This tall silver goblet is hallmarked "Sterling" and "84". According to Jay Weinstein, the author of "A Collector’s Guide to Judaica", silver Judaica bearing these hallmarks means it was made in early 20th century New York, for Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe who did not know English well and could not recognize the meaning of the word "sterling", so the Russian "84" silver hallmark was stamped, as it would be a known sign of quality silver from "the old country" (sterling silver — which this goblet is — is a much higher purity of silver than Russian "84"). As to the engraving on the cup, while the lower band is easily readable: "Tiferet Shlomo", we are unsure of what the meaning of the three letter acronym in the center is, as well as the word above it in Yiddish. Tiferet Shlomo likely refers to a charity organization of sorts. The Yiddish word is possibly the name of a Jewish village in Eastern Europe. We feel this is a Landsmanshaft (Jewish Mutual Aid Society), related goblet, as there were hundreds of these organizations during the early 20th century in New York City, each one referring to a specific Jewish town from Eastern Europe. Worthy of research by a scholar of "Lansmanshaftn".
12.5cm, 76.5 grams, minor dents.
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