HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: EE - EH
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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E E into twin circles in contact mark, Elizabeth Eaton, London 1849
EE into twin circles in contact
Elizabeth Eaton,
London 1849 hallmark
E E over B over J W mark, Edward, Edward Jnr., John and W. Barnard,, Birmingham 1841
E E over B over J W
Edward, Edward Jnr., John and W. Barnard,
London 1841 hallmark
A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....
EFB mark, E F Braham, Birmingham 1924
EFB
E F Braham
Birmingham 1924 hallmark
E.F over H.T. into a shield mark, Horace Woodward & Co -Edgar Finley & Hugh Taylor-, London 1891
E.F over H.T. into a shield
Horace Woodward & Co -Edgar Finley & Hugh Taylor-
London 1891 hallmark
EGP mark,Eustace G Parker, (possibly) Birmingham 1897
E.G.P
Eustace G Parker (possibly)
Birmingham 1897 hallmark
EH mark, William Hutton &A Sons -Edward Hutton-, London 1893
EH
William Hutton & Sons -Edward Hutton-
London 1893 hallmark
EH&;Co into an oval mark, Edwin Horton, trading as Horton & Co, Birmingham 1925
EH&Co into an oval
Edwin Horton, trading as Horton & Co
15a Hartford Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1925 hallmark
E.H.P. over & Co into a shield mark, E H Parkin & Co , Sheffield 1934
EHP over & Co into a shield
E H Parkin & Co
Sheffield 1934 hallmark
E.H.P. over & Co Ltd into a shield mark, E H Parkin & Co -possibly- , Sheffield 1973
EHP over & Co Ltd into a shield
E H Parkin & Co -possibly-
Sheffield 1973 hallmark
EHS mark, Edward H Stockwell, London 1873
EHS
Edward H Stockwell
London 1873 hallmark
EHT mark, Edward Henry Turberville, London 1885 EHT mark, Edward Henry Turberville, London 1885
EHT
Edward Henry Turberville
London 1885 hallmark
Edward Turberville was in partnership with William Long in 1878. After the dissolution of the partnership, Turberville moved to 20 Dame Street, Islington (1880) and then to 42 Wilmington Square, Clarkenwell (1883) where he took over the business of Thomas Cosnight, a wedding ring maker.
EI mark, Elizabeth Jones, London 1792
EI
Elizabeth Jones
Probably widow of Robert Jones. 49 Bartholomew Close. Mark entered in 1783
London 1792 hallmark
EJE into three conjoined circles mark, not identified , Sheffield 1943
EJE into three conjoined circles
not identified
Sheffield 1943 hallmark
E.J.G mark, Ellis Jacob Greenberg Birmingham 1907
E.J.G
Ellis Jacob Greenberg
Birmingham 1907 hallmark
EJH over CB mark, Haseler & Bill -E J Haseler & C Bill Birmingham 1923
EJH over CB
Haseler & Bill -E J Haseler & C Bill-
Birmingham 1923 hallmark
EJH into three circles mark, E J Houlston, Birmingham 1929
EJH into three circles
E J Houlston
Birmingham 1929 hallmark
EJH over NH into a shield mark, Haseler Brothers -Edward John Haseler & Noble Haseler-, Chester 1904
EJH over NH into a shield
Haseler Brothers -Edward John Haseler & Noble Haseler-
Chester 1904 hallmark
E.M mark, Elizabeth Morley, London 1808
E.M
Elizabeth Morley
London 1808 hallmark
EM mark, Elizabeth Morley, London 1807
EM
Elizabeth Morley
London 1807 hallmark
EM mark, E McKenzie , Edinburgh 1864
EM
E McKenzie
Edinburgh 1864 hallmark
EP mark, Edward Power, Dublin 1819
EP
Edward Power
Dublin 1819 hallmark
E.P mark, Edward Pairpoint, Edward Pairpoint
E.P
Edward Pairpoint
London 1852 hallmark
Business founded in 1848 by Edward James Pairpoint. Chronology of the firm: Edward Pairpoint (1848), Pairpoint & Wood (1856), Edward Pairpoint (1859), Pairpoint Brothers (1879 until after 1937).
EP and TWY+ (double mark), Edward Power and Edward Twy, Dublin 1831
EP and TWY+ (double mark)
Edward Power and Edward Twy,
Dublin 1831 hallmark
ES mark, Edward Smith, Birmingham 1843
ES
Edward Smith,
Birmingham 1843 hallmark
ES into two conjoined circles mark, Edward Sweet, Exeter 1850
ES into two conjoined circles
Edward Sweet,
Exeter 1850 hallmark
E.S&Co mark, not identified, Sheffield 1947
E.S&Co
not identified,
Sheffield 1947 hallmark
E.S.B mark, E S Barnsley & Co Ltd -Edward Souter Barnsley-, Birmingham 1913
E.S.B
E S Barnsley & Co Ltd -Edward Souter Barnsley-,
Birmingham 1913 hallmark
ETB mark, Edwin Thomson Bryant, London 1897 import
ETB
Edwin Thomson Bryant,
London 1897 import hallmark
EV mark,Viners Ltd - Edward Viner, Sheffield 1964
EV
Viners Ltd -Edward Viner
Sheffield 1964 hallmark
E.V mark,Viners Ltd - Edward Viner, Sheffield 1932
E.V
Viners Ltd - Edward Viner
Bath Street, Sheffield
Sheffield 1932 hallmark
EW gothic under a fleur de lys mark, Edward Wakelin, London 1753
EW gothic under a fleur de lys
Edward Wakelin,
London 1753 hallmark
A business founded by John Wickes in 1722 and still active in present days ... MORE....
E.W.H mark, E W Haywood , Birmingham 1932
E.W.H
E W Haywood ,
Birmingham 1932 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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