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ELKINGTON PLATE MUG 1 PINT SILVERPLATED | Sterling Silver Cups and Goblets16 of 30 |  |  |
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BELLIN68
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ELKINGTON PLATE MUG 1PINT, bought this at a estate sale this summer for like $1.00, the condition i dont care about is because i use it to put my pens in there any ways!!!! very cool item for the desk.it is silverplated . i find this item to be very unique because it does show its true age!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sterling Silver Cups and GobletsIf you can think of a drink, there’s probably a sterling silver cup for it.…
I really do not know how you find such awesome peices at such jaw-dropping low prices. If you do this for a living, you should be the Dealer of the Century! :)
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This is an important piece and is really too good for a pen pot...lol ;)
The originators of silver-plating were George Richards Elkington and Henry Elkington who began their research in times of the industrial revolution. By the 1830's they had patented their processes and 1840 saw the technique of electro-plating brought to perfection.
Culme in the Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, said that "Elkington Electroplate was soon accepted with the result that the firm allowed a number of manufacturers to use the technique under licence. Among the earliest granted were those of Christofle & Cie of France".
In 1868 Queen Victoria permitted much of the royal plate to be copied by Elkingtons and after that a convention was entered into by "several Princes of the reigning families of Europe" whereby they agreed mutually to assist the company in allowing copies of their own national objects for the process of art.
Elkingtons operated independently as Elkington & Co. from 1861 until 1963 when the company was "swallowed up"!
hello Hems303 thankyou for the information and the thankyou for sharing ,taking the time to go through my collection as well , thankyou for the love as well and hows your day today?
Hi BELLIN68
You collection is a very real pleasure. You have a good eye!
I'm just fine...having a lazy Sunday in the studio at my keyboard and not the easel! Hope you are well too! :)
Thankyou Hems303 , im glad that your having a relaxing sunday as well :) and the keyboard how fun is that:) take care sean:)