HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: W& - WA
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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W under a crown mark, West & Son, Dublin 1918
W under a crown
West & Son,
Dublin 1918 hallmark
W & C into a rectangle mark, Wheeler & Cronin -Mary Wheeler & James Bartholomew Cronin, Birmingham 1843
W & C into a rectangle
Wheeler & Cronin -Mary Wheeler & James Bartholomew Cronin,
Birmingham 1843 hallmark
W & C M mark, W & C Manton, Birmingham 1887
W & C M
W & C Manton ,
Birmingham 1887 hallmark
W & Co into two squares and a lozenge mark, Wolfsky & Co, London 1912
W & Co into two squares and a lozenge
Wolfsky & Co,
mark entered by Serle Bernard Wolfsky, partner
London 1912 hallmark
W & F R into a chamfered rectangle mark, W & F Rabone - Walter Hayes Rabone & Frank Rabone, Birmingham 1913
W & F R into a chamfered rectangle
W & F Rabone - Walter Hayes Rabone & Frank Rabone,
49 Frederick Street and 39 Albion Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1913 hallmark
W&H mark, Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1916 W&H mark, Walker & Hall, Chester 1934 W&H mark, Walker & Hall, Birmingham 1932
W&H
Walker & Hall,

Sheffield 1916 hallmark

Chester 1934 hallmark

Birmingham 1932 hallmark
Business was established in Sheffield in 1845 by George Walker. The business was joined by Henry Hall and became in 1853 Walker & Hall. Walker & Hall was converted into a limited liability company in 1920 under the style Walker & Hall Ltd and combined in 1963 under the British Silverware Ltd with Mappin & Webb and Elkington & Co. ... MORE....
W&H into a flag mark, Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1901 W&H into a flag mark, Walker & Hall, Chester 1907
W&H into a flag
Walker & Hall,
Sheffield 1901 hallmark




Chester 1907 hallmark
Howard Street, Sheffield...MORE....
W & K into an oblong rectangle mark, Wardell & Kempson, Birmingham 1825
W &K into an oblong rectangle
Wardell & Kempson
Birmingham 1825 hallmark
W & S mark, Wilson & Sharp, Edinburgh 1895 W & S mark, Wilson & Sharp, Glasgow 1865
W & S into an oblong chamfered rectangle
Wilson & Sharp,
Edinburgh 1895 hallmark


Glasgow 1865 hallmark
W&S in a clover mark, West & Son, Dublin 1954
W&S in a clover
West & Son,
Dublin 1954 hallmark
W.A mark, William Adams Ltd, Birmingham 1940
W.A
William Adams Ltd,
Birmingham 1940 hallmark
W.A into two conjoined circles mark, William Aitken, Chester 1895
W.A into two conjoined circles
William Aitken,
Vyse Street, Birmingham
Chester 1895 hallmark
W.A into an oval mark, William Aitken, Birmingham 1910 W.A into an oval mark, William Aitken, Chester c. 1900 W.A into an oval mark, William Aitken, Chester c. 1900
W.A into an oval
William Aitken,
Vyse Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1910 hallmark



Chester c. 1900 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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