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Wahayyyy, No longer photo shy, I think I've done it ! I've been trying to upload photos for ages and at last it seems to have worked !
Ok, this is a Makers/Silversmiths mark which I can't find anywhere and wondered whether anyone can help ? A nice boxed set of six coffee bean spoons marked EV. Any bright ideas Grannma? Any thoughts gratefully received.
Shepherdess.

I think this is the mark of E. Viners; he also made a lot of silver plate items.

Miles

PS Well done on the photos!

Hi Miles, thanks for the congratulations, I'm so pleased with myself !
Do you mean E Viners as in went on to become Viners ? Or am I barking up the wrong blackberry bush altogether ?!! I'm glad you're stuck inside on this lovely evening too, makes me feel so much better knowing I'm not the only one ! Thanks again, Nicky

Nicky,

That's the one; but now I come to think about it, I've always just assumed that they were the same, so it would be nice if someone could say for certain.

Miles

PS Thankyou for reminding me what a deeply sad person I am! :)

"Viners

Marks used:- EV

Trademark:- a five point crown

A large Sheffield based out-fit founded in 1900 and the most well-known Sheffield manufacturer from the 1930’s to 60’s. Much of their flatware is fairly average in quality, but they were innovative in producing new patterns and followed trends rather than solely churning out traditional patterns. One of their most popular patterns is Sandringham. They went out of business in 1982"

As ' borrowed ' from http://antiquesilverspoons.co.uk/canteenmakers.htm thankyou!

I don't know whether there's another EV but found the one above when browsing this evening.

Thanks for the info Miles - re: the ps, you're not the only one, I've been responding all evening and in front of this machine researching most of this lovely day :)

I'll keep on looking for EV tomorrow see if I come across anything else, goodnight, Nicky

I have seen hallmarks like this one for E Viner showing a city mark for Sheffield (see on this site: http://www.925-1000.com/dlSheffield.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;).

But I see also that in the list of London hallmarks we have E.V for E Viner: http://www.925-1000.com/dlLondon2.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Maybe I am just highlighting my bad geography, but aren't Sheffield and London different places, with different assay offices?

Wasn't sure where to post this question, so I thought I would just tack this on here. Thanks!

It is a fairly common practice, more so in the 20th century for large manufacturers to register their maker's mark in more than one city/assay office. Sometimes it is the same mark, sometimes it is different.
Regards, Tom

Thanks for the explanation!