silver plate mustard pot/ tankard....... help with markings

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i recently purchased a silver plated mustard pot/ tankard.
but i have a problem working out the marks underneith.
can anybody help me out please?

the first marking is like a trumpet followed byE.H
J B & S

THENUNDER THAT IS....
E.P.B.M.X
3462.
THE X SEEMS TO BE HAND MARKED
I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT WHO THE MAKER IS AND FROM WHAT COUNTRY IT HAS COME.
I AM IN MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA.

I AM NEW AT THIS.... PLEASE OFFER SOME ASSISTANCE.

WITH KIND THANKS
TREVOR VERNON

[2209patrick]

I know that second letter looks like a B, but it's probably a D for JD&S. James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, England.
The EPBM stands for ElectroPlated Britannia Metal.
The 3462 is a catalogue or pattern number.





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Regards,
Pat.

[Waylander]

Agreed

Waylander