HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: SJ - SR
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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SJ mark, Samuel Jacob, London 1896
SJ
Samuel Jacob,
London 1896 hallmark
S.J.R mark, S J Rose & Son, Birmingham 1977 S.J.R mark, S J Rose & Son, London 1932
S.J.R. into a shield
S J Rose & Son,

Birmingham 1977 hallmark



London 1932 hallmark

S J S into three lozenges mark, not identified, London 1964
S J S into three lozenges
not identified,
London 1964 hallmark
SLd mark, William Suckling Ltd, Birmingham 1941
SLd
William Suckling Ltd
Birmingham 1941 hallmark
S over McL into a triangle mark, Samuel McLARDY & CO, Birmingham 1897
S over McL into a triangle
Samuel McLardy & CO ,
Manchester
Birmingham 1897 hallmark
SM&Co mark, Sampson Mordan & Co , London 1898 SM&Co mark, Sampson Mordan & Co , London 1918
SM&Co
Sampson Mordan & Co,
London 1898 hallmark





London 1918 hallmark
SM over & Co mark, Sampson Mordan & Co, London 1900 SM over & Co mark, Sampson Mordan & Co, London 1900 SM over & Co mark, Sampson Mordan & Co, London 1904
SM over & Co
Sampson Mordan & Co,
London 1900 hallmark


London 1904 hallmark
S M & Co into three circles mark, Sampson Mordan & Co , Chester 1913
S M & Co into three circles
Sampson Mordan & Co,
City Road Factory and Warwick Street-Regent Street and Belfast Chambers-Beak Street London showrooms
The firm was the heir of Sampson Mordan senior, the inventor and proprietor of the "propelling pencil" patent
Chester 1913 hallmark
SMCo into a lozenge mark, Souvenir Manufacturing Co Ltd, Birmingham 1923
SMCo into a lozenge
Souvenir Manufacturing Co Ltd,
15 Vyse Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1923 hallmark
S.M.L mark, Samuel M Levi , Birmingham 1930 S.M.L into an oval mark, Samuel M Levi , Birmingham 1911 S.M.L mark, Samuel M Levi , Chester 1914
S.M.L (possibly into an oval)
Samuel M Levi ,
Birmingham 1930 hallmark

Birmingham 1911 hallmark


Chester 1914 hallmark
SML Ltd mark, Samuel M Levi Ltd (possibly), Birmingham 1938
SML Ltd
Samuel M Levi Ltd (possibly),
Birmingham 1938 hallmark
SN mark, Samuel Neville, Dublin 1814
SN
Samuel Neville,
Dublin 1814 hallmark
SN without contour mark, Sebastian Notton, Birmingham 1896 SN without contour mark, Sebastian Notton, Birmingham 1896
SN without contour
Sebastian Notton,
Pipe importer, 32-38 Whitecross Street, London. See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS" marks.
Birmingham 1896 hallmark
S 'n over c' mark, not identified , London 1979 import
S 'n over c'
not identified ,
London 1979 import hallmark
SP mark, Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1810
SP
Samuel Pemberton,
Birmingham 1810 hallmark
S over P O into a trefoil mark, not identified, Birmingham 1926
S over P O into a trefoil
not identified,
Birmingham 1926 hallmark
SR mark, Solomon Royes , London 1821
SR
Solomon Royes ,
London 1821 hallmark
S.R over C.B into a square mark, Samuel Roberts & Charles Belk - Roberts & Belk, Sheffield 1876
S.R over C.B into a square
Samuel Roberts & Charles Belk - Roberts & Belk,
Sheffield 1876 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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