HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: HM - HU
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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HM and English pseudo-hallmarks mark, Henry Mignovitz , Halifax - Nova Scotia 1826
HM and English pseudo-hallmarks
Henry Mignovitz ,
a Canada silversmith
goldsmith and importer of jewellery and silver gilt from England
Halifax - Nova Scotia 1826 mark
H M into two squares mark, Henry Matthews , Birmingham 1896 H M into two squares mark, Henry Matthews, Chester 1895
H M into two squares
Henry Matthews,
Birmingham 1896 hallmark


Chester 1895 hallmark


HMN mark, Henry M Norris , Exeter 1835 mark
HMN
Henry M Norris
Exeter 1835 mark
H.N.M mark, Henry Nicholas Mills, London 1895 mark
H.N.M
Henry Nicholas Mills
London 1895 mark
H P & S mark, H Pidduck & Sons, Birmingham 1920
H P & S
H Pidduck & Sons
Birmingham 1920 hallmark
H P & Ss mark, Henry Perkins & Sons, London 1907
H P & Ss
Henry Perkins & Sons
London 1907 hallmark
Business restyled in 1901 as Henry Perkins & Son, the partners being Henry, Arthur and Henry Charles Perkins. The firm was converted into a limited liability company in 1922 under the style Henry Perkins & Sons Ltd.
HS or SH mark, not identified, possibly Sheffield 1824 HS or SH mark, not identified, possibly Sheffield 1824
HS or SH
not identified
possibly Sheffield 1824 hallmark and French import marks
H.S mark,Henry Stratford, Sheffield 1886 H.S mark,Henry Stratford, London 1899
H.S
Henry Stratford
92 Harwood Street, Sheffield
Founded by William & Stratford in 1854
Sheffield 1886 hallmark

London 1899 hallmark
H.S mark, H Samuel Ltd , Birmingham 1912
H.S
H Samuel Ltd
Birmingham 1912 hallmark
HS over &.H into a shield mark, not identified, Birmingham 1882
HS over &.H into a shield
not identified
Birmingham 1882 hallmark
H.SLd mark, Henry Stratford Ltd, Sheffield 1911
H.SLd
Henry Stratford Ltd
Sheffield 1911 hallmark
H.T mark, Henry Tatton, Edinburgh 1923
H.T
Henry Tatton
Edinburgh 1923 hallmark
HT mark, A.H. Tongue, Birmingham 1881
HT
A.H. Tongue
Birmingham 1881 hallmark
HT into a rounded outline mark, Hubert Tornhill, London 1894
HT into a rounded outline
Hubert Tornhill
London 1894 hallmark
HU mark, Hampton Utilities, Birmingham 1967
HU into two squares
Hampton Utilities
Birmingham 1967 hallmark
HU into two conjoined circles mark, Hampton Utilities, Birmingham 1973
HU into two conjoined circles
Hampton Utilities
Birmingham 1973 hallmark
HU into two conjoined pentagons mark, Hampton Utilities, Birmingham 1966 HU into two conjoined pentagons mark, Hampton Utilities, Birmingham 1966
HU into two conjoined pentagons
Hampton Utilities
Birmingham 1966 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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