WILLIAM PAGE !! Rare Antique 1880-1890's Silver Plated William Page, Birmingham Large Soup Ladle

RARE ANTIQUE 1880 - 1890's LARGE WILLIAM PAGE & Co, BIRMINGHAM SILVER PLATED SOUP LADLE

WILLIAM PAGE & Co BEGAN MANUFACTURING IN 1880 IN BIRMINGHAM IN BOTH CRANEMORE STREET PREMISES AS WELL AS ALBION STREET.  THE FIRM BECAME A LIMITED COMPANY IN 1936 AND BEGAN USING THE TRADE NAMES ASRISTA, BOLIVIAN SILVER, SILVERITE, ROMAN SILVER, ROUMANIAN SILVER AND TREVOR PLATE.  IN 1938 THE FIRM BEGAN TO SUPPLY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND ITEMS WERE MARKED WITH A "BROAD ARROW" WHICH WAS ISSUED BY THE WAR OFFICE.

THIS LARGE AND RARE SILVER PLATED SOUP LADLE WAS MANUFACTURED BY WILLIAM PAGE & Co BETWEEN 1880 and 1890 AND IS HANDLE STAMPED WITH THE FIRST MARK USED BY THE COMPANY.  THE LADLE HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH THE LARGE FIDDLE HANDLE DESIGN

STAMPS/MARKS ETC : THE ITEM IS HANDLE STAMPED WITH "WP" INSIDE A CROWN FOLLOWED BY "B" THEN TWO DIFFERENT SYMBOLS AND "RD" INSIDE THE BRITISH REGISTRATION MARK

CONDITION : THE LADE HAS AGE RELATED VINTAGE PATINA AND SHOULD BE POLISHED BUT IS OTHERWISE IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO RUST, DAMAGES ETC AND IS NOT BENT

SIZE : 32.4cm LENGTH.....10.2cm WIDTH OF BOWL.....3.4cm WIDTH OF HANDLE TOP

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