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TRADE NAMES OF BRITISH SILVERPLATE
(from MAJESTIC to REGENT)

E.P.N.S. (Electroplated Nickel Silver) and EPBM (Electroplated Britannia Metal) are the most common names attributed to silver plate items.
EPNS and EPBM are names used by the generality of the manufacturers but many other customized names were adopted.
The objective of British manufacturers was to present their product as "something special", despite that the metal was substantially the same and the electroplating process entirely similar.
Following this commercial strategy, silverplate makers devised a variety of trade names to stamp on their products next to or in substitution of the trade mark.
A wide array of "fantasy" names was adopted but many of them were derived from the firm's name (Martinoid, Culfonia, Leviathan, etc.) or from geographical locations (Bengal silver, Nevada silver, Brazilian silver, Britanoid, etc.).
Further information can be obtained using the link on maker's name.
Mappin & Webb, Princes plate advertisement The Potosi Silver Co, Potosi plate advertisement





THE DIRECTORY OF TRADE NAMES OF BRITISH ELECTROPLATED SILVER FROM MAJESTIC TO REGENT


from ADELPHI to BRITANOID     from CARDINAL to LUNAR     from MAJESTIC to REGENT     from REGIS to YEOMAN    

MAJESTIC

Majestic trade name: James Jay - London

Majestic trade name: James Jay - London JAMES JAY
MALBOROUGH PLATE

Malborough trade name: Selfridge & Co Ltd - London

Malborough trade name: Selfridge & Co Ltd - London SELFRIDGE & CO LTD
MAPPIN PLATE

Mappin trade name: trade name: Mappin & Webb - Sheffield

Mappin trade name: trade name: Mappin & Webb - Sheffield MAPPIN & WEBB
MARTINOID

Martinoid trade name: trade name: Martin Hall & Co - Sheffield

Martinoid trade name: trade name: Martin Hall & Co - Sheffield MARTIN HALL & CO
MONARCHY PLATE

Monarchy trade name: The Northerm Goldsmiths - Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Monarchy trade name: The Northerm Goldsmiths - Newcastle-upon-Tyne THE NORTHERN GOLDSMITHS




NEVADA

Nevada trade name: Daniel & Arter - Birmingham
Nevada trade name: Daniel & Arter - Birmingham DANIEL & ARTER
NORWEGIAN SILVER

Norwegian trade name: Willian Gallimore & Sons - Sheffield
Norwegian trade name: Willian Gallimore & Sons - Sheffield WILLIAM GALLIMORE & SONS
PALATINE PLATE

Palatine trade name: Stephenson & Sons - Manchester & Sheffield
Palatine trade name: Stephenson & Sons - Manchester & Sheffield STEPHENSON & SONS
PEDIGREE PLATE

Pedigree trade name: T. Turner & Co Ltd - Sheffield
Pedigree trade name: T. Turner & Co Ltd - Sheffield T. TURNER & CO LTD




PEERLESS PLATE

Peerless trade name: Pepper, Payton & Co - Birmingham

Peerless trade name: Pepper, Payton & Co - Birmingham PEPPER, PAYTON & CO
PERUVIAN PLATE

Peruvian trade name: Thomas Hands & Son - Birmingham

Peruvian trade name: Thomas Hands & Son - Birmingham THOMAS HANDS & SON
PLATINE METAL

Platine trade name: Suckling Ltd - Birmingham
Platine trade name: Suckling Ltd - Birmingham SUCKLING LTD
POTOSI SILVER

Potosi trade name: The Potosi Silver Co - Birmingham
Potosi trade name: The Potosi Silver Co - Birmingham THE POTOSI SILVER CO




PRINCES' PLATE

Princes' trade name: Mappin & Webb - Sheffield

Princes' trade name: Mappin & Webb - Sheffield MAPPIN & WEBB
RADIANT PLATE

Radiant trade name: W R Humpreys & Co - Sheffield

Radiant trade name: W R Humpreys & Co - Sheffield W.R.HUMPREYS & CO
REDGE PLATE

Redge trade name: unidentified maker
Redge trade name: unidentified maker UNIDENTIFIED MAKER
REGENT PLATE

Regent trade name: Garrard & Co Ltd - London
Regent trade name: Garrard & Co Ltd - London GARRARD & CO LTD
REGENT PLATE

Regent trade name: Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co - London
Regent trade name: Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co - London THE GOLDSMITHS AND SILVERSMITHS CO




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