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Title: HL & Co tea set
Post by: shal77 on November 27, 2013, 07:33:52 AM

Hi I have a HL&Co (Hamiliton Laidlaw) tea set that has a milk jug sugar bowel and tea pot, the markings are on the milk jug and milk jug but not on the sugar bowel which is exactly the same, anyway I know the manufacture but it also has 5006 and A1 on there does anyone know what this means please,  many thanks

Title: Re: HL & Co tea set
Post by: Ipcress on November 27, 2013, 09:13:17 AM

A1 is for superior quality silver plate from Sheffield
5001 is probably the design / pattern number


Any chance of pics ?

Title: Re: HL & Co tea set
Post by: shal77 on November 27, 2013, 10:17:26 AM

Hope this is ok

Title: Re: HL & Co tea set
Post by: shal77 on November 27, 2013, 10:21:28 AM

One of the milk jug close up

Title: Re: HL & Co tea set
Post by: shal77 on November 27, 2013, 10:23:48 AM

And this is on the jug and tea pot but not the sugar bowel but there all the same design

Title: Re: HL & Co tea set
Post by: KC on November 27, 2013, 03:54:03 PM

Does your sugar bowl have  lid?

This mark was registered 1924 - 1927.

5006 is the company's product number.
A1 is a United States marking that many companies put on silver plate to mean that it is high quality silver plated (not solid silver or would be marked sterling silver).

Title: Re: HL & Co tea set
Post by: Ipcress on November 27, 2013, 04:39:12 PM

Pretty sure these are British, KC. That's why i said Sheffield for A1.

Also the houses through the window and the Mitre football on the floor...i'd be gobsmacked if they were in the US  ;)

Title: Re: HL & Co tea set
Post by: shal77 on November 27, 2013, 05:50:43 PM

Yep I'm in the uk, thanks for the info now to find a price so I don't get ripped of as I don't know much about them

Title: Re: HL & Co tea set
Post by: KC on November 28, 2013, 01:15:08 AM

Brain hiccup....meant to put Universal marking (oops put US).