Help please of these spoons

[desigoaten]

Evening.

I have been directed to this website following some random emails of help I sent earlier today. I feel that I need some direction on my spoon set. The spoons seem to be made by a W. Watt of Strathhaven Scotland. On the crest inside the box it states jeweller and optician. I'm unsure of the age of these and whether anyone collects this type of spoon? It's not silver but plated which is all I know - E.P.N.S


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[laughinglizard]

Des,
In case you cannot upload your picture I have attached it here.

Regards,
Shirley

[larkfield]

Hi .
Does the back of the spoon have any markings on them.
There is probably abbreviations such as E P N S which you mention, and possibly A1 or something similar,
and a makers mark that may be a name or initials.
Please provide pictures of markings as the jeweller named on the box is probably only the retailer.

[desigoaten]

Hi. The only marking I can see is the Epns mark. No other apart from the box mark of W.Watt. Will re check but cannot see any.


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[dognose]

Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

As Larkfield has suggested, Mr Watt of Strathaven would have been the retailer only. The origin of the manufacturer would likely be that of Birmingham or Sheffield, there were several platers in those cities that specialised in making up boxed sets and applying individual retailer's names upon them.

I know nothing about Mr Watt, except that he was in business during the year 1917, as can be seen from the below newspaper report of an incident at Strathaven:

Considerable Excitement was caused on the evening of Friday of last week owing to the advent of a runaway horse belonging to Mr Millar, butcher. The horse bolted from the slaughter-house and ran against the railings of Westdene, breaking a shaft of the van and damaging the wall. On receiving this check it changed its course, and came down Townhead Street, but owing to the broken shaft it was unable to take the attempted turn into Commongreen, and dashed in the shop window of Mr Watt, Jeweller, completely smashing one window and breaking the side of the other. The horse was badly hurt, and much damage done to the jewellery.

Source: Hamilton Advertiser - 9th June 1917

Trev.

[desigoaten]

Thanks Trev, appreciated reply.

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