HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING
WITH THE ADDITION OF SCOTTISH, IRISH, CHANNEL ISLANDS AND COLONIES SILVERMITHS
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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS
ILLUSTRATED LISTING OF SILVER MAKERS MARKS
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| ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF SILVERSMITHS' NAMES |
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A.L.D into a chamfered rectangle
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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A.S
Arthur Sibley,
Born 1817, active 1853-1879. 15 Upper Charles Street, Goswell Road, Clerkenwell from 1862 to 1879
London 1868 hallmark |
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BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS
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MORE on the tutorial:
HOW TO READ ENGLISH/BRITISH STERLING SILVER MARKS
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
Lion passant guardant or Britannia or lion's head erased, certifiying the silver quality
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
A further mark was used in the period 1784 - 1890:
Sovereign head ('duty mark'), certifying the payment of the duty
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