Found an item in a box belonging to my late grandmother. Could anyone tell me is this a silver Hallmark and if so what is it?
Can anyone please advise on this thank you
It’s not a silver hallmark. It appears to be a manufacturer’s pattern number or some other manufacturer-specific designation. It gives no answers to the questions “who?”, “what?”, “where?” or “when?”
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Hi, We have been donated this pair of salad/ berry spoons. They are larger than dessert spoons. I’m confused because they say stainless but don’t say steel. I can’t work out the maker but I can tell it says silver underneath. And to the right of it Sheffield.
I put acid on and it went a bluey green. And left a minor mark. Can anyone help with these please?
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No, it is not silver. I supect that SILVER is part of a trade name and just refers to the colour. Note that the use of the word silver on British items is illegal unless it really is silver. This is probably American where “Sheffield” is a generic term for electroplate.
It might even be stainless steel. I’ve got a whole drawer full of stainless steel flatware from Oneida that just says, “Community Stainless.” The word “steel” never appears.
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“Ideal Silver” but it’s still steel 
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264859597425
Good deciphering! And even at a whopping ÂŁ5.95, that one has been on eBay for over four years. Yikes.
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Found these lovely spoons in a charity shop today. Is anyone able to tell me the year they were made and the name of the pattern. Are the sterling silver? Thanks
Sterling, Sheffield, 1921:
https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Dates/Sheffield/Date%20Letters%20D.html
Maker is Walker & Hall:
https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Makers/Sheffield-WA-WB.html#W&
No idea about the pattern.
ETA: The design registration number indicates that the design was registered in 1910:
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Similar to Kings pattern or FIDDLE, THREAD & SHELL.
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