ~
Austria for Instance, hnll- marking IS compulsory
Sowly manufactured gold and silver articles rs Won n
those imported from abroad. mnSt be as'nyeh ana
MARRIED by the Government authorities acoorhh- 10
heir Gray. In Italy, well as IN belgium hc''"F
the assaying the hal! raaihtS IL INV Iohser
conpnleory bur tho Government n"sayers VIII nt u"
rcouct Of buycr, ana sellers sil assay aud marx GOA
and silver ware The a. iccs In question"
however have 20 he Of certain stahua'u
In Russia IN sweden and No:vay ana ]"
switzerland Government assay ana nan h"rAS "i'
compulsory, while In Portugal all gold ana S'Ner
wares arc required 10 bear two marks, one oil the
manufacturer and the other Of the assay ONCE 'he
latter bcuc the guarantee Of the standard. TINS
m,rlinc f. ,ldccd OF special IMPORTING" IN foiu
cal OWING to the fact hat god Ornaments are '''soP
boncb by the lower classes rs all Investment Ior ir
savings IN France all gold ana silver wars "'s.
n warranted to reach certain statutory standards, ana
when presented for assay they must bear Tue name
,r mark Of the manufacturer. No gold or -iiVcr ware
ga, bc bourbt or sola without tnc standard mark and
the payment Of the duty called "dr'it de tarih"''
In Germany there /, no compulsory lal markIg. Mlh
fncturcr, may ASSAY and mark their war; th'Ws'Nrs
iu.t A. If pleascs them Thc" Is no Nina Vl t0V'F"h'
nut,nJ i'm The matter. ana the consequence nav Ger
man pold and silver enjoy most nnrnNipic FcPu
iaon and should be avoided by American purchasers
I'm Great britain the iill -InIrh AM ASSAY bi inc
Govrnmcut are compulsory and popularity regarded as
OF the most ancient Institutions i,ucc", ,n,.'
origin dates back the end OF The tWrlllh cent.lry'
sllvcryarc ha9 all 10 BE- made OF one uniform ,t'hu1
iii, being that each pound troy OF s!iVer pine sa
contain eleven ounces two pcnnywcisS VI tLc s'e'ins
metal. In spain the standard Is iar lower; o,ins
IN. ms COMPARED with TIE 90, when Is inc EheiSh
standard. In Russia the compulsory Standard 10.
sliycIware Is 500 The English hall mark or Sl.rhns
s1lycr Is what Is known The Lion Ihs%nt, ana
no English silver plate should he purchased which
docs not possess that mark. The latter constitutes
nm independent guarantee which places all manu-
factnrcrs on the sam. footing rs regards glianty:
porccrcs OF the mark OF course possible Dit
hoy are regarded felony, and punished rs
a criminal offence In England. where the standard IS
higher than in most Of the Continental countries the
compulsory hallmark ard assay great protection
NOT only TO the purchasers, but 10 the manufacturers
az we'll for they prevent the market from being Hooded
git silver and gold OF an Inferior grade from foreign