HL & Co tea set

[shal77]

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

[Ipcress]

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


Any chance of pics ?

[shal77]

Hope this is ok

[shal77]

One of the milk jug close up

[shal77]

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

[KC]

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).

[Ipcress]

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 

[shal77]

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

[KC]

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