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.
The EP on Gorham silver means "electro plating". It is not a sterling silver piece.
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.
Probably not a silver piece, EP usually denotes Electro plate London, GS probably the maker.
Okay - I'm no expert but... 1898 would suggest the year of manufacture. EP would suggest 'electroplating' - meaning the piece is not solid silver, but a thin veneer of pure silver electrostatically plated over a cheaper metal. NS suggests the base piece is made from an alloy of Nickel Silver.
Silver - EP - was created in 2004.
What is 14K Gold EP EP in this case stands for Electro-plated. A piece of gold and the silver object would have been suspended in a bath of acid and a voltage applied so that electricity flowed from to the gold onto the silver taking some of the gold with it and covering the silver with it.
No, EP NS typically does not indicate that something is silver. EP stands for electroplated, meaning that the item is plated with a layer of silver. NS usually means "nickel silver," which is a base metal alloy containing nickel, copper, and zinc, not real silver.
Silver - Minuit EP - was created in 1999.
EP on metal items usually refers to electro plated ie silver plated.
Electro plated in Korea.
Ep generally means Electro-plated, meaning the piece is plated. Likely the actual mark will be "GEP" Cheers.
"EP" on silver typically stands for "electroplated," indicating that the item is not solid silver but rather coated with a thin layer of silver through electroplating. "NS" may stand for "Nickel Silver," which is an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc that closely resembles silver but does not actually contain any silver.