ELEGANT 1940S HECWORTH AUSTRALIA SILVERPLATED ON COPPER COFFEE POT, TEA POT AND WATER JUG

ELEGANT HECWORTH A1 EPNS COFFEE POT, TEA POT AND WATER JUG. MADE IN AUSTRALIA IN THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY (1940-1945). IT IS SILVERPLATE ON COPPER.
 
THE TALL AND SLENDER TEA POT HAS FOUR PEDESTAL FEET, A HINGED LID WITH BAKELITE FINIAL. ATTACHED TO OPPOSITE SIDE IS A BLACK BAKELITE HANDLE. THE TEA POT IS MARKED ON BASE HECWORTH EP A1 NS.
SIZE 20CM HIGH 15CM WIDE 11CM DIAMETER
 
THE SHORT AND FAT COFFEE POT HAS A ROUND BASE AND A HINGED LID WITH A MISSING BAKELITE FINIAL. ATTACHED TO OPPOSITE SIDE IS A BLACK BAKELITE HANDLE. THE COFFFEE POT IS MARKED ON BASE CAPACITY SHEFFIELD SIX CUPS. ON THE SIDE IT IS MARKED EPNS A1.
SIZE: 16CM HIGH 23CM WIDE 12CM DIAMETER
 
THE WATER JUG HAS A ROUND BASE AND A HINGED LID WITH BAKELITE FINIAL. ATTACHED TO OPPOSITE SIDE IS A BLACK BAKELITE HANDLE. THE WATER JUG IS MARKED ON THE SIDE NEAR THE BAKELITE HANDLE EPNS A1.
SIZE: 18CM HIGH 18CM WIDE  9CM DIAMETER
 
HECWORTH SILVERPLATE:
'HECWORTH' PLATE MADE BY PLATERS PTY LTD, ST KILDA, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, 1940 1945
THEY USED THE TRADE MARK HECWORTH REPRODUCTION OLD SHEFFIELD
 
CONDITION: ALL CLEANED WITH SYLVO. STILL SHOW SOME VINTAGE PATINA. BAKELITE FINIAL ON WATER JUG MISSING. OVERALL IN GOOD CONDITION.
 
WHAT DOES A1 MEAN ON SILVER?
THESE DISCREET MARKINGS INDICATE THE NUMBER OF OUNCES OF PURE SILVER USED IN THE PLATING. THERE'S TWO OUNCES PER GROSS OF TEASPOONS FOR A1.
 
ALSO SEE MY OTHER ITEMS LISTED. I HAVE VARIOUS OTHER SILVERPLATED ITEMS AND A STERLING SILVER BELT BUCKLE ON AUCTION THIS WEEK.