The Menorah symbol was used by Ellis-Barker starting in 1912 - The company was known as Ellis-Barker in the US and Barker-Ellis in the UK.
If you look at Barker-Ellis history it shows that they didn't merge in England until 1931.
http://www.silvercollection.it/ENGLBARKERBROS.htmlIf you look at Ellis-Barker history as it pertains to the US it shows earlier! (which is also the one that uses the Monorah symbol which was used until the 1940's!) The items made in the US were typically silverplate and had ENGLAND on them - whereas if it was made in England it had MADE IN ENGLAND on it!
To further back this information up I have found a quote from the International Society of Appraisers:
"I have a antique silver plated champagne bucket that is 10" in height with a diameter of 8 1/2". It is very decorative with what seems to be an extra heavy base. On the outside lip of the base are to marks. On one side there is a jewish menorah with a overlaped ring around it. On the other side there is the word england in script. Any help on this would be appreciated. Thank you.
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Your bucket was made by the Ellis-Baker Silver Companies of Birmingham, England and New York. The company started in England in 1820 and became Baker Brothers in 1860. In 1897 they opened an American branch. In 1921 they purchased Ellis Silver Company and became the Ellis-Baker Silver Company. It later became a division of Towle. The mark you describe probably would date back to about 1912. Much of the holloware that have the word "England" was made in this country. If the words are "Made in England" then of course it would have been made there.
Unfortunately there is not much of a secondary market value for silver plated items.
Thanks for contacting ISA
Bill Carner, ISA CAPP, Birmingham, AL"
