English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification WN-WR

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	WN William Nolan Dublin 1822 hallmark
	WN William Nowill in partnership with John Nowill Sheffield 1835 hallmark
	WN into an oval William Neal London 1859 hallmark
	W.N William Needham Sheffield 1906 hallmark
	W.N William Neale or William Neale & Sons, Chester 1903 hallmark Birmingham 1911 hallmark
	W.N over LTD into a shield William Neale & Sons Ltd Birmingham 1933 hallmark Firm established by William Neale in 1850 in Birmingham. Later the firm became William Neale & Sons as a partnership of William Neale senior, William Neale Junior and Arthur Neale, building new premises at 29 Warstone Lane, Birmingham (1896). In 1905 the firm was converted into a limited liability company under the style of William Neale & Sons Ltd moving in 1910 at 34 Cox Street, St. Paul's Square, Birmingham. In 1941 the firm was absorbed by Suckling Ltd.

	WP into a heart William Peaston, entered 1746 London 1749 hallmark
	WP William Pugh, Birmingham 1811 hallmark
	WP into an oval William Pitts, entered 1781 London 1786 hallmark
	WP into an oval William Scott Peat or William Pirrie, William Scott Peat apprentice of James Douglas in 1802. Freeman in 1813. Held as apprentice David Pollock (freeman in 1847) Edinburgh 1826 hallmark
	W.P into a chamfered indented rectangle William Plummer, entered 1755 London 1785 hallmark

	WPC William & Patrick Cunningham, William Cunningham was apprentice of Patrick Robertson in 1757. Freeman in 1776. Held as apprentices John Swinton Simpson (freeman in 1788), Simon Cunningham (freeman in 1800), Robert Hamilton active in Calcutta (freeman in 1787), William Dick (freeman in 1807) and Daniel Walker (freeman in 1815) Patrick Cunningham was apprentice of Patrick Robertson in 1758. Freeman in 1775. Held as apprentices William Cunningham (freeman in 1802), Patrick Cunningham (freeman in 1808), John Cunningham (freeman in 1798), James McDonald (freeman in 1815) Edinburgh 1801 hallmark
	WP over JP into a chamfered square William Priest & James Priest, London 1764 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	W.R William Ryland (possibly), Birmingham 1855 hallmark
	W.R into a rectangle William Robertson - possibly-, London 1920 hallmark
	WRS into two rounded outlines William Rawlings Sobey, Exeter 1840 hallmark
	WRS into an oblong rectangle William Robert Smily, entered 1842 London 1844 hallmark SMILY FAMILY: HISTORY AND MARKS
	W.R.S into trilobate outline William Rawlings Sobey, Exeter 1835 hallmark

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS

London

Birmingham

Dublin

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Sheffield

Chester

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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

WN
William Nolan
Dublin 1822 hallmark

WN
William Nowill
in partnership with John Nowill
Sheffield 1835 hallmark

WN into an oval
William Neal
London 1859 hallmark

W.N
William Needham
Sheffield 1906 hallmark

W.N
William Neale or William Neale & Sons,
Chester 1903 hallmark

Birmingham 1911 hallmark

WP into a heart
William Peaston,
entered 1746
London 1749 hallmark

WP
William Pugh,
Birmingham 1811 hallmark

WP into an oval
William Pitts,
entered 1781
London 1786 hallmark

WP into an oval
William Scott Peat or William Pirrie,
William Scott Peat apprentice of James Douglas in 1802. Freeman in 1813. Held as apprentice David Pollock (freeman in 1847)
Edinburgh 1826 hallmark

W.P into a chamfered indented rectangle
William Plummer,
entered 1755
London 1785 hallmark

WP over JP into a chamfered square
William Priest & James Priest,
London 1764 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

W.R
William Ryland (possibly),
Birmingham 1855 hallmark

W.R into a rectangle
William Robertson - possibly-,
London 1920 hallmark

WRS into two rounded outlines
William Rawlings Sobey,
Exeter 1840 hallmark

WRS into an oblong rectangle
William Robert Smily,
entered 1842
London 1844 hallmark
SMILY FAMILY: HISTORY AND MARKS

W.R.S into trilobate outline
William Rawlings Sobey,
Exeter 1835 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

WNWilliam NolanDublin 1822 hallmark

WNWilliam Nowillin partnership with John NowillSheffield 1835 hallmark

WN into an ovalWilliam NealLondon 1859 hallmark

W.NWilliam NeedhamSheffield 1906 hallmark

W.NWilliam Neale or William Neale & Sons, Chester 1903 hallmarkBirmingham 1911 hallmark

WP into a heartWilliam Peaston,entered 1746 London 1749 hallmark

WPWilliam Pugh, Birmingham 1811 hallmark

WP into an ovalWilliam Pitts,entered 1781 London 1786 hallmark

WP into an ovalWilliam Scott Peat or William Pirrie, William Scott Peat apprentice of James Douglas in 1802. Freeman in 1813. Held as apprentice David Pollock (freeman in 1847) Edinburgh 1826 hallmark

W.P into a chamfered indented rectangleWilliam Plummer,entered 1755 London 1785 hallmark

WP over JP into a chamfered squareWilliam Priest & James Priest, London 1764 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

W.RWilliam Ryland (possibly), Birmingham 1855 hallmark

W.R into a rectangleWilliam Robertson - possibly-, London 1920 hallmark

WRS into two rounded outlinesWilliam Rawlings Sobey, Exeter 1840 hallmark

WRS into an oblong rectangleWilliam Robert Smily,entered 1842 London 1844 hallmark SMILY FAMILY: HISTORY AND MARKS

W.R.S into trilobate outlineWilliam Rawlings Sobey, Exeter 1835 hallmark