ATKIN BROS !! Rare Antique (Pre 1925) Silver Plated Atkin Bros Drinks/Serving Tray - Empire Style

RARE ANTIQUE (Pre 1925) SILVER PLATED EMPIRE DESIGN ATKINS BROTHERS DRINKS / SERVING TRAY - ORNATE HANDLES

MANUFACTURED BY ATKINS BROTHERS, SHEFFIELD BEFORE 1925 WHEN THE COMPANY BECAME A LIMITED LIABILITY ENTITY, THIS ANTIQUE SILVER PLATED TRAY IS IMMACULATE FOR SERVING DRINKS ETC AND HAS A PAIR OF ORNATE EMPIRE STYLE HANDLES ATTACHED AS WELL AS A FITTED RIM WHICH IS ALSO BEAUTIFULLY ENHANCED IN THE EMPIRE PATTERN

THIS FIRM TRACES ITS ORIGINS TO THOMAS LAW IN THE MID 1800's WHICH WAS SUCCEEDED BY HENRY ATKIN AND JOHN OXLEY TRADING AS ATKIN, OXLEY & Co.  IN 1840 HENRY ATKIN CONTINUED AS HENRY ATKIN & Co, SHEFFIELD. AFTER HIS DEATH HIS BROTHERS HARRY WRIGTH ATKIN, EDWARD THOMAS ATKIN AND FRANK SHAW ATKIN CONTINUED AS ATKIN BROTHERS.   IN 1925 THE FIRM WAS CONVERTED TO A LIMITED LIABILITY UNDER THE STYLE OF ATKIN BROS Ltd.  THE COMPANY CLOSED IN 1964

STAMPS/MARKS ETC : THE ITEM IS STAMPED UNDERNEATH IN HALLMARKED FASHION - "HA, EA, FA, EPNS"

CONDITION : THE ITEM IS IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO PATINA, DENTS, RUST, DAMAGES ETC

SIZE : 2.2cm HEIGHT.....25cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....31cm DIAMETER OF RIM.....38cm HANDLE EDGE TO HANDLE EDGE

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