HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: E& - EA
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
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J&WM mark, James & William Marshall, Edinburgh 1835
E&Co
Elder & Co
Edinburgh 1835 hallmark
and J&WM mark of retailer James & William Marshall
E & Co mark, Elkington & Co Ltd , Birmingham 1867
E & Co
Elkington & Co Ltd
Birmingham 1867 hallmark
E & Co Ld mark, Elkington & Co, London 1912 E & Co Ld mark, Elkington & Co, Birmingham 1934 E & Co Ld mark, Elkington & Co, Birmingham 1902 E & Co Ld mark, Elkington & Co, Birmingham 1902 E & Co Ld mark, Elkington & Co, Sheffield 1991 E & Co Ld mark, Elkington & Co, london 1899
E & Co in script into a trefoil
Elkington & Co,

London 1912 hallmark



Birmingham 1934 hallmark (+ "King's Jubilee" mark)



Sheffield 1971 hallmark


E & Co Ld into three circles
Elkington & Co,
Birmingham 1902 hallmark


Sheffield 1991 hallmark



London 1899 hallmark

Elkington & Co: HISTORY AND INFORMATION
E & Co D mark, E Druiff & Co, Birmingham 1919
E& Co D
E Druiff & Co,
Birmingham 1919 hallmark
E&J into a chamfered rectangle mark, not identified, London 2001
E&J into a chamfered rectangle
not identified,
London 2001 hallmark
E&N over S into a triangle mark, E & N Speak, Birmingham 1967
E& N over S into a triangle
E & N Speak,
Birmingham 1967 hallmark
E&S into two conjoined circles mark, Edward & Sons, Birmingham 1933 E&S into two conjoined circles mark, Edward & Sons, Glasgow 1934
E&S into two conjoined circles
Edward & Sons,
Birmingham 1933 hallmark


Glasgow 1934 hallmark
E&S into a lozenge mark, Edwards & Sons, London 1910
E&S into a lozenge
Edwards & Sons,
Succeeded in 1895 to Edwards & Jones at 161 Regent Street, London. The firm became Edwards & Sons (of Regent Street) Ltd in 1912 and closed in 1928
London 1910 hallmark
E.A into a lozenge mark, widow of Edward Aldridge senior -possibly-, London 1764
E.A into a lozenge
widow of Edward Aldridge senior -possibly-,
an unregistered mark
London 1764 hallmark
HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER - MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION
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
CAPE SILVERSMITHS A - C D - I J - M N - T U - Z
CHANNEL ISLANDS SILVERSMITHS A - F G - H I - P Q - Z unidentified
CANADA 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
BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS
London town marks Birmingham town marks Dublin town marks Edinburgh town marks Sheffield town marks Exeter town marks
London Birmingham Dublin Edinburgh Sheffield Chester
The hallmarking of British silver is based on a combination of marks that makes possible the identification of the origin and the age of each piece.
The marks are:

Town mark, corresponding to the mark of the assay office that has verified the piece
London town mark Sheffield town mark Birmingham town mark Newcastle town mark Dublin town mark Edimburgh town mark Glasgow town mark

Lion's passant guardant or Britannia or lion's head erased certifiying the silver's quality
lion passant: 1598-1820 lion passant: after 1820 Britannia and lion's head erased: from 1697 to 1718
Maker's mark, identifying the silversmith presenting the piece to the assay office

Date letter, in cycles of twenty letters of the alphabet of different shape identifies the year in which the piece was verified by the assay office
London date letter 'a'
A further mark was used in the period 1784 - 1890:
Sovereign head ('duty mark'), certifying the payment of duty
Sovereign head: duty mark from 1784 to 1890
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