The earliest electroplate made by Elkington's was marked
with 'E & Co' crowned in a shield and the word ELEC TRO PLATE in
three portions.
In 1841 and again in 1842 the mark was changed and a date number
was added. The date number was in use from 1841 to 1848 (the 6
was reversed).
|
DATE |
1841 |
1842 |
1843 |
1844 |
1845 |
1846 |
1847 |
1848 |
|
NUMBER |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
6 (rev.) |
7 |
8 |
In 1849 the series was altered to letters, beginning
with K
|
 |
 |
|
DATE |
1849 |
1850 |
1851 |
1852 |
1853 |
1854 |
1855 |
1856 |
1857 |
1858 |
1859 |
1860 |
1861 |
1862 |
1863 |
1864 |
|
LETTER |
K |
L |
M |
N |
O |
P |
Q |
R |
S |
T |
U |
V |
W |
X |
Y |
Z |
With the beginning of the new series of letters in 1865
the mark was also changed. The date letter missed out B, C,
I and J, while Q, not used by the sheet department and only
partially by the cast department, was used as well R in
1877.
|
 |
date letter
1865-1885
|
 |
|
DATE |
1865 |
1866 |
1867 |
1868 |
1869 |
1870 |
1871 |
1872 |
1873 |
1874 |
1875 |
|
LETTER |
A |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
K |
L |
M |
N |
O |
|
DATE |
1876 |
1877 |
1878 |
1879 |
1880 |
1881 |
1882 |
1883 |
1884 |
1885 |
|
|
LETTER |
P |
Q R |
S |
T |
U |
V |
W |
X |
Y |
Z |
|
Slightly different marks were used in 1898-1899 and from
1900 onwards.
 |
date letter
1886-1911
|
 |
|
DATE |
1886 |
1887 |
1888 |
1889 |
1890 |
1891 |
1892 |
1893 |
1894 |
1895 |
1896 |
1897 |
1898 |
|
LETTER |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
K |
L |
M |
|
DATE |
1899 |
1900 |
1901 |
1902 |
1903 |
1904 |
1905 |
1906 |
1907 |
1908 |
1909 |
1910 |
1911 |
|
LETTER |
N |
O |
P |
Q |
R |
S |
T |
U |
V |
W |
X |
Y |
Z |
 |
date letter
1912-1936
|
|
DATE |
1912 |
1913 |
1914 |
1915 |
1916 |
1917 |
1918 |
1919 |
1920 |
1921 |
1922 |
1923 |
1924 |
|
LETTER |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
K |
L |
M |
|
DATE |
1925 |
1926 |
1927 |
1928 |
1929 |
1930 |
1931 |
1932 |
1933 |
1934 |
1935 |
1936 |
|
|
LETTER |
N |
O |
P |
R |
S |
T |
U |
V |
W |
X |
Y |
Z |
|
 |
date letter
1937-1960
|
|
DATE |
1937 |
1938 |
1939 |
1940 |
1941 |
1942 |
1943 |
1944 |
1945 |
1946 |
1947 |
1948 |
|
LETTER |
A |
B |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
K |
L |
M |
|
DATE |
1949 |
1950 |
1951 |
1952 |
1953 |
1954 |
1955 |
1956 |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
1960 |
|
LETTER |
N |
O |
P |
R |
S |
T |
U |
V |
W |
X |
Y |
Z |
 |
date letter
1961-1986
(but production at Walsall stopped in 1968)
|
|
DATE |
1961 |
1962 |
1963 |
1964 |
1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
|
|
|
|
|
LETTER |
A |
B |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
|
|
|
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ELKINGTON HISTORY
Elkington & Co. are one of the most important names in English
silver and certainly the most important in silver plate. They
began life in Birmingham as a company of silversmiths in 1836,
and experimented with improving gilding techniques.
By 1838 they
had discovered and patented a new way to electroplate one metal
on to the surface of another. By 1840 production was already
underway with silver electroplated wares.
The company received
financial backing from Josiah Mason in 1842 (renaming the firm Elkington, Mason & Co between 1842 and 1861) and was extremely
successful.
It introduced electrotyping as a new method of
production for silver plated items. Elkington & Co exhibited at
the Great Exhibition of 1851 with enormous success.
In 1885 Elkington registered designs by Christopher Dresser.
Dresser's designs included tea services, sugar bowls, claret
jugs, kettles, cruet stands, baskets, a tureen and a tankard.
His models are recorded in Elkington's silver and plated ware
pattern-books.
Elkington held Royal Warrants for Queen Victoria, King Edward
VI, King George V, King Edward VIII and King George VI. The
Elkington & Co. name is still in use today as manufacturers
under the auspices of British Silverware Ltd.
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