Help me!

[BoneDoc]

I've been searching everywhere and can't decipher these marks.

[silvermakersmarks]

The 4 individual letters are EPBM = Electroplated Britannia Metal (see Wikipedia)and the shield contains the letters JG over S; this is the manufacturer's mark of John Gilbert & Sons. Your teapot appears to be of a design which was very popular around the end of the 19th century.

Phil

[dognose]

Hi,

Welcome to the Forum,

An advertisement that confirms Phil's dating of the teapot:


William Rodgers & Co. - Sheffield - 1894

See: http://www.925-1000.com/silverglossary2.html

and: http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_G.html

Trev.

[BoneDoc]

Thank you so much for your help. I've been looking for this info for what seemed like months. I had the "PBM" right but the "E" was eluding me.

Thanks again,
Justin