THE DIRECTORY OF CANADA SILVERSMITHS
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| CANADA SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING: L |
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There was no official regulation of the purity of the metal used in the industry in Canada until the early 20th century. After 1760 Montreal gradually took over as the center of silversmithing in Canada although there were also a number of silversmiths in Ontario and the Atlantic provinces. English styles became the norm and silversmiths began to use English-style maker's marks with their initials in a rectangular outline. These marks were occasionally accompanied by "Montreal", "Quebec" or "H", "HN" or "HNS" for Halifax. 
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By the early 19th century it was common to include pseudo marks that resembled British hallmarks, like sovereign's heads, lions, crowns. 
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The current Canadian hallmarking system is based on the Precious Metals Marking Act of 1985. Jewellery makers, importers and retailers are responsible for having the correct hallmarks on items. Hallmarks must be registered by the Register of Trademarks, Industry Canada in which abbreviations and inscriptions for jewellery items in either English or French are permitted. For silver items, "sterling" (92.5% silver and 7.5% other alloys ) is considered the standard measurement for purity under federal regulations. Authentic sterling silver items are stamped with "STERLING", "STER", or "925". Hallmarks that follow the traditional British certifying system or has applied by the government of any foreign country under the laws of that country may also be placed on the item. Where an article that is wholly manufactured in Canada is composed of a precious metal of a quality prescribed in the regulations and has an authorized quality mark applied to it, there may be applied to the article a national mark consisting of: - a lion's head inside a letter "C"( (1934-1978) - a maple head inside a letter "C" (after 1978) 
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| CANADIAN 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 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MARKS |
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 SILVERSMITH'S NAME |
MARK - TOWN - DATE |
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HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER -
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION
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| IMAGES | A& AC |
AD AK |
AL AZ |
B& BB |
BC BO |
BP BZ |
C& CA |
CB CC |
CD CF |
CG CL |
CM CS |
CT CZ |
D& DB |
DC DL |
DM DZ |
E& EA |
EB ED |
EE EH |
EI EO |
EP EZ |
F& FD |
FE FJ |
FK FZ |
G& GB |
GC GG |
GH GL |
GM GR |
GS GZ |
| IMAGES | H& H& |
HA HB |
HC HE |
HF HL |
HM HU |
HV HZ |
I& IG |
IH IL |
IM IZ |
J& JA |
JB JC |
JD JG |
JH JK |
JL JQ |
JR JR |
JS JS |
JT JZ |
KA KZ |
L& LB |
LC LZ |
M& MB |
MC MI |
MJ MZ |
N& NZ |
OA OZ |
P& PK |
PL PZ |
QA QZ |
| IMAGES | R& RB |
RC RG |
RH RK |
RL RQ |
RR RZ |
S& SB |
SC SI |
SJ SR |
SS SZ |
T& TC |
TD TG |
TH TN |
TO TS |
TT TZ |
UA UZ |
V& VZ |
W& WA |
WB WB |
WC WC |
WD WE |
WF WG |
WH WL |
WM WM |
WN WR |
WS WS |
WT XZ |
YA YZ |
ZA ZZ |
| THE DIRECTORY OF MAKERS' MARKS | AA AE |
AF AZ |
BA BZ |
CA CH |
CK CZ |
DA DZ |
EA EZ |
FA FZ |
GA GZ |
HA HG |
HH HZ |
IA IG |
IH IZ |
JA JC |
JD JH |
JJ JP |
JQ JS |
| ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS | JT JZ |
KA LZ |
MA MZ |
NA PA |
PB PZ |
QA RH |
RK RZ |
SA SG |
SH SZ |
TA TH |
TI TZ |
UA WB |
WC WF |
WG WL |
WM WS |
WT ZZ |
| ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF NAMES | 18th CENTURY | 19th CENTURY | 20th CENTURY | PER TOWN |
| THE DIRECTORY OF CAPE SILVERSMITHS | A - C | D - I | J - M | N - T | U - Z |
| THE DIRECTORY OF CHANNEL ISLANDS SILVERSMITHS | A - F | G - H | I - P | Q - Z | unidentified makers |
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BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS
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