Posted 12 years ago
Benking
(40 items)
This one spoon was used by a great and / or
great grand-mother...
It is about 5 inches.
The hallmarks are evident.
But what are they?
Any value in $?
Please help...
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It's a nice silver plated sugar sifter.
Caster sugar sifted over strawberries!
Yum!
The marks indicate silver plate not sterling.
EP = electroplate. A1 Quality plate.
John Henry Potter 1884-1940 Sheffield England
http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_P.html
Thanks very much vetraio50!
I appreciate your help!
I wish I would have gotten this message 6 days ago...
because I now do not have it. You never know where emails end up and not get to you!
I will try to mention your expert words to the new owner, if I can find her and/or him.
How old do you think it is?
Oh, what's the S for?
Some silver on that one?
Ni Ben I believe the 'S' is for 'silver' and the 'EP' for 'electro-plate'.
So the S is for silver, you say?
The Gothic "S" represents the assay mark, for Sheffield, England. Below, is a great resource, for identifying hallmarks, for English silver plate / electroplate on nickel silver.
http://www.silvercollection.it/electroplatesilverNOPquattro.html#POT11
Stainedglass is correct Benking. The spoon is plated silver. The S will be for Sheffield.
Oh, thanks stainedgalss and vetraio!!
I appreciate very much that information.
Shefield, wow!
I wonder if any mark tells the age, the year?