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Admin03.08.2021

How to Identify Silver EPNS

Evolution, however, did not confine itself to styles.
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Admin16.08.2021

English silver marks: marks and hallmarks of Sheffield sterling silver

A mixture of white Calais sand and water were rubbed into the piece to remove any grease and dirt.
Admin25.07.2021

SILVER HALLMARKS: STERLING, SILVERPLATE, ELECTROPLATE, SHEFFIELD

By the way, there were no alternatives to this mixture to make it either more desirable or less expensive.
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Admin31.07.2021

English silver marks: marks and hallmarks of Sheffield sterling silver

The orange is copper that is now showing through as the silver is wearing.
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Admin18.08.2021

How to Identify Silver EPNS

From the 18th through 19th centuries, Sheffield Plate pieces were in great demand and were being manufactured not only in Sheffield England, but also in Birmingham as well as in France and Russia.
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Admin13.06.2021

IDENTIFICATION GUIDES FOR ANTIQUES CANDLESTICKS

Nevertheless, the effect was most impressive, for not only the shape but every form of decoration stood out clearly on the metal, as if embossed, chased or otherwise worked by hand by a master.
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Admin21.08.2021

Sheffield Date Letters

[ ] Prior to the general adoption of sterling silver as the standard of purity in 1868, silver was generally obtained from the melting of coins.
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Admin03.07.2021

SILVER HALLMARKS: STERLING, SILVERPLATE, ELECTROPLATE, SHEFFIELD

The burnishers were cemented into caps attached to wooden hafts.
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Admin20.07.2021

Old Sheffield Plate Marks 1

Sheffield Silver as Decoration With the creation of double-sided plating on Sheffield in the late 1760s, pierced decoration became a plausible form of decoration.
Admin27.07.2021

The Allure of Sheffield Silver, Antiques, Articles

Also remember, pieces stamped "Sheffield Plate" are often 19th century electroplate pieces made in Sheffield and not genuine Sheffield Plate.
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