English electroplate and silver plate: marks and hallmarks of Sheffield makers PA-QZ

SILVERPLATE MANUFACTURERS: MARKS' IMAGE & HISTORY

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|ALPHABETICAL GLOSSARY OF MARKS

MAKER - PERIOD

P inside four 'pole' in a lozenge shape	James Pinder &Co - Sheffield - 1890
*\|'crown'\|\|P\|\|&\|\|C\|\|'star'\|!*	unidentified
(P&Co)[S]	unidentified
\|P & D\| into a rectangle	Pembrook & Dingley - Birmingham - 1872-1892
[P&H]) into a shield	Thomas Latham & Ernest Morton - Birmingham (possibly)
\|P\|\|&\|\|M\| inside three squares	Parkin & Marshall - Sheffield
\| P & M \| gothic inside three squares	Parkin & Marshall - Sheffield
(P & M) inside a trefoil	Priestley & Moore Ltd - Sheffield
\|P\|(&)\|M\| 'gothic' inside three contour	Parkin & Marshall - Sheffield 1861-1924
\|P\|\|&\|\|S\|\|S\|	unidentified exporter to Australia
PA&S	Philip Ashberry & Sons - Sheffield
\| P A & S \| gothic	Philip Ashberry & Sons - 1861-1890
\| P &W \|	unidentified
P A & S gothic	Philip Ashberry & Sons - Sheffield
\| P A & S \| inside an oval	Philip Ashberry & Sons - Sheffield
\| P A & S \| inside a rectangle	Philip Ashberry & Sons - Sheffield
\|P\|\|A\|\|&\|\|S\|\|S\|	Philip Ashberry & Sons - Sheffield
*\| P.A&S \| + ['arm with pennant']*	Philip Ashberry & Sons - Sheffield
( PA )[&](S)\|E\|\|P\|	Philip Ashberry & Sons - Sheffield
( P.A )[&](S)\|E\|\|P\|	Philip Ashberry & Sons - Sheffield

*\|'padlock'\|(symbol)\|EPBM\|*	Kayser, Ellison & Co - 1862-1919
*PAGE KEEN & PAGE over* PLYMOUTH**	Page Keen & Page - Plymouth
( PALACE SILVER ) inside a ribbon	Walker & Hall - Sheffield
PALATINE PLATE	a trade mark of Stephenson & Sons - Manchester & Sheffield
PALM SILVER	unidentified (possibly an Australian maker)
*PARKIN & MARSHALL over* MAKERS SHEFFIELD**	Parkin & Marshall - Sheffield
\|PATRICIAN PLATE\|\|WRIGHT Ltd\|	unidentified (possibly a retailer of Dixon & Sons)
PATRIOT under a 'crowned bird's head'	L. & C. Glauert
*\| P.Bros.S Ltd over* CONSORT\|**	Pinder Brothers - 1923 - present
[PC over L] 'into a shield'	unidentified
[ P C over a 'lion' over B ] inside a shield	Payton & Co - Birmingham
*P 'crown' C over* PRACTICAL CUTLERY Co over SHEFFIELD**	Walter Birch - Sheffield - 1875c.-1919
P D over & ) inside a trefoil	Pembrook & Dickins - Birmingham - 1896-1903
\|P\|[D]\|T\|\|&\|\|Co\|\|S\| gothic	unidentified
\|PEARCE\|[&]\|SONS\| inside two rectangles and a shield	Pearce & Sons - Melton Mowbray - Leicestershire
\|PEARL SILVER\|	James Dixon & Son - Sheffield
PEDIGREE PLATE 'in script'	a trade mark of Thomas Turner & Co Ltd - Sheffield
PEERLESS PLATE	a trade mark of Pepper, Payton & Co - Birmingham
\|PELHAM\|\|PLATE\| inside two rectangles	Harrison Fisher & Co - 1900 - 1925
'pelican' (figural)	Thomas Wilkinson & Sons - Birmingham
PELICAN SILVER	Thomas Wilkinson & Sons - Birmingham
PENDRAGON under a dragon	Arnold E Williams - Birmingham
PEPPER & HOPE	Pepper & Hope Ltd - Birmingham
PERFECTION) over a 'pineapple'	Hawksworth, Eyre & Co
PERIOD	Travis Wilson & Co Ltd - Sheffield
PERPLEX	Clifton & Co Ltd - Sheffield - 1892-1919
[ PERUVIAN SILVER ] inside a rectangle	Hands & Son Birmingham
*PETFIELD& HARRISON over* SHEFFIELD**	Petfield & Harrison- Sheffield

\|P.G\| inside a rectangle	unidentified
P.G & Co	unidentified
*('crown')('symbol')(P)(G)(S)*	a generic marh for PLATED GERMAN SILVER or Silber & Fleming
('symbol')(EP)('crown')[P over GS] into a shield	a generic marh for PLATED GERMAN SILVER
(P over GS) inside a trefoil	a generic marh for PLATED GERMAN SILVER
(P.HARRINGTON & CO) into a double oval	unidentified
\| PHILIP ASHBERRY	Philip Ashberry - 1845c.-1855
\| PHILIP ASHBERRY & SONS	Philip Ashberry & Sons - 1856-1860
\| PHILIP ASHBERRY & SONS (under Britannia)	Philip Ashberry & Sons - 1861-1915
\|P\|\|H\|\|S\|\|S\|\|&\|\|Co\|	unidentified
P.H.V MADE IN ENGLAND inside a circle	P.H. Vogel - Birmingham
P.H.V & CO	P.H. Vogel & Co - Birmingham
PILOT	Colver Bros Ltd - Sheffield - 1892-1919
PILOT under a 'locomotive'	C. Jines - Liverpool
*PILOT WORKS under* two crossed 'pennant' with CB**	Colver Bros Ltd - Sheffield - 1892-1919
PINDER BROS LTD over a circle	Pinder Bros Ltd - Sheffield
('pineapple') inside an oval EPNS	Barker Ellis - Birmingham
*(P inside a lozenge) \|J\|\|P\|\|&\|\|C°\|*	James Pinder &Co - 1877-1894
*\|P\|\|'crossed axes'\|\|L\|*	Robert Pringle & Co - London
PLATINE METAL	a trade name of William Suckling - Birmingham
PLATO	David Hollander & Sons Ltd - Birmingham
PLEASANCE & HARPER	Pleasance & Harper - Bristol
PLENTY over a sickle	John Derby & Sons - Birmingham
POMPTON SILVER	Cooper Brothers - Sheffield

P\|\|O\|\|&\|\|S\|\|A\| into five squares	unidentified
*POTOSI SILVER under 'bird in shield' and 'thistle')*	The Potosi Silver Co - Birmingham
*\|POTOSI\|\|SILVER\| inside two rectangles)*	The Potosi Silver Co - Birmingham
\| POTOSI SILVER crossed 'spoon' and ' fork' \| inside a square	The Potosi Silver Co - Birmingham
*( PP over* & Co )**	Padley, Parkin & Co
\| P \| P \| & \| S \| 'hand' gothic	Padley, Parkin & Staniforth - Sheffield
\| P \| P \| (Co)\|	Pepper, Payton & Co - Birmingham
\|PREMIER\|\|SILVER\|	unidentified
\| PRIESTLEY PLATE \|	Priestley & Moore - Sheffield
*(A)\|symbol\|[Pri over* me in script](fleur de lys)[P over MP]**	J. Prime - Birmingham - 1839
PRIESTLEY & MOORE	Priestley & Moore - Sheffield
(PRIME) in script into an oval and various other simbols	Thomas Prime - Birmingham
*PRIMUS aside* ISAAC ELLIS & SONS**	Isaac Ellis & Sons - Sheffield - 1892
PRINCE'S PLATE	a trade mark of Mappin & Webb - 1887
PROLIFIC	Henry Barnascone & Sons - Sheffield - 1860-1934 or Mardsen & Son (Argyle Works) - Sheffield
PRUSSIAN SILVER	Deykin & Sons - Birmingham
P S	a generic mark for PLATED STEEL
*( PS over* & Co )**	Padley, Staniforth & Co
\|P\|\|S\|\|Co\|\|EP\|	The Potosi Silver Co - Birmingham - 1878
\|PSL\| into a rectangle	unidentified
\|P\|\|S\|\|L\| over Sheffield over England	E.H. Parkin & Co - Sheffield
\|P.S.P.\|\|&\|\|Co\|\|Ltd\|	unidentified
\|P\|\|T\|\|&\|\|Co\|\|S\|	Pryor Tyzack & Co (possibly) - Sheffield
PURE GUIDO SILVER	I. Guide & Co. or Frank Wood - Sheffield
*PURITAN ['lamp']*	James Deakin & Sons - 1871 - 1898
PYRO GOLD	John Neal & Co - London
[Q] inside a shield	James Burnand & Son - Sheffield - 1865c.-1919

E.P.N.S. (Electroplated Nickel Silver) and EPBM (Electroplated Britannia Metal) are the most common names attributed to silver plate items. But many other names are used for silver plate:
EPWM - Electroplate on White Metal, EPC - Electroplate on Copper, Argentium, Argentine Plate, Argentum, Ascetic, Austrian Silver, Brazilian Silver, Buxbridge, Electrum, Encore, Exquisite, Insignia Plate, Nevada Silver, Norwegian Silver, Pelican Silver, Potosi Silver, Silverite, Sonora Silver, Spur Silver, Stainless Nickel, Stainless Nickel Silver, Venetian Silver, W.M White Metal,....

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