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dmzz1955 Posts: 1 |
posted 11-07-2004 01:48 PM
  
I am interested in identifying a silver cup that I have inherited. On the bottom are 6 squares with icons or letters in them. There are four smaller squares in a row with: There are two larger squares: Also there is text: Any idea of origin or manufacture date? Other information? David Zumbaugh IP: Logged |
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Waylander Posts: 131 |
posted 11-08-2004 03:56 AM
David, Your cup is probably SHEFFIELD PLATE (not Sterling) - the NS standing for Nickel Silver. Your maker is the R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company; I quote "The R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. was originally located in Wallingford, Connecticut. Today, the company goes under the name Wallace Silversmiths, Inc. They were manufacturers of sterling and silverplate flatware and hollowware. Today, Wallace is owned by Syratech Corporation of East Boston, Massachusetts.". I believe they started making in 1835. Your mark is the mark used for Wallace Sheffield Plate. Cheers Waylander [This message has been edited by Waylander (edited 11-08-2004).] IP: Logged |
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swarter Moderator Posts: 2920 |
posted 11-08-2004 11:17 AM
Strictly speaking, we usuallly consider that the use of the term Sheffield Plate should be restricted to the process by which a sheet of silver is hammered onto a sheet of copper. It is usually considered confined to the 18th Century (although overlapping into the early 19th), and never made in the United States. Electroplated silver, even if applied over copper and/or made in Sheffield, England, itself, is not considered Sheffield Plate (or "Old Sheffield Plate") Your cup is electroplated nickel silver. Nickel silver is a nonsilver base metal alloy. [This message has been edited by swarter (edited 11-08-2004).] IP: Logged |
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Waylander Posts: 131 |
posted 11-08-2004 02:32 PM
Swarter, thanks for the clarification. I was slightly confused by the term "Sheffield Plate" when c.f. NS - next time I shall not believe the brand name, and trust the dates. Waylander IP: Logged |
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