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ANTIQUE CREAMER AND SUGAR SET.
INSTITUTIONAL HOLLOWARE PRODUCED BY
WALKER AND HALL
SHEFFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM
VICTORIAN
SET IS HALLMARKED AS SUCH.
THEIR CREST IS THE INITIALS "W&H" IN A FLAG.
THE FLAGPOLE RUNS DOWN TO A SCRIPT
"M" IN A SHIELD.
"53300"
"WARRANTED HARD & SILVER SOLDERED"
"11"
CIRCA 1880 - 1900
CREAMER IS 4" FROM HANDLE TO SPOUT,
3" HIGH BY 2" WIDE.
THE SUGAR BOWL IS 6.5" FROM HANDLE TO HANDLE,
3" HIGH BY 3" WIDE.
STURDY FEDERAL STYLIZED.
NICE LINEAR / STREAMLINE DISPLAY.
RIBBED PROFILE
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FYI
Walker & Co, 1845-1848
Walker, Coulson & Hall, 1848-1853
Walker & Hall 1853-1920
Walker & Hall Ltd, 1920-the present
part of British Silverware Ltd, 1963-1971
a subsidiary of Mappin & Webb Ltd, a member of Sears Holdings Ltd since 1971
The business was established in Sheffield in 1845 by George Wlker. Becoming an assistant of Dr. John Wright who had conducted important experiments on electroplating Walker secured the royalty of electroplating for Sheffield. The business was joined by Henry Hall and became in 1853 Walker & Hall. The factory was at Howard Street, Sheffield, while showrooms were opened in 45 Holborn Viaduct, London. Branches were opened in Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Cardiff, Belfast, Hull, Bristol, Melbourne and Adelaide (Australia), Cape Town (South Africa). Walker & Hall was converted into a limited liability company in 1920 under the style Walker & Hall Ltd and combined in 1963 under the British Silverware Ltd with Mappin & Webb and Elkington & Co. Walker and Hall Sheffield were primarily Sheffield Makers, but items with Birmingham, London and Chester Assay Marks can also be found.
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