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: 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 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
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
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
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
GENIUS under a 'Saturn planet' John Blyde (Clintock Works) - Sheffield - 1873c.-1919
(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 Henry Whittaker - Sheffield - 1883
GIBBS in script George Gibbs - Birmingham
GIBSON & CO Ltd ( + Atkin Brothers mark) 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
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, 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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