HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: LC - LZ
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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L.E mark, Lawrence Emanuel, Birmingham 1897 L.E mark, Lawrence Emanuel, Birmingham 1897
L.E
Lawrence Emanuel,
Birmingham 1897 hallmark
L.F.B&Co into a rectangle mark, L.F. Brenner & Co, London 1902
L.F.B&Co into a rectangle
L.F. Brenner & Co,
Active since 1901 as Brenner, Fridrich & Co. In 1904 was registered L.F. Brenner & Co Ltd as the London Branch of L.F. Brenner & Co, Pforzheim, Germany,
London 1902 hallmark
L.H into an oval mark, L.Henzelmann , Birmingham 1910, courtesy Robert Massart
L.H into an oval
Leopold Heinzelmann,
60 Atlantic road London SW
Birmingham 1910 hallmark
LH and English pseudo-hallmarks mark, Louis Hulsman , Halifax - Nova Scotia 1799-1815
LH and English pseudo-hallmarks
Louis Hulsman,
a Canada silversmith
Halifax - Nova Scotia 1799-1815 mark
LJM into a circle mark, L J Millington, Birmingham 2004
LJM into a circle
L J Millington,
Birmingham 2004 hallmark
LL into an oval mark, L. Links, Edinburgh 2001
LL into an oval
L. Links ,
Edinburgh 2001 hallmark
L.Ltd mark, Lanson Ltd, Birmingham 1939
L.Ltd
Lanson Ltd,
Birmingham 1939 hallmark
LO under a 'key' over a dot mark, Nathaniel Lock, London 1713
LO under a 'key' over a dot
Nathaniel Lock,
entered 1699
London 1713 hallmark
L.S mark, L Spiers, Birmingham 1892 L.S mark, L Spiers, Birmingham 1892
L.S
L Spiers,
Birmingham 1892 hallmark
L.T and English pseudo-hallmarks mark, Lawrence Twentyman, Cape Colony 1830 c.
L.T and English pseudo-hallmarks
Lawrence Holme Twentyman,
a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. Born on 5 May 1793 in Liverpool, he was the son of John Middleton Twentyman and Phoebe Holme. After an apprenticeship as a clock and watchmaker he arrived at the Cape on 12 June 1818. In 1821 he married Betsy Burrell. He left the Cape in 1832 returning for short periods in 1835, 1837, 1844 and in 1846. The firm was described as Twentyman & Co (1832) and Twentyman and Warner (1842-1844) continuing the trade under various styles until 1887 but no mention of watchmaking or silversmithing activity is known after 1837.
Cape Colony 1830 c. 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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