7" Sheffield? Forks w/no silver mark
7" Sheffield? Forks w/no silver mark
How do I tell? I neither see the common lion mark nor other indication of their silver on these forks. They are used. I have polished them and see no wear to a different base metal. I do see a crown which I believe indicates Sheffield, England. I assume the other marks are makers and dates. A = year, H & H = maker, crown = Sheffield. How to determine the silver?
Re: 7" Sheffield? Forks w/no silver mark
Maybe look through (scrolldown) all the mark variants of Harrison Brothers & Howson here: https://www.silvercollection.it/electro ... lverH.html
They sometimes drop the “B” for Brothers. The angular ampersand has similarities in some versions. The”A” is likely to be either a plate quality just below “A-1”, or else symbolic for their ‘Alpha” plate trademark. The crown comes and goes. And they don’t always spell out Sheffield. Beyond that, the site has images of numerous unidentifieds in four sections..use the master list of British silverplate.
They sometimes drop the “B” for Brothers. The angular ampersand has similarities in some versions. The”A” is likely to be either a plate quality just below “A-1”, or else symbolic for their ‘Alpha” plate trademark. The crown comes and goes. And they don’t always spell out Sheffield. Beyond that, the site has images of numerous unidentifieds in four sections..use the master list of British silverplate.