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perplexedsilverfan Posts: 3 |
posted 11-11-2005 08:02 PM
  
[26-0774] Hello all! What a great forum - I have found some very interesting reading and learning a lot from your fantastic moderators and silver collectors. So I finally decided to become a member and hopefully share some of my limited knowledge also! I have been trying to identify the marks on this toastrack that I bought some time ago, in order to get a date range and perhaps a maker? I understand this may be difficult, but I thought I may as well ask... Any input is welcome! Thanks, perplexedsilverfan IP: Logged |
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tmockait Posts: 963 |
posted 11-11-2005 09:08 PM
Hello and welcome to the forum. I don't think the piece is Sheffield Plate. The EP to the right may well mean "electroplated," a process developed in the middle of the 19th century and different from that for making Sheffield plate. Because silverplate has not been regulated the way sterling has been, there have been no required hallmarks (except that the maker could not of course use real hallmarks to pass an item off as sterling). Producers used "pseudo marks" to make the articles attractive. These marks are very hard to identify and even harder to date. Wyler published a book on Victorian plate, which you might find on line (I beleive it is out of print). Try searching on the silverplate forum for many good threads on this topic. It is always a good idea to post a picture of the item as well as the marks for two reasons: the rest of us would like to see the item and the style may give some clue to origin, date, and maker. Good luck, IP: Logged |
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perplexedsilverfan Posts: 3 |
posted 11-11-2005 09:16 PM
Hi Tom, Many thanks for your prompt reply, I will take a picture of the toastrack and post asap. It is a beautiful item, that always gets compliments over brunch in our house. Thanks for the suggestion of the wyler book, I will start looking for it now. IP: Logged |
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tmockait Posts: 963 |
posted 11-11-2005 10:43 PM
Actually,I started collecting Victorian sugar sifters for the their beauty when I was doing my research in the UK (I am a British historian and Universtiy Prof). My wife and I both found them attractive and affordable. I hadn't a clue about hallmarks or even the difference between sterling and plate beyond the obvious. I have only gotten fascinated by hallmarks in the past 3 years or so. Collecting items for their attraction is fine. Regards, IP: Logged |
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