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<p>[QUOTE="pewter2, post: 364210, member: 6719"]Something else to consider is the fact that Elkington didn't invent the silver electroplating process until 1840 and the only alternative to sterling silver was Old Sheffield plate, (OSP/fused plate).....just to confuse things further. I have also checked reference for Provincial silversmiths who used a variety of genuine looking punches , but unable to find anything so marked....pewter2[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="pewter2, post: 364210, member: 6719"]Something else to consider is the fact that Elkington didn't invent the silver electroplating process until 1840 and the only alternative to sterling silver was Old Sheffield plate, (OSP/fused plate).....just to confuse things further. I have also checked reference for Provincial silversmiths who used a variety of genuine looking punches , but unable to find anything so marked....pewter2[/QUOTE]
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