TY - BOOK AU - Bly,John TI - Miller's silver & Sheffield plate marks: including a guide to makers and styles SN - 9781845333485 (pbk.) U1 - 739.230278 22 PY - 2007/// CY - London PB - Miller's KW - Silversmiths KW - Registers KW - Sheffield plate KW - Collectors and collecting KW - Great Britain KW - Hallmarks KW - Plate KW - Silverwork N1 - Includes index N2 - ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES: GOLD & SILVER (OTHER THAN JE. Whether you are a novice collector, dealer or enthusiast, this book has been designed to provide you with a practical source of reference, wherever your collecting takes you. It will help you to tell when, where, by whom, and with what quality of metal most silver items are made. It will enable you to identify a piece of silver, tell whether it is English, American or Continental and, if you have ever wondered what 'sterling' silver actually means, or what a crowned harp or the figure of Britannia signify, the answers are in this book. A full introduction explains how to read and understand hallmarks, how to distinguish between silver, plate and electroplate, how to spot fakes, plus tips on buying and caring for silver ER -