HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: EI - EO
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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EI mark, Elizabeth Jones, London 1792
EI
Elizabeth Jones
Probably widow of Robert Jones. 49 Bartholomew Close. Mark entered in 1783
London 1792 hallmark
EIM into a rectangle mark, Elly Isaac Miller, London 1902
EIM into a rectangle
Elly Isaac Miller
plate worker and foreign agent. Marks entered in 1892 and 1900
London 1902 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 into three circles mark, E J Houlston, Birmingham 1929
EJH into three circles
E J Houlston
Birmingham 1929 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 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
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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