English electroplate and silver plate: marks and hallmarks of Sheffield makers JN-KZ

SILVERPLATE MANUFACTURERS: MARKS' IMAGE & HISTORY

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|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
*J N over* 'a cross with S intertwined'**	John Nodder & Sons - Sheffield
JN over S intertwined to a 'cross'	John Nodder & Sons - Sheffield - 1894 c.-1904
J.N.LOWE (SHEFFIELD)Ld	unidentified
*JOHN A. ASHBERRY & SONS over* SHEFFIELD**	John A. Ashberry & Sons - Sheffield
\|JOHN BAIN LTD\| inside a rectangle	John Bain Ltd - Edinburgh
\|JOHN\|\| BAKER\| inside two rectangles	John Baker - Sheffield
(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 HEITFOR	John Heitfor - Sheffield
(JOHN NODDER & SONS over OSMINIUM over SHEFFIELD) into an oval	John Nodder & Sons - Sheffield
*JOHN NODDER over* & SONS over SHEFFIELD)**	John Nodder & Sons - Sheffield
(JOHN NODDER over & SONS over SHEFFIELD) into an oval	John Nodder & Sons - Sheffield
\|JOHN POUND\|	unidentified
*JOHN TURTON & Co Ld over* SHEFFIELD**	John Turton & Co Ltd - Sheffield
*JOHN WIGFALL &CO under* BONA-FIDE**	Joseph Elliot & Sons - Hollis Croft - Sheffield - 1876 c. - 1919
JOHN YATES & SONS	John Yates & Sons - Birmingham
( JO )( HN ) ( YA ) ( TE ) ( S )	John Yates & Sons - Birmingham
\|JONES\|\|'symbol'\|	Charles Jones - Birmingham
\|JOR over DAN and a 'fork'\| inside a rectangle	T. Jordan
*JOSEPH DEAKIN & SONS over* SHEFFIELD**	Joseph Deakin &Sons - Sheffield - 1856-1864
*JOSEPH DEAKIN over* & SONS over SPRING STREET WORKS over SHEFFIELD**	Joseph Deakin &Sons - Sheffield - 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 - Sheffield

*JOSEPH RIDGE & CO over* SHEFFIELD**	Joseph Ridge & Co - 1880-1884
JOSEPH SMITH & SONS	a trade mark of Joseph Allen & Sons - Sheffield - 1864 c. - 1925
\|JOSEPH WESTBY & CO\|	Joseph Westby & Co - Sheffield - 1900-1911
*\| J \| P \| & \| C° \| (gothic)*	James Pinder & Co - Sheffield
\| J \| P \| & \| S \|	Joseph Parker & Sons - 1872 - 1935
(JP) \|&\|\|S\|\|+\|\|S\|	Joseph Parker & Sons (possibly)
\|J.P\|\|&Co\|	James Pinder & Co - Sheffield
\|J\|\|P\|\|&\|\|Co\|	James Pinder & Co - Sheffield
*[JP over* &Co]**	James Pinder & Co - Sheffield (possibly)
\|J\|\|P\|\|&\|\|S\|\|'crown'\| gothic	John Parker & Sons - Birmingham (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 \| (&)\|Co\| 'crown'	Joseph Ridge & Co (possibly)
*( 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 ) [ 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
(J)(R)(axe)(G)(R)	Joseph Rodgers & George Rodgers
*(JR)[P][+][]\|S\|**	Joseph Rodgers & Sons - 1858-1871

\|J.S\| inside a rectangle	Joseph Smith
*\|JS 'in script'\|\|symbol\|\|symbol\|\|symbol\|*	John Smallwood - Sheffield
\|J\|\|S\|\|&\|\|S\|'star'	John Sanderson & Son - Sheffield (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.SANDERSON over* & SON**	John Sanderson & Son - Sheffield
*\|J\|\|S\|\|D\|\|\|**	James Dixon & Son - Sheffield
\|J.S.D.\|	James Dixon & Son - Sheffield
\|J\|\|S\|\|D\|'gothic'	James Dixon & Son - Sheffield
\|JSD\|	James Dixon & Son - Sheffield
(J)(S)(D)	James Dixon & Son - Sheffield
(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.S.S\| inside an oblong six sides polygon	unidentified
*\|J\|\|S\|\|'star'\|\|S\|*	John Sanderson - Sheffield
\| J.T \| inside a rectangle	J. Thomson
\| J.T \| gothic inside a rectangle	J. Thomson
J T & Co without contour	John Turton & Co
\| 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
(JT over B) 'into a quatrefoil'	Latham & Morton (possibly)
\| J \|\| T \|\| E \|\| & \|\| S \| old English	unidentified
\| J \|\| T \|\|H \|\|symbol \| 'gothic'	unidentified
(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
\| J \|\| T \|\| W \| into three square	unidentified
*JUBILEE GOLD under* CLARK'S**	John Clark - Birmingham - 1892

JUNO	Britzius & Goldstrass - Sheffield - 1870-1919
J. W	Joseph Wolstenholme - 1850 - 1857
\|J\|\|W\| 'gothic'	unidentified
\|J\|\|W\|\|&Co\|	John Wigfall & Co - Sheffield - 1889-1911
\|J.W & Co\| inside a rectangle	John Wigfall & Co - Sheffield
(JW)(&)(Co)[L&S]	unidentified
\|J\|\|W\|\|&\|[S]	unidentified
J.W.B	J.W. Benson - London (possibly)
\|JWB Ld\| 'inside a rectangle'	J.W. Benson Ltd - London
[J.W. over B] inside a shield	J.W. Benson Ltd - London
J.W.Benson in script	J.W. Benson - London
J. WOLSTENHOLME over SHEFFIELD in an oval	Joseph Wolstenholme - Sheffield
\|J\|\|W\|(S)(EP)	Spurrier & Co (John Walter Spurrier) - London & Birmingham
(J.W.T) inside three conjoined circles	James Walter Tiptaft - Birmingham - 1886
( 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.Y.C\| inside a rectangle	J.Y.Cowlishaw
\|K\|\|&\|\|Co\|	Kay & Co - Worcester - possibly -
*K & M under a 'crown' over a ['rampant lion']*	Kirk & Matz - Sheffield and Denver (USA)/font>
*(K)(&)(P)('crown')(C)*	Kerr & Phillips - Glasgow 1882-1896
\|K\|\|&\|\|P\|\|G\|	Kerr & Phillips - Glasgow 1882-1896
(K&P) inside an oval	Kerr & Phillips - Glasgow
*[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
\|KAY & CO\| into a rectangle	Kay & Co - Worcester (possibly)
(KB) into an oval	K. Bright Ltd - Sheffield
\|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
KINGSLEY PLATE	a trade mark of Walter Belk & Son - Sheffield
[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
KOBAN SILVER	unidentified
\|Kp BROs\| inside a rectangle	Kemp Brothers - Bristol
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, 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,....

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ALPHABETICAL GLOSSARY OF MARKS AND HALLMARKS OF SHEFFIELD AND BIRMINGHAM MAKERS

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