THE DIRECTORY OF CANADA SILVERSMITHS
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created by Giorgio B. owner of www.silvercollection.it Š  |
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| CANADA SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING: R |
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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 |
RAMAGE John |
J.RAMAGE in a rectangle Kingston, Ontario John Ramage Senior was a Scottish immigrant who arrived in Quebec in 1817. He settled in Lanark County before moving to Edwardburg. John senior and his son (also John) were listed as working silversmiths, jewellers, clockmakers and watchmakers in Kingston, Ontario in 1857, at 63 Brock Street, before moving to Princess Street |
RANVOYZE Ignace Francois |
FR or F.R in a rectangle Quebec City, Quebec c. 1730s/1820s |
| REDFERN CHAS.E REDFERN C.E. & SONS |
C.E.R Victoria c.1862/c.1914 Touch mark acquired by Henry Birks & Sons |
ROBINSON George G. & CO |
G.G.R &CO and English pseudo hallmarks Montreal, Quebec c. 1890s/1900s Touch mark acquired by Henry Birks & Sons |
ROBINSON & Co Joseph
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J.R in a rectangle and pseudo English hallmarks Toronto, Ontario c. 1860s/1880s |
RODEN BROS LTD
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R into a square STERLING and pseudo English lion passant hallmarks Toronto, Ontario a Canadian tableware design and manufacturing company founded June 1, 1891 in Toronto by Thomas and Frank Roden. In the 1910s the firm became known as Roden Bros. Ltd. and were later taken over by Henry Birks and Sons in 1953  |
| ROGERS SONS & CO HENRY |
H.R.S. & Co Montreal, Quebec c. 1900s/1910s |
ROGERS SIMEON L. & GEORGE H. CO |
SIMEON L. & GEORGE H ROGERS CO into a shield Toronto, Ontario, Canada Active in Hartford, CT, from 1900. The firm was acquired by Wm. A. Rogers Ltd in 1918 and absorbed by Oneida Silversmiths in 1929. The production was located also in Canada (supposedly after 1918, when the firm was acquired by Wm A. Rogers Ltd) |
ROGERS WM |
'eagle' Wm ROGERS 'star' Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
ROGERS Wm A. Ltd
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Wm A. ROGERS Ltd Toronto, Ontario, Canada Active at 570 King Street West, Toronto. The firm was founded in the 1890s by Wm. A. Rogers a small storekeeper of New York using the "(R) ROGERS (R)" trademark from c. 1901 and the "1881 (R) ROGERS (R)" from c. 1910. The firm succeeded the Niagara Silver Co. (c. 1904) and bought Simeon L. & Geo. H. Rogers Co. in 1918. The firm was an Ontario corporation active in New York and North Hampton, MA, when was bought by Oneida in 1929 1881 (R) ROGERS (R) was a trademark used from c. 1910 by Wm. A. Rogers Ltd  |
ROSENTHAL Abraham |
ROSENTHAL and pseudo English hallmarks Toronto, Ontario c. 1860s/1960s |
| ROSENTHAL A.J. |
ROSENTHAL or A.J.R Ottawa, Ontario c. 1880s/1900s Touch mark acquired by Henry Birks & Sons |
ROSS Adam
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AR into two conjoined circles and pseudo English hallmarks AR in a rectangle and pseudo English hallmarks AR gothic in a rectangle and pseudo English hallmarks Halifax, Nova Scotia c. 1810s/1840s |
ROSS J.
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IR in a rectangle and pseudo English hallmarks Halifax, Nova Scotia c. 1810s |
| RUSSELL Richard |
Hamilton, Ontario c. 1850s/1880s |
| RYRIE BIRKS |
Toronto, Ontario c. 1905/1925 |
RYRIE Bros
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RYRIE Toronto, Ontario c. 1880s/1900s Touch mark acquired by Henry Birks & Sons |
| RYRIE James | RYRIE BROS. Toronto, Ontario c. 1850s/1930s |
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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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