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: JN-KZ

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

(JN) inside an oval	J. Needham
(JN) inside an oval	J. North
*[ JN ] ( & ) ( S ) (crown) [ S ]*	John Nowill & Sons - 1864 - 1897
*(J)(N)[&] (S)'old English'* (A)**	John Nowill & Sons - 1867
*\|J.N\|\|'dog' facing left\|\|'crown'\|\|PS\|*	John Neal - London - 1867-1880
JN over S intertwined to a 'cross'	John Nodder & Sons - Sheffield - 1894 c.-1904
(JOHN BEDFORD over a 'lion' over SHEFFIELD) inside a circle	John Bedford & Sons (Lion Works) - Sheffield - 1865c.-1919
*JOHN COPLEY & SONS over* SHEFFIELD over XX**	John Copley & Sons - Sheffield - 1870-1892
(JOHN NODDER & SONS over OSMINIUM over SHEFFIELD) into an oval	John Nodder & Sons - Sheffield
(JOHN NODDER over & SONS over SHEFFIELD) into an oval	John Nodder & Sons - Sheffield
*JOHN WIGFALL &CO under* BONA-FIDE**	Joseph Elliot & Sons - Hollis Croft - Sheffield - 1876 c. - 1919
JOHN YATES & SONS	John Jates & Sons - Birmingham
\|JOR over DAN and a 'fork'\| inside a rectangle	T. Jordan
*JOSEPH DEAKIN & SONS over* SHEFFIELD**	Joseph Deakin &Sons - 1856-1864
*JOSEPH DEAKIN over* & SONS over SPRING STREET WORKS over SHEFFIELD**	Joseph Deakin &Sons - 1864-1889
*JOSEPH ELLIOT & SONS over* CUTLERS. SHEFFIELD**	Joseph Elliot &Sons - 1890 c.
JOSEPH FENTON & SONS	Joseph Fenton & Sons - Sheffield
*JOSEPH HAYWOOD & COMPy over* MANUFACTURERS.SHEFFIELD**	Joseph Haywood & Co - 1890 c.

*JOSEPH RIDGE & CO over* SHEFFIELD**	Joseph Ridge & Co - 1880-1884
JOSEPH SMITH & SONS	a trade mark of Joseph Allen & Sons - Sheffield - 1864 c. - 1925
*\| J \| P \| & \| C° \| (gothic)*	James Pinder & Co - 1877 - 1894
\| J \| P \| & \| S \|	Joseph Parker & Sons - 1872 - 1935
(JP) \|&\|\|S\|\|+\|\|S\|	Joseph Parker & Sons (possibly)
( J. PETFIELD over WICKER over SHEFFIELD ) inside an oval	Jackson Petfield - Wickes - 1878-1881
\| JR \| inside a rectangle	J. Roberts
\| JR \| inside a rectangle	Joseph Rodgers & Sons
( JR ) inside a quatrefoil	Joseph Rodgers & Sons
*( JR ) (&)\|S\|\|\|\|+\|**	Joseph Rodgers & Sons
[ JR over & R ] inside a shield	John Round & Son Ltd, Tudor & Arundel Works
*\|J\|\|R\|\|&\|\|S\| over* \|E\|\|P\|\|N\|\|S\|**	John Round & Son
( JR ) ( & ) (S ) ( Ltd )	John Round & Son - 1872 - 1957
( JR ) ( & ) (S ) [ S ]	Joseph Ridge & Co - 1881 - 1886
( JR ) ( & ) (S ) [ crown ] gothic	John Round & Son - 1863 - 1897
(JR)(&)\|S\|\|\|\|+\| gothic*	Joseph Rodgers & Sons - 1871
J.R &S and (World) inside a circle	John Round & Sons Ltd - Tudor & Arundel Works
*(JR)[E][][+]\|P\|**	Joseph Rodgers & Sons
*(JR)[P][+][]\|S\|**	Joseph Rodgers & Sons - 1858-1871

\|J.S\| inside a rectangle	Joseph Smith
*\|J\|\|S\|\|'star'\|\|S \| (EP)*	unidentified
*\| J \| S \| & \|S \| star\|*	*John Sherwood & Sons - Birmingham (possibly)*
*[JS over* &S]\|'animal'\|**	John Sherwood & Sons - Birmingham - 1858-1896
*[JS over* &S]\|'animal'\|\|'crown'\|\|A\|**	John Sherwood & Sons - Birmingham - 1858-1896
*[JS over* &S]\|'animal'\|\|'crown'\|\|B\|**	John Sherwood & Sons - Birmingham - 1858-1896
*\|J\|\|S\|\|D\|\|\|**	J.Dixon - 1848-1878
(J)(S)(H)(&)(Co) inside separate circles	unidentified
*J.SHARPE over* SHEFFIELD**	John Askham (Broad Lane Works) - Sheffield - 1864-1919
\|J\|\|S\|\|S\|\|EP\|\|NS\|	unidentified
\| J.T \| inside a rectangle	J. Thomson
\| J.T \| gothic inside a rectangle	J. Thomson
\| J \| T \| & \| C° \| Ltd \| S \|	John Turton & Co - 1910 - 1923
\| J \| T \| & \| C° \|S \|	John Turton & Co - 1898 - 1909
\| J \|\| T \|\| & \|\| S \|	John Townroe & Sons - 1887 - 1916
(J)(T)(M)(I)[M]	James Tidmarsh - London
*[J][T][S] 'gothic' into three shields over* JOHN TURTON**	John Turton & Co
(J)(T)(S)('mallet')	John Turton & Co
\| JT \|\| S \|\| symbol \|\| EP \|	John Turton & Co - 1898 - 1923
[ J.T over T.T ] inside a shield	Towndrow Brothers - 1862 - 1872
*JUBILEE GOLD under* CLARK'S**	John Clark - Birmingham - 1892

JUNO	Britzius & Goldstrass - Sheffield - 1870-1919
J. W	W.F. Wolstenholme - 1850 - 1857
\|J\|\|W\|\|& Co\|	John Wigfall & Co - Sheffield 1889-1911
( J ) ( Y ) ( & ) [ S ] gothic	John Yates & Sons - Birmingham - from 1861
\| J \| \| Y \| \| & \| \| S \| gothic	John Yates & Sons - Birmingham - from 1861
JY&S	John Yates & Sons - Birmingham - from 1861
\|J\|\|Y\|\|&\|\|S\| gothic	John Yates & Sons - Birmingham - from 1861
\|J\|(Y)(&)[S](BP) gothic	John Yates & Sons - Birmingham - from 1861
\| J. Y. C. \|	John Y. Cowlishaw - 1872 - 1897
\|J\|\|W\|\|&Co\|	John Wigfall & Co - Sheffield - 1889-1911
J.W.Benson in script	J.W. Benson - London
(J.W.T) inside three conjoined circles	James Walter Tiptaft - Birmingham - 1886
\|J.Y.C\| inside a rectangle	J.Y.Cowlishaw
*(K)(&)(P)('crown')(C)*	Kerr & Phillips - Glasgow 1882-1896
*[K&P]('fleur de lys')(G)*	Kerr & Phillips - Glasgow
(K)(&)(S)(S)(P)	unidentified
*"KARANTI SILVER" over* GOLDTECTA over "ECLIPSE SOVEREIGN PURSE"**	Levetus Brothers - Birmingham
\|K.BROs\|	Kemp Brothers - Bristol - 1898
*KEMP BROS over4 UNION ST over* BRISTOL**	Kemp Brothers - Bristol
(KENDAL & DENT) inside an oval	Kendal & Dent - London
*\|KING'S\|\|Ld\| over* \|HULL\|**	King's Ltd - Hull
[KINGTONS over METAL] inside a shield	Levetus Brothers - Birmingham
*KINGSWAY PLATE over* S Ld**	a trade mark of William Suckling Ltd
\|KIRBY.BEARD&C°Ld\| inside a rectangle	Kirby, Beard & Co - Birmingham & Redditch - 1897
K S I A	Keswick School of Industrial Art
KV & C	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, 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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