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THE DIRECTORY OF CANADA SILVERSMITHS
MARKS AND HALLMARKS OF CANADIAN SILVER

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CANADA SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING: H

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.

Benjamin Etter, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

By the early 19th century it was common to include pseudo marks that resembled British hallmarks, like sovereign's heads, lions, crowns.

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)

Canada National mark 1934-1978

Canada National mark after 1978

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*
HALL George A.	Halifax, Nova Scotia c. 1830
HALLIDAY L.	LH into a rectangle and lion facing right Montreal, Quebec c. 1850
HAMMAN Thomas	T.HAMMAN in a shaped contour Halifax, Nova Scotia c. 1770s/1830s
HANNA & DELAGRAVE	JH in script and F.D in two rectangles Quebec City, Quebec c. 1810s
HANNA James Godfrey	I.H (or H.I) into a rectangle and lion pseudo English hallmark Quebec City, Quebec c. 1760s/1800s Born in Dublin (Ireland) in 1737, emigrated to Quebec in 1763. Died in Quebec in 1807.
HARDY Anselme	A.H in a rectangle and pseudo English lion passant hallmark Quebec City, Quebec c. 1850s
HARIS E.B.	Montreal, Quebec c. 1880s
HARPER J.R. & CO	J.R.H. & CO Ottawa, Ontario c. 1880s/1890s Touch mark acquired by Henry Birks & Sons
HARWOOD Arthur	Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1870s

HAY Albert Stephen	A.S. HAY. in a rectangle and pseudo English hallmarks Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1850s/1860s
HAY A&J	A & J HAY in a rectangle and pseudo English hallmarks Partnership of Albert Stephen Hay and John Hay Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1870s/1920s
HEMMING MANUFACTURING CO	HEMMING MONTREAL and CH intertwined Montreal, Quebec c. 1910s
HEMSLEY Richard	R H in a banner Montreal, Quebec 1870 - present. The firm claims to be a direct descendant of Richard Hemsley store founded in 1870 ceasing its production of enamelled sterling souvenir jewellery aound 1930.
HENDERY Robert	R.H or R.HENDERY MONTREAL and pseudo English hallmarks Montreal, Quebec b. 1814 - d. 1897 In partnership with Peter Bohle (1837-1840), had his own business from 1840 to 1887 supplying silver to many other firms (George Savage & Son, Gustavus Seifert, M S Brown & Co, Julius Cornelius). From 1887 was in partnership with Johm Leslie.
HENDERY & LESLIE	H & L and pseudo English hallmarks or H & L STERLING Montreal, Quebec 1887-1899 Partnership of Robert Hendery and John Leslie. The partnership was dissolved in 1895 and the business was sold to Birks in 1899. HB &Co is Henry Birks acting as retailer
HERBIN John Frederic	a fleur de lys Wolfville, Nova Scotia c. 1870s/1920s
HERSEY John A	J.A.H. in a rectangle Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1820s/1860s

HILL & HOUGHTON	Toronto, Ontario c. 1880s
HOSTERMAN & PARKER	H & P in a rectangle and pseudo English hallmarks Halifax, Nova Scotia c. 1810s
HOSTERMAN Thomas	TH in a rectangle Halifax, Nova Scotia c. 1810s
HOUGHTON SILVERWARE AND PLATING LTD	H and Canada National mark Toronto, Ontario founded by Emerson Houghton in 1920. Specialized in ecclesiastical pieces in sterling, silverplate and brass. Houghton died in 1965, but the business was active until the late 1980S
HUGUET Pierre dit Latour	P.H into a rectangle and MONTREAL Montreal, Quebec c. 1750-1815
HULL E.	Quebec City, Quebec c. 1850s
HULSMAN Louis	LH in a rectangle and pseudo English hallmarks Halifax, Nova Scotia c. 1810s

HUNT William	Halifax, Nova Scotia c. 1810s
HUNTER William	W.H in a rectangle and pseudo English marks WH in a rectangle and pseudo English marks Quebec City, Quebec c. 1800s
HURD Benjamin	BH in a rectangle B.HURD in a rectangle Halifax, Nova Scotia c. 1740s
HURD Nathaniel	Halifax, Nova Scotia c. 1770s
HUTCHINSON John G	HUTCHINSON over ST.JOHN N.B or GH in a rectangle Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1820s/1860s

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER - MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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 SILVERSMITHS' NAMES 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 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

AUSTRALIAN 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 NOT IDENTIFIED

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS

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