Antiques hallmark help?
Question:hi, i have a silver plated gravy boat/sauce boat that my great grandfather found approxomately 70 years ago. i have looked all over the internet but cannot identify it. it has 5 hallmarks printed on it : WB & Co S EPNS
i understand that EPNS is 'electroplated nickel silver' but have had no luck with any of the other logos, could anyone help me please??
thanx :]
Answers:
Hi. WB or W.B. is also the mark for William Brearley - 1863 - 1872. W.B & Co is the mark for William Briggs & Co - 1875 - 1922. You would have to compare your mark to items made by all of these companies to be certain. There are wonderful silver and silverplate hallmark sites out there. These have photos of many makers marks, http://www.silvercollection.it and www.925-1000.com also Abes Silver (he charges a $3.00 fee - well worth it if you need to research!)
The Silver Forum is also a valuable tool for learning about and researching silver / plate hallmarks.
We have more resource links at http://www.maryantiques.com - resources & links page.
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The WB is Weidlich Brothers Manufacturing Company (Bridgeport, Connecticut) in business about 1901-1950. A Yahoo search with their name showed quite a few sites selling things made by them- use "Weidlich Bros" and you can check similar items -I got 957 results.
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