English Sauce boat age and maker?

British Silver Reading Silver Hallmarks
#1

Hi all:
I’m hoping that someone will be able to help me identify these marks. I’ve also included a picture of the gravy boat marks.

I would like to know the maker and when it could be made. It is silverplated, isnt it?

The top marks are: EP RC NS
Under this is 35.

I would be appreciated if somebody would help me!!!

Regards,

Eszter
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#2

I can’t help with what you really want to know, age and maker, but I can confirm that it is silverplated - the EP and NS together stand for electroplated nickel silver. RC are going to be the maker’s initials, but I don’t have a name to go with them.

#3

Thank you for your reply!
One more question:The numbers on silverplated items usually refer to the designnumber or mean the thickness of silver or mean age or mens something else??

Thank you!
Eszter

#4

The numbers normally seem to indicate a design number. Plate quality is often shown by the fairly meaningless “A1” - meaningless because there is no standard to work to. Elkington’s plate normally has a date code and I understand that Huttons may also have used some sort of date coding, but I don’t think any others did so.