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M H Bradshaw Posts: 32 |
posted 04-10-2001 12:14 AM
  
Last week, I bought a silverplated chafing dish on Ebay, stamped MH&Co,matching the trademark used by Martin, Hall & Co of Sheffield England. Can anyone tell me when this company was in business? I'm trying to date the dish. It's also stamped EPGS, which I assume means Electroplated German Silver. Any comments will be appreciated since I'm sadly lacking in knowledge and reference materials on English plated hollow ware.  IP: Logged |
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Dorothy Posts: 21 |
posted 04-28-2001 07:28 PM
If I am reading the hallmark correctly (the picture is a little fuzzy) and the bottom line is a crown, R, lion, queen's head, and MH&Co, then it would indicate that your dish was manufactured between 1859 and 1860. As to EPGS, the use of the term german silver fell out of use around WWI and the was replaced by nickel silver (EPNS). IP: Logged |
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M H Bradshaw Posts: 32 |
posted 04-29-2001 08:55 PM
Sorry about the fuzzy photo; above is the one the ebay seller posted since my digital camera doesn't do great closeups. Marks are: [EPGS]each old English letter in an individual square with clipped corners,[MH&Co]in a shield that corresponds to the mark for Martin, Hall shown in Joel Langford's book, Silver. Above this is: [8172] below that is [21] Thanks for your input. IP: Logged |
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Stephen Posts: 625 |
posted 02-03-2003 04:20 AM
Martin, Hall & Co. Sheffield, England 1854 - 1934 This firm was a partnership of Robert Martin and Ebenezer Hall. They became 'Ltd' in 1867. The EPGS marks (not hallmarks) on your dish indicate electro-plated German silver. German silver is the base metal. "8172" is the stock number. Not sure what the scratch marks are. English electroplated wares with beaded or gadroon borders (can't tell which it is from the photo) were popular from the early 1840s to circa 1910. So, it appears that your dish dates from some time between 1854 and c1910. If I had to guess, I'd say it is late Victorian and closer to c1910. It appears to be in exceptionally good condition. Hope this helps. Anyone have a better idea of the date this was made? IP: Logged |
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