SPOONS MARKED DIXON

[nancysbluesky]

I'm new here and came upon this post while googling "Dixon spoon". I have a small spoon, possibly a sugar or condiment spoon that is stamped on the back with Dixon, along with a trumpet symbol and "A1". On the front it has been engraved or stamped with the word "Durrant's Hotel". I bought it in a thrift store in Texas. I would love to find more info on it. I did find online, a Durrant's hotel in London that is very old and I'm guessing someone took the spoon as a keepsake. It's a heavy spoon for its size and I'm guessing it's a silver plated piece, but I really don't know much about difference between silver and plated. Ill try to add some pictures.





Thank you in advance to anyone who may have some info.




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[oel]

Hi, welcome to the forum. Silver plated; silver plate is the process of bonding an extremely thin layer (measured in microns) of silver to a base metal; most commonly used are copper, brass, white metal, or nickel. A1 for first quality.

For more information see;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plating
http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_D2.html
and
http://www.silvercollection.it/ENGLADIXON.html

Best,

Oel.

[dognose]

Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

See also: James Dixon & Sons of Sheffield - Information

Trev.