I Couldn't Identify This As Old Sheffield Plate if I Didn't Have the Makers Mark

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Help guys! I don't have any idea if I'm looking at replated Old Sheffield plate, or electroplate that was plated by a firm that started out as an early Old Sheffield "rolled plate" firm. What the heck?! But one thing is for certain, the tea pot is gorgeous. I just wish the lid sat on it correctly. Wonder how much that would cost to repair. If it costs less than $50, I might just do it.
As per the Atkins and Brother piece, could it possibly be a tobacco jar? I'm not sure how to identify those. Most tea pieces do not usually open from a hinge one side like this. A waste bowl comes to mind, but those are usually open pieces.
As for H&L Co, I did some quick research that would indicate Hamilton & Laidlaw, and I'm pleasantly surprised about their high asking price for their plated pieces.

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@richcincotta6702 6 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for the shout out and confidence! It actually made my day. I have a few reservations about your pot being old Sheffield plate. The form of the pot it's not like any form that I have seen.... and I have seen a lot! The fact that it is brass also gives me hesitation. OSP rarely used brass and it was only used in very specific applications. It was generally used where things were screwed in or the screw itself. If there is a way for you to share up close pictures of specific areas then I would be glad to look at them. Take a look inside the pot and look for a seam that would run from top to bottom right where the handle is soldered on. That is generally the first indication of OSP. I know that you have the marks on the bottom but many old Sheffield players reverted to electroplate later on unused the same marks. Either way, it's a lovely coffee pot. I'm interested to hear your response

@gmgssilverplate 6 месяцев назад

I as well, it didn't seem to be OSP, and that while I found that the "bell" mark is the maker mark I was able to connect to an OSP maker, I didn't find any seems that seemed to indicate it, and since the company did appear long lived, it is certainly plausible that they switched to electroplating later. I also was wondering if a former owner replated it. Would they have used brass and then silver if they did? There's so many questions. I will look inside the piece and look for any indications of soldering the handle on, I could not find any on the finial.

@richcincotta6702 6 месяцев назад

Oooh. The Atkins piece is a tea caddy which would hold dry loose tea!😊

@gmgssilverplate 6 месяцев назад

Interesting. That makes a lot of sense, but it's kind of crazy how rare they seem to be. You would think there'd be one for most silver and silver plated sets but I don't think they even make them for a lot of the common patterns.

@richcincotta6702 6 месяцев назад

@@gmgssilverplate they were much more common during Georgian times as tea was a very expensive commodity and was often kept under lock and key. As time went on they were less needed and often not included in tea sets. An accessory that seems to have replaced the tea caddy was the slop bowl. This was used to contain the used tea that collected in the tea strainer and residue in the bottom of the cup.