British Silverplate Dating Systems - Martin Hall & Co.
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:45 pm
It is well known that a few British silverplaters used date codes on their products, Elkingtons, Walker & Hall, and Barnards were three such companies. But are there others? Having had the opportunity this week to search through a large quantity of silver plate, I noticed that Martin Hall & Co. of Sheffield, may be another of those who dated their output.
The above three examples were noted on large dinner forks from the Victorian period, they are not quality marks, as they can be seen on the far left of the images. A further example with the letter 'A' can be seen in silverplate marks menu at: http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_M.html
I was hoping that if any member has any further examples of possible Martin Hall & Co. dateletters they will add them to this post, and who knows, maybe one day we can crack the codes.
Trev.
The above three examples were noted on large dinner forks from the Victorian period, they are not quality marks, as they can be seen on the far left of the images. A further example with the letter 'A' can be seen in silverplate marks menu at: http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_M.html
I was hoping that if any member has any further examples of possible Martin Hall & Co. dateletters they will add them to this post, and who knows, maybe one day we can crack the codes.
Trev.
