Hi I was wondering if anyone could identify these marks on a spoon and fork given to us by family- we have no idea of age etc and assume they're Irish/British.
I had a look at the marks on the website to try and identify them but I can't make sense of them at all, apart from A1 which is superior quality- we thought perhaps they were false marks or fakes? There is also a serial number (?) of some description RD809292 but again I couldn't find anything about them.
The marks are identical on both the spoon and fork. Hopefully I''ve embedded the images correctly below
https://imgur.com/a/xt2lh2P
Many thanks,
Michael
Mystery Northern Irish spoon and fork?
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Re: Mystery Northern Irish spoon and fork?
Hi Michael, welcome to the forum. I believe the marks read: EPNS in gothic letters. For Electro Plated Nickel (with) Silver. Non precious base metal with thin layer of silver. A1 first quality silver plated.
For the RD number see:
https://www.925-1000.com/registry.html
Peter.
For the RD number see:
https://www.925-1000.com/registry.html
Peter.
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Re: Mystery Northern Irish spoon and fork?
Many thanks Peter!
Mystery solved :)
Mystery solved :)
Re: Mystery Northern Irish spoon and fork?
Hi,
Rd Number 809 282 means that design was registered in 1936 (the link given by Peter).
It does not indicate the year of production; if successful, the pattern was produced for years afterwards.
Regards
Rd Number 809 282 means that design was registered in 1936 (the link given by Peter).
It does not indicate the year of production; if successful, the pattern was produced for years afterwards.
Regards
Re: Mystery Northern Irish spoon and fork?
Can we get embedded photos on this? It might seem trivial, but there is a china pattern from this era for the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) which may have a missing match of silverware. Just the kind of thing people removed for momentos. And it would have been produced in England.