English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification JH-JK

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	JH Jason Holt Plymouth 1784/1786 hallmark
	JH into two conjoined circles Joseph Hicks Exeter 1824 hallmark
	JH Joseph Hicks Exeter 1815 hallmark
	JH in script John Holland (I) London 1743 hallmark
	JH in script James Hewitt Edinburgh 1790 hallmark
	JH in script Jonathan Hayne London 1834 hallmark....MORE....
	J.H into two conjoined circles Sibray, Hall & Co -Job Frank Hall- London 1897 hallmark (entered 1893)
	J.H over & over Co into a trefoil Joseph Heming & Co Business founded in 1890, became Ltd in 1912 as Heming & Co. In 1981 the firm was amalgamated into Bruford & Heming Ltd 1981 London 1906 hallmark
	JH & Co into an oblong rectangle James Howden & Co Edinburgh 1841 hallmark
	JH & Co into an oblong rectangle Jos Haywood & Co Glasgow 1861 hallmark

	JH &S into an oblong rectangle John Hamilton & Son Edinburgh 1841 hallmark
	J.H.B over H.B into a trefoil JZ Barraclough & Sons -James Henry & Herbert Barraclough- 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. Sheffield 1918 hallmark
	J.H.H into an oblong rectangle J H Hillcox New John Street West, Birmingham Birmingham 1909 hallmark
	JHO not identified London 1975 hallmark
	J.H.P. John Henry Potter Rockingham Works, Sheffield Sheffield 1890 hallmark

	J H P into three squares John Henry Potter , Rockingham Works, Sheffield Sheffield 1908 hallmark
	JHR into a chamfered rectangle John Henry Rawlings London 1903 hallmark
	J.H.R into an oblong chamfered rectangle John Horatio Risdon trading as Inderwick & Co, Business founded in 1799 by John Inderwick. After c. 1850 the business was continued by his sons Edward, George and Henry John under the style of Inderwick & Co. The business was transferred in 1907 to John Horatio Risdon and in the 1930s to Frank Wellby. See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS" marks. London 1908 hallmark
	JHS into a lozenge Harman & Co -J S Harman-, New Bond Street, London London 1924 hallmark
	J.H.W without outline John Henry Wynn (possibly) , 44 Hylton Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1924 hallmark
	JHW over SON & over Co Ltd J H Worrall, Son & Co Ltd, Birmingham 1907 hallmark
	JJ and English pseudo hallmarks Jacob Josephson, Australia Colony c. 1820 hallmark
	J.J Jay, Richard Attenborough & Co -James Charles Jay- (possibly), Chester 1899 hallmark
	J.J.J.W. into a chamfered rectangle James Johnson & John Walker, mark entered in 1872 London 1876 hallmark

	JJV in script and English pseudo-hallmarks Jacobus Johannes Vos, a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. The son of Willem Godfried Vos and Josina Maria Endrina de Villiers. Born at the Cape in 1834. Died 19 October 1861 Cape Colony 1860 c. hallmark
	JK in script John Kinselagh, Cork c. 1805 hallmark
	J.K into a quatrefoil John Kilpatrick, London 1883 hallmark
	J.K.B Hawksworth, Eyre & Co Ltd -James Kebberling Bembridge-, Sheffield 1890 hallmark

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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 silver piece manufactured or traded in the UK. The marks are:

Town mark, corresponding to the mark of the Assay Office that has verified the piece

Lion passant guardant or Britannia or lion's head erased, certifiying the silver quality

Maker's mark, identifying the silversmith presenting the piece to the assay office (usually the initials of Christian name and surname of the silversmith)

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

A further mark was used in the period 1784 - 1890: Sovereign head ('duty mark'), certifying the payment of the duty

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HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

WITH THE ADDITION OF SCOTTISH, IRISH, CHANNEL ISLANDS AND COLONIES SILVERMITHS

JH
Jason Holt
Plymouth 1784/1786 hallmark

JH into two conjoined circles
Joseph Hicks
Exeter 1824 hallmark

JH
Joseph Hicks
Exeter 1815 hallmark

JH in script
John Holland (I)
London 1743 hallmark

JH in script
James Hewitt
Edinburgh 1790 hallmark

JH in script
Jonathan Hayne
London 1834 hallmark....MORE....

J.H into two conjoined circles
Sibray, Hall & Co -Job Frank Hall-
London 1897 hallmark (entered 1893)

J.H over & over Co into a trefoil
Joseph Heming & Co
Business founded in 1890, became Ltd in 1912 as Heming & Co. In 1981 the firm was amalgamated into Bruford & Heming Ltd 1981
London 1906 hallmark

JH & Co into an oblong rectangle
James Howden & Co
Edinburgh 1841 hallmark

JH & Co into an oblong rectangle
Jos Haywood & Co
Glasgow 1861 hallmark

JH &S into an oblong rectangle
John Hamilton & Son
Edinburgh 1841 hallmark

J.H.H into an oblong rectangle
J H Hillcox
New John Street West, Birmingham
Birmingham 1909 hallmark

JHO
not identified
London 1975 hallmark

J.H.P.
John Henry Potter
Rockingham Works, Sheffield
Sheffield 1890 hallmark

J H P into three squares
John Henry Potter ,
Rockingham Works, Sheffield
Sheffield 1908 hallmark

JHR into a chamfered rectangle
John Henry Rawlings
London 1903 hallmark

JHS into a lozenge
Harman & Co -J S Harman-,
New Bond Street, London
London 1924 hallmark

J.H.W without outline
John Henry Wynn (possibly) ,
44 Hylton Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1924 hallmark

JHW over SON & over Co Ltd
J H Worrall, Son & Co Ltd,
Birmingham 1907 hallmark

JJ and English pseudo hallmarks
Jacob Josephson,
Australia Colony c. 1820 hallmark

J.J
Jay, Richard Attenborough & Co -James Charles Jay- (possibly),
Chester 1899 hallmark

J.J.J.W. into a chamfered rectangle
James Johnson & John Walker,
mark entered in 1872
London 1876 hallmark

JJV in script and English pseudo-hallmarks
Jacobus Johannes Vos,
a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. The son of Willem Godfried Vos and Josina Maria Endrina de Villiers. Born at the Cape in 1834. Died 19 October 1861
Cape Colony 1860 c. hallmark

JK in script
John Kinselagh,
Cork c. 1805 hallmark

J.K into a quatrefoil
John Kilpatrick,
London 1883 hallmark

J.K.B
Hawksworth, Eyre & Co Ltd -James Kebberling Bembridge-,
Sheffield 1890 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

WITH THE ADDITION OF SCOTTISH, IRISH, CHANNEL ISLANDS AND COLONIES SILVERMITHS

JHJason Holt Plymouth 1784/1786 hallmark

JH into two conjoined circlesJoseph Hicks Exeter 1824 hallmark

JHJoseph Hicks Exeter 1815 hallmark

JH in scriptJohn Holland (I)London 1743 hallmark

JH in scriptJames HewittEdinburgh 1790 hallmark

JH in scriptJonathan Hayne London 1834 hallmark....MORE....

J.H into two conjoined circlesSibray, Hall & Co -Job Frank Hall-London 1897 hallmark (entered 1893)

J.H over & over Co into a trefoilJoseph Heming & CoBusiness founded in 1890, became Ltd in 1912 as Heming & Co. In 1981 the firm was amalgamated into Bruford & Heming Ltd 1981 London 1906 hallmark

JH & Co into an oblong rectangleJames Howden & CoEdinburgh 1841 hallmark

JH & Co into an oblong rectangleJos Haywood & CoGlasgow 1861 hallmark

JH &S into an oblong rectangleJohn Hamilton & SonEdinburgh 1841 hallmark

J.H.H into an oblong rectangleJ H HillcoxNew John Street West, Birmingham Birmingham 1909 hallmark

JHOnot identifiedLondon 1975 hallmark

J.H.P.John Henry Potter Rockingham Works, Sheffield Sheffield 1890 hallmark

J H P into three squares John Henry Potter ,Rockingham Works, Sheffield Sheffield 1908 hallmark

JHR into a chamfered rectangle John Henry RawlingsLondon 1903 hallmark

JHS into a lozengeHarman & Co -J S Harman-,New Bond Street, London London 1924 hallmark

J.H.W without outlineJohn Henry Wynn (possibly) ,44 Hylton Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1924 hallmark

JHW over SON & over Co LtdJ H Worrall, Son & Co Ltd,Birmingham 1907 hallmark

JJ and English pseudo hallmarksJacob Josephson,Australia Colony c. 1820 hallmark

J.JJay, Richard Attenborough & Co -James Charles Jay- (possibly),Chester 1899 hallmark

J.J.J.W. into a chamfered rectangleJames Johnson & John Walker,mark entered in 1872London 1876 hallmark

JJV in script and English pseudo-hallmarksJacobus Johannes Vos,a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. The son of Willem Godfried Vos and Josina Maria Endrina de Villiers. Born at the Cape in 1834. Died 19 October 1861 Cape Colony 1860 c. hallmark

JK in scriptJohn Kinselagh,Cork c. 1805 hallmark

J.K into a quatrefoilJohn Kilpatrick,London 1883 hallmark

J.K.BHawksworth, Eyre & Co Ltd -James Kebberling Bembridge-,Sheffield 1890 hallmark