ELECTROPLATE SILVER AND SILVER PLATEALPHABETICAL GLOSSARY OF MARKS AND HALLMARKS OF SHEFFIELD MAKERS |
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| BRITISH ELECTROPLATED SILVER - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MAKER'S MARKS: EA-EZ |
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 MARKS |
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 |
| 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 |
| CLICK ON THE RED NAME FOR MAKER'S MARK IMAGE |
| |ALPHABETICAL GLOSSARY OF MARKS | MAKER - PERIOD |
| [E over & Co] inside a shield | Ellis & Co - Birmingham - 1900 |
| | E | & | C° | AS | | S M Ellis & Co - 1921 - 1952 |
| [ E & C° under a crown] inside a shield | Elkington & Co - Birmingham - 1900 |
| [ E over & C° ] inside a shield | Elkington & Co - Birmingham - 1896 |
| [ E & C° under a crown] |E||&||C°| | Elkington & Co - Birmingham |
| [ E & C° under a crown] |E||&C°| gothic | Elkington & Co - Birmingham |
| |E||&||C°| gothic | Elkington & Co - Birmingham |
| [ E & C° under a crown] |E||&|C°| gothic | Elkington & Co - Birmingham |
| [ E & over C° ] inside a shield | Elkington & Co - Birmingham - 1898 |
| [ E & C° ] inside a shield | Elkington & Co - Birmingham - 1898 |
| (E & JB) under a crown | unidentified |
| E&J.L | E. & J. Leek - Birmingham (possibly) |
| |E&M| inside a rectangle | Evans & Matthews - Birmingham |
| 'eagle inside a star' (figural) | Eagle Edge Tool Co - Wolverhampton - 1892 |
| | EB | inside a rectangle | E. Bradley |
| | E.B | & C° | | Bramwell & Co - 1893 - 1927 |
| | E.B | & C° | ('spur') | Bramwell & Co - 1893 - 1927 (possibly) |
| EB &Co | unidentified |
| |E||B|| &|| C°||S| gothic | Edwin Blyde & Co - 1872 |
| |E||B|| &|| C°||S| 'spur' | Edwin Blyde & Co (Clintock Works) - Sheffield - 1870c.-1919 |
| (EB over JB) inside a quatrefoil 'shield' and another symbol | Edward & John Barnard - London - 1851-1868 |
| EBRO between two 'crosses' | Adolph Castor - Sheffield - 1892-1919 |
| (ED)(&)(Co) | Edmund Draper & Co - Sheffield 1881 |
| EDWARD BARBER | Thomas Ellin & Co - Sylvester Works - Sheffield 1892-1919 |
| |EDWIN BLYDE & C. L.td| | Edwin Blyde & Co Ltd - Sheffield |
| (EE over B over JW ) inside a quatrefoil 'shield' and |A| | Edward, Edward Jnr, John and W. Barnard - London - c. 1850 |
| E.E.T.C. under an 'eagle' | Eagle Edge Tool Co - Wolverhampton - 1892 |
| (EF) inside a lozenge | Arthur E. Furniss - 1872 |
| EGLENTINE besides an 'anchor' | F.Eglington - Staffordshire |
| |E||H||&||symbol||S|(EP) | Edwin Howard & Son - Sheffield (possibly) |
| | EHP over &C°S | | E.H. Parkin & Co - Sheffield - 1919 - present |
| [ E ] [ H ] [ P ] inside shields ('female head') | E.H. Parkin & Co - Sheffield |
| |E.J.F| inside an oblong rectangle | Elisabeth Jane Fairbairns - London - 1893 |
| [E][J][H] inside three shields | Edward John Haseler (Haseler Brothers) - Birmingham - possibly |
| [EJH over NH] inside a shield | Haseler Brothers - Birmingham 1888 |
| |E||J||M| | E.J. Makin |
| |E.LECLERE| | Eugene Leclere - Sheffield |
| Electro-Imperial in script over F.W. | Frederick Whitehouse, Lion Works - Birmingham |
| ELECTRO POTOSI over an eagle inside a shield | The Potosi Company - Birmingham |
| ELKINGTON MASON & CO | Elkington, Mason & Co - Birmingham |
| [E.L over T] inside a shield | E.L. Thompson & Co - Sheffield - 1896 |
| (E M&C°) inside an oval | Elkington, Mason & Co - Birmingham |
| |E||M||&C°| gothic | Elkington, Mason & Co - Birmingham - 1842-1864 |
| |EM||JM| inside two rectangles | Mappin Brothers, Queens Works - Sheffield & London |
| EMPIRE besides a 'trefoil' | Henry Barnascone & Son - Sheffield - 1860-1934 |
| (EMPRESS) inside a triangle inside a trefoil | John Moreton & Co - Wolverhampton, Sheffield, London |
| EN AVANT under 'horse hoof' | Camm.Bagshaw & Co - Sheffield - 1892-1919 |
| (ENCORE) inside a outline | John Moreton & Co - Wolverhampton, Sheffield, London |
| ENDURE | J&J Beal (Red Hill Works) - Sheffield - 1876-1919 |
| [EP over A] inside a shield | unidentified |
| E.PARKER &SONS over 3709 over SHEFFIELD | Atkinson Bros (Milton Works) - Sheffield - 1843-1919 |
| | E | P | B | JR | gothic | John Round (possibly) |
| | E P B M | (various shapes) | a generic mark for Electro Plated Britannia Metal |
| EP clover and stars BM | Barker Bros - Birmingham 1892 |
| E.P.C.A. | a generic mark for Electro Plated Copper Alloy |
| [e][p][ISG] inside a shield[n][s] gothic | Israel Sigmund Greenberg & Co - Birmingham |
| | E P G S | (various shapes) | a generic mark for Electro Plated German Silver |
| | E | P | J | S | S | | unidentified |
| | E P N S | (various shapes) | a generic mark for Electro Plated Nickel Silver |
| | E P ON COPPER | (various shapes) | a generic mark for Electro Plated wares |
| EP clover and stars NS | Barker Bros - Birmingham 1892 |
| ( EP ) ( star ) ( NS ) | unidentified |
| E P W M | a generic mark for Electro Plated White Metal |
| ERA over JAMES BARBER over SHEFFIELD | I & J Barber - Sheffield - 1892 |
| |ER over TR| inside a square | Robinson & Company |
| ( E ) ( S ) ( & ) ( S ) | E Stacey & Sons - 1857 - 1934 |
| |E|( S ) ( & ) ( S ) | Ebenezer Stacey & Sons - 1870 c. - 1900 c. |
| E.STACEY & SONS over SHEFFIELD | Ebenezer Stacey & Sons - 1870 c. - 1900 c. |
| E.STACEY over SUCCESSOR TO over I.VICKERS over BRITANNIA PLATE over SHEFFIELD | Ebenezer Stacey - 1843-1856 |
| ET & C° S | unidentified |
| |E||T||M| inside three squares | unidentified |
| EUREKA over three spoons | Willian Hay - Birmingham |
| EVANS & MATTHEWS) inside an oval | Evans & Matthews - Birmingham - 1890 |
| (EXCELSIOR) inside an oval | Brooker, Dore & Co - London - 1892 |
| EXTRA | Cocker Bros. Ltd - Sheffield - 1862c- 1919 |
| (EYE WITNESS) inside an oval | Needham, Veall & Tyzack - Sheffield |
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,
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silverware, flatware, tea services and tea complements, silver and gold jewellry, marks and hallmarks, articles,
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history, oddities ...
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