HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: TT - TZ
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.T mark, Thomas Townsend, Dublin 1817
T.T
Thomas Townsend,
Dublin 1817 hallmark
Thomas Wallis mark, London 1793
TW in script
Thomas Wallis II,
Red Lion Street, Clerkenwell
London 1793 hallmark....MORE....
TW mark, Thomas Wallis I, London 1777
TW
Thomas Wallis I,
London 1777 hallmark....MORE....
TW mark, Thomas Watson, Newcastle 1802
TW
Thomas Watson,
Newcastle 1802 hallmark
TW mark, Thomas Wheatley, Newcastle 1837
TW
Thomas Wheatley,
Newcastle 1837 hallmark
TW in script mark, Thomas Whipham, London 1755 TW in script mark, Thomas Whipham, London 1755
TW in script
Thomas Whipham
London 1755 hallmark
A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, still active in present days ... MORE....
TW in script, John James Whiting (died 1855) & John Whiting mark, London 1847
TW in script
John James Whiting (died 1855) & John Whiting,
London 1847 hallmark
TW mark, Thomas Whitaker -entered 1841- Thomas Wimbush -entered 1846- Thomas Wells -entered 1849- Thomas Whitehouse -entered 1850-, London 1852
TW
Thomas Whitaker -entered 1841-
Thomas Wimbush -entered 1846-
Thomas Wells -entered 1849-
Thomas Whitehouse -entered 1850-,
London 1852 hallmark
T.W mark, Thomas Wallis I, London 1769
T.W
Thomas Wallis I,
London 1769 hallmark....MORE....
T.W mark, Thomas Whitehouse, London 1867
T.W
Thomas Whitehouse,
London 1867 hallmark
T.W mark,T. Wooley, Birmingham 1911
T.W
T Wooley,
Birmingham 1911 hallmark
T.W over & Co over Ltd into a shield mark, Travis, Wilson & Co Ltd , Sheffield 1946
T.W over & Co over Ltd into a shield
Travis, Wilson & Co Ltd ,
Sheffield 1946 hallmark
T over WC over C into a quatrefoil mark,Thomas & William Chawner (possibly), London 1758
T over WC over C into a trefoil
Thomas & William Chawner (possibly),
London 1758 hallmark
A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....
T.W.D. into three conjoined circles mark, Thomas William Dee, London 1865
T.W.D. into three conjoined circles
Thomas William Dee,
firm established in 1827 by John William Dee & John Fargues,
mark entered in 1862
London 1865 hallmark
TW over JH mark, Thomas Wallis and Jonathan Hayne, London 1811
TW over JH
Thomas Wallis and Jonathan Hayne,
London 1811 hallmark....MORE....
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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