English forks and spoons from the Victorian period (more exactly, the makers' marks). Unlike continental customers who took alpacca or stainless steel cutlery, Britons were stuck to the shiny silvery look of flatware. If not silver, it was produced most often from EPNS (electroplated nickel silver) or EPC (electroplated copper) -- that is, through creating a real silver layer on alpacca or copper core through electrolysis. The look of the makers' marks (a series of letters and symbols stamped into the back), and often the trade name (like Nevada Silver) too, were made similar to the signs of the real silver items.
A crown, a globe and D & A -- Daniel & Arter (also as Globe Nevada Silver Works), Birmingham. Nevada silver and Bengal silver were their trade marks (among others).
A lily(? or three feathers?), a globe and D & A -- the same.
A.B (and a tree?) -- perhaps Albert Beardshaw, Sheffield. EPNS.
JR & S Benares -- John Round & Son, Sheffield. The globe stands here for their impresa, a globe with the words "All the round".
HA EA PA -- Atkin Brothers (Harry Wrigth Atkin, Edward Thomas Atkin and Frank Shaw Atkin
), Sheffield. EPC, i.e. silver on copper base.
FHW & Co -- unknown.
English forks and spoons from the Victorian period (more exactly, the makers' marks). Unlike continental customers who took alpacca or stainless steel cutlery, Britons were stuck to the shiny silvery look of flatware. If not silver, it was produced most often from EPNS (electroplated nickel silver) or EPC (electroplated copper) -- that is, through creating a real silver layer on alpacca or copper core through electrolysis. The look of the makers' marks (a series of letters and symbols stamped into the back), and often the trade name (like Nevada Silver) too, were made similar to the signs of the real silver items.
A crown, a globe and D & A -- Daniel & Arter (also as Globe Nevada Silver Works), Birmingham. Nevada silver and Bengal silver were their trade marks (among others).
A lily(? or three feathers?), a globe and D & A -- the same.
A.B (and a tree?) -- perhaps Albert Beardshaw, Sheffield. EPNS.
JR & S Benares -- John Round & Son, Sheffield. The globe stands here for their impresa, a globe with the words "All the round".
HA EA PA -- Atkin Brothers (Harry Wrigth Atkin, Edward Thomas Atkin and Frank Shaw Atkin), Sheffield. EPC, i.e. silver on copper base.
FHW & Co -- unknown.
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