Help needed with symbols

[Spud1979]

Hi I'm just wondering can anyone help me with symbols that are on a jug at the mother in laws. I have worked out some but not too many. I forgot to take a picture of the item, I'll do that tomorrow and add it. Thanks in advance for any help

http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee3 ... wyj9y2.jpg

[user701]

They are the makers mark for Copper Brothers of Sheffield and they are silver plated marks, not silver.

http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_C2.html

[user701]

Typo in my post, should have been Cooper Brothers, apologies.

[dognose]

Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

That's a silver plater's mark used by Cooper Brothers of Sheffield.

See: http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_C2.html

Trev.

[Spud1979]

Thanks for the help. Any idea on the year?

[user701]

With silver plated items there is not date letter system like silver hallmarks. Only a few makers of silver plate had a system of date letters, IIRC Elkington, Walker & Hall and Mappin & Webb had such a system, but Cooper Brothers did not.

To try and estimate the age of the item just from the marks alone is not a good idea, if we could see the whole item, it might give us a clue on the age because of the design etc

[Spud1979]

I hope to get a picture Friday. Sorry I came off without it again. Thanks for all the help again

[Spud1979]

http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee3 ... lg4fsv.jpg

This is a picture of it

[dognose]

Hi Spud,

Stylewise, 1890's.


William Rodgers & Co. - Sheffield - 1894

Trev.

[user701]

Just to stick my twopenny in, I agree with Trev, c1890's