HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

WITH THE ADDITION OF SCOTTISH, IRISH, CHANNEL ISLANDS AND COLONIES SILVERMITHS
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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: EB - ED
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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EB mark, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Dublin 1802
EB
Elizabeth Bainbridge,
Dublin 1802 hallmark
EB mark, Edmund Bell, Sheffield 1899
EB
Edmund Bell
Montague Street, Sheffield
Sheffield 1899 hallmark
E.B into an oval mark, E Baker & Son -, Chester 1909
E.B into an oval
J William Caldicott - Edward Baker & Son,
Augusta Street, Birmingham
Chester 1909 hallmark
E.B into an oval mark, E Baker & Son, Birmingham 1958
E.B into an oval
E. Baker & Son,
Birmingham 1958 hallmark
EB over & over JB mark, Edward and John Barnard,London 1858
EB over & over JB into quatrefoil
Edward and John Barnard,
London 1858 hallmark
A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....
EB over JB mark, Edward and John Barnard, Birmingham 1899
EB over JB mark, Edward and John Barnard, London 1860 EB over JB mark, Edward and John Barnard, London 1860
EB over JB into a quatrefoil
Edward and John Barnard,

Birmingham 1899 hallmark




London 1860 hallmark
A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....
EBs under & over Ld into a shield mark, Edward Barnard & Sons, London 1912
EBs under & over Ld into a shield
Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd,
London 1912 hallmark
A business still active in present days ... MORE....
EB over Ss into a shield mark, Edward Barnard & Sons, London 1939
EB over Ss into a shield
Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd,
London 1939 hallmark
A business still active in present days ... MORE....
EC mark,Ebenezer Coker, London 1773
EC
Ebenezer Coker,
London 1773 hallmark
EC mark, E. Crofton, Dublin 1825
EC
E. Crofton
Dublin 1825 hallmark
EC over B into a trefoil mark, Richards & Brown -Edward Charles Brown-, London 1871
EC over B into a trefoil
Richards & Brown -Edward Charles Brown-
London 1871 hallmark
E.D into a shield mark, Ernest Drew , London 1929
E.D into a shield
Ernest Drew
London 1929 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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