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: 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 " 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
unk.
#3
unk.
#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
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 &W | unidentified
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
[PC over L] 'into a shield' unidentified
[ 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 over & ) inside a trefoil Pembrook & Dingley - Birmingham - 1887-1898
|P|[D]|T||&||Co||S| gothic unidentified
|PEARCE|[&]|SONS| inside two rectangles and a shield Pearce & Sons - Melton Mowbray - Leicestershire
|PELHAM||PLATE| inside two rectangles Harrison Fisher & Co - 1900 - 1925
PEPPER & HOPE unidentified
PERFECTION) over a 'pineapple' Hawksworth, Eyre & Co
PERPLEX Clifton &Co Ltd - Sheffield - 1892-1919
[ PERUVIAN SILVER ] inside a rectangle Hands & Son Birmingham
|P.G| inside a rectangle unidentified
('crown')('symbol')(P)(G)(S) a generic marh for PLATED GERMAN SILVER
('symbol')(EP)('crown')[P over GS] into a shield a generic marh for PLATED GERMAN SILVER
(P over GS) inside a trefoil a generic marh for PLATED GERMAN SILVER
| 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 Barker Ellis - Birmingham
(P inside a lozenge) |J||P||&||C°| James Pinder &Co - 1877-1894
PLATO unidentified
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 & Sons - Sheffield - 1860-1934
or Mardsen & Son (Argyle Works) - Sheffield
( PS over & Co ) Padley, Staniforth & 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, 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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