elkington spoons

British Silver What is it?
#1

I have 6 elkington spoons and they seem to be an unusual style, I cant seem to load a picture , the bowl is deep and round and the whole spoon is teaspoon size and the details of the hallmarks are below and wonder if you could help me please, I am new to this and eager to learn, your help would be gratefully appreciated. :smiley: D PIERCE

there are two lozenge shaped marks 1 saying ELKINGTON and the other saying PLATE
then there is a seperate shield on its side with the letters E&
Co
at the other end of the lozenge is a shield with the letter K in it . there is also a number near the bowl of the spoon RE206512
Any help you can give me would be appreciated, Thanks DPIERCE

#2

You have no doubt worked out that your spoons are electroplate rather than silver. Elkingtons used a proprietary date coding system which will allow you to date your spoons. A number of web sites have this information so a search for “Elkington date letters” should get you this information.

The number is a design registration number. 206512 was issued in 1893 so this is the earliest possible date for your spoons.

Problems with picture posting are normally due to trying to upload a picture which is too big. Pictures should be no greater in size than 500 pixels, both height and width.

#3

Wow now that was a quick reply, thanks for the information and will see what else i can find out thankyou very much David D.PIERCE