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4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Domestic object - Silver Cruet Set
Cruet set consisting of 2 small glass salt and pepper shakers with metal tops, metal salt bowl with hinged lid (spoon missing) on rectangular metal tray. Group with catalogue no 0741 and 0742.Presented by Capt S J Gallagher on leaving the Mess 1981cruet set, officers mess -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Teaspoon, n.d
Silver coloured metal, teaspoon, boxed. Rectangular badge on the spoon showing a white sailing ship on sea green background. 'Portland Vic' - in black, above ship., 'Australia' beneath. Australian Collectors Choice - brand.Back: 'Sonic Australia'souvenir, portland, teaspoon -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Souvenir Teaspoon - Whaler's Bluff, Portland, n.d
Silver plated teaspoon, oval enamel badge, depiction of Whalers' Bluff, Portland. 'Whalers Bluff' above image, 'PORTLAND' below. 'PENINSULA PLATE E.P.N.S.A . 1' on back of spoonteaspoon, souvenir, portland -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Spoon - Saint Mary Mackillop, Victoria, n.d
Boxed teaspoon, silver metal, round medallion with image of St Mary MacKillop with 'SAINT MARY MACKILLOP 1842 - 1909' in black, around image.Back: 'Made in Australia' -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Spoon, n.d
... Spoon, electroplated nickle silver. Oval enamelled badge... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Spoon Souvenir Spoon ...Spoon, electroplated nickle silver. Oval enamelled badge with image of Portland Harbour (same view as 6667, 6668, 6671). Handle below badge is heart-shaped with scrolls.Back: Valentines EPNS A.1 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Souvenir Spoon Portland, Victoria, Celeste Australia Perfection Plate PTY LTD, c. 1988
Teaspoon, silver plate, oval enamel badge, blue background, image of sailing ship. Portland Victoria in white, above ship, 'March 1988' in white below ship.Back: Maker's details embossed 'Silver plated' on handle -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Spoon, n.d
... Souvenir spoon, electroplated nickel silver, enamelled... spoon, electroplated nickel silver, enamelled badge with Henty ...Souvenir spoon, electroplated nickel silver, enamelled badge with Henty memorial. 'HENTY MEMORIAL' top edge of badge; 'PORTLAND' beneath image of Henty Memorial.Back: E.P.N.S. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Spoon, n.d
... Spoon electroplated nickel silver. Oval enamelled badge... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Spoon Souvenir Spoon ...Spoon electroplated nickel silver. Oval enamelled badge with image of Portland Harbour (same view as 6667, 6668 and 6670). Pattern on handle below badge, acanthus leaves.Back: Pitcher EPNS A.1 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Souvenir Spoon - Visit of Tall Ships to Portland, Victoria March 1988, STUART SILVERPLATED, c. 1988
... of spoon. 'STUART SILVER PLATED' on handle... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Souvenir Spoon - Visit ...Silver plated shovel-shaped sugar spoon, round enamel badge, image of sailing ship. 'March '88 Portland Vic' in white, round top edgeBack: 'Perfection Plate Made in Australia' on shank of spoon. 'STUART SILVER PLATED' on handle -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Spoon - Portland Bowling Club, c. 1959
... Spoon, scalloped electroplated nickel silver, enamelled... Club Souvenir Spoon, scalloped electroplated nickel silver ...Spoon, scalloped electroplated nickel silver, enamelled badge, man kneeling on green grass, blue sky, red and yellow border, Portland Bowling Club.Back: 'PITCHER E.P.N.S.AI. MELB' - Imprinted '6-1-59' engraved -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Spoon - Portland souvenir, n.d
... Spoon, electroplated nickle silver, oval shaped enamelled... Souvenir Spoon, electroplated nickle silver, oval shaped enamelled ...Spoon, electroplated nickle silver, oval shaped enamelled badge, showing Whaler's Bluff, Portland.Front: 'WHALER'S BLUFF PORTLAND' - on badge Back: 'PENINSULA PLATE E.P.N.S.A1' - embossed -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Souvenir - Spoon Portland RSL Memorial Bowling Club, n.d
... Spoon, boxed, scalloped, silver plated, round enamelled... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Souvenir - Spoon Portland ...Spoon, boxed, scalloped, silver plated, round enamelled badge, Portland RSL Memorial Bowling Club, shield in centre.Front: 'PERFECTION PLATE PTY LTD AUSTRALIA' - impressed Back: 'Stuart Silverplated' - embossed -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Spoon, n.d
Spoon, scalloped, electro plated nickle silver, round enamelled badge, white ram's head, blue and green background, dark red border, 'CASTERTON' above ram's head, 'VIC' below. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Spoon, Stokes, n.d
Spoon boxed, Electro-plated Nickel Sliver, round badge, silver ram's head on green background 'CASTERTON' beneath ram's head.Back: Stokes EPNS -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Spoon - Casterton, n.d
... Spoon, boxed, scalloped,silver coloured metal, round... Souvenir Spoon, boxed, scalloped,silver coloured metal, round ...Spoon, boxed, scalloped,silver coloured metal, round enamelled badge, white ram's head on orange background; 'CASTERTON VIC' above ram's head.Back: NCV MADE IN AUSTRALIAsouvenir, souvenir teaspoon, casterton -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Spoon, n.d
... Spoon, plain, electroplated nickel silver, enamelled badge... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Spoon Souvenir Spoon ...Spoon, plain, electroplated nickel silver, enamelled badge, round, golfer on blue and green background, green and yellow border, Byaduk Golf Club.Back: 'PITCHER E.P.N.S. A1. MELB' - impressed -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Souvenir - Spoon, c. 1987
... Spoon, plain, metal silver coloured. Red enamelled badge... Spoon, plain, metal silver coloured. Red enamelled badge, Gorae ...Spoon, plain, metal silver coloured. Red enamelled badge, Gorae West School, 150th Anniversary 1987. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Spoon, n.d
... Spoon, boxed, plain metal, silver coloured, round enamelled... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Spoon Souvenir Spoon ...Spoon, boxed, plain metal, silver coloured, round enamelled badge, 'tree with sky behind'.Back: 'OPAL DESIGN AUSTRALIA' - impressed -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Sugar Spoon, Pitcher Melbourne, n.d
... Sugar spoon, electroplated nickel silver, round enamelled... Sugar spoon, electroplated nickel silver, round enamelled badge ...Sugar spoon, electroplated nickel silver, round enamelled badge; 'CASTERTON GOLF CLUB' encircling depiction of golfer.Back: 'Pitcher E.P.N.S.A1 Melb' - impressed -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Spoon, n.d
... Spoon, plain, metal, silver coloured, enamelled round badge... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Spoon Souvenir Spoon ...Spoon, plain, metal, silver coloured, enamelled round badge, blue background, white ship, red script, Nelson Endeavour Nelson, Victoria.Back: 'J+J CASH' - impressed -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Spoon, Pitcher Melbourne, n.d
... Spoon, electroplated nickel silver. Round enamelled badge... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Spoon Souvenir Spoon ...Spoon, electroplated nickel silver. Round enamelled badge, 'Casterton Golf Club' circling depiction of golfer.Back: 'PITCHER E.P.M.S.A1. MELB' - impressed -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Sugar Spoon - Portland Croquet Club, n.d
... Sugar spoon, electroplated nickle silver, enamelled round... Croquet Club Souvenir Sugar spoon, electroplated nickle silver ...Sugar spoon, electroplated nickle silver, enamelled round badge, green centre with croquet symbols, orange border, Portland Croquet Club.Back: "PITCHER E.P.N.S.A1. MELB' - impressed -
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Souvenir - Souvenir Spoon, n.d
... Spoon, plain, metal, silver coloured, round enamelled badge... Spoon, plain, metal, silver coloured, round enamelled badge ...Spoon, plain, metal, silver coloured, round enamelled badge, coloured, showing headland, Cape Bridgewater, Vic.Back: 'OPAL DESIGN AUSTRALIA' - impressedsouvenir of portland, cape bridgewater, teaspoon -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Spoon, n.d
... Spoon, boxed, plain, silver coloured, round enamelled badge... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Spoon Souvenir Spoon ...Spoon, boxed, plain, silver coloured, round enamelled badge, sailing ship, lighthouse, '1834' in centre white border, PORTLAND BAY VICTORIA'S BIRTHPLACE.Back: 'AUSTRALIAN MADE' - impressedsouvenir of portland, portland harbour, portland lighthouse, lighthouse, spoon, 1834 -
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Souvenir - Spoon - Portland Vintage Car Club Powerhouse Museum, n.d
... Spoon, boxed, plain silver coloured, round enamelled badge... Car Club Powerhouse Museum Souvenir Spoon, boxed, plain silver ...Spoon, boxed, plain silver coloured, round enamelled badge, red vintage car, green background. Portland Vintage Car Club Powerhouse Museum. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Spoon, William Page & Co, Circa 1853-1878
... of an ‘anchor’ because the metal used for the spoons is not silver...Spoon; teaspoon, electroplate nickel-silver, discoloured... of an ‘anchor’ because the metal used for the spoons is not silver ...This spoon, made by William Page & Co., is electroplated nickel-silver and was recovered during the late 1960s to early 1970s from an unnamed shipwreck along the coast of Victoria. The shipwrecks in the area range from around the 1840s to the early 1930s. The spoon is part of the John Chance Collection. This spoon is likely to have been recovered be from the wreck of the Loch Ard (1873-1878) as other cutlery in the Flagstaff Hill’s Shipwreck Collection made by William Page was also recovered from the Loch Ard. The ship’s Manifest included a large quantity of cutlery. Also, other objects in the John Chance Collection were also recovered from wreck of the Loch Ard. In the mid-1800s electroplated cutlery became a popular substitute for the traditional but more costly sterling silver pieces. The ‘new’ cutlery was made from a more common base metal, such as nickel or a nickel alloy, then electroplated (coated) with a very thin layer of silver. The eating utensils looked like the expensive, pure silver version but eventually, through use and wear, the base metal would show. Some producers warranted their electroplated silver to be ‘white throughout’. WILLIAM PAGE & CO., BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - Although the electroplated cutlery of William Page & Co. was made in Birmingham, it does not include the embossed Birmingham Assay’s mark of an ‘anchor’ because the metal used for the spoons is not silver. William Page used various Maker’s Marks on his cutlery. The pattern of five embossed marks on this spoon is a typical example, with the embossed sunken crown containing ‘W P’ being the first in the column of symbols. - ‘W P’, within raised diamond outline, within sunken crown - ‘Cross above Triangle’ symbol within sunken oval - ‘Maltese Cross’ symbol within sunken, six-sided shape - ‘crab-like’ symbol within sunken oval - ‘R D’ within sunken diamond William Page established his business in 1834, according to the text around a printed Trademark. The firm William Page & Co. began electroplating in 1855, and from 1880 it operated from Cranemore Street, Cattle’s Grove and also at 55 Albion St, Birmingham. The firm registered a new Trademark [‘W P’ within a diamond boarder within a sunken diamond] in 1897; previously the Mark were the initials WP within a crown, but the British legislation prohibited the use of a ‘crown’ mark on electroplated ware in 1895. In 1936 the firm became William Page & Co. Ltd and became a supplier of spoons to the British Government in 1938, marking its products with the ‘broad arrow’ symbol. The firm also traded with the brand names Armour, Asrista, Bolivian Silver, Roman Silver, Roumanian Silver, Silverite and Trevor Plate. Although this spoon is not linked to a particular shipwreck, it is very likely to have come from the wreck of the Loch Ard; the ship’s Manifest includes a large quantity of cutlery. Regardless, it is recognised as being historically significant as an example of cutlery carried onboard a ship as either personal belongings or cargo and brought into Colonial Victoria in the 19th to early 20th century; through this we have added opportunity to interpret Victoria’s social and historical themes of those times. The spoon also has significance for its connection with many similar William Page pieces of cutlery in our collection that were recovered from the wreck of the sailing ship Loch Ard (1873-1878). William Page & Co. of Birmingham is one of the renowned 19th century manufacturers and electroplaters and was supplier of spoons to the British Government in 1938. The spoon has added significance, as it was recovered by John Chance, a diver of wrecks, including the Loch Ard, in Victoria’s coastal waters in the late 1960s to early 1970s. Items that come from several wrecks have since been donated to the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village’s museum collection by his family, illustrating this item’s level of historical value.Spoon; teaspoon, electroplate nickel-silver, discoloured to green and red-brown in places. Fiddle design. Bowl has indents and holes. Five embossed Maker’s Marks on back of handle, arranged in a column from tip towards bowl. Made by William Page and Co., Birmingham. The spoon no longer has its silver plating. The surface has encrustations. Bowl has nicks, indents and holes. Stem is very bent at the shoulder. Discoloured to green and red-brown in places. Embossed Maker Marks - ‘W P’, within raised diamond outline, within sunken crown - ‘Cross above Triangle’ symbol within sunken oval - ‘Maltese Cross’ symbol within sunken, six-sided shape - ‘crab-like’ symbol within sunken oval - ‘R D’ within sunken diamondflagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck artefact, john chance, loch ard, cutlery, flatware, silverware, tableware, eating utensils, dining, spoon, electroplated cutlery, william page & co, william page & co. ltd., birmingham plate, silversmith, antique, vintage, fiddle design, fiddle pattern, teaspoon -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Spoon, William Page & Co, Circa 1853-1878
... of an ‘anchor’ because the metal used for the spoons is not silver...Spoon; teaspoon, electroplate nickel-silver, silver... of an ‘anchor’ because the metal used for the spoons is not silver ...This spoon, made by William Page & Co., is electroplated nickel-silver and was recovered during the late 1960s to early 1970s from an unnamed shipwreck along the coast of Victoria. The shipwrecks in the area range from around the 1840s to the early 1930s. The spoon is part of the John Chance Collection. This spoon is likely to have been recovered be from the wreck of the Loch Ard (1873-1878) as other cutlery in the Flagstaff Hill’s Shipwreck Collection made by William Page was also recovered from the Loch Ard. The ship’s Manifest included a large quantity of cutlery. Also, other objects in the John Chance Collection were also recovered from wreck of the Loch Ard. In the mid-1800s electroplated cutlery became a popular substitute for the traditional but more costly sterling silver pieces. The ‘new’ cutlery was made from a more common base metal, such as nickel or a nickel alloy, then electroplated (coated) with a very thin layer of silver. The eating utensils looked like the expensive, pure silver version but eventually, through use and wear, the base metal would show. Some producers warranted their electroplated silver to be ‘white throughout’. WILLIAM PAGE & CO., BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - Although the electroplated cutlery of William Page & Co. was made in Birmingham, it does not include the embossed Birmingham Assay’s mark of an ‘anchor’ because the metal used for the spoons is not silver. William Page used various Maker’s Marks on his cutlery. The pattern of five embossed marks on this spoon is a typical example, with the embossed sunken crown containing ‘W P’ being the first in the column of symbols. - ‘W P’, within raised diamond outline, within sunken crown - ‘Cross above Triangle’ symbol within sunken oval - ‘Maltese Cross’ symbol within sunken, six-sided shape - ‘crab-like’ symbol within sunken oval - ‘R D’ within sunken diamond William Page established his business in 1834, according to the text around a printed Trademark. The firm William Page & Co. began electroplating in 1855, and from 1880 it operated from Cranemore Street, Cattle’s Grove and also at 55 Albion St, Birmingham. The firm registered a new Trademark [‘W P’ within a diamond boarder within a sunken diamond] in 1897; previously the Mark were the initials WP within a crown, but the British legislation prohibited the use of a ‘crown’ mark on electroplated ware in 1895. In 1936 the firm became William Page & Co. Ltd and became a supplier of spoons to the British Government in 1938, marking its products with the ‘broad arrow’ symbol. The firm also traded with the brand names Armour, Asrista, Bolivian Silver, Roman Silver, Roumanian Silver, Silverite and Trevor Plate. Although this spoon is not linked to a particular shipwreck, it is very likely to have come from the wreck of the Loch Ard; the ship’s Manifest includes a large quantity of cutlery. Regardless, it is recognised as being historically significant as an example of cutlery carried onboard a ship as either personal belongings or cargo and brought into Colonial Victoria in the 19th to early 20th century; through this we have added opportunity to interpret Victoria’s social and historical themes of those times. The spoon also has significance for its connection with many similar William Page pieces of cutlery in our collection that were recovered from the wreck of the sailing ship Loch Ard (1873-1878). William Page & Co. of Birmingham is one of the renowned 19th century manufacturers and electroplaters and was supplier of spoons to the British Government in 1938. The spoon has added significance, as it was recovered by John Chance, a diver of wrecks, including the Loch Ard, in Victoria’s coastal waters in the late 1960s to early 1970s. Items that come from several wrecks have since been donated to the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village’s museum collection by his family, illustrating this item’s level of historical value.Spoon; teaspoon, electroplate nickel-silver, silver discoloured to brown. Fiddle design. Five embossed Hallmarks. Five embossed Maker’s Marks on back of handle, arranged in a column from tip towards bowl. Made by William Page and Co., Birmingham. The spoon no longer has its silver plating. Bowl has a cut in the side, and is nicked and dented. Embossed Maker Marks - ‘W P’, within raised diamond outline, within sunken crown - ‘Cross above Triangle’ symbol within sunken oval - ‘Maltese Cross’ symbol within sunken, six-sided shape - ‘crab-like’ symbol within sunken oval - ‘R D’ within sunken diamondflagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck artefact, john chance, loch ard, cutlery, flatware, silverware, tableware, eating utensils, dining, spoon, electroplated cutlery, william page & co, william page & co. ltd., birmingham plate, silversmith, antique, vintage, fiddle design, fiddle pattern, teaspoon -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Spoon, Henry Barnascone & Sons, 1860s-early1930s
... Spoon; teaspoon, electroplate nickel-silver, silver... “EMPIRE“ (trefoil or clover logo) “SILVER” Spoon; teaspoon ...This spoon, made by Henry Barnascone of Sheffield, was recovered from an unknown shipwreck in the coastal waters of Victoria in the late 1960s to early 1970s. The spoon is one-o-a-kind in our Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village Collection of shipwreck artefacts. It is possibly from a passenger’s luggage on one of the shipwrecks. The shipwrecks in the area range from around the 1840s to the early 1930s. It is part of the John Chance Collection. HENRY BARNASCONE & SONS, Sheffield, UK- Henry Barnascone (1827-1894) was born in Switzerland. He and his brother Lewis settled in Sheffield in 1851. Henry operated as Henry Barnascone from 1868 to 1883, trading in Angel Street as a cutler, manufacturer and general merchant, moving to York Street in 1874. His work included electroplating metalware. Products ranged from cutlery and serving trays to straight razors, measuring tapes and pocket knives. In 1884 his firm became H. Barnascone & Son and from 1901 to 1934 be firm was renamed H. Barnascone & Sons, with his son (or nephew) Charles Henry ‘Harry’ Barnascone brought in to join the business. The firm employed eight men and four women in 1881. Around 1892 the firm moved to Empire Works in Eyre Street. Charles (Harry) inherited the business when Henry died in 1894. In 1909 the company became ‘Ltd.’, with Charles continuing until his death in 1917. The firms trademarks were EMPIRE (with ‘trefoil’ or ‘clover’ symbol), THE HUNGRY WOLF BRAND and PROLIFIC. The firm was liquidated in 1934 and acquired by Harrison Fisher & Co. Ltd., which specialised in plated goods and silverware, and retained Barnascone’s trademarks. In the early 1990s Harrison Fisher, which employed about 200, was arguably the only surviving example of the type of firm that had flourished in nineteenth century Sheffield – one which marketed a full range of cutlery. It remained family-owned. In 2007 Harrison Fisher & Co. Ltd. was renamed Taylor’s Eye Witness Ltd, which, in 2016, ‘swapped’ the nineteenth century historic factory for a new industrial unit in Sheffield. Although the spoon is not linked to a particular shipwreck, it is recognised as being historically significant as an example of hardware either as part of the ship’s flatware service or imported for use in Colonial Victoria in the 19th to early 20th century. The spoon is significant for being Flagstaff Hill’s only shipwreck artefact amongst many hundreds of objects, including cutlery, to be branded with ‘Empire Silver’ and the only piece in our collection by Sheffield manufacturer Henry Barnascone. The spoon is also significant as it was recovered by John Chance, a diver in Victoria’s coastal waters in the late 1960s to early 1970s. Items that come from several wrecks have since been donated to the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village’s museum collection by his family, illustrating this item’s level of historical value. Spoon; teaspoon, electroplate nickel-silver, silver discoloured to brown. Fiddle design. Five embossed Hallmarks. Five embossed Maker’s Marks on back of handle, arranged in a column from tip towards bowl. Made by William Page and Co., Birmingham. The spoon no longer has its silver plating. Bowl has a cut in the side, and is nicked and dented. Embossed “EMPIRE“ (trefoil or clover logo) “SILVER” flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck artefact, john chance, henry barnascone, sheffield, cutlery, eating utensils, electroplate, silver plate, silverware, flatware, empire works, prolific, hungry wolf brand, antique flatware, old english flatware pattern, spoon, teaspoon -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Spoon, Walker & Hall, C.1910-1920
... Spoon, teaspoon, electroplated, silver-bronze colour... spoon teaspoon silver flatware dining silver plated epnns 20th ...This electroplated teaspoon made by Walker & Hall of Sheffield. It was recovered from an unknown shipwreck in the coastal waters of Victoria in the late 1960s to early 1970s. The shipwrecks in the area range from around the 1840s to the early 1930s. It is part of the John Chance Collection. Walker & Hall’s Marks on this teaspoon, the SHIELD and the FLAG, date the spoon between 1910 and before 1920. The letters, possibly N S, within a shield may stand for Nickel Silver. The first Sheffield licence to make electroplated pieces of work was granted to John Harrison in 1843. One of his employees, George Walker, had been sent to learn electroplating skills at Elkington’s in Birmingham, who had patented the process discovered by Dr John Wright. Walker left Harrison in 1845 and started up his own company with Samuel Coulson and William Robson, to become George Walker & Co., electro-platers and gilders, taking out a licence with Elkington’s. In 1848 Robson retired and Henry Hall joined the partnership, operating at Electro Works at 11 Howard Street Sheffield, with a showroom in at 45 Holborn Viaduct, London. The firm had changes in the partnership and by 1853 it was called Walker & Hall. Over the years the company grew, with branches in the UK and overseas in Australia and South Africa. Then John Bingham, and later his brother Charles Bingham, became involved in the business, increasing profits. In 1861 the firm registered its first Trademark, a stamped ‘Flag’ with a banner with letters ‘W & H’. In 1884 Walker & Hall were one of the largest manufacturers and the second to introduce a voluntary system of using dating marks for silver plate, based on the alphabet and styles of shields or figures. The firm grew and prospered. It was described as ‘comprehensive … touching almost every department of Social life’, selling all manner of silverware and other goods. In 1920 the firm became Walker & Hall Limited and continued to expand in the goods produced and the member employed. Then the effects of war brought economic depression and fewer people able to afford the quality luxury goods. Eventually, in 1963, the company amalgamated with Mappin & Webb and Elkington & Co., becoming British Silverware Ltd. Although the spoon is not linked to a particular shipwreck, it is recognised as being historically significant as an example of cutlery, perhaps part of a passenger’s luggage or imported for use in Victoria in the early 20th century. This spoon is significant for its association with makers Walker & Hall, famous for silverware and silver plate in the mid-19th to early-20th century. It is the only example in Flagstaff Hill’s shipwreck artefact collection. The spoon is also significant as it was recovered by John Chance, a diver in Victoria’s coastal waters in the late 1960s to early 1970s. Items that come from several wrecks have since been donated to the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village’s museum collection by his family, illustrating this item’s level of historical value. Spoon, teaspoon, electroplated, silver-bronze colour with dark flecks. Old English design. Maker’s Marks on back of spoon. Made by Walker & Hall, Sheffield.Embossed individual stamps “W”, “&”, “H”, “S” Embossed shape [SHIELD] with letters within, possibly “N S” Embossed shape of [FLAG] with letters with “W & H” flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck artefact, john chance, sheffield, cutlery, eating utensils, electroplate, silver plate, silverware, flatware, antique flatware, old english flatware pattern, spoon, teaspoon, silver flatware, dining, silver plated, epnns, 20th century silverware, walker & hall, george walker, henry hall, john wright, elkington -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Spoon, SSP Sheffield Silver Plate & Cutlery Co. Ltd, About 1913 to early-1930s
... Spoon; teaspoon, nickel plated silver, discoloured to brown... and dents. Domestic object Spoon SSP Sheffield Silver Plate ...This electroplated silver teaspoon was made by the Sheffield Silver Plate & Cutlery Company Limited from about 1913 to early-1930s. It was recovered from an unknown shipwreck in the coastal waters of Victoria in the late 1960s to early 1970s. The shipwrecks in the area range from around the 1840s to the early-1930s. It is part of the John Chance Collection. Sheffield manufactures produced high quality silverware products. In the mid-1700s a cutler, Thomas Boulsover, invented a process to fuse copper between two sheets of silver, which could still be like solid silver then the edges were bound in silver. Items made this way are now referred to as Old Silver Plate. The modern method of electroplating has a much thinner layer of silver. The firm Sheffield Silver Plate and Cutlery Co. Ltd. was established in 1913 by Mappin & Webb to make spoons and forks using the American Wilzin process, which was a failure. In 1923 the company was incorporated then re-financed and reverted back to the older production method for electroplating. The maker’s stamp usually had the letters “S.S.P. & C. Co Ltd EPNS” and often included an octagon stamp with “SSP”. The firm had the registered trademarks of ‘SILCUTA’ and ‘SILTONA’ and has also used the name ‘Sheffield Nickel & Silver Plating Co. Ltd.’ The firm had manufacturing Works at Priestley Street, Sheffield from 1913 until the 1960s. They also had a London office in 1919 at Atlantic House, 40a Holborn Viaduct, London, E.C.1., then in 1921 at Union Bank Buildings, Charterhouse Street, E.C.1. The company was dissolved in 2000, the last office address being 23 Albemarle Street London, W1S 4AS. Although this spoon is not linked to a particular shipwreck, it is recognised as being historically significant as an example of cutlery, possibly from a passenger’s luggage or imported for use in Colonial Victoria in the 19th to early 20th century. The spoon is the only example in Flagstaff Hill’s collection that is connected to the manufacturer Sheffield Silver Plate and Cutlery Co. Ltd., historically significant also, as in 1939 the same manufacturer was a recognised supplier to the British Government. The spoon is also significant as it was recovered by John Chance, a diver in Victoria’s coastal waters in the late 1960s to early 1970s. Items that come from several wrecks have since been donated to the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village’s museum collection by his family, illustrating this item’s level of historical value.Spoon; teaspoon, nickel plated silver, discoloured to brown. Old English design. Inscription on handle. Made by Sheffield Silver Plate & Cutlery Co Ltd., Sheffield. Spoon has dimpled surface, nicks and dents. Embossed logo within sunken elongated octagon [SSP] Embossed letters following logo, “S S P C & CO LTD EP/NS” flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck artefact, john chance, sheffield, cutlery, eating utensils, electroplate, silver plate, silverware, flatware, antique flatware, old english flatware pattern, spoon, teaspoon, silver flatware, dining, silver plated, epnns, sheffield silver plater & cutlery, ssp, ssp & c co ltd, 20th century silverware