HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: WB - WB
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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WB mark, William Bayley or William Bennett, London 1807
WB
William Bayley or William Bennett,
London 1807 hallmark
WB mark, Birmingham 1809 WB mark, William Boot (attributed), Birmingham 1809
WB
William Boot (attributed),
Birmingham 1809 hallmark
W.B mark, William Bateman, London 1825
W.B into two curve conjoined outlines
William Bateman I,
London 1825 hallmark
W.B mark, Walter Bird -possibly-, Glasgow 1848
W.B
Walter Bird -possibly-,
Glasgow 1848 hallmark
WB mark, William Bateman II, London 1825
WB
William Bateman II,
London 1838 hallmark
WB in script mark, William Burwash, London 1815
WB in script
William Burwash,
London 1815 hallmark
WB mark, William Barrett II, London 1818
WB
William Barrett II,
London 1818 hallmark
WB mark, William Barrett II, London 1830
WB
William Barrett II,
London 1830 hallmark
W.B mark, Walter Brind, London 1792
W.B
Walter Brind,
London 1792 hallmark
WB over DB into a quatrefoil mark, William Bateman & Daniel Ball, London 1842
WB over DB into a quatrefoil
William Bateman II & Daniel Ball,
London 1842 hallmark
wBj into a shield mark, Walter & John Barnard , London 1892
wBj into a shield
Walter & John Barnard,
London 1892 hallmark
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W.B over Ld into a heart mark, Williams (Birmingham) Ltd, Birmingham 1905
W.B over Ld into a heart
 Williams (Birmingham) Ltd,
Birmingham 1905 hallmark
WB over Ld into a heart mark, Williams (Birmingham) Ltd, Birmingham 1910
WB over Ld into a heart
 Williams (Birmingham) Ltd,
Birmingham 1910 hallmark
W B over Ltd over & S into a quatrefoil mark, William Bruford & Son Ltd, London 1936
W B over Ltd over & S into a quatrefoil
 William Bruford & Son Ltd,
London 1936 hallmark
W.Bros mark, not identified, Sheffield 1971
W.Bros
 not identified,
Sheffield 1971 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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