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silver plate mustard pot/ tankard....... help with markings

Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:36 am
by TRVEMAIL
i recently purchased a silver plated mustard pot/ tankard.
but i have a problem working out the marks underneith.
can anybody help me out please?

the first marking is like a trumpet followed byE.H
J B & S

THENUNDER THAT IS....
E.P.B.M.X
3462.
THE X SEEMS TO BE HAND MARKED
I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT WHO THE MAKER IS AND FROM WHAT COUNTRY IT HAS COME.
I AM IN MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA.

I AM NEW AT THIS.... PLEASE OFFER SOME ASSISTANCE.

WITH KIND THANKS
TREVOR VERNON

Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:07 pm
by 2209patrick
I know that second letter looks like a B, but it's probably a D for JD&S. James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, England.
The EPBM stands for ElectroPlated Britannia Metal.
The 3462 is a catalogue or pattern number.

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Regards,
Pat.

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:30 am
by Waylander
Agreed

Waylander