HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: WC - WC
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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WC mark, William Cripps, London 1757
WC
William Cripps ,
London 1757 hallmark
WC into a rectangle mark, William Cunningham II - possibly-, Edinburgh 1807
WC into a rectangle
William Cunningham II - possibly-,
Edinburgh 1807 hallmark
WC mark, William Chawner II, London 1817
WC
William Chawner II ,
London 1817 hallmark
WC into two circles mark, William Carter (possibly), London 1867 WC into two circles mark, William Carter (possibly), London 1867
WC into two circles
William Carter (possibly),
listed in 1852 as a watch case maker at 7 President Street East, Goswell Road, Clerkenwell, EC. This address was subsequently changed to 35 President Street, EC where Carter is still listed in 1885. A William Carter, possibly the same individual, is listed in 1841 as a watch case maker at 22 Galway Street, Bath Street, St. Luke's.
London 1867 hallmark
WC mark, not identified, Cape Colony 1820 c.
WC between two asterisks
not identified,
a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith
Cape Colony 1820 c. hallmark
W.C mark, William Chawner II, London 1813
W.C
William Chawner II,
London 1813 hallmark
W.C mark, William Coghill, Glasgow 1862
W.C
William Coghill,
Glasgow 1862 hallmark
W.C into a circle mark, William Richard Corke, London 1903
W.C into a circle
William Richard Corke,
The firm was founded in the late 1870s as Corke Brothers. Became Corke Brothers & Co (1899- c.1920), Corke & Apthorp (c. 1920-1938) and Corke and Apthorp Ltd in 1938 (when was amalgamated with Puddefoot, Bowers and Simonett Ltd)
London 1903 hallmark
WC mark, William Comyns & Sons Ltd, London 1904 W.C mark, William Comyns & Sons Ltd, Birmingham 1907
W.C into an four pointed oval
William Comyns & Sons Ltd ,
London 1904 hallmark




Birmingham 1907 hallmark
W.C.G mark, W C Griffiths, Birmingham 1909
W.C.G
W C Griffiths,
Birmingham 1909 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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