HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ILLUSTRATED LISTING OF MARKS: A& - AC
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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& AC into a quatrefoil mark, Asprey&Co Limited, London 1955
&ACo over Ltd into a quatrefoil
Asprey&Co Limited,
London 1955 hallmark....MORE....
& C co into three conjoined circles mark, Collingwood & Co , London 1928 & C co into three conjoined circles mark, Collingwood & Co , London 1928
& C co into three conjoined circles
Collingwood & Co,
46 Conduit Street-Bond Street, London
Founded by Joseph Kitching in 1817 became Collingwood & Son, then Collingwood & Co (1876), Collingwood Ltd (1924)
London 1928 hallmark
& over H over s into a shield mark, not identified, London 1931
& over H over s into a shield
not identified,
London 1931 hallmark
& over W.B over S into a quatrefoil mark,William Base & Sons, Birmingham 1922
& over W.B over S into a quatrefoil
William Base & Sons,
Birmingham 1922 hallmark
& over WW into a trefoil mark, Wakely & Wheeler, London 1910 & over WW into a trefoil mark, Wakely & Wheeler, London 1978 chronology of Wakely & Wheeler marks
& over WW into a trefoil
Wakely & Wheeler,
A London silversmith firm whose origin go back to 1791, when John Lias began in business as a buckle-maker. In 1818 he took as his partner his son Henry Lias I and they were joined from 1823 to 1837 by another son, Charles. Henry Lias I and his son Henry Lias II were partners from 1850. In 1879 Henry Lias II formed a firm with James Wakely. In 1884 the firm consisted of James Wakely and Frank Wheeler, becoming Wakely & Wheeler in 1909. In 1957 the business was acquired by Padgett & Braham Ltd....MORE....

London 1910 hallmark

London 1978 hallmark
A&Co into a pentagon mark, Asprey&Co Limited, Chester 1905
A&Co into a pentagon
Asprey&Co Limited,
Chester 1905 hallmark....MORE....
A&CoLtd mark, Asprey&Co Limited, Birmingham 1928 A&CoLtd mark, Asprey&Co Limited, Birmingham 1928
A&Co Ltd into a shaped rectangle
Asprey&Co Limited,
Birmingham 1928 hallmark....MORE....
A&CoLtd mark, Asprey&Co Limited , London 1936 + King's Jubilee A&CoLtd mark, Asprey&Co Limited , London 1910
A&CoLtd
Asprey&Co Limited,
A business which is supposed to have been established in 1781 at Mitcham, Surrey, by Willian Asprey (died 1827). The business was continued by Francis Kennedy (1804), Kennedy & Asprey (1841-1843), Charles Asprey (1843-1872), Charles Asprey & Son (1872-1879), Charles Asprey & Sons (1879-1888), C & G.E. Asprey (1888-1900), Asprey (& Co) (1900-1909), Asprey & Co Ltd (from 1909)....MORE....
London 1936 + King Jubilee hallmark

London 1910 hallmark
A&D into a chamfered rectangle mark, Allen & Darwin -Charles James Allen & Sidney Darwin-, Sheffield 1906
A&D into a chamfered rectangle
Allen & Darwin -Charles James Allen & Sidney Darwin-,
Portland Works, 55 Arundel Street, Sheffield
Sheffield 1906 hallmark
A & G.C ,A & G Cairncross, Edinburgh 1968
A& G.C
A & G Cairncross,
Edinburgh 1968 hallmark
A&JZ mark, A & J Zimmerman Ltd, Birmingham 1905
A& J.Z
Arthur & John Zimmerman or A & J Zimmerman Ltd,
registered in May 1885. Had three addresses : Regent Place, Birmingham, Lozells Street, Birmingham and Hall Road, Birmingham
Birmingham 1905 hallmark
A& over JZ into a shield mark, Arthur & John Zimmerman or A & J Zimmerman Ltd , Birmingham 1902
A& over JZ into a shield
Arthur & John Zimmerman or A & J Zimmerman Ltd ,
Birmingham 1902 hallmark
A&aLLd mark, Adie & Lovekin Ltd, Birmingham 1904 A&aLLd mark, Adie & Lovekin Ltd, Birmingham 1904
A&LLd
Adie & Lovekin Ltd,
Birmingham 1904 hallmark
A & N over C.S.L into a lobed contour mark, Army & Navy Cooperative Society Ltd, London 1907 A & N over C.S.L into a lobed contour mark, Army & Navy Cooperative Society Ltd, London 1907
A & N over C.S.L into a lobed contour
Army & Navy Cooperative Society Ltd
London 1907 hallmark
A&O mark, Atkin & Oxley: Henry Atkin & John Oxley, Sheffield 1840
A&O
Atkin & Oxley: Henry Atkin & John Oxley,
Eyre Street, Sheffield
Sheffield 1840 hallmark
A&S mark, Aston & Son , Birmingham 1859 A&S mark, Aston & Son , Birmingham 1859
A&S
Aston & Son ,
Birmingham 1859 hallmark
AB into an oval mark, A. Beardshaw & Co , Sheffield 1912
AB into an oval
A. Beardshaw & Co,
Sheffield 1912 hallmark
A.B& C.o mark, A Bromet & Co, Birmingham 1905
A.B& C.o
A Bromet & Co,
Jewin Street, London
Birmingham 1905 hallmark
AB&Co mark, Albert Baker & Co Ltd, Birmingham 1909
AB&Co
Albert Baker & Co (1898) Ltd,
Listed in 1901 as tobacco manufacturers at 65 Holloway Road, London. Out of business in 1939
Birmingham 1909 hallmark
AB&s into a shield mark, Andrew Barrett & Sons, Birmingham 1892
AB&S into a shield
Andrew Barrett & Sons,
Birmingham 1892 hallmark
AB&ss into a shield mark, Andrew Barrett & Sons, Birmingham 1911
AB&ss into a shield
Andrew Barrett & Sons,
Birmingham 1911 hallmark
A B D into three conjoined circles mark, not identified, London 1936
A B D into three conjoined circles
not identified,
London 1936 hallmark
A.B over G.B mark, Alice and George Burrows, London 1808
A.B over G.B
Alice and George Burrows,
London 1808 hallmark
A.BROS Ld mark, Atkinson Brothers Ltd , Sheffield 1899
A.BROS Ld
Atkinson Brothers Ltd ,
Sheffield 1899 hallmark
A BROS LTD mark, Adie Brothers Ltd , Birmingham 1960 A BROS LTD mark, Adie Brothers Ltd , Birmingham 1952
A BROS LTD
Adie Brothers Ltd,
The firm was incorporated in 1906 joining the firms of McKewan & Adie (manufacturing jewellers, gold and silversmiths) and E.S. Barnsley & Co (box and packing case makers). The firm was controlled by Percy Adie until WWII and afterwards by Tony Adie and Frank Taylor. In the 1960s the firm became part of British Silverware and closed in 1968
Birmingham 1960 hallmark

Birmingham 1952 hallmark + Coronation mark
AB.S into a rectangle mark, Adey Bellamy Savory, London 1830
AB.S into a rectangle
Adey Bellamy Savory,
mark entered in 1826
London 1830 hallmark
A Bs into two separate squares mark, Ahronsberg Brothers, Birmingham 1893
A Bs into two separate squares
Ahronsberg Brothers ,
Birmingham 1893 hallmark
AC mark, A Coghill, Glasgow 1847
AC
A Coghill,
Glasgow 1847 hallmark
AC into two conjoined circles mark, Alfred Clark, London 1913
AC into two conjoined circles
Alfred Clark,
London 1913 hallmark
AC into a wavy round contour mark, Albert Carter, Birmingham 1945 AC into a wavy round contour mark, Albert Carter, Birmingham 1945
AC into a wavy round contour
Albert Carter,
Vicarage Works, 40 Frederick St, Birmingham,
Birmingham 1945 hallmark
AC into two separate squares mark, not identified , London 1986
AC into two separate squares
not identified ,
London 1986 hallmark
A.C into a shield mark, Alexander Clark, entered Oct 1894 - The Alexander Clark Manufacturing Company, entered May 1898, Sheffield 1898
A.C into a shield
Alexander Clark, entered Oct 1894
The Alexander Clark Manufacturing Company, entered May 1898,
Sheffield 1898 hallmark
AC & Co mark, Cohen & Charles -Albert Cohen & Charles Solomon- , Chester 1896 AC & Co mark, Cohen & Charles -Albert Cohen & Charles Solomon- , Birmingham 1895
A.C &Co into an oblong chamfered rectangle
Cohen & Charles -Albert Cohen & Charles Solomon- , firm established in 1890 in Vyse Street, Birmingham, with offices at 11 Thavies Inn, Holborn, London. In 1958 took over S.J. Rose & Sons (incorporated in the company in 1974).
Chester 1896 hallmark

Birmingham 1895
AC co over ld mark, Alexander Clark & Co Limited , Birmingham 1902 AC co over ld mark, Alexander Clark & Co Limited , Sheffield 1937
AC co over ld into an oval
Alexander Clark & Co Limited,
Business established in 1891 in London by Clift Alexander Mawer Clark known as Alexander Clark. The firm became The Alexander Clark Manufacturing Co in 1898 and The Alexander Clark Co Ltd in 1912
Birmingham 1902 hallmark

Sheffield 1937 hallmark
A.C.H mark, not identified, London 1951
A.C.H
not identified,
London 1951 hallmark
ADL mark, not identified, London 1874 ADL mark, not identified, London 1874
ADL
Abraham David Loewenstark,
born circa 1818. He came to England from Cracow and was naturalized on 6 May 1848.He married Sarah (?) circa 1850. Abraham David Loewenstark lived on 6 April 1875 at 210 Strand, London, Middlesex. He appears in a list of Regalia and Jewel manufacturers as:
'1876 A.D. Lowenstark & Sons. Jewellers, 21 Strand, London, W.C.4'
He died in 1884.
London 1874 hallmark
A.D.Ld into a rectangle mark, Arthur Downing Ltd, Birmingham 1896
A.D.Ld into a rectangle
Arthur Downing Ltd,
Managed by John Thomas Mantle at 29 Spencer Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1896 hallmark
A.E.C mark, Birmingham 1972
A.E.C.,
Birmingham 1972 hallmark
A.E.J mark, A.E. Jones, Birmingham 1940 A.E. Jones, St Dunstan Works, Pemberton Street, Birmingham, c. 1970 Church Silver and Metalwork catalog
AEJ
A.E. Jones
Albert E. Jones (1870-1954) studied at the Central school of Arta and Crafts, Birmingham under Edward Taylor and later worked as a Guildman at the Birmingham Guild of Handicrafts. In 1902 he started his business in Windmill Street and then acquired the firm of Jason and Birkett. and its famous trade mark of St. Dunstan. A.E. Jones died in 1954 and the firm was managed by his wife, Adeline Nellie, until 1958 when his son Kennet Crisp Jones took over the business. Later the firm purchased Townshend Ltd and Lanson Ltd.
Birmingham 1940 hallmark
AEP&CoLtd mark, A E Poston &Co Ltd , Sheffield 1945 AEP&CoLtd mark, A E Poston &Co Ltd, Birmingham 1930 AEP&CoLtd mark, A E Poston &Co Ltd, Birmingham 1930
AEP&CoLtd
A E Poston & Co Ltd ,

Sheffield 1945 hallmark


Birmingham 1930 hallmark
A E S into a trefoil mark, Arthur Elwell Spurrier, London 1884
A E S into a trefoil
 Arthur Elwell Spurrier,
The firm is recorded at 35 Coleman Street, London in 1883 and as Spurrier & Co in 1885. Their works were at 14 George Street, Birmingham
London 1884 hallmark
AF mark, Alexander Field, London 1807
AF
Alexander Field,
London 1807 hallmark
A'star'G mark, Alexander Gardner, Edinburgh 1775
A'star'G
Alexander Gardner,
Edinburgh 1775 hallmark
AGB into three conjoined circles mark, Adrian Gerald Benney, London 1977 AGB into three conjoined circles mark, Adrian Gerald Benney, London 1977
AGB into three conjoined circles
Adrian Gerald Benney,
Adrian Gerald Sallys Benney (born April 1, 1930 - dead June 26, 2008) Leading late 20th century English silversmith. He opened his first workshop at Whitfield Place in London. In 1963 he moved to Beenham House in Reading, which was his home and workshop before moving to Wiltshire in 1999. In 1974 he was granted a Royal Warrant by HM The Queen as goldsmith and silversmith.Further Royal Warrants followed in 1975 from HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and HM The Queen Mother and in 1980 from HRH The Prince of Wales.
London 1977 hallmark
AH mark, Alexander Henderson, Edimburgh 1798
AH
Alexander Henderson,
apprentice of James Hewitt in 1785. Freeman in 1792. Died 1837.
Held as apprentices James Munro (freeman 1806), John Laurie (freeman 1821), Samuel Weir (freeman 1847), Patrick Sutherland (freeman 1839)
Edinburgh 1798 hallmark
AH in script mark, Alexander Henderson, Edinburgh 1816
AH in script mark, Alexander Henderson, Edinburgh 1823
AH in script
Alexander Henderson
Edinburgh 1816 hallmark
with WH mark of William Hannay (possibly)



Edinburgh 1823 hallmark
with JH mark of John Henderson
A.H mark, Aaron Hadfield, Sheffield 1820c.
A.H
Aaron Hadfield,
Pepper Alley - Sheffield
Sheffield 1820c. hallmark
A.H mark, Alexander Hewat, London 1827
A.H
Alexander Hewat,
mark entered 3.11.1810
London 1827 hallmark
A.H mark, Aaron Hadfield or Ashforth & Harthorn , Sheffield 1850
A.H
Aaron Hadfield or Ashforth & Harthorn ,
Sheffield 1850 hallmark
A.H and English pseudo-hallmarks mark, Anselm Hardy, Quebec 1853-1854
A.H and English pseudo-hallmarks
Anselm Hardy,
a Canada silversmith
Quebec 1853-1854 mark
A over HT into a heart mark, Albert H Thompson, Sheffield 1913
A over HT into a heart
Albert H Thompson
Sheffield 1913 hallmark
A over I.C over N into a quatrefoil mark, Ann Craig & John Neville - possibly-, London 1764
A over I.C over N into a quatrefoil
Ann Craig & John Neville - possibly-
London 1764 hallmark
AJ in script into an indented oval outline mark, Alexander Johnston, London 1762
AJ in script into an indented oval outline
Alexander Johnston
First mark entered as largeworker in 1733. This mark entered 1748
London 1762 hallmark
A.J.B. mark, A J Bailey or A J Bailey & Son, Birmingham 1938
A.J.B.
A J Bailey or A J Bailey & Son
Everest Works, Tenby Street North, Birmingham
Birmingham 1938 hallmark
A.J.C mark, Alfred James Cheshire, Birmingham 1894
A.J.C
Alfred James Cheshire
52 Tenby Street North, Birmingham
Birmingham 1894 hallmark
AJD mark, Archibald John Douglas, London 1864
AJD
Archibald John Douglas
London 1864 hallmark
A.J.S mark, Arthur Johnson Smith , Birmingham 1927
A.J.S
Arthur Johnson Smith
Variety Works, Frederick Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1927 hallmark
AKB over FLB into a shield mark, Chester 1912
AKB over FLB into a shield
not identified
Chester 1912 hallmark
AK mark, Abstinando King , London 1827
AK
Abstinando King
44 Red Lion Street, Clerkenwell
London 1827 hallmark
AK mark, Adolph Philip Krieger, London 1911
AK
Adolph Philip Krieger
London 1911 hallmark
A L D into an indented rectangle mark, A L Davenport Ltd , Birmingham 1938
A L D into an indented rectangle
A L Davenport Ltd ,
Established by James Davenport circa 1927. In 1932 he purchased T. Wilkinson & Sons Ltd. After his death the factory was managed by his son Eric Davenport. The company ceased trading in 1971
Birmingham 1938 hallmark
A L D into an oval mark, A L Davenport Ltd , Birmingham 1956
A L D into an oval
A L Davenport Ltd ,
Birmingham 1956 hallmark
A.L.D mark, A L Dennison: Aaron Lufkin Dennison, Birmingham 1904 A.L.D mark, A L Dennison: Aaron Lufkin Dennison, Birmingham 1904
A.L.D
A L Dennison: Aaron Lufkin Dennison,
subsequently Dennison, Wigley & Co until 1904 and than The Dennison Watch Case Co.
Aaron Lufkin Dennison, born in Freeport, Me, USA, in 1812, was the first to manufacture watches by machinery building his business on a system of interchangeable parts. Dennison built a factory at Roxbury, Mass. in 1853, later moving to Waltham, near Boston. Meanwhile he moved to England where he commenced the manufacture of watch cases with premises in Handsworth, Birmingham. The business was known as Dennison, Wigley & Co. He died in 1895 and the business was continued under the same style until 1905. Franklin Dennison cointinued the business as The Dennison Watch Case Co and in 1919 the business was converted into a limited liability company.
Birmingham 1904 hallmark
AL Ld mark, Adie & Lovekin Ltd , Chester 1913 AL Ld mark, Adie & Lovekin Ltd , Birmingham 1925
AL Ld
Adie & Lovekin Ltd,
Alfred Lovekin, Frederick Simmons and George Deeby trading as Adie & Lovekin,
Frederick Street, Birmingham
Chester 1913 hallmark


Birmingham 1925 hallmark
A ltd & Co into an indented rectangle mark, Asprey & Co Ltd, Chester 1933
A ltd & Co into an indented rectangle
Asprey & Co Ltd,
Chester 1933 hallmark....MORE....
AM mark, Alexander Macrae , London 1871
AM
Alexander Macrae
London 1871 hallmark
A.M. into a shield mark, Alfred Marston, Chester 1910
A.M. into a shield
Alfred Marston,
253 Icknield Field, Birmingham. Previously trading with Walter Bayliss as Marston & Bayliss at 20A Branston Street, Birmingham
Chester 1910 hallmark
A.M & Co mark, A. Marks & Co, Sheffield 1919
A.M & Co
A. Marks & Co
entered July 1900
Sheffield 1919 hallmark
A.M & Co into an oblong chamfered shape mark, Alexander Murray & Co -possibly -, Edinburgh 1846
A.M & Co into an oblong chamfered shape
Alexander Murray & Co -possibly -,
Edinburgh 1846 hallmark
AM&S mark, Alexander Mitchell & Son, Edinburgh 1833
AM&S
Alexander Mitchell & Son,
Edinburgh 1833 hallmark
AR into a shield mark, Ari D Norman, London 1986 AR into a shield mark, Ari D Norman, Sheffield import mark
AN into a shield
Ari D Norman ,
Founded in 1974. Granted in 1989 by Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Ari D. Norman was the very first company of British silversmiths to receive the supreme accolade of The Queen’s Award for Export Achievement.
London 1986 hallmark

Sheffield hallmark for plate made abroad before 1999
ANe conjoined mark, Anthony Nelme, London 1714 ANe conjoined mark, Anthony Nelme, London 1714 ANe conjoined mark, Anthony Nelme, London 1714 ANe conjoined mark, Anthony Nelme, London 1714
ANe conjoined
Anthony Nelme
London 1714 hallmark
A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, still active in present days ... MORE....
AP and English pseudo-hallmarks mark, Amos Page, Amherst - Nova Scotia 1803-1895
AP and English pseudo-hallmarks
Amos Page,
a Canada silversmith
Born August 4 1803 in Truro N.S. Son of David Page and Jane Fraser Page, natives of Haverhill, Massachussetts. His brothers John and Thomas were silversmiths. In partnership with his brother Thomas for a brief period. Listed in 1864 Nova Scotia Directory. Died in Amherst December 4th, 1895.
Amherst - Nova Scotia 1803-1895 mark
AP without outline mark, Adolph Posener trading as Adolph Posener & Co, Chester 1905 AP without outline mark, Adolph Posener trading as Adolph Posener & Co, Chester 1905
AP without outline
Adolph Posener trading as Adolph Posener & Co,
61 Mansell Street, Goodmans Field, London. Mark enteresd in 1901
Chester 1905 hallmark
See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"
AP&Co in script into an oval mark, Arthur Price & Co Ltd , Birmingham 1912
AP&Co in script into an oval
Arthur Price & Co Ltd ,
Founded in 1902 by Arthur Price. He died in 1935 and was succeeded by his two sons, Arthur and Frederick. In 1948 the company opened its cutlery and flatware factory in Sheffield. In 1971 a large new factory for Arthur Price of England was built at Anthony Road, Birmingham, obtaining the Royal Warrant in 1977. In 1980 Arthur Price of England purchased Pepper, Hope Ltd adding silver and silver-plated holloware to its production
Birmingham 1912 hallmark
AR conjoined into a clover mark, Manoah Rhodes & Sons Ltd: Ackroyd Rhodes, London 1912
AR conjoined into a clover
Manoah Rhodes & Sons Ltd,
Business founded in 1836. Partners were Manoah, Manoah Sharpley and Joseph Rhodes active until 1888 as Manoah Rhodes & Sons. In 1888 (managing director Thomas Ackroyd Rhodes) the firm became a limited liability company under the style of Manoah Rhodes & Sons Ltd.
London 1912 hallmark
A.R mark, Alexander Ritchie, Chester 1907 A.R mark, IONA
A.R
Alexander Ritchie,
IONA,
a Iona Celtic Art silver marked also CS*FS for Saunders & Shepherd of Birmingham
Other marks registered at Chester were A&ER (with his wife Euphemia) and ICA for Iona Celtic Art
Chester 1907 hallmark
A S mark, August Cristoffel Schlosser, Cape Colony silversmith, c. 1811-1840
A S
August Cristoffel Schlosser,
Cape Colony silversmith, c. 1811-1840 mark
A.S mark, Arthur Sibley, London 1868
A.S
Arthur Sibley,
Born 1817, active 1853-1879. 15 Upper Charles Street, Goswell Road, Clerkenwell from 1862 to 1879
London 1868 hallmark
A.S mark, Albert Sydenham -possibly-, Birmingham 1903
A.S
Albert Sydenham -possibly-,
Birmingham 1903 hallmark
A S into two conjoined circles mark, Adolph Scott, Sheffield 1908
A S into two conjoined circles
Adolph Scott,
49 Vyse St, Birmingham. Mark entered in 1904
Sheffield 1908 hallmark
A S into two exagons mark, Alexander Smith , Birmingham 1987
A S into two exagons
Alexander Smith ,
Spencer Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1987 hallmark
A.S mark, Adolph Scott, Birmingham 1957
A.S
Adolph Scott,
Birmingham 1957 hallmark
A.S mark, Alexander Scott, Sheffield 1926
A.S
Alexander Scott,
Sheffield 1926 hallmark
A.S.P.Co mark, Angora Silver Plate Co, Sheffield 1938
A.S.P.Co
Angora Silver Plate Co,
Founded in 1919 in Albion Street, Birmingham
Sheffield 1938 hallmark
A.T mark, Alfred Taylor, Birmingham 1855
A.T
Alfred Taylor,
Birmingham 1855 hallmark
A.T into a lozenge mark, not identified, Birmingham 1912
A.T into a lozenge
not identified,
Birmingham 1912 hallmark
A.T.C into a shield mark, A T Cannon Ltd , Birmingham 1971 A.T.C into a shield mark, A T Cannon Ltd , Sheffield 1973
A.T.C into a shield
A T Cannon Ltd ,
Founded in 1947 by Alfred Cannon. In the 1980s the business was managed by Peter Cannon, son of the founder
Birmingham 1971 hallmark



Sheffield 1973 hallmark
AW mark, Andrew Wilkie, Edinburgh 1818
AW
Andrew Wilkie,
Apprentice of John Ziegler in 1805. Freeman in 1813
Edinburgh 1818 hallmark
A.W into a shield mark, A Wilcox , Birmingham 1946
A.W into a shield
A Wilcox ,
Birmingham 1946 hallmark
AWK into an oval mark, not identified, Birmingham 1896 AWK into an oval mark, not identified, Birmingham 1896
AWK into an oval
not identified,
Birmingham 1896 hallmark
aZ&J into a square mark, A & J Zimmerman Limited, Birmingham 1938
aZ&j into a square
A & J Zimmerman Limited,
Business established in Birmingham in 1879 by Arthur S. Zimmerman and John Ulrich Zimmerman. The firm was converted into a limited liability company in 1902 as A. & J. Zimmerman Ltd.
Birmingham 1938 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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