What are the products of Birmingham Silver Company?
(BSC) ♡ SILVER ON COPPER BIRMINGHAM SILVER CO. VINTAGE 5 PC. COFFEE/TEA SET, VERY NICE! Vintage Birmingham Silver Company BSC Silver on Copper Tea Set. 3 Pieces. Birmingham silver company tea set.
How many Platers in Birmingham have a crown?
Platers in Birmingham must have thought the crown carried a marketing message too. Of the 15 platers having a crown as part of their plate mark only one had not found it necessary to register a silver mark at an assay office.
Is there a Birmingham Silver Company tea set?
COFFEE/TEA SET, VERY NICE! Vintage Birmingham Silver Company BSC Silver on Copper Tea Set. 3 Pieces. Birmingham silver company tea set. Open box never used.
Where was the nearest Silver assay office in Birmingham?
By the latter part of the 18th century Birmingham was becoming an important centre of the silver industry. Silver was required to be assayed before sale but the nearest assay offices were either London or Chester.
When did Birmingham silver make silver on copper?
– The company became Birmingham Silver Co. sometime before 1957. The marks of the company include a “puffy” crown, B S C in gothic capitals, and “Silver on Copper”. They made high quality silverplate, much of it in an English style. Birmingham Silver Co. of New York formed circa 1957.
COFFEE/TEA SET, VERY NICE! Vintage Birmingham Silver Company BSC Silver on Copper Tea Set. 3 Pieces. Birmingham silver company tea set. Open box never used.
Platers in Birmingham must have thought the crown carried a marketing message too. Of the 15 platers having a crown as part of their plate mark only one had not found it necessary to register a silver mark at an assay office.
When did they stop using crown on Silverplate?
The use of the “crown” on silverplate wares was tolerated for about 50 years, until, in c. 1895, a new intervention of the authorities reaffirmed the prohibition of the use of the crown in silverplate as it was seen as an imitation of the Sheffield silver mark.
