BRITISH ELECTROPLATE SILVER AND SILVER PLATE MARKS

ALPHABETICAL GLOSSARY OF MARKS AND HALLMARKS OF SHEFFIELD AND BIRMINGHAM MAKERS

WITH THE ADDITION OF OTHER BRITISH, SCOTTISH AND IRISH MAKERS
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BRITISH ELECTROPLATED SILVER - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MAKER'S MARKS: GA-GZ
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 " Sheffield silver marks " you are searching for, and the silver plate marks identification, 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 silver plate hallmark
gothic : the letters are in gothic style
date indicates approximate period of firm's activity
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
MAKER'S HISTORY
& MARK'S IMAGE
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
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#1
unk.
#2
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#3
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#4
FIGURAL TRADE MARKS | ALPHABETIC SYMBOLS | OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE | DATING UK PATENT MARKS |
| ELKINGTON DATE LETTERS | WALKER & HALL DATE LETTERS | MAPPIN & WEBB DATE LETTERS |
CLICK ON THE RED NAME FOR MAKER'S MARK IMAGE
|ALPHABETICAL GLOSSARY OF MARKS MAKER - PERIOD
| G&B | inside a rectangle John Grinsell & Henry Bourne - Birmingham - 1864-1871
| G&C | inside a rectangle J. Greeen
(G&C) inside two conjoined circles unidentified
|G||&||Co| gothic inside three rectangles Garrard & Co - London
|G||&||Co| inside three rectangles Garrard & Co - London (possibly)
(G)[&](H) gothic unidentified
( G&J over B) inside a heart G. & J. Bushell - Birmingham 1899
G&J W HAWKSLEY George Hawksley & Co - Sheffield -1852c.-1879c.
| G&S | inside a rectangle Gilbert & Spurrier Ltd - Birmingham - 1886
(G)(&)(S) inside three circles Goodfellow & Sons - London
|G||&||S||Co| The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd - London
G & S Co without contour The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd - London
( G&S over Ltd) inside a 'star of David' Gilbert & Spurrier Ltd - Birmingham
( G&Sns) inside an oval George Goodfellow & Sons- London - 1882
|G||&||W||G| Gilmour & Watson - Glasgow
GAMAGES over HOLBORN Gamages - London
GARRARD & Co Ltd Garrard & Co Ltd - London
G.ATTWOOD'S over PATENT STEEL Charles Attwood - Durham
GB under a 'cross' Alfred Field & Co - Birmingham & Sheffield
|G||B|[&](Co) George Bryan & Co - Birmingham (possibly)
(G)(B)(&)(S) into four circles George Bowen & Son - Birmingham
|G||B| [& ](S)|Co| George Butler & Co - Sheffield
[ GB over &C ] inside a shield Gotscher & Co - Birmingham
( GB ) ( & ) ( S ) MITRE and 'crown' George Bishop & Sons - Sheffield - 1894 - 1940
( GB & S ) inside a quatrefoil George Bowen & Son - Birmingham - 1877-1890
[ GB & S ] inside a shield George Bowen & Son - Birmingham
( GB ) ( & ) ( S ) George Bishop & Sons - Sheffield - 1894 - 1940
G.BISHOP & SONS over SHEFFIELD George Bishop & Sons - Sheffield
G. C. over B. between two 'columns' Gotscher & Co (formerly M J Gerritsen & Co) - Birmingham
G C S George Cutts - 1857- 1881
|G||C||W| (symbol) 'crown' over |THE SPECIALITE| unidentified
| G D | inside a rectangle G. Deakin & Co
|G||E||H| |figure|[EPNS] George E. Hawkins & Co - Birmingham - 1887
GENIUS under a 'Saturn planet' John Blyde (Clintock Works) - Sheffield - 1873c.-1919
GEORGE BUTLER & CO over (ART)
over SHEFFIELD ENGLAND
George Butler & Co - Sheffield
GEORGE HULLEYoverTRADE 'symbol' MARK
over SHEFFIELD
George Henry Hulley - Sheffield - 1886
[G.F.W over &S] inside a shield unidentified
(G)(G)(&)(S) gothic George Gordon & Son - Sheffield - 1895
|G||G||H||L| George Gates Honour - London
(GH) inside a circle Gee & Holmes - Sheffield
| GH&C°| inside a rectangle George Hawksley & Co - Sheffield - 1864
| G | H | & | C° | S | George Hawksley & Co - Sheffield
| GH over CH| inside a square George Hawksley & Co - Sheffield
|G||H||L| Old English George Henry Hulley - Sheffield 1886
G.H. LAUBENBURGH &Co under a 'star' G.H. Laubenburg & Co, Birmingham
GHW&S George Henry Whittaker - Sheffield
(G)(H)(W)(S) (EP) George Harry Whitaker - Sheffield - 1883
GIBBS in script George Gibbs - Birmingham
GIBSON & CO Ltd ( + Atkin Brothers mark) William Gibson &Co.Ltd - Belfast
(GIBSON)( & CO) William Gibson &Co.Ltd - Belfast
GIBSON & CO Ld over BELFAST William Gibson &Co.Ltd - Belfast- 1896
G.KURZ &Co 'sun' '1861' unidentified
G.L & C° S over ELECTROPLATE over E.P.B.M G. Lee & Co - 1888-1967
|GLADWIN||AMBASSADOR PLATE| Gladwin Ltd - Sheffield
|GLADWIN Ltd||SHEFFIELD| over Embassy Gladwin Ltd - Sheffield
GLORIOUS Edwin Lander & Co - Birmingham
|G||Ltd||NS| Gieves Ltd - London
GO AHEAD under (C&C) Colquhoun & Cadman - Sheffield - 1892-1919
GOLD CITY John Bedford & Sons (Lion Works) - Sheffield - 1865c.-1919
(GOLD LINED) inside a lozenge N.C. Reading & Co - Birmingham
GOLDSMITHS & SILVERSMITHS COMPANY The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd - London
|GOLDSMITHS| (&) |SILVERSMITHS| |Co Ld| The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd - London
GOOD LUCK inside a 'nail' and two 'horse-shoes' J&J Beal (Red Hill Works) - Sheffield - 1876-1919
[GOU over GH] inside a shield William Gough - Birmingham - 1849-1859
(GS under P) inside a trefoil unidentified
|GRACE BROs| Grace Bros (Australia)
|GRC| inside a rectangle
over (crown)(figure)(figure)(figure)
George Richmond Collins & Co - Birmingham - 1848-1868
GRIEL NICKEL SILVER a trade mark of Barker Bros - Birmingham - 1892
GRIFFIN under a 'griffin' Arthur Balfour & Co - Sheffield - 1870
(GRIFFiTHS & BOWETT BIRMINGHAM) inscribed inside a circle Griffiths & Bowett - Birmingham - 1862
|GS||WS| William Jun & George Sissons - Sheffield & London
GSL intertwined to an 'anchor' George Shadford Lee - 1879-1900 c.
[G][S][L]|'anchor'|(EP) George Shadford Lee - 1879-1900 c.
(GS) and | S | & | G | gothic unidentified
|GT| inside a rectangle G. Teasdell - London
|G.T&C°|(S)|E.P.N.S.| George Travis & Co (possibly)
|G|[T](&)[C°] gothic George Travis & Co - 1863
G.TURNER &Co Samuel Biggin - Dronfield (Sheffield) - 1892
[GU] inside a shield George Unite - Birmingham
GUANACO under a 'guanaco' Doughty Alexander & Co. - Liverpool
GUANACO under a 'guanaco' inside a circle John & Joshua Drysdale & Co - London 1892
(GUIDE & C°) inside a 'festoon' I. Guide & Co. - 1895 c.
|G.V&CO| Gourdel, Vales & Co - London
|GW|inside a rectangle George Ward
G.W. HARRIS & CO over SHEFFIELD George W. Harris & Co - Sheffield - 1845-1863
G.WOODHEAD & SON Thomas Ellin & Co - Sylvester Works - Sheffield 1892-1919
[GW over S ] inside a shield George Wish - 1878 - 1934
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, Austrian Silver, Brazilian Silver, Buxbridge, Electrum, Encore, Exquisite, Insignia Plate, Nevada Silver, Norwegian Silver, Pelican Silver, Potosi Silver, Silverite, Sonora Silver, Spur Silver, Stainless Nickel, Stainless Nickel Silver, Venetian Silver, W.M White Metal,....
Pelton Bros. Silver Plate Co. hallmarkRogers & Bro. - Waterbury CT hallmark Mappin & Webb hallmarkWalker & Hall hallmark Devices of Old Sheffiel Plate Herrmann factory silver plate mark
American Silver Plate marks English Electroplate silver marks Old Sheffied Plate marks Continental European silver plate marks
BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS
London town marks Birmingham town marks Dublin town marks Edinburgh town marks glasgow town marks Sheffield town marks Exeter town marks
London Birmingham Dublin Edinburgh Glasgow Sheffield Chester
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
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