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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 1411237, member: 111&quot;]The marks are typical of British electroplate (not unusual to have variations with the symbols), and note that the link INH posted is to &#039;English Electroplate Silver&#039;, with Sansom noted as in business <i>from</i> 1808 (before electroplating).&nbsp; The &#039;TS&#039; mark was registered at the Sheffield assay office in 1808 for use on silver - the firm was known for cutlery, knives in particular, their mark can be found on both electroplate and sterling.&nbsp; Can&#039;t recall seeing that pattern before, did poke around in my flatware references without luck, but it has a Neo-Gothic look to it, and similar English silver designs usually date around mid 19th century...</p><p><br /></p><p>Old Sheffield Plate, more often unmarked, should have a name and symbol, though often just a symbol was stamped (the Sansom symbol/devise shown on that page is a barrel):&nbsp; <a href="http://www.silvercollection.it/oldsheffieldhallmarks.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.silvercollection.it/oldsheffieldhallmarks.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.silvercollection.it/oldsheffieldhallmarks.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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