HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: HA - HB
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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HA mark, Atkin Bros -Harry Atkin, Sheffield 1909 Atkin Bros ancient catalogue
HA
 Atkin Bros -Harry Atkin-,
The firm traces its establishment to Thomas Law in mid 18th century. It was succeeded by Henry Atkin and John Oxley trading as Atkin, Oxley & Co. In 1840 Henry Atkin continued the trade as Henry Atkin & Co at 32 Howard Street, Sheffield. After his death, his brothers Harry Wrigth Atkin, Edward Thomas Atkin and Frank Shaw Atkin continued the business as Atkin Brothers. The firm was converted in 1925 into a limited liability company under the style of Atkin Brothers (Silversmiths) Ltd. In 1958 the flatware business was sold to C J Vander of London and the holloware business to Adie Brothers of Birmingham.
Sheffield 1909 hallmark
H.A mark, Atkin Bros -Harry Atkin-, Sheffield 1930
H.A
 Atkin Bros -Harry Atkin-,
Turo Works, Matilda Street, Birmingham
Sheffield 1930 hallmark
HA over & over S into a pentagon mark, London 1919
HA over & over S into a pentagon
Holland Aldwinckle & Slater
Manufacturing silversmiths firm established in 1838 by Henry Holland. This mark was entered in 1905
London 1919 hallmark
HAMILTON 'elephant' CALCUTTA mark, Hamilton & Co
HAMILTON 'elephant' CALCUTTA
Hamilton & Co
HAMY and SI mark, William Hamy-retailer- and unidentified silversmith SI, Dublin 1828
HAMY and SI
William Hamy-retailer- and unidentified silversmith SI
Dublin 1828 hallmark
HAT into an oblong chamfered rectangle mark, Harold Arthur Thompson, London 1975 (courtesy Steve Carson)
HAT into an oblong chamfered rectangle
Harold Arthur Thompson
London 1975 hallmark
H.B into a rectangle mark, Henry Bourne, Birmingham 1888
H.B into a rectangle
Henry Bourne
Birmingham 1888 hallmark
HB in script into an oblong chamfered rectangle mark, Henry Bailey (possibly), London 1757 - courtesy Johnboys Antique Emporium
HB in script into an oblong chamfered rectangle
Henry Bailey -possibly-
London 1757 hallmark
HB in script mark, Hester Bateman, London 1786 HB in script mark, Hester Bateman, London 1782 HB in script mark, Hester Bateman, London 1789
HB in script
Hester Bateman
London 1786 hallmark




London 1782 hallmark




London 1789 hallmark

BATEMAN FAMILY - HISTORY AND MARKS
HB into a lozenge mark, Harrison Brothers - possibly -,Sheffield 1976 HB into a lozenge mark, Harrison Brothers - possibly -,Sheffield 1976
HB into a lozenge
Harrison Brothers - possibly -
Sheffield 1976 hallmark
HBH into an oval mark, Harrison Brothers & Howson, Sheffield 2002
HBH into an oval
Harrison Brothers & Howson,
Sheffield 2002 hallmark
H.B.J&Co without contour mark, H B Johnson & Co, Birmingham 1910
H.B.J&Co without contour
H B Johnson & Co,
Birmingham 1910 hallmark
HBRos without contour mark, not identified, Birmingham 1887
HBRos without contour
not identified,
Birmingham 1887 hallmark
HBROS into five lozenges mark, Harman Bros, Birmingham 1953
HBROS into five lozenges
Harman Bros,
Birmingham 1953 hallmark
HBrs mark, Hardy Bros, Birmingham 1928
H BRs into a shield
Hardy Bros
Birmingham 1928 hallmark
HBs & H into an oblong chamfered rectangle mark, Harrison Brothers & Howson Ltd, London 1995
HBs & H into an oblong chamfered rectangle
Harrison Brothers & Howson Ltd,
London 1995 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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