ANTIQUE,SILVER PLATE, SARDINE - WHITEBAIT SERVER, WILLIAM HUTTON, SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND
Antique,Edwardian Silver-plate, Rat tail design, sardine - whitebait server,manufactured by William Hutton & Sons Sheffield, England.
Thissardine/whitebait server is clearly stamped WH & S BP, in Gothic lettersand the letters MP with the letter A below, and the cross-arrow marks ofCreswick & Co., The Gothic letters are William Hutton & Sons, BritanniaPlate, the letter A is the quality of the silver plate and the letters MP meanmetal silver plated. This whitebait server is 125 mm., long, has a fork widthof 34 mm., and weighs 19 grams, the date according to the markings is earlyEdwardian circa 1906, but the not guaranteed. Hutton, started to use thecross-arrow mark in 1902.
Britishelectroplaters used a letter code for their "Plated" wares. The bestquality was "A1" or "AI", lower level was "A",next level was "B", followed by level "C", and the lowestlevel was "D",
WilliamHutton & Sons Ltd. Sheffield wasn’t always classed as a limited company,pre-1893 the silverware company that became William Hutton & Sons Ltdstarted life as simply William Hutton in 1800. It was in 1800 when WilliamHutton established his silverware firm in Birmingham, which later moved toSheffield in 1832.
The namewas subsequently changed to William Hutton & Son.1832 and the name was thenchanged to William Hutton & Sons in the 1870s.It was in 1893 that thebusiness acquired Rupert Favell & Co, a manufacturer silversmith based inLondon. That same year the company became limited- William Hutton & SonsLtd. In 1902 William Hutton & Sons Ltd acquired Creswick & Co , a silverware manufacturers based in Sheffield. With this acquisitionWilliam Hutton & Sons Ltd were able to use Creswick & Co’s crossedarrow marks. In 1930 William Hutton & Sons Ltd became bankrupt- failed as acompany. In the same year the firm was then absorbed by James Dixons & Sons .
Thissardine/whitebait server was pre-owned, in good condition, does not have anyplate loss, deep scratches or gouges. It does have scratches commensurate withusage & wear. Seller’s ref. AA256
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