HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: HH-HZ
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
  [B] = BIRMINGHAM    [C] = Chester   [D] = DUBLIN  [E] = EDIMBURGH  [EX] = EXETER  [G] = GLASGOW    [L] = LONDON  [N] = NEWSCASTLE   
[S] = SHEFFIELD   [Y] = YORK
(lower-case letter denote smaller ones but they may be capital letters)
CLICK ON THE YELLOW NAME FOR MAKER'S MARK IMAGE
HH (Henry Hayens [ L ] ) mid 18th c.
HH (Henry Hobdell [ L ] ) 18th c./2nd half
HH (Hyam Hyams [ L ] ) 19th c./1st half
HH (Harrison Brothers & Howson [ S ] ) mid 19th c./mid 20th c.
HH gothic (H Hayes [ B ] ) end 19th c./ beginning 20th c.
HH (Henry Holland -of Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater- [ L ] ) 19th c./2nd half
HH into two conjoined circles (Harrison Brothers & Howson [ S ] ) mid 19th c./mid 20th c.
H.H (Henry Holland (of Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater) [ L ] ) mid 19th c.
HH&S (Henry Hobson & Son [ S ] ) end 19th c./ beginning 20th c.
H.H.I (Highland Home Industries [ E ] ) 20th c./1st half
H.H.P into three circles (H H Plante -Henry Hodson Plante- [ L ] ) 20th c./1st half
H.H.T into three circles (H H Plante -Henry Hodson Plante- [ B ] ) 20th c./1st half
H.I and pseudo English Lion passant (James Hanna [CANADA] ) 1763-1807
HIE into a rectangle (not identified ) Birmingham 1971
H.J &G into an oval (Hobson, James & Gilby [ B ] ) 20th c./1st half
HJ (Hjaltasteyn Ltd [ E ] ) 20th c./2nd half
HJ intertwined (J Hall & Co [ G ] ) 20th c./1st half
HJ intertwined (John Hart [ G ] ) 20th c./1st half
HJH (Henry James Hulbert [ B ][ L ] ) 20th c./1st half

HJL (Henry John Lias [ L ]) 19th c./2nd half
HJL over JW (Henry John Lias & James Wakely [ L ]) 19th c./2nd half
HL (Lambert & Co -Herbert Charles Lambert- [ L ] ) end 19th c./beginning 20th c.
HL over HL (Henry John Lias and Henry John Lias [ L ] ) 19th c./2nd half
HM in script (Hugh Mills [ L ] ) mid 18th c.
HM (Henry Muirhead [ G ] ) 19th c./1st half
HM (Henry Manton [ B ] ) mid 19th c.
H M into two squares (Henry Matthews [B][C] ) end 19th c./ beginning 20th c.
H M into two lozenges (H Moreton [B][C] ) 20th c./1st half
HM (Hector Miller [ L ] ) 20th c./2nd half
HM and English pseudo-hallmarks (Henry Mignovitz [CANADA] ) 1826
H.M & Coy (H. Mander & Co [B] ) 20th c./1st half
HMN (Henry M Norris [EX] ) 19th c./1st half
HN (Hannah Northcote [ L ] ) 18th c./2nd half
HN (Henry Nutting [ L ] ) 18th c./2nd half
HN over RH (Henry Nutting & Robert Hennell [ L ] )
H.N.M (Henry Nicholas Mills [L] ) end 19th c.
HO (John Holland I [ L ] ) 18th c./1st half
HP (Humphrey Payne [ L ] ) 18th c./1st half
H.P (Henry Perkins [ B ][ L ] ) end 19th c.
H.P (Henry Plumbton [ L ] ) 18th c./1st half
H P under and over a star (Henry Perkins [ B ] ) 20th c./1st half
H P under a crown over &Co into a shield (Hirons, Plante & Co [ B ] ) 19th c./2nd half
H P over & H (Harwood, Plante & Harrison [ B ] ) 19th c./2nd half
H P & S (H Pidduck & Sons [ B ][ L ] ) 20th c./1st half
H P & Ss (Henry Perkins & Sons [ L ] ) 1907
H P over LP into a shield (attributed to Herbert & Lawrence Parsons) [ L ] ) 20th c.
HS or SH (not identified [S (possibly)] ) 1824 (possibly)
Hs (Harrods Ltd [ L ] ) 20th c./2nd half
H S into two circles (Henry Stuart Brown [ L ] ) end 19th c.
H.S (Henry Stratford [S][L] ) 19th c./2nd half
H.S (H Samuel Ltd [ B ] ) 20th c./1st half
HS over &.H into a shield (not identified) Birmingham 1882
HSA (Harrow School of Art [ L ] ) 20th c./2nd half
HSE (Henry Samuel Ellis [EX] ) 19th c./2nd half
H over S.H over B (Samuel Herbert &Co [ L ] ) 18th c./2nd half
H.SLd (Henry Stratford Ltd [ S ]) 20th c./1st half
H.S.Ld (Harrod's Store Ltd [ L ] ) 20th c./1st half
H.T (Henry Tatton [ E ]) 20th c./1st half
HT (A.H. Tongue [ B ][ S ]) 19th c./2nd half
HT into a rounded outline (Hubert Tornhill [ L ]) end 19th c.
HT & Co (Hy Tudor & Co [ S] )
HTB (Brockwell & Son -Henry Titterton Brockwell- [ L ] ) 19th c./2nd half

HT over TL (Tudor & Leader -Henry Tudor & H U into two squares (Hampton Utilities [ B ] ) 20th c./2nd half
H U into two conjoined circles (Hampton Utilities [ B ] ) 20th c./2nd half
H U into two conjoined pentagons (Hampton Utilities [ B ] ) 20th c./2nd half
HV over AV (Henry Vander & Arthur Vander [ L ] ) 20th c./1st half
H.V.P. over &Co into a shield (H V Pithey & Co [ B ][C] ) 20th c./1st half
HW into an octagon (Henry Wilkinson & Co [ L ] ) 19th c./2nd half
HW (Horace Woodward & Co [ L ] ) 19th c./2nd half
HW (Henry Wilkinson [S] ) end 19th c./ beginning 20th c.
H.W (Harry Wigfull of Lee & Wigfull [ L ] ) end 19th c.
H.W (Lee & Wigfull -Henry Wigfull- [ L ][ S ] ) end 19th c./ beginning 20th c.
H.W cutting in no surround (Arthur Hamill Westwood [B] ) 20th c./2nd half
HWC (Henry William Curry [ L ] ) 19th c./2nd half
HW over & Co into a quatrefoil (Henry Wilkinson & Co [ L ][ S] ) 19th c.
H over W&Co over Ld (Horace Woodward & Co Ltd [ B ][ L ] ) 19th c./2nd half
H over W&Co over Ld (Horace Woodward & Co Ltd [ B ] ) 20th c./1st half
H.W.D (Henry William Dee [ L ] ) 19th c./2nd half
HW over K (Henry William King [C] ) end 19th c.
H.W.Ld. or H-W-Ld (Henry Williamson Ltd [ B ][ S ] ) end 19th c./ beginning 20th c.
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
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
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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