ELECTROPLATE SILVER AND SILVER PLATEALPHABETICAL GLOSSARY OF MARKS AND HALLMARKS OF SHEFFIELD MAKERS |
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| BRITISH ELECTROPLATED SILVER - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MAKERS: RA-RZ |
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 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I-J | K-L | M | N-O-P | Q-R | S | 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 |
| ( R & B) inside an oval | Samuel Roberts & Charles Belk - 1863 |
| | R & B | inside a rectangle | Roberts & Briggs |
| | R & B | in script inside a rectangle | Rose & Brough - Birmingham - 1894 |
| | R & B | | Roberts & Belk - 1864 - 1867 |
| | R | & | B | | Roberts & Belk - 1864 - 1867 |
| | R || & || B | |'symbol' | Roberts & Briggs - 1860 |
| ( R ) [ &] ( C° ) ( S )(symbol) | Benjamin W Ramsden - 1872-1897 |
| [ R & D over S.L ] inside a shield | Roberts Dore & Hall - 1920 - 1923 |
| [ R & D over Ltd | | Roberts Dore & Hall - 1920 - 1923 |
| | R & H | inside a rectangle | Roberts & Hall |
| | R&RK| | unidentified |
| | R & S | inside a rectangle | Roberts & Slater - Sheffield |
| ( R )( & ) (S )('symbol') ( S ) | Samuel Roberts & Joseph Slater - 1845-1858 |
| |R & W W| | Richards & Walsh - Wexford - 1897 |
| R A under a 'bird' | Richard Atkinson - Sheffield - |
| RADIANT | W.R.Humphreys & Co |
| RAENO | William Daffern - Birmingham |
| ( RAIN BOW ) inside a ribbon | Openshaw & Co - Birmingham & London |
| RAJAH | Britzius & Goldstrass - Sheffield - 1870-1919 |
| RAMS HEAD | Alfred Beckett & Sons - Sheffield - 1870c.-1919 |
| | R || B | | Rodhes Brothers |
| R.BROADHEAD | Broadhead & Atkin (North Street Works) - 1843-1853 |
| R. BROADHEAD & Co over SHEFFIELD | Roger Broadhead & Co - 1853-1900 |
| RECTO | Frederick Barnes & Co - Birmingham & London |
| |R||F||M||&||S| | Robert Fead Mosley - Sheffield - 1886 |
| REGATTA | Britzius & Goldstrass - Sheffield - 1870-1919 |
| REGENT PLATE | The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd - London |
| REGENT SILVER | John Sherwood & Sons - Birmingham |
| REGENT TABLEWARE | John Sherwood & Sons - Birmingham |
| REGIS PLATE REG over E.P.N.S | William Suckling - Birmingham |
| [ RELIABLE ] inside a shield | Bramwell, Brownhill & Co - 1891 |
| RENWICK & Co | Edmund Draper & Co - 1892 |
| ( REVIVISCEME over PHOENIX over a 'phoenix' over WORKS) inside a circle | Frederick Derry - Birmingham |
| REVLIS over SHAW & FISHER | James Deakin & Sons - 1871 - 1898 |
| (RF)(E)[&] (Co) | R. Favell, Elliot & Co - Sheffield - 1884 - 1891 |
| ( R H ) inside an oval | William Hutton & Sons - Sheffield 1892 |
| (R.H over R.H) inside a quatrefoil ('symbol')(E)(P)('crown') | Richard Hodd & Son - London - 1872-1896 |
| | RMJ |(&)|C°||S| | R.M.Johnson & Co - Sheffield - 1876-1881 |
| RMJ over ELECTRO | R.M.Johnson & Co - Sheffield - 1876-1881 | RICHARD PARKIN over & SON over SHEFFIELD | Richard Parkin & Son - 1853-1872 |
| ROBERTS & CO over SHEFFIELD | Roberts & Co - Sheffield - 1858-1872 | RODGERS | Joseph Rodgers & Sons - Sheffield |
| RODGERSINE | Joseph Rodgers & Sons - Sheffield |
| ( R.M over E.H) inside a quatrefoil | Martin, Hall & Co, Shrewsbury Works |
| ROSING inside a circle | Rosing Brothers & Co - London |
| "ROYAL STANDARD" | Frederick Derry - Birmingham |
| "ROYAL STANDARD" over VICTORIA over SILVER | Frederick Derry - Birmingham |
| |R||P||'crossed axes'||L| | Robert Pringle & Co - London - 1882 |
| |R||P||&Co||L| | Robert Pringle & Co - London - 1882 |
| |R||P||'star'||L| | Robert Pringle & Sons- Wilderness Works - Middlesex-1892 |
| |R||P||'crossed axes'||L|[EP over NS] | Robert Pringle & Sons- Wilderness Works - Middlesex |
| [RR] conjoined inside a shield | Richard Richardson - 1873-1900 |
| R.RICHARDSON over CORNWALL WORKS over SHEFFIELD | Richard Richardson |
| | RR |[ S ] [ symbol ]|EP| | Richard Richardson |
| | RR || S | [ symbol ]|EP| | Richard Richardson |
| ( RS ) ( &) ( C° ) [ S ] | R Stevenson & Co - Sheffield - 1894-1900 |
| |R||S||G| | Robert Scott - Glasgow - 1897 |
| | R | S | P | C° | | Rylands Electroplating Co - 1876-1910 |
| R. SPILLER | unidentified |
| R.VERNON & SONS. | Alfred Beckett & Sons - Sheffield - 1870c.-1919 |
| |RYALS||&Co| | 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 |
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| Germany | Hanau | Austria | Mexico |
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| American Silver Plate marks | English Electroplate silver marks | Old Sheffied Plate marks |
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| Elkington | Georg Jensen | Gorham Corporation | Tiffany & Co | WMF | Reed & Barton |
This is a page of Silvercollection.it "A Small Collection of
Antique Silver and Objects of vertu",
a 1000 pages widely illustrated website offering all you wish to know about
antique silver, sterling silver, silverplate, sheffield plate, electroplate silver,
silverware, flatware, tea services and tea complements, marks and hallmarks, articles,
books, auction catalogs, famous silversmiths (Tiffany, Gorham, Jensen, Elkington),
history, oddities ...
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