English electroplate and silver plate: marks and hallmarks of Sheffield makers

ELECTROPLATE SILVER AND SILVER PLATE

ALPHABETICAL GLOSSARY OF MARKS AND HALLMARKS OF SHEFFIELD MAKERS

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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 (and not to the 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

electroplate and silver plate maker's hallmarks

A - E

F - I

J - J

L - S

T - Z

|ALPHABETICAL GLOSSARY OF MARKS

MAKER - PERIOD

\| F.A \| &Co \| S \| NS \|	Frederick C. Asman & Co - 1905-1940
( F & A )	Fenton & Anderson - 1857-1859
\| F. Bros \| Ltd \|	Fenton Brothers - 1897- c. 1910
\| F. Brs \|	Fenton Brothers - 1859- c. 1896
\| F.E.T over &Co \|	Frederick Ellis Timm & Co - 1860 - 1918
\| F C & C° S \|	Frank Cobb & Co - 1905- c. 1911
[ FF over SF ] into a shield	Fenton Brothers - 1883 - c. 1888
*\| F \| H \| target* \| S \|**	Francis Howard - 1870- 1874
[ FW over WD ] into a shield	Wilson & Davis - 1872- 1881
[ GB over &C ] into a shield	Gotscher & Co - Birmingham
( GB ) ( & ) ( S )	Frederick George Bishop - 1894 - 1940
G C S	George Cutts - 1857- 1881
\| G \| H \| & \| C° \| S \|	George Hawksley & Co - 1864 - 1867
[GW over S ] into a shield	George Wish - 1878 - 1934
\| HA \| EA \| FA \|	Atkin Brothers - from 1853
\| H \| B \| & \| H \| [crown] gothic	Harrison Brothers & Howson - 1862 - 1897
[ H B over & H ] into a shield	Harrison Brothers & Howson - 1862 - 1909
H C & Co S	Hammond, Creake & Co - 1886 - 1935
( H.E over &C° )	Hawksworth, Eyre & Co - 1853 - 1867

[ H E & C° over Ltd ] into a shield	Hawksworth, Eyre & Co - 1892 - 1894
H E & Co	Hawksworth, Eyre & Co - 20th century
\| HF \| S \|	Harrison Fisher - 1897 - 1899
( H ) ( F ) ( & ) ( Co ) ( S )	Harrison Fisher - 1900 - 1925
\| HH& over JEB \|	Walker & Hall 1868 - 1916
\| H. H \|	Harrison Brothers - 1849 - 1861
\| H.S.W \| & \| C° \| S \|	H S Wall & Co - 1927 - 1940
[ H. W over Ltd ] into a shield	Henry Wilkinson & Co - 1872 - 1894
[ HW over &Co ] into a shield	Henry Wilkinson & Co - 1843 - 1871
*H hand* H**	Henry Harrison & Co - 1873 - 1881
H & L	Harris & Land - 1863 - 1864
\| H \| & \| Co \|	Heeley & Co - 1894 - 1904
\| H \| & \| H \|	Hukin & Heath - Birmingham
G. L & C° S	George Lee & Co - 1888 - 1967
( I.F. P. over C & C° )	Creswick & Co - 1858 - 1863
\| I K over &S \|	J Knowles & Son - 1860 - 1872
I H & Co	John Harrison & Co - 1866 - 1891

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

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