The EP on Gorham silver means "electro plating". It is not a sterling silver piece.
worth nothing it is plated
Silver - EP - was created in 2004.
No its silver plate. EPNS stands for Electro Plated Nickel Silver.
Silver - Minuit EP - was created in 1999.
EP on metal items usually refers to electro plated ie silver plated.
Electro plated in Korea.
It means Electroplate the number is the pattern
An acorn symbol on a piece of EP, or electroplated, silver is most likely a maker's mark. If the acorn is accompanied by an oak leaf, the maker could be Gilbert Oakes.
Electro-plated on Britannia metal
1908
The letters ep mean 'electro-plating'. It's where a piece of jewellery is made from a less valuable metal (silver for example) and then coated in a more expensive metal like gold.
Chantilly is a pattern. Sterling silver is not pure silver, it is 925 parts out of a thouand, or 92.5% silver