Hi,
I’ve got a Harrods cutlery set, apparently silver, with the following hallmark:
Can anyone tell me whether this is in fact silver? I can’t identify any of the hallmark symbols…
The marks indicate that your cutlery is plated, not solid silver. “H Ld” is for Harrods Ltd, the trumpet is the mark of the manufacturer, James Dixon & Sons, and the “A” is intended as an indication of the quality of the plating, but in fact has no real legal or quantitative significance.
Many thanks - we suspected that it was plated but that removes all doubt!