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 MAKER'S MARKS: DA-DZ
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
MAKER'S HISTORY
& MARK'S IMAGE
Aa Az Ba Bd Be Bn Bo Bz Ca Cn Co Cz Da Dh Di Dz Ea Eo Ep Ez Fa Fh Fi Fz Ga Gn Go Gz Ha Hh Hi Hz Ia Jz Ka Kz La Lz
Figural trade marks Alphabetic symbols Ma Maq Mar Mz Na Nz Oa Oz Pa Pg Ph Pz Qa Rz Sa Sh Si Sz Ta Uz Va Vz Wa Wh Wi Wz Ya Yz Za Zz unk. #1 unk. #2 unk. #3 unk. #4
ELKINGTON DATE LETTER
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|ALPHABETICAL GLOSSARY OF MARKS MAKER - PERIOD
( D ) ( & ) ( A ) Daniel & Arter - Birmingham
|D ||& ||A|(EP)(B.M) Daniel & Arter - Birmingham
[D&A under a 'crown'] inside a shield Daniel & Arter - Birmingham
( D ) ( & ) ( B ) Dutton & Benton- 1860 - 1891
| D & B | inside a rectangle Davenport & Bray (possibly)
| D & B over Co Ltd| Davis-Blackham & Co - Birmingham - c. 1911
( D & B ) inside an oval Davenport & Bray - 1871-1874 c.
| D & Co Ltd | W L Dickson & Co Ltd- 1905 - 1910
|D||&||H| gothic Deykin & Harrison - Birmingham - 1895
['gondola'][D][&][H] 'gothic' Deykin & Harrison - Birmingham
['gondola'][D][&][H] Deykin & Harrison - Birmingham
|D|(& inside a lozenge)(J) Frederick Derry & Henry Jones - Birmingham - 1861-1866
(D)(&)(P) inside three circles Davies & Powers - Birmingham
|D||&||S| gothic William R. Deykin & Sons - Birmingham - 1854-1895
[D & S] inside a shield James Dixon & Sons - Sheffield
[D & S over & Co] inside a shield William R. Deykin & Sons - Birmingham
[D & S over G] inside a shield Davis & Sons - Glasgow - 1897-1920 (possibly)
|D||&||S||asterisk||G| Davis & Sons - Glasgow - 1897-1920 (possibly)
|D||&||S| (G) gothic Duncan & Scobbie - Glasgow (possibly)
(D)(&)(W) gothic unidentified
|D*S| James Dixon & Sons - 1835 c.
DARLING WOOD & ANFIELD Darling Wood & Anfield - York unidentified
(D-B over & over Co Ltd) Davis-Blackman & Co Ltd - Birmingham - 1911
[D.BROS over G] inside an shield Dykes Brothers - Glasgow - possibly -
'deer' (figure) Askham Bros & Wilson, Ltd (Yorkshire Works)-Sheffield - 1892
DEFIANCE under a cannon Brookes & Cookes
DENT inside a triangle Thomas Buckley - London - 1892
|DEYKIN||'gondola'||BIRMINGHAM| William R. Deykin & Sons - Birmingham
[D.G.C] inside a shield Daniel George Collins Ltd - London
(D.GEORGE COLLINS) Daniel George Collins Ltd - London
|D.H & S| inside a chamfered rectangle David Hollander & Sons Ltd c.- Birmingham 1950
|DH & S| inside a chamfered rectangle David Hollander & Sons Ltd -Birmingham c.1971
(DIXON) inside a five circles outline James Dixon & Sons - 1890 c.
D J & S and 'two crossed tusks' J. Defries & Son - London - 1892
Dn& Co Dawson & Co - Birmingham 1897
DOMINO under a 'domino card' T.R. Ellin - Footprint Works - Sheffield - 1892-1919
|DORRIT over SILVER| inside a rectangle trade mark of Hamilton & Laidlaw - Glasgow & Sheffield
DOULTON LAMBETH unidentified
|DP| inside a rectangle unidentified
D.S.C.G under a crown The Duchess of Sutherland's Cripples Guild
DUCAL PLATE The Northern Goldsmiths - Newscastle-upon-Tyne
DUCHESS Bird & Blake - Sheffield - 1892-1919
DURATION under a snake Frederick Barnes & Co - London, Birmingham & Sheffield
|D.W & CO| unidentified

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, EPCA, Electro Plated Copper Alloy, EPGS - Electro Plated German Silver, EPMS - Electro Plated Magnetic Silver, African Silver, Albion Silver, Alpha Plate, Ambassador Plate, Angle Plate, Argentium, Argentine Plate, Argentum, Ascetic, Austrian Silver, Brazilian Silver, Britanoid, Cardinal Plate, Electrum, Embassy Plate, Encore, Exquisite, Insignia Plate, Kingsley Plate, New Silver, Nevada Silver, Norwegian Silver, Pelican Silver, Potosi Silver, Royal County Plate, Silva Seal, Silverite, Sonora Silver, Spur Silver, Stainless Nickel, Stainless Nickel Silver, Unity Plate, Venetian Silver, Welbeck Plate,
Rogers & Bro. - Waterbury CT hallmark Mappin & Webb hallmarkWalker & Hall hallmark Tiffany & Co mark London Assay Office mark Devices of Old Sheffiel Plate
American Silver Plate marks British Electroplate Silver marks American Sterling Silver marks British Sterling Silver hallmarks Old Sheffied Plate marks
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