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MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - LIST OF SILVERSMITHS

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF NAMES: R
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
ILLUSTRATED LISTING OF MARKS
  [B] = BIRMINGHAM    [C] = CHESTER   [D] = DUBLIN  [E] = EDINBURGH  [EX] = EXETER  [G] = GLASGOW   
[L] = LONDON   [N] = NEWSCASTLE   [S] = SHEFFIELD   [Y] = YORK
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SILVERSMITH'S NAME
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W & F RABONE - Walter Hayes Rabone & Frank Rabone [ B ][ C ]
RAENO SILVER PLATE Co Ltd [ B ]
Omar RAMSDEN [ L ]
Omar RAMSDEN & Alwyn CARR [ L ]
Arthur James RAMSAY [ L ]
Edward RAMSEY [ EX ]
RATTRAY & Co [ B ]
George D RATTRAY [ G ]
Charles RAWLINGS [ L ]
Charles RAWLINGS & William SUMMERS [L]
John Henry RAWLINGS [ L ]
William RAWLINGS SOBEY [ EX ]
William RAWLINGS SOBEY [ EX ]
Joseph Henry RAYMOND [ L ]
Louis RAYNOR Ltd [ C ]
Charles REEVES -possibly- [ L ]
Thomas REEVES [ C ]
REID & Sons [ N ]
Edward Ker REID [ L ]
Thomas Arthur REID, Francis James LANGFORD& Christian Leopold REID [ L ]
REID & Sons [ L ] )
REID & Sons [ C ][ L ][ S ]
REID & Sons Ltd [ B ] [ S ]
REID & Sons -Christian Ker Reid, David Reid & Christian Bruce Reid) [ N ]
Christian Ker REID [ N ]
William Ker REID [ L ]
Joseph Craddock & William K. REID [ L ]
REIGN BEAU [ B ])
John REILY [ L ]
Mary Ann & Charles REILY [ L ]
Charles REILY & George STORER [ L ]
James RETTIE & Son [ E ]
REYNOLDS & WESTWOOD [ B ]

Ackroyd RHODES [L][S]
Manoah RHODES & Sons Ltd [L][S]
Manoah RHODES & Sons Ltd [L][S]
John RICH [ L ]
George John RICHARDS [ L ]
George John RICHARDS & Edward Charles BROWN [ L ]
Joshua RICHARDS [B][C]
RICHARDS & BROWN -Edward Charles Brown- [ L ]
RICHARDS & KNIGHT [ L ]
F C RICHARDS [ B ][ L ]
Thomas RICHARDS [ L ]
James RICHARDSON [ C ]
Richard RICHARDSON [ S ]
Joseph RIDGE [ S ]
Joseph RIDGE [ C ][ L ][ S]
John Horatio RISDON trading as Inderwick & Co [ L ]
Alexander RITCHIE [B] [C] [G]
C ROBATHAN & Son [ B ]
Charles ROBB [ E ]
ROBB & WHITTET [ E ]
John ROBERTS & Co [ S]
Thomas ROBERTS [ L ]
ROBERTS & BELK [ S ]
ROBERTS & BELK Ltd [ B ][ C ][ E ][ G ][ L ][ S ]
Samuel ROBERTS & Charles BELK [ S ]
Samuel ROBERTS & Charles Belk - Roberts & Belk [ B ][ L ][ S ]
(Samuel ROBERTS Jr, George CADMAN & Co [ S ]
ROBERTS & DORE [ B ][ L ][ S ]
ROBERTS & DORE (possibly) [ L ]
Daniel ROBERTSON [ G ]
John ROBERTSON I [ N ]
John ROBERTSON I [ N ]
John ROBERTSON II & John WALTON [ N ]
Patrick ROBERTSON [ E ]
William ROBERTSON - possibly- [ L ]
Thomas ROBINS [ L ]

ROBINSON & Co Ltd [ B ][ S ]
ROBINSON, EDKINS & ASTON [ B ]
A RODEN & Son [B]
Joseph RODGERS & Sons [ S ]
Joseph RODGERS & Sons [ S ]
Nathaniel ROE [ L ]
ROLASON Brothers [ B ][ C ]
John ROSE [ B ]
S J ROSE & Son [ B ][L ]
ROSENTHAL, Jacob & Co [ L ]
Julius (Judah) ROSENTHAL & Samuel JACOB [ L ]
Robert ROSKELL, Alan Roskell & John Mortimer Hunt [ L ]
F J ROSS & Sons - Frederick J ROSS - [ C ][ L ]
James ROSS [ G ]
James ROSS [ G ]
J. ROSS [CANADA]
Thomas ROSS & Sons [ G ]
John ROUND & Son Ltd [ S ]
John ROUND & Son Ltd [ C ][ L ][ S]
ROYAL IRISH SILVER Co -possibly- [ L ]
Solomon ROYES [ L ]
Solomon ROYES & John East Dix [ L ]
Solomon Hougham, Solomon ROYES & John East Dix [ L ]
Jacob ROZENWEIG - Rosenzweig, Taitelbaum & Co [ L ]
Richard RUGG [ L ]
Phillip RUNDELL [ L ]
John RUSSELL [ G ]
Robert RUTLAND [ L ]
William RYLAND- possibly- [ B ]

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS
BRITISH SILVER MAKERS: MARKS, HISTORY AND INFORMATION
Adie & Lovekin mark Asprey & Co mark Atkin Brothers mark Barker Brothers mark E. Barnard & Sons mark Hester Bateman mark Boardman, Glossop & Co Ltd mark Charles Boyton & Son mark Thomas Bradbury & Sons mark Alexander Clark Manufacturing Co mark
Adie & Lovekin
Asprey & Co
Atkin Brothers
Barker Brothers
E.Barnard & Sons
Bateman
Boardman Glossop & Co
Charles Boyton & Son
T. Bradbury & Sons
Alexander Clark
Daniel & Arter mark Deykin & Sons mark James Dixon & Sons mark Elkington hallmark Garrard & Co Ltd mark Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co mark Hamilton & Inches mark Harrison Brothers & Howson mark Hayne & Cater mark Hukin & Heath Ltd mark
Daniel & Arter
Deykin & Sons
J.Dixon & Sons
Elkington
Garrard & Co Ltd
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd
Hamilton & Inches
Harrison Br. & Howson
Hayne & Cater
Hukin & Heath
William Hutton & Sons Ltd mark Mappin & Webb mark Martin Hall & Co mark Robert Pringle & Sons mark Roberts & Belk mark John Round & Son Ltd mark Sibray, Hall & Co mark George Unite & Sons mark Wakely & Wheeler mark Walker & Hall mark
W.Hutton & Sons
Mappin & Webb
Martin, Hall & Co
Robert Pringle
Roberts & Belk
John Round & Son Ltd
Sibray, Hall & Co Ltd
George Unite & Sons
Wakely & Wheeler
Walker & Hall
Henry Wilkison & Co mark Josiah Williams & Co mark Horace Woodward & Co Ltd mark . . . . . . .
H.Wilkinson & Co
Josiah Williams & Co
H.Woodward & Co
 . . . . . . .
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 silver piece manufactured or traded in the UK. 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 Edinburgh town mark Glasgow town mark

Lion passant guardant or Britannia or lion's head erased, certifiying the silver 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 (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
London date letter 'a'
A further mark was used in the period 1784 - 1890:
Sovereign head ('duty mark'), certifying the payment of the duty
Sovereign head: duty mark from 1784 to 1890
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