Can't figure out the mark

[cristinavalera]

can someone tell me what all these marks mean

they are stamped boxes on the back of a spoon bought in europe,

A JD & S EP ( a sort of umbrella)

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[georgiansilver]

AJD&S is the makers initials but don't know who it is and EP stands for Electro-plate so it is silver plated. Best wishes, Mike.

[Neruda]

"A" is almost certainly the suposed quality of the plating.

Could your umbrella mark in fact be a trumpet or bugle?

If so, it is probably James Dixon & Son of Sheffield. The company existed from the 19th century to at least the 1970s.