Silver Alloy Marks and Trade Names

In this guide I will outline the numerous silver alloy marks and trade names that have been used throughout the world on antiques and collectibles.

Many of these marks can confuse the buyer, dealer or collector if they aren't knowledgeable in the different trade names and alloys.

Please note that these markings and trade names are not for sterling silver. I have listed as many trade names and types of alloys as I can find.

Silverplate Vanity Sets c1907

Images shown in an advertisement from a 1907 Fort Dearborn Watch & Clock Co. Catalog, Chicago, Il.

Quadruple Plate Perfume Bottles & Puff Boxes Victorian Catalog Advertisements

Here is a bevy of antique quadruple silver plate vanity accessories including perfume and cologne bottles, atomizers, puff boxes and more. Some of these were by the Wilcox Silverplate Co.; Middletown Silver Co.; Pairpoint; and the Meriden Silver Plate Co.

Advertisements are taken from Victorian era catalogs from:

• The Busiest House in America (Lapp and Flershem, Chicago). 

COLOGNE & BARBER BOTTLES:

 

PERFUME ATOMIZERS:

The atomizers below were made by a variety of silverplate manufacturers including Pairpoint Mfg Co. 

 

BOTTLES & OTHER ITEMS:  

 

Crown Perfumery Lavender Smelling Salts Bottle with Silverplate Holder, shown below

Crown Perfumery Lavender Smelling Salts Bottle with Silverplate Holder, shown below

Roger et Gallet Johann Marie farina Cologne with Silverplate Holder, shown below.

  

PUFF (POWDER) BOXES: