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This silver tray has several markings. The letters EPNS are in squares. There is one of a man with a beard. Another mark is a crown, and what looks like to be the letter S in an old english typeface. It is numbered 626 and has what looks to be an acorn with the letter H inside it. The tray appears to be for carving, with a indented area for drippings.
Thank you for your input!
http://www.silvercollection.it/SILVERPLATEHALLMARKSC.html
see if this helps
E P N S means ElectroPlated Nickle or Silver. So it is plated not sterling. Is the bearded man facing left or right? Standing or sitting? Is the "S" in the crown or next to it? Could the "acorn" be a shield? Also verify if it is Sheffield...that is English not American.
The bearded man is facing right. It is just a profile image. The "S" is next to the crown. (man-crown-s) There could be a sheild, but it looks like an acorn with the letter H in it. I believe it to be Sheffield because I saw similar stampings on a picture online. I don't know a lot about identifying EPNS, and there are so many different marks!
If you click on the website I listed you should be able to find out everything you want about the mark. It is a pretty exhaustive site. Just takes time ! :)
I think your platter looks great - I am trying to find out about a similar platter I have. It has the Letters N - T - E - P on the back each letter is in a shield and has the word Hallmark and the no. H 233 underneath. I cant find any info on it, can you help ?
This is a silverplated American well and tree meat platter, made by Sheffield Silver Co., US a division of Reed & Barton. You could probably date it c. 1940-80. It most certainly is NOT Old Sheffield Plate English silver.
i have a much larger dish with the same marks and pattern, whats it worth
The Acorn seems to be a mark indicated the year of manufacture.
Here are the Reed & Barton year marks on that website. Looks like an acorn was used for 1935 and a bell was used for 1951.
http://www.silvercollection.it/REEDBARTONDATE.html
Did you ever find out more on this?? I just acquired a tray with the same stamp and this is the only lead I have!!! We thought might be the family crest for loss prevention, did you perhaps buy it in New Orleans??
@athene I looked on that link you shared but don’t see an acorn for 1935.
Hurleykendall, You're right, the symbol for 1935 doesn't look like an acorn.
This post is eight years old, so possibly the information at silvercollection dot it has changed in the interim. The symbol for 1928 looks like an acorn.
Yes, very old but since the only lead I had I figured I’d take a chance! I saw that from 1928 but
It’s
Upside down and no H ????
Hi again, Hurleykendall. :-)
Yeah, my bad; this post is actually twelve years old at this point. People have been commenting on it on and off for years. };-)
I'm not quite sure what you mean by "upside down."
There was at least one other maker that used an acorn silver mark (Waterhouse & Co.), and the picture of the mark is oriented such that the acorn is sideways:
https://www.silvercollection.it/tavolasheffield33bis.jpg
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Acorn # 55 Waterhouse & Co. 1807 Birmingham
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https://www.silvercollection.it/OLDSHEFFIELDHALLMARKS.html