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by versilbertes
Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:59 pm
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: Silver plated candlesticks - unknown marks
Replies: 3
Views: 1746

Hello, I think it is from the famous Matthew Boulton, Birmingham, who registered this mark first in 1784 with his two suns. Regards from a snowy Munich, Christian
by versilbertes
Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:38 pm
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: spoon identification
Replies: 6
Views: 4522

Hello Byron I found this Mark in the Frederic Bradbury book "Old Sheffield Plate" from 1912, page 451. In the description of the company it's written that they changed the form of the letters about the 60's in the 19th century. They also changed the triangle to a beside "fleur de lie&...
by versilbertes
Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:02 pm
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: Silver Plate Candle Snuffer
Replies: 2
Views: 1845

Hello from Munich,
yes it is close plate and the the "mirror" (last mark) was registered in 1812 for Joseph Gilbert of Birmingham. The marks PS for plated steel was only used till 1860.
Regards to you, Christian
by versilbertes
Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:50 pm
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: spoon identification
Replies: 6
Views: 4522

Hello silver 72 this is an old maker's mark from W. Hutton and Sons, Sheffield Norfolk Street, first registered in 1839. With the "crown" over the EP I can say it must be an items before 1897 - because than the "crown" was banned in the marking of electro plated articles. Yours C...
by versilbertes
Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:51 pm
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: Can you identify any of these marks please?
Replies: 1
Views: 1905

Hello from a cold and rainy Munich to Essex. This is the famous maker's mark of James Dixon & Sons Sheffield 1869 - 1893 The next sign is a cross as a generic sign for electro plate and the next S stand for Sheffield. The BP is a mark for Britannia Plate (another ground material for plating) Gre...
by versilbertes
Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:28 pm
Forum: Silver Plate Trademarks - Single Image
Topic: Please help me indentify this mark on the silver plated plat
Replies: 4
Views: 5681

greetings from Munich to Pat, I will have a look to my library again, but i recognized that the marks was used for: Mosley Flowers & Co., Sheffield This mark refers to a business of Robert Frederick Mosley and Arthur Samuel Flowers so to R.F. Mosley & Co Ltd, Portland Works, Randall St, Shef...
by versilbertes
Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:57 am
Forum: Silver Plate Trademarks - Single Image
Topic: Please help me indentify this mark on the silver plated plat
Replies: 4
Views: 5681

Hello from Munich,
the Maker's mark you are looking for is:

R. F. Mosley
Sheffield
1900 - 1910

I send greetings from Munich

yours Christian
by versilbertes
Thu Nov 06, 2008 6:12 pm
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: Unknown D&S marked EPNS Marmelade or Mustard Pot and Spo
Replies: 2
Views: 5106

Hello from a cold Munich,

the makers mark is :
Davis & Sons
Glasgow
before 1897 .. 1920
I have some items, the latest Prod.No. is 1727 - if this will help you

greetings from Munich

yours Christian
by versilbertes
Thu Nov 06, 2008 5:52 pm
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: Antique Silver Egg Cruet Set - Help Id if you can!
Replies: 2
Views: 2293

Hello from a cold Munich, I really think it is plated, because of the appearence of the surface. It is unusual, that there are no makers marks on the bottom of the mainbody. The deepening in the mainbody are for the used spoon, the hanging system are for the unused spoons. It looks like a lovely ite...
by versilbertes
Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:51 pm
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: desert/soup spoon help with marks
Replies: 2
Views: 1986

Hello from Munich to krypbob,

this ist the mark of William Wheatcroft Harrison, Sheffield after 1897, were his old mark with a crown was banned.
He worked till 1905.

Greetings from Munich

yours Christian
by versilbertes
Sat Jul 26, 2008 6:31 pm
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: Help with ID on Spoon Makers Mark, etc!
Replies: 2
Views: 2620

I agree with pat, but keep in mind, that after 1897 the crown was banned by an act of parliament, to avoid the confusion with solid silver.

Have a good time, Christian
by versilbertes
Sat Jul 26, 2008 6:17 pm
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: Unknown hallmark and item
Replies: 2
Views: 1797

I also do not know the real maker, but I have serveral marks in my collection, very simular and can saftely state, that the crown, which is shown was banned by an act of parliament in 1897, because of the simular appearence to solid silver.

Have a good time, christian
by versilbertes
Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:57 pm
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: Help with british silver plated cocktail shaker Makers Mark!
Replies: 2
Views: 1911

Hello fro Munich, James Dixon & Sons were famous for their high quality items and the "Made in England" stamp shows us that this item was made after 1920, because during 1890 until 1910 we only find the word "England". I hope this information is helping kind regards from a ho...
by versilbertes
Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:38 pm
Forum: Silverplate Trademarks - Worldwide
Topic: Hallmarks on Forks - any ideas?
Replies: 1
Views: 1766

Hello and hot greetings from Munich (just because of the weather), I can saftley state that your Markers's Mark are before 1896, because after 1897 the "crown" as a stamped symbol was banned by an act of parliament. The further informations about the Markers's Mark will placed here after a...

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