ENGLISH ELECTROPLATE SILVER

MARKS AND HALLMARKS OF SHEFFIELD AND BIRMINGHAM SILVER PLATE MAKERS
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The two common forms of plated silver are Sheffield plate and silverplate/electroplate.
Sheffield Plate is a cheaper substitute for sterling, produced by fusing sheets of silver to the top and bottom of a sheet of copper or base metal. This 'silver sandwich' was then worked into finished pieces. At first it was only put on one side and later was on top and bottom.
Modern electroplating was invented by Italian chemist Luigi V. Brugnatelli in 1805. Brugnatelli used his colleague Alessandro Volta's invention of five years earlier, the voltaic pile, to facilitate the first electrodeposition. Unfortunately, Brugnatelli's inventions were repressed by the French Academy of Sciences and did not become used in general industry for the following thirty years.
Silver plate or electroplate is formed when a thin layer of pure or sterling silver is deposited electrolytically on the surface of a base metal. By 1839, scientists in Britain and Russia had independently devised metal deposition processes similar to Brugnatelli's for the copper electroplating of printing press plates.
Soon after, John Wright of Birmingham, England, discovered that potassium cyanide was a suitable electrolyte for gold and silver electroplating.
Wright's associates, George Elkington and Henry Elkington were awarded the first patents for electroplating in 1840. These two then founded the electroplating industry in Birmingham England from where it spread around the world.
Common base metals include copper, brass, nickel silver - an alloy of copper, zinc and nickel - and Britannia metal - a tin alloy with 5-10% antimony.
Electroplated materials are often stamped EPNS for electroplated nickel on silver, or EPBM for electroplated Britannia metal.

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SILVERPLATE MANUFACTURERS: MARKS' IMAGE & HISTORY
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    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   

ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF SILVERPLATE 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   

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Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Daniel & Arter - Birmingham: INDIAN SILVER trademark Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Daniel & Arter - Birmingham: trademark BURMAROID Daniel & Arter - Birmingham: trademark BURMAROID Daniel & Arter - Birmingham: trademark ARGELLINE Daniel & Arter - Birmingham: trademark LAXEY SILVER Daniel & Arter - Birmingham: CONNAUGH trademark Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Daniel & Arter Japamese Silver trademark - Birmingham Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Daniel & Arter - Birmingham: Bombay Silver trademark Brazilian silver Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Bengal silver Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Bengal silver Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Daniel & Arter - Birmingham; BOMBAY  SILVER trademark Daniel & Arter - Birmingham; CHILIAN  SILVER trademark Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Daniel & Arter - Birmingham: BRAZILIAN SILVER trademark Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Daniel & Arter - Birmingham: TEXAS SILVER trademark Daniel & Arter - Birmingham: TEXAS SILVER trademark Daniel & Arter - Birmingham: BRAZILIAN SILVER trademark Daniel & Arter - Birmingham: NEVADA SILVER trademark Daniel & Arter - Birmingham: NEVADA trademark Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Daniel & Arter - Birmingham: AS stands, problably, for Albata Silver Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Nevada silver Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Nevada silver Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Nevada silver Daniel & Arter - Birmingham Daniel & Arter - Birmingham
DANIEL & ARTER
DANIEL & ARTER LTD

Birmingham
Firm established by Thomas Henry Daniel and Thomas Richard Arter at the Globe Nevada Silver Works, Highgate Street, Birmingham. The firm was converted in 1920 into a limited liability company under the style Daniel & Arter Ltd. The business closed in the 1930s.
Daniel & Arter used these trade marks:
ALUMINUM SILVER, ARGELLINE, BENGAL SILVER, BOMBAY SILVER, BRAZILIAN SILVER, BURMAROID, CHILIAN SILVER, CONNAUGHT, INDIAN SILVER, JAPANESE SILVER, LAXEY SILVER, NEVADA SILVER, TEXAS SILVER
From 1881 Daniel & Arter manufactured spoons and forks under the title BRAZILIAN SILVER. The trade name was registered in 1885. The same trade name was used without authorisation by Frederick Whitehouse & Co in the period 1885-1897.
The "AS and crown" mark stands, probably, for ALBATA SILVER.

DANIEL & ARTER: HISTORY AND INFORMATION PAGE






Darling Wood & Anfield - York Darling Wood & Anfield - York
DARLING WOOD & ANFIELD
York
The partnership of Annie Wood, Walter Anfield and Alfred Anfield, Jewellers Watchmakers Clockmakers and Wireless Instrument Dealers at 42 Coney Street, York under the style of DARLING WOOD and ANFIELD was dissolved June 30, 1942
A.L. Davenport Ltd, Birmingham (courtesy Ian Cook) A.L. Davenport Ltd, Birmingham
A.L. DAVENPORT Ltd
Birmingham
The firm was established by James Davenport circa 1927. In 1932 he purchased T. Wilkinson & Sons Ltd. After his death the factory was managed by his son Eric Davenport. The company ceased trading in 1971
Davenport & Bray, Sheffield Davenport & Bray, Sheffield
DAVENPORT & BRAY
Sheffield
Active at Albion Works, 57 Eyre St, Sheffield (1871-c.1874). At the same address the activity was continued by George Davenport until 1884.
Davies & Powers - Birmingham Davies & Powers - Birmingham
DAVIES & POWERS
Birmingham
Hockley Hill, Birmingham, 1930s/1960s
Henry Clifford Davis - Birmingham (possibly) Henry Clifford Davis - Birmingham (courtesy Ian P Cook)
HENRY CLIFFORD DAVIS
Birmingham
Active at 121 Vyse St, (c. 1910), Hartford St, (c. 1913) and 23 Warstone Lane, Birmingham (c.1933). Similar hallmarks for sterling silver items were entered in Birmingham and in Chester (1953) Assay Offices. After 1933 the style was changed to H.Clifford Davis Ltd.




Davis-Blackham & Co - Birmingham
DAVIS-BLACKHAM & CO LTD
Birmingham
c. 1911
Davis & Sons - Glasgow Davis & Sons - Glasgow Davis & Sons - Glasgow Davis & Sons - Glasgow Davis & Sons - Glasgow Davis & Sons - Glasgow Davis & Sons - Glasgow Davis & Sons - Glasgow Davis & Sons - Glasgow
DAVIS & SONS
Glasgow
c.1863 - early 20th century




Davis Duff & Son - Glasgow Davis Duff & Son Limited - Glasgow
DAVIS, DUFF & SON
DAVIS, DUFF & SON LTD
Glasgow
Active as Davis, Duff & Son since late 19th century (attested by the 'crown' in the early mark). Information as Ltd c. 1937 - c. 1959
William Dawson & Co Ltd - London Dawson & Co - Birmingham
STEWART DAWSON
STEWART DAWSON & CO
STEWART DAWSON & CO LTD
Birmingham & London
A wholesale/retail businessa established in 1869 by David Stewart Dawson. The firm moved to London where is listed as watch manufacturers in 1897 as Stewart Dawson & Co. Premises were opened in Melbourne and Sydney in Australia. The firm was converted into a limited liability company in 1907 under the style Stewart Dawson & Co Ltd. The business was sold in 1931 to R.H.O. Hills of Blackpool and continued its activity until c. 1935
Dawson (Birmingham) Ltd: UNETT PLATE trademark Dawson (Birmingham) Ltd - Birmingham & Sheffield Dawson (Birmingham) Ltd - Birmingham & Sheffield Dawson (Birmingham) Ltd - Birmingham & Sheffield (possibly)
DAWSON (BIRMINGHAM) LTD
Birmingham and Sheffield
Scarce information is available about this company. The business was founded in 1884 in Birmingham, where was active at 82/83 Unett Street. A Dawson (Birmingham) Ltd was active in 1940 as cutlery manufacturer at
136 West Street, Sheffield. Probably the business moved from Birmingham to Sheffield when, in WWII, flatware production was concentrated in Sheffield by Government order (DAWSON marks with 1942 "broad arrow" are known). Out of business c. 1980. The firm used the trademark UNETT PLATE
H. Dawson, Wilkinson & Co - Sheffield
H. DAWSON, WILKINSON & CO
Sheffield (possibly)
Active at Sycamore Street, Sheffield as Old Sheffield Plate maker (c. 1833)
Stewart Dawson & Co Stewart Dawson & Co acting as retailer of Barker Bros Stewart Dawson & Co Ltd Stewart Dawson & Co Ltd Stewart Dawson & Co Ltd - London Stewart Dawson & Co Ltd
STEWART DAWSON & CO
STEWART DAWSON & CO LTD

London
A retail business established in 1869 by David Stewart Dawson. The firm Stewart Dawson & Co was active as jewellers and watch manufacturer at Hatton Garden London, with premises in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. In 1907 the firm was converted to Stewart Dawson & Co Ltd (until c. 1935). Various sterling silver hallmarks were entered in Birmingham, Chester and London Assay Offices
James Deakin & Sons Sheffield James Deakin & Sons Sheffield James Deakin & Sons Sheffield James Deakin & Sons Sheffield James Deakin & Sons Sheffield James Deakin & Sons Sheffield: Sidney Silver trademark Deakins (Silversmiths) Ltd - Sheffield Deakins (Silversmiths) Ltd - Sheffield James Deakin & Sons Ltd - Sheffield James Deakin & Sons - Sheffield: SIDNEY SILVER trademark James Deakin & Sons Sheffield James Deakin & Sons Sheffield: Brisbane Silver James Deakin & Sons Sheffield: 1871-c.1900 James Deakin & Sons Ltd - Sheffield James Deakin & Sons Sheffield: 1871-c.1900 James Deakin & Sons Sheffield James Deakin & Sons Sheffield James Deakin & Sons Sheffield James Deakin & Sons Sheffield James Deakin & Sons Sheffield James Deakin & Sons Sheffield
JAMES DEAKIN & SONS
JAMES DEAKIN & SONS LTD
DEAKINS (SILVERSMITHS) LTD

Sheffield
The firm was established in 1865 by James Deakin at Sidney Works, Matilda Street, Sheffield. Before 1886 he was joined in partnership by his three sons, William Pitchford, John and Albert and the style of the firm was changed to James Deakin & Sons. In 1888 they opened London offices and showrooms at 48 Holborn Viaduct. Other branches were opened at Glasgow and Belfast. In 1897 the firm was converted to James Deakin & Sons Ltd.
In 1935, James Deakin & Sons Ltd was part of a short-lived merger "Silver & Steelcrafts Ltd" that included Fenton Bros and J.H. Potter & Sons. The combine collapsed within three years. In 1939 was created Deakins (Silversmiths) Ltd, active at 6 Earl Street and, from 1943 at Sidney Works, Matilda Street. They were liquidated in 1967.
In 1961 the brand was part of the "MONOGRAM" CUTLERY GROUP belonging to I.S. Dearden & Sons Ltd. manufacturing holloware and flatware under the "Bell brand" in the patterns 'Gordon', 'Balmoral' and 'Empire'.
Trade marks used: AZTEC, BELL SILVER, BRISBANE SILVER, PURITAN, REVLIS, SARBON, SHAW & FISHER, SIDNEY SILVER. The figural trade mark (table bell) was used from 1871 to 1936.

JAMES DEAKIN & SONS: HISTORY AND INFORMATION PAGE


Joseph Deakin & Sons - Sheffield
JOSEPH DEAKIN & SONS
Sheffield
114 Green Lane (1855-1862); Spring St (1863-1885); 51 Bridge St (1886-1891).
I.S. Dearden - Sheffield
I.S. DEARDEN
I.S. DEARDEN & SONS LTD

Sheffield
Isaac Samuel Dearden, originally a partner in 'Goff and Dearden', circa 1945, Gell St/Monmouth Lane. Partnership dissolved 1951.
Dearden started his own company in 1957 at Dacre Works, Dacre Street. Before 1961 was created the "MONOGRAM" CUTLERY GROUP (Dacre Works, Liverpool Street) formed by I.S. Dearden & Sons Ltd (manufacturers of 'Silva Sheer' scissors and 'Monogram' cutlery), F.A. Kirk (Cutlery) Ltd, James Deakin & Sons Ltd (silversmiths and holloware and flatware manufacturers) and Stamforge (Sheffield) Ltd (forgers). The firm went bankrupt in 1969
Dearden & Richmond - Sheffield Dearden & Richmond - Sheffield
DEARDEN & RICHMOND
Sheffield
Listed in 1927 at Watery Street and in 1934 at 15 Lister Lane. After WWII the firm was active at Enterprise Works, S.Mary's Road, Sheffield. The proprietor was Harry Dearden Turton (1884-1959) who managed the firm until his death. The "X-NS" is a generic mark put on the limited amount of cutlery made at Sheffield for public sale during the WWII period as opposed to the production made for government war contracts.
DE MONTFORT PLATE - Sheffield DE MONTFORT PLATE - Sheffield DE MONTFORT PLATE - Sheffield DE MONTFORT PLATE - Sheffield DE MONTFORT PLATE - Sheffield
DE MONTFORT PLATE
Sheffield

manufacturer of silverplate cutlery and holloware. Probably active in the second quarter of 20th century.
E. Dent & Co - London
E.DENT & CO
E.DENT & CO LTD
London
The firm E. Dent & Co. was originally founded by the English watchmaker Edward John Dent (1790 - 1853), renowned for the clocks he made for the Royal Exchange and Westminster (Big Ben). After a partnership with John Roger Arnold ("Arnold & Dent") he established himself at 82 Strand and at 33 Cockspur Street. After his death, the business was continued by his stepsons Frederick and Richard, followed by their successors. The company's name was changed to E. Dent & Co (1861) and in 1920 to E. Dent & Co Ltd. The firm used the trade mark BIG BEN




John Derby & Sons Ltd - Sheffield John Derby & Sons Ltd - Sheffield
JOHN DERBY & SONS
JOHN DERBY & SONS LTD
Birmingham
Active from 1879 at 260 St Philip's Rd and 28 Suffolk St, Sheffield. The firm used the trade mark VICTORIA PLATE
Frederick Derry - Birmingham
FREDERICK DERRY
Birmingham
Derry & Jones - Birmingham (possibly)
DERRY & JONES
Birmingham (possibly)
Late John Sheldon & Co. Partnership of Frederick Derry and Henry Jones, active at 55 Great Hampton Street, Birmingham (1861-1871). They advertised as "Inventors and sole manufacturers of
PATENT SPANISH SILVER", Succeeded by Henry Jones & Co.
William Deykin & Walter A. Harrison - Birmingham William Deykin & Walter A. Harrison - Birmingham: TERRANOVA SILVER trademark William Deykin & Walter A. Harrison - Birmingham William Deykin & Walter A. Harrison - Birmingham Venetian silver William Deykin & Walter A. Harrison - Birmingham Venetian silver William Deykin & Walter A. Harrison - Birmingham William Deykin & Walter A. Harrison - Birmingham William Deykin & Walter A. Harrison - Birmingham
DEYKIN & HARRISON
DEYKIN & HARRISON LTD
Birmingham
Active at Jennens Row, Birmingham since 1895. The partners were William R. Deykin and Walter A. Harrison.
TERRANOVA SILVER and VENETIAN SILVER were trade marks used by the firm. In 1907 the firm became Deykin & Harrison Ltd

DEYKIN: HISTORY AND INFORMATION PAGE


Deykin & Sons  - Prussian Silver trademark - Birmingham William R. Deykin & Sons: Royalty Silver trademark - Birmingham William R. Deykin & Sons - Birmingham William R. Deykin & Sons - Birmingham William R. Deykin & Sons - Birmingham William R. Deykin & Sons - Birmingham (possibly) William R. Deykin & Sons - Birmingham William R. Deykin & Sons - Birmingham William R. Deykin & Sons - Birmingham William R. Deykin & Sons - Birmingham William R. Deykin & Sons - Birmingham
DEYKIN & SONS
Birmingham
active from 1854 as electroplaters in their Venetian Works, 5&6 Jennens Row, Dale End, Birmingham. The business was succeeded by Deykin & Harrison in 1895. Possibly the firm adopted as date code (unknown) a lozenge with a letter inside (see "C" and "L"). The firm used the trade marks
PRUSSIAN SILVER and ROYALTY SILVER and a figural trademark with a VENETIAN GONDOLA.

Most of British electroplaters used a letter code to identify the quality of their "Plated" wares. The best quality was "A1" or "AI", lower level was "A", next level was "B", followed by level "C", and the lowest level was "D".
Deykin & Sons, in addition to the traditional method based on letters of the alphabet (A, B and C),
Deykin & Sons: silverplate quality A Deykin & Sons: silverplate quality B Deykin & Sons: silverplate quality C
used a classification system based on numbers 1, 2 and 3 (quality "1" was GUARANTED 25 years)
Deykin & Sons: silverplate quality 1 Deykin & Sons: silverplate quality 2 Deykin & Sons: silverplate quality 3

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,....





WORLDWIDE DIRECTORY OF SILVERPLATE MANUFACTURERS: HISTORY & MARKS
Rogers & Bro. - Waterbury CT hallmarkUSA & Canada     Mappin & Webb hallmarkWalker & Hall hallmarkUK Electroplate     Devices of Old Sheffiel PlateOld Sheffield Plate     Herrmann factory silver plate markContinental/Europe

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS

STERLING SILVER OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELAND
ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MAKER'S MARKS
AA/AE    AF/AZ    BA/BZ    CA/CH    CI/CZ    DA/DZ    EA/EZ    FA/FZ    GA/GZ    HA/HG    HH/HZ    IA/IG    IH/IZ    JA/JC    JD/JI    JJ/JP    JQ/JS    JT/JZ    KA/LZ    MA/MZ    NA/PA    PB/PZ    QA/RJ    RK/RZ    SA/SG    SH/SZ    TA/TH    TI/TZ    UA/WB    WC/WF    WG/WL    WM/WS    WT/ZZ   

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