James Dixon & Sons Mark?

Hi, a friend has a ladle and she is curious about the marks. She only sent me a photo of the back where the marks are.

I looked around and think it may be James Dixon & Sons, am I right? What is the last mark that looks like a sideways D?

She thinks it is either worn silver-plate or pewter. Does the mark give that kind of information?

Thanks for any help you can give

 

Silver plate.

 

Thank you! Is there any way to date this based on the mark?

 

Quite possibly 1920s, but its only value lies in its utility as a kitchen ladle.

 

I checked silvercollection.it (which has a very good collection of British silverplate marks.) This particular version does not appear in their section on Dixon.

 

And I should add, that I checked Jack Scott's Pewter Wares from Sheffield (which features large quantities of information on and illustrations of Dixon's pewter work) and he does not show this as a Dixon pewter mark either.

 

Thank you! I did find the mark minus the sideways D, let me go see if I can find the page again. Anyway, my friend is just curious, she doesn't think it has any value but she uses it regularly and was wondering about the marks

 

OK, I found it, second to last row, second from right, only the last mark is different but the others look right:
http://www.silvercollection.it/electroplatesilverDdue.html

 

There is a picture of a confirmed Dixon mark with a capital C at the end on silvercollection, but the other (small) issue is that the cartouche shapes shown there are different, as well. Without any regulation on plate marking, it could be Dixon, but then again, could be another obscure maker.

 

OK, thanks so much, this is more than she knew when she sent me the photos

 

Tell her to enjoy using it.

 

The letter "D" at the end of the marks probably denotes the quality of the silver plate. "British electroplaters used a letter code for their plated wares" - "A1" the best quality followed by "A", "B", "C", and the lowest grade level is "D."
Under the section "Other Marks on Silverplate":
http://www.silvercollection.it/dictionarydecryptingsilverplatemarks.html

--- Susan

 

Thanks Susan!

I will tell to continue to enjoy it, she has been using it for years and I am sure will use it for years to come