HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: T& - TC
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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T & Co mark, Tennent & Co, Glasgow 1893
T & Co
Tennent & Co (possibly)
Glasgow 1893 hallmark
T& JB mark,T & J Bragg Ltd , Birmingham 1902
T& JB
T & J Bragg Ltd ,
Birmingham 1902 hallmark
T& M mark,Thomas & Marshall -Horace Thomas & Walter Marshall , Birmingham 1902
T&M
Thomas & Marshall -Horace Thomas & Walter Marshall,
Birmingham 1904 hallmark
T&P into an oval mark,Joseph) Taylor & John Perry, Birmingham 1833
T&P into an oval
Joseph Taylor & John Perry,
Birmingham 1833 hallmark
T&S mark, Turner & Simpson, Birmingham 1940 T&S mark, Turner & Simpson, London 1936
T & S into three conjoined circles
Turner & Simpson,
Birmingham 1940 hallmark


London 1936 hallmark
T & S mark, Chester 1932
T & S into three squares
E J Trevitt & Sons
Augusta Street, Birmingham
Chester 1903 hallmark
T.A.R. over F.J.R. over C.L.R. into a shield mark, Reid & Sons -Thomas Arthur Reid, Francis James Langford & Christian Leopold Reid-, London London 1906
T.A.R. over F.J.R. over C.L.R. into a shield
Reid & Sons -Thomas Arthur Reid, Francis James Langford & Christian Leopold Reid-,
London 1906 hallmark
TB mark, Thomas Blake, London 1798
TB
Thomas Blake,
London 1798 hallmark
TB mark, Thomas Bishton, Birmingham 1907
TB
Thomas Bishton,
Birmingham 1907 hallmark
TB mark, Thomas Wilkes Barker, London 1806
TB
Thomas Wilkes Barker,
Hatton Garden workshops-London
London 1806 hallmark
T.B mark, Thomas Byne (possibly), Exeter 1845
T.B
Thomas Byne (possibly)
Exeter 1845 hallmark
T.B into a shield mark, Thomas Bradbury & Sons, London 1895
T.B into a shield
Thomas Bradbury & Sons ,
London 1895 hallmark
The firm was established in Sheffield as cutlers in 1736. In mid 18th century it traded under the style of Matthew Fenton & Co. Later they became silversmiths and Sheffield platers and registered their mark at the opening of the Sheffield Assay Office. In 1795 the business was sold to Thomas Watson who was joined by Thomas Bradbury (I). The firm became Thomas Bradbury & Son (1831), Thomas Bradbury & Sons (1855), Thomas Bradbury & Sons Ltd (1905). Goodwill and dies acquired by Atkin Brother in 1943.
T.B over &S into a shield mark, Thomas Bradbury and Sons Ltd, Sheffield 1922
T.B over &S into a shield
Thomas Bradbury and Sons Ltd,
Sheffield 1922 hallmark
TB&S into a shield mark, Thomas Bradbury and Sons, Sheffield 1911
TB over &S into a shield
Thomas Bradbury and Sons,
Sheffield 1911 hallmark
TB over JH mark, Thomas Bradbury & Sons (Thomas Bradbury III & John S Henderson), London 1883
TB over JH into a shield
Thomas Bradbury & Sons
(Thomas Bradbury III & John S Henderson),
London 1883 hallmark
T.C over J.W.C. into a shield mark, Cooper Brothers , Sheffield 1892
T.C over J.W.C. into a shield
Cooper Brothers ,
Sheffield 1892 hallmark
TCJ mark, Thomas Charles Jarvis, London 1975
TCJ
Thomas Charles Jarvis,
London 1975 hallmark
T.C over W.C into a square mark, Thomas & William Chawner, London 1769
T.C over W.C into a square
Thomas & William Chawner ,
London 1769 hallmark
A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....
TD in script into a rectangle mark, Thomas Dealtry, London 1774
TD in script into a rectangle
Thomas Dealtry,
mark entered in 1765
London 1774 hallmark
TD mark, Thomas Daniel , London 1775
TD
Thomas Daniel,
London 1775 hallmark
TD mark, Thomas Dicks -possibly-, London 1826
TD
Thomas Dicks -possibly-,
London 1826 hallmark
T.D mark, Thomas Dicks , London 1811
T.D
Thomas Dicks ,
London 1811 hallmark
T.D into an indented rectangle mark, Thomas Diller , London 1848
T.D into an indented rectangle
Thomas Diller,
London 1848 hallmark
TE into a rectangle mark, Thomas Ellis, London c. 1780 TE into a rectangle mark, Thomas Ellis, London c. 1780
TE into a rectangle
Thomas Ellis ,
mark entered in 1780
London c. 1780 hallmark
T.E mark, Thomas Edwards, London 1837
T.E
Thomas Edwards,
London 1837 hallmark
TEN mark, Thomas Edward Nalty, London 1892
TEN
Thomas Edward Nalty,
a partner of Gourdel, Vales & Co. The business was established in Paris in 1827 and a branch was opened in London in 1857. In 1930 the firm was registered as a limited liability company under the style Gourdel, Vales & Co Ltd. The business was closed in 1939.
London 1892 hallmark
TF mark, Thomas Farnett (retailed by Law), Dublin 1825
TF
Thomas Farnett (retailed by Law),
Dublin 1825 hallmark
TF mark, Thomas Freeth, London 1804
TF
Thomas Freeth,
London 1804 hallmark
TF into a cut corners square mark, Theo Fennell, London 1988
TF into a cut corners square
Theo Fennell,
Its original shop was founded in Fulham Road in 1982. In 1996 its flagship store was built in Chelsea, London. Many other shops were opened in London and throughout the world (Hong Kong, Dubai, Barhain, Dublin, Russia, Kazakhstan and the Caribbean).
London 1988 hallmark
T.F mark, Thomas Fattorini, Birmingham 1892
T.F
Thomas Fattorini,
Caroline Square, Skipton, Yorkshire and Newmarket Street, Skipton & Bolton, Lancashire
Birmingham 1892 hallmark
T.F mark, Thomas Fattorini Ltd, Birmingham 1970
T.F. into an oblong rectangle
Thomas Fattorini Ltd,
from 1938
Birmingham 1970 hallmark
TF & Co mark, not identified , London 1928
TF & Co
not identified ,
London 1928 hallmark
TG & Co into a shield mark, Thomas Goode & Company , Sheffield 1929
TG & Co into a shield
Thomas Goode & Company ,
Sheffield 1929 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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