HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
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| BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF NAMES: Q |
| 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 |
K& 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 |
| ILLUSTRATED LISTING OF MARKS |
| 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 |
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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 |
K& KZ |
L& LB |
LC LZ |
M& MB |
MC MI |
MJ MZ |
N& NZ |
OA OZ |
P& PK |
PL PZ |
QA QZ |
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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 |
Y& YZ |
Z& ZZ |
[B] = BIRMINGHAM [C] = CHESTER [D] = DUBLIN [E] = EDINBURGH [EX] = EXETER [G] = GLASGOW
[L] = LONDON [N] = NEWSCASTLE [S] = SHEFFIELD [Y] = YORK
| CLICK ON THE YELLOW NAME FOR MAKER'S MARK IMAGE |
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BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS
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| BRITISH SILVER MAKERS: MARKS, HISTORY AND INFORMATION |
Town mark, corresponding to the mark of the Assay Office that has verified the piece
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Lion passant guardant or Britannia or lion's head erased, certifiying the silver quality
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Maker's mark, identifying the silversmith presenting the piece to the assay office (usually the initials of Christian name and surname of the silversmith)
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
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A further mark was used in the period 1784 - 1890:
Sovereign head ('duty mark'), certifying the payment of the duty
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