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	HF into a chamfered rectangle Harrison Fisher entered 1898 Trafalgar Works, Trafalgar Street, Sheffield Sheffield 1901 hallmark
	H.F&.Co into an oblong rectangle H Fisher & Co Sheffield 1929 hallmark
	HG Henry Greenaway London 1790 hallmark
	HG Hugh Gordon mark as Assay Master Edinburgh 1758 hallmark
	HG Henry S. Gilling gold case maker, mark registered on 6 October 1848. Henry Slader Gilling is first recorded as a rose engine-turner from 1839 to 1845 at 41 King Square and then in 1846 and 1847 as an engine-turner at 2 Upper Charles Street, Northampton Square, Clerkenwell. He then went in business with Peter Clerc, trading as Gilling & Clerc, listed as watch case and dial makers at 1 Upper Charles Street. The partnership was dissolved in 1848 after which H.S. Gilling continued as a watch case and dial maker at the same address. He was succeeded in 1862 by Percy Gilling. London 1855 hallmark

	H.G &S into an oblong chamfered rectangle Henry Griffith & Sons The business, commenced in Birmingham by Henry Griffith in 1850, was continued as Henry Griffith & Sons (until 1898) and later as Henry Griffith & Sons Ltd Birmingham 1932 hallmark Chester 1897 hallmark London 1919 hallmark Sheffield 1975 hallmark HENRY GRIFFITH & SONS HISTORY AND INFORMATION
	H.G &S without contour Henry Griffith & Sons, Birmingham 1929 hallmark
	H.G. &S. without contour not identified - possibly Henry Griffith & Sons, Sheffield 1975 hallmark Sheffield 1978 hallmark HENRY GRIFFITH & SONS HISTORY AND INFORMATION
	HGH over SAP in script into a scalloped frame Hicklenton & Sydal -H G Hicklenton & S A Phillips-, London 1928 hallmark
	HGM into an upper cut corners rectangle Henry George Murphy, An English art deco silversmith (1884-1939) operating in his Falcon Studio (workshop and retail in Weymouth Street, London) and in the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. The Falcon Studio employed as craftsmen Massey and Hammond, the jewellery and silver teachers at the Central School where Murphy was the first silversmith to be appointed 'Principal'. London 1934 hallmark HENRY GEORGE MURPHY HISTORY AND INFORMATION
	H.H without contour not identified, Birmingham 1918 hallmark See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"
	HH Hyam Hyams , London 1826 hallmark
	HH Harrison Brothers & Howson, Sheffield 1871 hallmark Business founded in 1847 by James William Harrison, Henry Harrison and Willian Howson as successors of Thomas Sanson & Sons.
	HH into two conjoined circles H. Hunt, Sheffield 1964 hallmark property of Francis Howard Ltd
	HH into two conjoined circles Henry Holland -of Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater-, London 1873 hallmark Similar marks entered in 1860, 1863, 1866, 1869, 1870, 1878 and 1881 HOLLAND, ALDWINKLE & SLATER: HISTORY & MARKS

	HH gothic into a rectangle H Hayes, Birmingham 1900 hallmark
	HH in script into two conjoined circles Historical Heirlooms Ltd, Deansgate, Bolton, Lancashire. Possibly a sponsor's mark used by Prestons Ltd on their limited edition commemorative items. Sheffield 1972 hallmark
	HH&S Henry Hobson & Son, Sheffield 1906 hallmark Business established in Sheffield by Henry Hobson in 1845. A London branch was opened in 1852 and later styled George Hobson & Sons. Queen Street factory moved to Carver Street (1901) and then to Eyre Lane, Sheffield (1912)
	HH&S into an oblong rectangle Henry Hobson & Sons Birmingham 1899 hallmark
	HH&S into an oval Harold Gardner & Edward Stanley Gardner-Powell trading as H.Huntley & Sons, 6 Vyse Street, Birmingham. Birmingham 1940 hallmark

	H.I and pseudo English Lion passant James Hanna, a Canada silversmith Quebec 1763-1807 mark
	HIE into a rectangle Highpoint Import Export Ltd 22 Stuart Crescent - London Birmingham 1971 hallmark
	H.J.C & Co Ld into an oblong rectangle H.J. Cooper & Co Ltd, Wholesale and manufacturing jewellers at 22 Thavies Inn, Holborn, London. Managing Director: Henry James Cooper. London 1906 hallmark
	HJH Henry James Hulbert, Business founded in 1909 as H.J. Hulbert & Co. and changed in 1910 to H.J. Hulbert & Co Ltd. This mark was entered in 1910 London 1922 mark
	HJI into an oval Henry James Iveson, A pipe mounter active at 153 Cambridge Road, London Birmingham 1901 mark See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"
	HJL over JW into a lobed cartouche Henry John Lias & James Wakely, entered 1879 London 1882 hallmark
	HK into an oval Henry Kaufman, tobacconist and fancy goods manufacturer, gold & silver worker. Active at 91/93 Milton street, London Registered in Chester in 1897 and in London in 1912
	HL into a shield Lambert & Co -Herbert Charles Lambert-, Coventry Street, London. Entered 1902 London 1913 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	H.L& Co into an oblong rectangle Hamilton Laidlaw & Co, 38 Queen St, Glasgow. Entered 1906 Sheffield 1928 hallmark
	HL over HL Henry John Lias and Henry John Lias, London 1866 hallmark Founded in 1791 by John Lias. The firm changed to John Lias & Son (1818), John Lias & Sons (1823), John Lias & Son (1837), Henry John Lias & Son (1848), Lias & Wakely (1878), Wakely & Wheeler (1884), Wakely & Wheeler Ltd (1940)....more....

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS

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Edinburgh

Glasgow

Sheffield

Chester

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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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HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

WITH THE ADDITION OF SCOTTISH, IRISH, CHANNEL ISLANDS AND COLONIES SILVERMITHS

HF into a chamfered rectangle
Harrison Fisher
entered 1898
Trafalgar Works, Trafalgar Street, Sheffield
Sheffield 1901 hallmark

H.F&.Co into an oblong rectangle
H Fisher & Co
Sheffield 1929 hallmark

HG
Henry Greenaway
London 1790 hallmark

HG
Hugh Gordon
mark as Assay Master
Edinburgh 1758 hallmark

H.G &S without contour
Henry Griffith & Sons,
Birmingham 1929 hallmark

H.G. &S. without contour
not identified - possibly Henry Griffith & Sons,
Sheffield 1975 hallmark

Sheffield 1978 hallmark

HENRY GRIFFITH & SONS HISTORY AND INFORMATION

HGH over SAP in script into a scalloped frame
Hicklenton & Sydal -H G Hicklenton & S A Phillips-,
London 1928 hallmark

H.H without contour
not identified,
Birmingham 1918 hallmark
See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"

HH
Hyam Hyams ,
London 1826 hallmark

HH
Harrison Brothers & Howson,
Sheffield 1871 hallmark
Business founded in 1847 by James William Harrison, Henry Harrison and Willian Howson as successors of Thomas Sanson & Sons.

HH into two conjoined circles
H. Hunt,
Sheffield 1964 hallmark
property of Francis Howard Ltd

HH into two conjoined circles
Henry Holland -of Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater-,
London 1873 hallmark
Similar marks entered in 1860, 1863, 1866, 1869, 1870, 1878 and 1881

HOLLAND, ALDWINKLE & SLATER: HISTORY & MARKS

HH gothic into a rectangle
H Hayes,
Birmingham 1900 hallmark

HH in script into two conjoined circles
Historical Heirlooms Ltd,
Deansgate, Bolton, Lancashire. Possibly a sponsor's mark used by Prestons Ltd on their limited edition commemorative items.
Sheffield 1972 hallmark

HH&S
Henry Hobson & Son,
Sheffield 1906 hallmark
Business established in Sheffield by Henry Hobson in 1845. A London branch was opened in 1852 and later styled George Hobson & Sons. Queen Street factory moved to Carver Street (1901) and then to Eyre Lane, Sheffield (1912)

HH&S into an oblong rectangle
Henry Hobson & Sons
Birmingham 1899 hallmark

HH&S into an oval
Harold Gardner & Edward Stanley Gardner-Powell trading as H.Huntley & Sons,
6 Vyse Street, Birmingham.
Birmingham 1940 hallmark

H.I and pseudo English Lion passant
James Hanna,
a Canada silversmith
Quebec 1763-1807 mark

HIE into a rectangle
Highpoint Import Export Ltd
22 Stuart Crescent - London
Birmingham 1971 hallmark

H.J.C & Co Ld into an oblong rectangle
H.J. Cooper & Co Ltd,
Wholesale and manufacturing jewellers at 22 Thavies Inn, Holborn, London. Managing Director: Henry James Cooper.
London 1906 hallmark

HJH
Henry James Hulbert,
Business founded in 1909 as H.J. Hulbert & Co. and changed in 1910 to H.J. Hulbert & Co Ltd. This mark was entered in 1910
London 1922 mark

HJI into an oval
Henry James Iveson,
A pipe mounter active at 153 Cambridge Road, London
Birmingham 1901 mark
See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"

HJL over JW into a lobed cartouche
Henry John Lias & James Wakely,
entered 1879
London 1882 hallmark

HK into an oval
Henry Kaufman,
tobacconist and fancy goods manufacturer, gold & silver worker.
Active at 91/93 Milton street, London
Registered in Chester in 1897 and in London in 1912

HL into a shield
Lambert & Co -Herbert Charles Lambert-,
Coventry Street, London. Entered 1902
London 1913 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

H.L& Co into an oblong rectangle
Hamilton Laidlaw & Co,
38 Queen St, Glasgow. Entered 1906
Sheffield 1928 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

WITH THE ADDITION OF SCOTTISH, IRISH, CHANNEL ISLANDS AND COLONIES SILVERMITHS

HF into a chamfered rectangleHarrison Fisherentered 1898Trafalgar Works, Trafalgar Street, Sheffield Sheffield 1901 hallmark

H.F&.Co into an oblong rectangleH Fisher & CoSheffield 1929 hallmark

HG Henry GreenawayLondon 1790 hallmark

HGHugh Gordonmark as Assay MasterEdinburgh 1758 hallmark

H.G &S without contourHenry Griffith & Sons, Birmingham 1929 hallmark

H.G. &S. without contournot identified - possibly Henry Griffith & Sons, Sheffield 1975 hallmarkSheffield 1978 hallmark HENRY GRIFFITH & SONS HISTORY AND INFORMATION

HGH over SAP in script into a scalloped frameHicklenton & Sydal -H G Hicklenton & S A Phillips-, London 1928 hallmark

H.H without contournot identified, Birmingham 1918 hallmark See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"

HHHyam Hyams , London 1826 hallmark

HHHarrison Brothers & Howson, Sheffield 1871 hallmark Business founded in 1847 by James William Harrison, Henry Harrison and Willian Howson as successors of Thomas Sanson & Sons.

HH into two conjoined circlesH. Hunt, Sheffield 1964 hallmark property of Francis Howard Ltd

HH into two conjoined circlesHenry Holland -of Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater-, London 1873 hallmarkSimilar marks entered in 1860, 1863, 1866, 1869, 1870, 1878 and 1881 HOLLAND, ALDWINKLE & SLATER: HISTORY & MARKS

HH gothic into a rectangleH Hayes, Birmingham 1900 hallmark

HH in script into two conjoined circlesHistorical Heirlooms Ltd,Deansgate, Bolton, Lancashire. Possibly a sponsor's mark used by Prestons Ltd on their limited edition commemorative items. Sheffield 1972 hallmark

HH&SHenry Hobson & Son, Sheffield 1906 hallmark Business established in Sheffield by Henry Hobson in 1845. A London branch was opened in 1852 and later styled George Hobson & Sons. Queen Street factory moved to Carver Street (1901) and then to Eyre Lane, Sheffield (1912)

HH&S into an oblong rectangleHenry Hobson & SonsBirmingham 1899 hallmark

HH&S into an ovalHarold Gardner & Edward Stanley Gardner-Powell trading as H.Huntley & Sons,6 Vyse Street, Birmingham.Birmingham 1940 hallmark

H.I and pseudo English Lion passantJames Hanna,a Canada silversmith Quebec 1763-1807 mark

HIE into a rectangleHighpoint Import Export Ltd22 Stuart Crescent - LondonBirmingham 1971 hallmark

H.J.C & Co Ld into an oblong rectangleH.J. Cooper & Co Ltd,Wholesale and manufacturing jewellers at 22 Thavies Inn, Holborn, London. Managing Director: Henry James Cooper.London 1906 hallmark

HJHHenry James Hulbert,Business founded in 1909 as H.J. Hulbert & Co. and changed in 1910 to H.J. Hulbert & Co Ltd. This mark was entered in 1910London 1922 mark

HJI into an ovalHenry James Iveson,A pipe mounter active at 153 Cambridge Road, LondonBirmingham 1901 mark See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"

HJL over JW into a lobed cartoucheHenry John Lias & James Wakely,entered 1879London 1882 hallmark

HK into an ovalHenry Kaufman,tobacconist and fancy goods manufacturer, gold & silver worker.Active at 91/93 Milton street, LondonRegistered in Chester in 1897 and in London in 1912

HL into a shieldLambert & Co -Herbert Charles Lambert-,Coventry Street, London. Entered 1902London 1913 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

H.L& Co into an oblong rectangleHamilton Laidlaw & Co,38 Queen St, Glasgow. Entered 1906Sheffield 1928 hallmark