HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING
WITH THE ADDITION OF SCOTTISH, IRISH, CHANNEL ISLANDS AND COLONIES SILVERMITHS
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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS ILLUSTRATED LISTING OF SILVER MAKERS MARKS WH - WL |
ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MAKER'S MARKS |
ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF SILVERSMITHS' NAMES |
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W.K.R into two circles William Ker Reid, business established in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1788 by Christian Ker Reid. Reid & Sons
was converted into a limited liability company in 1930 under the style Reid & Sons Ltd. London 1853 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
REID & SONS: HISTORY & MARKS |
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W.L & Co William Lock & Co, the mark 'W.L in a rectangle' was registered
in October 1881. He changed the sponsor's mark to the W.L & Co initials in July 1893. Director names added at this time were Mr James
Golbourne and Henry Loveridge. Latest records are for the early 1920's. Registered as Wholesale Jewellers, address was 176 Hockley Hill,
Birmingham. Birmingham 1900 hallmark |
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BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS
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MORE on the tutorial:
HOW TO READ ENGLISH/BRITISH STERLING SILVER MARKS
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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