Silver cup with hallmarks on the bottom

[u0107]

Hello all,

Apologies at the outset if I am not following any of the guidelines - since this is my first post in this forum.

At an estate sale today, we picked a bunch of things - one of which was this cup.

At first sight, it looked lie something that was just added at the last minute but when my wife cleaned it up a little, she found a few hallmarks on the bottom surface.

An internet search did not yield much information- more because we could not for the world make out what the marks were - so this post in this forum.

Would appreciate any pointers as to what these marks are, the origin of this item.

(admin edit - see Posting Requirements )

Thank you in advance.

Best wishes and be safe, all!

Uttam

[u0107]

Sorry forum - please see images here.. my attempt to upload images as "image" failed in my main post.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/4z1yMzrjWFtiQQug7
https://photos.app.goo.gl/LwBBPXxmqKh1Hhtb9
https://photos.app.goo.gl/aiRz6iPzB4oXeQqw6

[dognose]

Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

Please embed your images and read the Posting Requirements

Trev.

[u0107]

Hello admin,

Is there a way to edit my original post? I know that editing the original could invite some real misuse by unethical posters - but I am not one! :-)

Just want to present my question and the images in the same post - hence the question.

The edit that you did has been noted - I will take care hereafter.

Thank you for your promptness.

Best and be safe!

Uttam

[dognose]

Hi Uttam,

If you post the embeded images, I'll edit them in to the original post and delete the others.

https://postimages.org (choose 'Share', then copy the 'Hotlink for forums' code) is recommended. Do not use Photobucket.

Trev.

[AG2012]

Hi,
I have arranged and embedded your images;EPBM is short for ``electro plated base metal``
The maker`s mark on the left probably ends with W, but difficult to decipher;most likely one of numerous Sheffield manufacturers.
Try to decipher all letters in maker`s mark;that might help in identifying the maker.
Regards

[silvermakersmarks]

A slight correction to my colleague's post: EPBM is normally taken as meaning electroplated Britannia metal, Britannia metal being a form of base metal akin to pewter.

Looking at the manufacturer's mark I think it may be HJH and of a similar form to the registered sponsor's mark for precious metals of Henry James Hulbert of H J Hulbert & Co Ltd:


No guarantee that I am right as your image is not especially clear.

Phil

[u0107]

Hello,

Thank you @silvermakersmarks and @AG2012.

Both of you have provided an accurate analyses - combined.

Yes HJH is evident in the original article so @silvermakersmarks -your conclusion seems spot on.

And EPBM - a new acronym for me - I will hereafter do my analysis on the basis of this info for any other future objects - wonderful to learn this new info!

And Trev... for whatever it is worth - here are the pictures from postimage - will use this hereafter - thank you for the pointer!

Best wishes all and wish you safe lives in these turbulent times!

Uttam

https://postimg.cc/gallery/YF86Dhm

[AG2012]

Hi,
Or Henry Wilkinson,Sheffield ?
HW in the same shield,EPNS instead of EPBM.
Regards

[silvermakersmarks]

Despite Uttam saying that he can see HJH, his new posting - which he still has not managed to embed - clearly shows the mark as HW, so my guess was wrong and AG2012's assessment is correct.

Phil