Vintage 1930’s Alfred Meakin Astoria Design Serving Platter – Cascadia Pattern Utensils The item is stamped underneath

The item is stamped underneath EPBM 8082 Made in England (EPBM = Electro Plated Brittania Metal)

The glass rim has a small chip

The set consists of six identical silver plated cake forks together with a matching server fork

The items are a silver plated creamer and sugar bowl each of which stand on a trumpet shaped pedestal base

The metal displays the item’s age with traces of surface rust

Vintage 1930’s Alfred Meakin Astoria Design Serving Platter – Cascadia Pattern Utensils The item is stamped underneathThe Cascadia pattern was released by Alfred Meakin, Tunstall during the 1930s and displays a lovely bright multi coloured floral pattern with an embossed detail on a 18ct gold trimmed scalloped rim. The design of the platter is classically known as Astoria. Although this pattern (not the design) was discontinued by Alfred Meakin during the 1940s it was one of the patterns which became part of the Churchill Group in 1976. Alfred Meakin operated from