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	B & C into three octagons Brookes & Crookes - John Brookes & Thomas Crookes Atlantic Works, St Philip's Road, Sheffield Sheffield 1907 (possibly) hallmark
	B & Co into an oval Broadway and Co, Founded in 1900 by William Benjamin Broadway, a highly skilled die - sinker. Still active at Shady Lane, Kingstanding, Birmingham Birmingham 1984 hallmark Birmingham 1968 hallmark Birmingham 1969 hallmark Birmingham 1957 hallmark
	B & Co into a rectangle Bewlay & Co Ltd, The firm was founded in 1797. Eight similar marks entered from 1903 to 1910. Most of them were entered by Baron Elkan, Managing Director. The firm became a subsidiary of Finlay & Co Ltd (tobacconists, confectioners, etc.) London 1913 hallmark See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"
	B&D into two conjoined octagons Boodle & Dunthorne, London 1962 hallmark Birmingham 1979 hallmark

	B&F into a rectangle Bishton & Fletcher, 7 Northampton Street and Albion Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1897 hallmark
	B & G Birch & Gaydon, London 1938 hallmark
	B&H into two conjoined circles not identified , London 1977
	B&S into an indented rectangle Brook & Son, Sheffield 1916 hallmark Edinburg 1924 hallmark
	BA into an oblong exagon British Airways Concorde Brand Birmingham 1986 hallmark

	B.B Barker Bros , Birmingham 1902 hallmark.... (...more...)
	BB into a rectangle Benjamin Barling, The firm was established in 1812 by Benjamin Barling who entered his first mark in 1815. The style of the firm was changed in 1851 (or before) to Benjamin Barling & Sons. The firm was managed by Edwin Barling and his brother William Barling. In 1955 the the firm was converted into a limited liability company as B.Barling & Sons Ltd and became a subsidiary of The Imperial Tobacco Group Ltd, trading from Liverpool. See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS" marks. London 1850 hallmark
	B.brs into an oval Briddon Brothers -possibly- Sheffield 1938 hallmark
	B.B over SLd into a shield (in relief or engraved) Barker Bros Ltd, now Barker Ellis Co LTD, Business established in Birmingham in 1801. The firm still possesses the original Boulton & Watt dies acquired during its early days of manufacturing. The business appears in a 1871 directory as Barker Brothers, silversmiths active in Paradise Street. As Barker Brothers Silversmiths Ltd, it was incorporated in 1907. The company had moved to Constitution Hill in the 1920s, where it remained until the 1980s maintaining a London showroom during the early part of the 20th century. In the 1960s, the firm merged with Ellis & Co (Birmingham) Ltd.... (...more...) Birmingham 1930 hallmark Birmingham 1938 hallmark

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS

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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

B & C into three octagons
Brookes & Crookes - John Brookes & Thomas Crookes
Atlantic Works, St Philip's Road, Sheffield
Sheffield 1907 (possibly) hallmark

B & Co into an oval
Broadway and Co,
Founded in 1900 by William Benjamin Broadway, a highly skilled die - sinker. Still active at Shady Lane, Kingstanding, Birmingham
Birmingham 1984 hallmark

Birmingham 1968 hallmark

Birmingham 1969 hallmark

Birmingham 1957 hallmark

B&D into two conjoined octagons
Boodle & Dunthorne,
London 1962 hallmark

Birmingham 1979 hallmark

B&F into a rectangle
Bishton & Fletcher,
7 Northampton Street and Albion Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1897 hallmark

B & G
Birch & Gaydon,
London 1938 hallmark

B&H into two conjoined circles
not identified ,
London 1977

B&S into an indented rectangle
Brook & Son,
Sheffield 1916 hallmark

Edinburg 1924 hallmark

BA into an oblong exagon
British Airways
Concorde Brand
Birmingham 1986 hallmark

B.B
Barker Bros ,
Birmingham 1902 hallmark.... (...more...)

B.brs into an oval
Briddon Brothers -possibly-
Sheffield 1938 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

B & C into three octagonsBrookes & Crookes - John Brookes & Thomas CrookesAtlantic Works, St Philip's Road, Sheffield Sheffield 1907 (possibly) hallmark

B & Co into an ovalBroadway and Co, Founded in 1900 by William Benjamin Broadway, a highly skilled die - sinker. Still active at Shady Lane, Kingstanding, Birmingham Birmingham 1984 hallmarkBirmingham 1968 hallmark Birmingham 1969 hallmark Birmingham 1957 hallmark

B&D into two conjoined octagonsBoodle & Dunthorne, London 1962 hallmarkBirmingham 1979 hallmark

B&F into a rectangleBishton & Fletcher,7 Northampton Street and Albion Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1897 hallmark

B & GBirch & Gaydon,London 1938 hallmark

B&H into two conjoined circlesnot identified , London 1977

B&S into an indented rectangleBrook & Son, Sheffield 1916 hallmark Edinburg 1924 hallmark

BA into an oblong exagonBritish AirwaysConcorde BrandBirmingham 1986 hallmark

B.BBarker Bros , Birmingham 1902 hallmark.... (...more...)

B.brs into an ovalBriddon Brothers -possibly-Sheffield 1938 hallmark