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: PA-QZ |
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 |
| P inside four 'pole' in a lozenge shape | James Pinder &Co - Sheffield - 1890 |
| P & D | Pembrook & Dickins - Birmingham - 1883-1886 |
| |P||&||M| inside three squares | Parkin & Marshall - Sheffield |
| | P & M | gothic inside three squares | Parkin & Marshall - Sheffield |
| (P & M) inside a trefoil | Priestley & Moore Ltd - Sheffield |
| |P|(&)|M| 'gothic' inside three contour | Parkin & Marshall - Sheffield 1861-1924 |
| PA&S | Philip Ashberry & Sons - Sheffield |
| | P A & S | gothic | Philip Ashberry & Sons - 1861-1890 |
| P A & S gothic | Philip Ashberry & Sons - 1856-1890 |
| | P A & S | inside an oval | Philip Ashberry & Sons - 1880 c. |
| | P A & S | inside a rectangle | Philip Ashberry & Sons - 1880 c. |
| | P.A&S | + ['arm with pennant'] | Philip Ashberry & Sons - 1867-1935 |
| ( PA )[&](S)|E||P| | Philip Ashberry & Sons - 1880-1935 |
| ( P.A )[&](S)|E||P| | Philip Ashberry & Sons - 1880-1935 |
| |'padlock'|(symbol)|EPBM| | Kayser, Ellison & Co - 1862-1919 |
| PAGE KEEN & PAGE over PLYMOUTH | Page Keen & Page - Plymouth |
| ( PALACE SILVER ) inside a ribbon | Walker & Hall - Sheffield |
| PARKIN & MARSHALL over MAKERS SHEFFIELD | Parkin & Marshall - Sheffield |
| PATRIOT under a 'crowned bird's head' | L. & C. Glauert |
| | P.Bros.S Ltd over CONSORT| | Pinder Brothers - 1923 - present |
| [ P C over a 'lion' over B ] inside a shield | Payton & Co - Birmingham |
| P 'crown' C over PRACTICAL CUTLERY Co over SHEFFIELD | Walter Birch - Sheffield - 1875c.-1919 |
| |P||D||T||&||Co| gothic inside squares | unidentified |
| ( P D over & ) inside a trefoil | Pembrook & Dingley - Birmingham - 1887-1898 |
| |PEARCE|[&]|SONS| inside two rectangles and a shield | Pearce & Sons - Melton Mowbray - Leicestershire |
| |PELHAM||PLATE| inside two rectangles | Harrison Fisher & Co - 1900 - 1925 |
| PERFECTION) over a 'pineapple' | Hawksworth, Eyre & Co |
| PERPLEX | Clifton &Co Ltd - Sheffield - 1892-1919 |
| [ PERUVIAN SILVER ] inside a rectangle | Hands & Sons - Birmingham |
| |P.G| inside a rectangle | unidentified |
| ('crown')('symbol')(P)(G)(S) | unidentified |
| ('symbol')(EP)('crown')[P over GS] into a shield | unidentified |
| (P over GS) inside a trefoil | unidentified |
| | PHILIP ASHBERRY | Philip Ashberry - 1845c.-1855 |
| | PHILIP ASHBERRY & SONS | Philip Ashberry & Sons - 1856-1860 |
| | PHILIP ASHBERRY & SONS (under Britannia) | Philip Ashberry & Sons - 1861-1915 |
| |P||H||S||S||&||Co| | unidentified |
| P.H.V MADE IN ENGLAND inside a circle | P.H. Vogel - Birmingham |
| P.H.V & CO | P.H. Vogel & Co - Birmingham |
| PILOT | Colver Bros Ltd - Sheffield - 1892-1919 |
| PILOT under a 'locomotive' | C. Jines - Liverpool |
| PILOT WORKS under two crossed 'pennant' with CB | Colver Bros Ltd - Sheffield - 1892-1919 |
| PINDER BROS LTD over a circle | Pinder Bros Ltd - Sheffield |
| ('pineapple') inside an oval EPNS | unidentified |
| (P inside a lozenge) |J||P||&||C°| | James Pinder &Co - 1877-1894 |
| PLENTY over a sickle) | John Derby & Sons |
| POTOSI SILVER under 'bird in shield' and 'thistle') | The Potosi Silver Co - Birmingham |
| |POTOSI||SILVER| inside two rectangles) | The Potosi Silver Co - Birmingham |
| | POTOSI SILVER crossed 'spoon' and ' fork' | inside a square | The Potosi Silver Co - Birmingham |
| ( PP over & Co ) | Padley, Parkin & Co |
| | P | P | & | S | gothic | Padley, Parkin & Staniforth - 1849-1875 |
| | PRIESTLEY PLATE | | unidentified |
| (A)|symbol|[Pri over me in script](fleur de lys)[P over MP] | J. Prime - Birmingham - 1839 |
| PRIESTLEY & MOORE | Priestley & Moore - Sheffield |
| PRIMUS aside ISAAC ELLIS & SONS | Isaac Ellis & Sons - Sheffield - 1892 |
| PROLIFIC | Henry Barnascone & Son - Sheffield - 1860-1934 |
| ( PS over & Co ) | Padley, Stanifoth & Co |
| |P||S||Co||EP| | The Potosi Silver Co - Birmingham - 1878 |
| |P||S||L| over Sheffield over England | E.H. Parkin & Co - Sheffield |
| |P||T||&||Co||S| | Pryor Tyzack & Co (possibly) - Sheffield |
| PURITAN ['lamp'] | James Deakin & Sons - 1871 - 1898 |
| PYRO GOLD | John Neal & Co - London |
| [Q] inside a shield | James Burnand & Son - Sheffield - 1865c.-1919 |
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,
books, auction catalogs, famous silversmiths (Tiffany, Gorham, Jensen, Elkington),
history, oddities ...
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