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WH&S WHO ARE THEY??

Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:50 pm
by tello26
Hello Please help me with identifying the maker, origin and if it is plate or silver.

Thanks, John

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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:47 pm
by Neruda
I suspect your spoon was made by William Hutton & Sons Ltd of Sheffield.

Do the last two marks, in old English letters, read "B" "P"?

If so, they stand for British Plate, a nickel alloy which Hutton patented for their electro-plated lines in the latter 19th century.