THE DIRECTORY OF CANADA SILVERSMITHS
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| CANADA SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING: C |
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There was no official regulation of the purity of the metal used in the industry in Canada until the early 20th century. After 1760 Montreal gradually took over as the center of silversmithing in Canada although there were also a number of silversmiths in Ontario and the Atlantic provinces. English styles became the norm and silversmiths began to use English-style maker's marks with their initials in a rectangular outline. These marks were occasionally accompanied by "Montreal", "Quebec" or "H", "HN" or "HNS" for Halifax. 
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By the early 19th century it was common to include pseudo marks that resembled British hallmarks, like sovereign's heads, lions, crowns. 
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The current Canadian hallmarking system is based on the Precious Metals Marking Act of 1985. Jewellery makers, importers and retailers are responsible for having the correct hallmarks on items. Hallmarks must be registered by the Register of Trademarks, Industry Canada in which abbreviations and inscriptions for jewellery items in either English or French are permitted. For silver items, "sterling" (92.5% silver and 7.5% other alloys ) is considered the standard measurement for purity under federal regulations. Authentic sterling silver items are stamped with "STERLING", "STER", or "925". Hallmarks that follow the traditional British certifying system or has applied by the government of any foreign country under the laws of that country may also be placed on the item. Where an article that is wholly manufactured in Canada is composed of a precious metal of a quality prescribed in the regulations and has an authorized quality mark applied to it, there may be applied to the article a national mark consisting of: - a lion's head inside a letter "C"( (1934-1978) - a maple head inside a letter "C" (after 1978) 
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| CANADIAN SILVERSMITHS A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MARKS |
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 SILVERSMITH'S NAME |
MARK - TOWN - DATE |
| CAMIRAND J.D. & Co |
MADE BY J.D.CAMIRAND & Co Montreal, Quebec c. 1920s |
| CAMPBELL A. |
Hamilton, Ontario c. 1880s |
CANADA JEWELERS' COMPANY LTD |
C H intertwined Montreal c. 1911 Founded incorporating the plants of Hemming Mfg Co, Hemsley Mfg Co, William Bramley of Montreal and J.W. Brown & Co Ltd of Toronto. |
CANADA MANUFACTURING CO |
CANADA MFG CO and pseudo English hallmarks Montreal, Quebec and Toronto c. 1890s Touch mark acquired by Henry Birks & Sons |
CANADIAN SILVER CO |
a SPHINX (figural) Ontario mid 20th century |
CARMICHAEL WILLIAM MAURICE
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W.M.C. into a rectangle M surrounded by a C into a shield and Canada National mark Victoria, British Columbia a very popular business founded in 1920. Carmichael offered a wide range of goods combining hand and machine work. The business closed c. 1954 |
CARON BROTHERS
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CARON FRERES Number 3 within a capital C A lion passant, a maple leaf and the letter C with the number 3 inside Montreal, Quebec a business founded in 1900. They had a large manufacturing facility at 233-239 Bleury Street, and produced enamelled sterling souvenir spoons, class pins, buttons, emblematic items and crested brooches, which displayed superb enamelling techniques. It would appear that this company went out of business around 1930, and its dies were acquired by another Montreal manufacturer, C. Lamond Fils |
| CARTER J.F. |
J.F.C in a rectangle and pseudo English hallmarks Hamilton, Ontario c. 1850s |
| CHRISTMAS D.S. |
Quebec City, Quebec c. 1830s/1850s |
| CLARINGBOWL Fred |
Hamilton, Ontario c. 1830s/1890s |
| COCHENTHALER M, Jeweller |
M.COCHENTHALER or M.C. Montreal, Quebec c.1880s/ 1930s Touch mark acquired by Henry Birks & Sons |
COGSWELL R.H. |
RHC into a rectangle and pseudo English hallmarks
Halifax, Nova Scotia c. 1865 |
| COPP John C. |
J.C.C. (possibly) Montreal, Quebec c.1890s Touch mark acquired by Henry Birks & Sons |
| CORNELIUS & Co |
Halifax, Nova Scotia c. 1900s |
CORNELIUS Julius |
J CORNELIUS STERLING J CORNELIUS and pseudo English hallmarks J.C in a rectangle and pseudo English hallmarks Halifax, Nova Scotia c. 1820s/1910s Touch mark acquired by Henry Birks & Sons |
| COUTURE Pierre |
Quebec City, Quebec c. 1840s/1850s |
CROWFORD William |
WC in a rectangle and pseudo English hallmarks Halifax, Nova Scotia c. 1810s/1860 |
CROWN SILVER PLATE CO. |
Toronto, Ontario c. 1910s/1920s |
CRUICKSHANK Robert
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RC in script and MONTREAL Montreal, Quebec c. 1760s/1800 |
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HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER -
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION
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| IMAGES | A& AC |
AD AK |
AL AZ |
B& BB |
BC BO |
BP BZ |
C& CA |
CB CC |
CD CF |
CG CL |
CM CS |
CT CZ |
D& DB |
DC DL |
DM DZ |
E& EA |
EB ED |
EE EH |
EI EO |
EP EZ |
F& FD |
FE FJ |
FK FZ |
G& GB |
GC GG |
GH GL |
GM GR |
GS GZ |
| IMAGES | H& H& |
HA HB |
HC HE |
HF HL |
HM HU |
HV HZ |
I& IG |
IH IL |
IM IZ |
J& JA |
JB JC |
JD JG |
JH JK |
JL JQ |
JR JR |
JS JS |
JT JZ |
KA KZ |
L& LB |
LC LZ |
M& MB |
MC MI |
MJ MZ |
N& NZ |
OA OZ |
P& PK |
PL PZ |
QA QZ |
| IMAGES | R& RB |
RC RG |
RH RK |
RL RQ |
RR RZ |
S& SB |
SC SI |
SJ SR |
SS SZ |
T& TC |
TD TG |
TH TN |
TO TS |
TT TZ |
UA UZ |
V& VZ |
W& WA |
WB WB |
WC WC |
WD WE |
WF WG |
WH WL |
WM WM |
WN WR |
WS WS |
WT XZ |
YA YZ |
ZA ZZ |
| THE DIRECTORY OF MAKERS' MARKS | AA AE |
AF AZ |
BA BZ |
CA CH |
CK CZ |
DA DZ |
EA EZ |
FA FZ |
GA GZ |
HA HG |
HH HZ |
IA IG |
IH IZ |
JA JC |
JD JH |
JJ JP |
JQ JS |
| ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS | JT JZ |
KA LZ |
MA MZ |
NA PA |
PB PZ |
QA RH |
RK RZ |
SA SG |
SH SZ |
TA TH |
TI TZ |
UA WB |
WC WF |
WG WL |
WM WS |
WT ZZ |
| ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF NAMES | 18th CENTURY | 19th CENTURY | 20th CENTURY | PER TOWN |
| THE DIRECTORY OF CAPE SILVERSMITHS | A - C | D - I | J - M | N - T | U - Z |
| THE DIRECTORY OF CHANNEL ISLANDS SILVERSMITHS | A - F | G - H | I - P | Q - Z | unidentified makers |
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BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS
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