English electroplate and silver plate: marks and hallmarks of Sheffield makers

ELECTROPLATE SILVER AND SILVER PLATE

ALPHABETICAL GLOSSARY OF MARKS AND HALLMARKS OF SHEFFIELD MAKERS

WITH THE ADDITION OF OTHER BRITISH, SCOTTISH AND IRISH MAKERS

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BRITISH ELECTROPLATED SILVER - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MAKERS: CA-CZ

Most of these electroplate and silverplate makers operated in the town of Sheffield from c. 1840 to c. 1940 (makers operating in other towns, e.g. Birmingham, are expressly indicated)
For an easier reference to the mark you are searching for, the alphabetical order relates to hallmark's letters or to 'figural' definition (NOT to firm's name)
|A|B|C|D| : the letters ABCD are inside separated square outlines
| ABCD | : the letters are inside a unique rectangular outline
(A)(B)(C)(D) : the letters are inside separate circular or oval outlines
( ABCD ) : the letters are inside an unique outline (of various shape)
[ ABCD ] : the letters are inside a shield
hand, tower, crown, etc.: describes (when possible) a symbol present on the hallmark
gothic : the letters are in gothic style
date indicates approximate period of firm's activity

BRITISH ELECTROPLATED SILVER - SILVERPLATE - SILVER PLATE

LISTING
OF MAKERS AA
AZ BA
BZ CA
CZ DA
DZ EA
EZ FA
FZ GA
GZ HA
HZ IA
IZ JA
JM JN
KZ LA
LZ MA
OZ PA
QZ RA
RZ SA
SZ TA
UZ VA
VZ WA
ZZ

IMAGES

I-J

K-L

N-O-P

Q-R

T-U-V

W-X-Y-Z

IMAGES

unidentified 1

unidentified 2

unidentified 3

unidentified 4

ELKINGTON DATE LETTER

CLICK ON THE RED NAME FOR MAKER'S MARK IMAGE

|ALPHABETICAL GLOSSARY OF MARKS

MAKER - PERIOD

\| C & C° \|	Creswick & Co - 1863 - 1890
\|C\|\|&\|\|Co\|	Carnelly & Co - Birmingham - 1867-1885 c.
[C & Co under a 'crown'] inside a shield	George Richmond Collis & Co - Birmingham & London - 1873-1888
(C)[&](Co) gothic	Creswich & Co - 1855 c.-1887
(C&Co) inside a rectangle	Creswich & Co - 1863 - 1887
\|C & CO 'castle' EP\| gothic	Corbell & Co
C & C° over VALPARAISO under a 'star'	M. Clark & Co - 1892
(C)\|&\|[K] (crown)[fleur de lys] gothic	Culf & Kay - 1896
( C )( & )( W ) ( B )	Collings & Wallis - 1894 - 1900
\|CAMEL\|	Charles Cammel & Co Ltd - (Cyclops Steef Works) - Sheffield - 1845-1895
'camel' (figural)	Charles Cammel & Co Ltd - (Cyclops Steef Works) - Sheffield - 1845-1895
CAMEO over a ('female bust') inside an oval	not identified

CAMPANA	G. Bell & Sons - Liverpool and Buenos Aires (Argentina)-1892
CANADIAN over GOLD over "bird" over L.B. CANADA	Levetus Brothers - Birmingham
*CAPITAL under* a "capital column"**	Hawksworth, Eyre & Co. Ltd - 1900 c.
\|CARDINAL\|\|PLATE\|	Elkington & Co Ltd - Birmingham
\| C B \|	C. Boardman
\| C B over E P \|	Roberts & Belk - 1879 - 1892
(C)\|B\|(S) gothic	Cooper Brothers & Sons Ltd - 1895 c.
\| C \| BROS \| S \|	Cooper Brothers 1867 - 1964
\| C \|\| BROS \|\| S \| gothic	Cooper Brothers
\| C \|\|C \|\|Co \|\| S \| gothic	George Hawksley & Co-Charlotte St.Works-Sheffield 1864-1867
\| C E \| inside a rectangle	George Edwards - Glasgow
C E & Co	Thomas Ellin & Co - Sylvester Works - Sheffield 1892-1919
C E & Co	Charles Ellis & Co - Norfolk St. - Sheffield 1892
( C ) ( E ) (& ) (Co )	Charles Ellis & Co 1855 - 1900
( C.E over N) inside a trefoil	Muirhead & Arthur - Glasgow - 1883 c.
(C)(G)(&)(Co) (EPNS)	C.Green & Co - Birmingham (possibly)

[CHAMPION on a pennant] inside a shield	Thomas S. Richards & Co - Birmingham
(CharlesRCowie) in script inside an oval	Charles Rennie Cowie - Glasgow - 1892
CHARs OWEN	Charles Owen - Sheffield
( C.H.C) inside a rectangle	Charles Howard Collins - Birmingham 1889
CHEETAH under a 'cheetah'	English & Foreign Steel Co - Birmingham - 1892
CHELTENHAM over AND COMPANY LTD over SHEFFIELD over ENGLAND between two 'unicorns'	Cheltenham & Co Ltd - Sheffield (unidentified)
[CHH over S] inside a shield between EP and NS (gothic)	Charles Henry Hattersley - Sheffield- 1891-1918
CHI DURA VINCE over a 'six pointed star'	J.Beardshaw & Son (Baltic Works) - Sheffield - 1850c.-1919
[CH over & W] inside a shield	Cartwright, Hirons & Woodward- Birmingham - 1853-1859
( CH over & over JF) inside a quatrefoil	Hawksworth, Eyre & Co - Sheffield - 1860 c.
*( CH over* JE )**	Hawksworth, Eyre & Co - Sheffield - 1867 - 1869
CHROMWELL	Brown, Bailey's Steel Works Ltd - Sheffield - 1892-1919
CINDERALLA	Britzius & Goldstrass - Sheffield - 1870-1919
*CIVIC under* REGISTERED over TRADEMARK**	T. Land & Son - Sheffield - 1945-1977
( CJ ) (& ) (C° )	Christopher Johnson & Co 1878 - 1952
*C.JOHNSON &CO over* SHEFFIELD**	Christopher Johnson & Co 1896
*CLARKE'S over* PATENT**	John Clarke & Sons - 1895
*CLARK'S overJUBILEE GOLD*	John Clark - Birmingham - 1892
'clepsydra' (figural)	Allen & Darwin - Sheffield 1865 c. - 1919
C.L. REIS & Co GLASGOW	C.L. Reis & Co - Glasgow
[ CL over TL] inside a shield	Levesley Brothers, Central Works
(COLLIS over & Co) inside a quatrefoil	George Richmond Collis & Co - Birmingham & London - 1873-1893
COMA	A.T.H. Coward - Sheffield - 1892-1919
*COMB 'a comb'* INATION**	Lewis Barnascone - Sheffield - 1860-1919
COMMON SENSE	John Shaw & Sons Ltd - Wolverton
CONQUEROR over a 'sword'	J.Beardshaw & Son (Baltic Works) - Sheffield - 1850c.-1919

CONSERVATIVE under a 'church'	J & J Beal (Red Hill Works) - Sheffield - 1876 c.-1919
COOPER under a 'man hammering a barrel'	Cooper Brothers - Sheffield
CORPORATE [5573] MARK	Joseph Deakin & Sons - 1856-1864
*3 'crescent moon intertwined'* (figural)**	Camm.Bagshaw & Co - Sheffield - 1892-1919
CRESWICK & Co	Creswick & Company - Sheffield -
'cricket' (figural)	Lewis Barnascone - Sheffield - 1860-1919
CRIEL SILVER NICKEL	Barker Brothers - Birmingham
CRIS over a 'pin'	John Bednall & Co - Sheffield - 1855c.-1919
\|6 CROSSED arrows\| inside square	Creswich & Company - Sheffield - 1855 c.-1877
'two crossed swords' (figural)	unidentified
[CSG over & Co] inside a shield	Charles S. Green & Co - Birmingham
*by C.S. Green & Co Ltd (in script)*	Charles S. Green & Co - Birmingham
( C S over WS )	Willian & George Sissons - 1855 - 1891
*[CT over* B] \|EP\|\|symbol\|\|NS\|**	unidentified
(C)(symbol)[TP](symbol)	unidentified
CUTWELL over JOHN COE & COMPANY over ALBION WORKS.SHEFFIELD	John Coe & Co - Sheffield - 1892
*[CW] [symbol](EP)(NS)*	unidentified
\| C.W.F \|	Charles William Fletcher - Sheffield - 1894
\| C.W.F \| S \| EP \|	C W Fletcher & Sons Ltd - 1915 - 1952
\| C.W.F \|\| S\| over \| EPNS.A1 \| over \|ARUNDEL PLATE\|	C W Fletcher & Sons Ltd - 1915 - 1952
C++X	Lockwood Brothers Ltd - 1898 c.
\|CYCLOPS\|	Charles Cammel & Co Ltd - (Cyclops Steef Works) - Sheffield - 1845-1895
CYCLOPS under three 'crowns'	Charles Cammel & Co Ltd - (Cyclops Steef Works) - Sheffield - 1845-1895

E.P.N.S. (Electroplated Nickel Silver) and EPBM (Electroplated Britannia Metal) are the most common names attributed to silver plate items. But many other names are used for silver plate:
EPWM - Electroplate on White Metal, EPC - Electroplate on Copper, Argentium Argentine Plate, Argentum, Ascetic B. B. S. Ltd, Ashberry, Austrian Silver, Brazilian Silver D&A Trademark of Daniel and Arter, Buxbridge - Trademark name of JT&Co., Electrum, Encore TT&Co Trademark of T. Turner, Exquisite, HH&S , I.XL Geo. Wostenholm & Son, Insignia Plate, JB&S EP A1, JD&S = John Dixon & Sons, K & TL , M&W Mappin and Webb, N.S. New Silver, Nevada Silver D&A Trademark of Daniel and Arter, Norwegian Silver; Trademark of WG&S, Pelican Silver JGNS, Potosi Silver N&S WP, RN&S EP Neill, Silverite = Trademark of W P & Co , Sonora Silver = Trademark of Walker and Hall, Spur Silver = Trademark of E B & Co for Edwin Blyde & Co, Stainless N. S., Stainless Nickel, Stainless Nickel Silver, Venetian Silver - Trademark of Deykin & Sons, WF&SS EP

STERLING SILVER OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELAND

ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF
MAKER'S MARKS AA
AE AF
AZ BA
BZ CA
CH CK
CZ DA
DZ EA
EZ FA
FZ GA
GZ HA
HG HH
HZ IA
IG IH
IZ JA
JC JD
JH JJ
JP JQ
JS

ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF
MAKER'S MARKS JT
JZ KA
LZ MA
MZ NA
PA PB
PZ QA
RH RK
RZ SA
SG SH
SZ TA
TH TI
TZ UA
WB WC
WF WG
WL WM
WS WT
ZZ


Russian silver marks	Italian silver marks	French silver marks	English silver marks


Germany	Hanau	Austria	Mexico


American Silver Plate marks	English Electroplate silver marks	Old Sheffied Plate marks


Elkington	Georg Jensen	Gorham Corporation	Tiffany & Co	WMF	Reed & Barton

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