HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: WS - WS
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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WS mark, William Stroud, London 1814
WS
William Stroud
London 1814 hallmark
W.S mark, William Sumner, London 1805
W.S
William Sumner
London 1805 hallmark
WS into an oval mark, William Seaman, London 1822
WS into an oval
William Seaman
London 1822 hallmark
WS into an oval mark, William Summers , London 1874
WS into an oval
William Summers
mark entered in 1863
London 1874 hallmark
WS mark, William Sherwin, Dublin 1832
WS
William Sherwin
Dublin 1832 hallmark
WS mark, A B Savory & Sons -William Smily- , London 1865
WS
A B Savory & Sons -William Smily-
William Smily was manager of A B Savory & Sons
London 1865 hallmark
WS into two conjoined circles mark, William Stocker, London 1863
WS into two conjoined circles
William Stocker
London 1863 hallmark
W.S mark, William Stocker, London 1769
W.S
William Sudell
free 1766
London 1769 hallmark
W.S into a cut corners rectangle mark, William Sweeting, London 1848
W.S into a cut corners rectangle
William Sweeting
Mark entered 1840
London 1848 hallmark
WS over CS into a quatrefoil mark, W & G Sissons -Walter & Charles Sissons- , London 1893
WS over CS into a quatrefoil
W & G Sissons -Walter & Charles Sissons-
London 1893 hallmark
WS over RC, William Sumner and Richard Crossley (entered 1775)
WS over RC
William Sumner and Richard Crossley
Clerkenwell Close, London
(entered 1775)
WSS into a tipped cartouche mark, W S Savage & Co, Sheffield 1910
WSS into a tipped cartouche
W S Savage & Co
Standard Works, Pond Street, Sheffield, entered Jul 1894
Sheffield 1910 hallmark
WSS & Co into a tipped cartouche mark, W S Savage & Co, Sheffield 1922
WSS & Co into a tipped cartouche
W S Savage & Co
Standard Works, Pond Street,
Sheffield 1922 hallmark
w over ss H ld over & mark, William Hutton & Sons Ltd, Sheffield 1923 WH&Ss Ld mark, William Hutton & Sons, Birmingham 1913 WH&Ss Ld mark, William Hutton & Sons, London 1902
w over ss H ld over &
William Hutton & Sons Ltd

Sheffield 1923 hallmark

Birmingham 1913 hallmark

London 1902

The firm was established in Birmingham in 1800 by William Hutton, and was transferred to Sheffield in 1832. After the founder's death the business was continued under the style of William Hutton by his son William Carr Hutton. The firm was transformed in William Hutton & Sons in 1864 and William Hutton & Sons Ltd from 1893 to 1930. In 1930 goodwill transferred to James Dixon & Sons Ltd.
WT mark, William Turner, London 1762 WT mark, William Turner, London 1762
WT
William Turner
London 1762 hallmark
(Grimwade 3353, 3906)
W 'star' T mark, William Turton, Birmingham 1901
W 'star' T
William Thorneywork
Birmingham 1901 hallmark
W.T mark, William Turton, London 177?
W.T
William Turton
London 177? hallmark
W.T into a chamfered rectanglemark,William Theobalds, London 1841
W.T into a chamfered rectangle
William Theobalds
7 Salisbury Court, London, trading also as William Theobalds & Co
London 1841 hallmark
W.T into a chamfered rectangle mark, Walter Trickett, Sheffield 1922
W.T into a chamfered rectangle
Walter Trickett
58, Holly Street, Sheffield. Mark entered 1894
Sheffield 1922 hallmark
W over TC over C mark, Thomas & William Chawner , London 1768
W over TC over C
Thomas & William Chawner
London 1768 hallmark
A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....
W.T.T & Co mark, W T Toghill & Co , Birmingham 1947
W.T.T & Co
W T Toghill & Co
Birmingham 1947 hallmark
WV NB and English Lion passant mark,William Norris Venning, New Brunswick 1813-1871
WV NB and English Lion passant
William Norris Venning,
a Canada silversmith
New Brunswick 1813-1871 mark
WW mark, William Ward, Dublin 1800
WW
William Ward,
Dublin 1800 mark
WW mark, William Woodman , Exeter 1834 WW mark, William Woodman , Exeter 1834
WW
William Woodman ,
Exeter 1834 mark
WW mark, William Woodman, Exeter 1827 WW mark, William Woodman, Exeter 1827
WW (gothic)
William Woodman,
a Bristol silversmith
Exeter 1827 mark
W.W mark, William Weston or William Williams II, London c. 1800
W.W
William Weston or William Williams II
London c. 1800 hallmark
W.W into a rectangle mark, William Welch Sr., Plymouth 1809
W.W into a rectangle
William Welch Sr.
Plymouth 1809 hallmark
W.W into two conjoined circles mark, Wakely & Wheeler, London 1927
W.W into a trefoil under &
Wakely & Wheeler,
London 1927 hallmark .....MORE....
chronology of Wakely & Wheeler marks
W.W into two conjoined circles mark, White & Sons, Sheffield 1971
W.W into two conjoined circles
White & Sons,
Burgess Street, Sheffield
Sheffield 1971 hallmark
W.W in script mark, Walter H Willson Ltd, London 1977
W.W in script
Walter H Willson Ltd ,
London 1977 hallmark
W.W.C mark, William Walter Cashmore, Birmingham 1918
W.W.C
William Walter Cashmore,
Birmingham 1918 hallmark
W.W.C into an oval mark, William Walter Cashmore, Birmingham 1920
W.W.C into an oval
William Walter Cashmore,
Birmingham 1920 hallmark
W.W over F.D into a quatrefoil mark, William Thomas Wright & Frederick Davies, London 1885
W.W over F.D into a quatrefoil
William Thomas Wright & Frederick Davies ,
370 Oxford Street, London
mark entered in 1864
London 1885 hallmark
W.W.G over &S into a shield mark, W.W. Griffith & Son, Birmingham 1925
W.W.G over &S into a shield
W.W. Griffith & Son,
mark entered in 1921
Birmingham 1925 hallmark
WW over H into a trefoil mark, W. W. Harrison & Co, Sheffield 1904
WW over H into a trefoil
W. W. Harrison & Co,
The Montgomery Works, Fargate, Sheffield
mark entered in 1866
Sheffield 1904 hallmark
W over W.S over P in a cross shaped contour mark, William Shaw II & William Preist, London 1755
W over W.S over P in a cross shaped contour
William Shaw II & William Preist,
mark entered in 1749
London 1755 hallmark
W.Y mark, William Yates Ltd, Sheffield 1963
W.Y
William Yates Ltd,
Sheffield 1963 hallmark
YN mark, not identified, Birmingham 1977
YM
not identified,
Birmingham 1977 hallmark (note "Silver Jubilee" mark)
Z.B & S mark, Zachariah Barraclough & Sons , Chester 1927
Z.B & S
Zachariah Barraclough & Sons ,
Chester 1927 hallmark
The retail business was established in Leeds in 1805. By 1887 Z. Barraclough & Sons are listed at 54 Briggate Commercial Street, Leeds. After 1914 the firm was converted into a Ltd under the style of Z.Barraclough & Sons Ltd.
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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