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	EB Elizabeth Bainbridge, Dublin 1802 hallmark
	EB into a rectangle Edward Barton entered 1822 London 1831 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	EB Edmund Bell Montague Street, Sheffield Sheffield 1899 hallmark
	E.B into a rectangle Edmund Bennett, entered 1892 London 1892 hallmark
	E.B into an oval J William Caldicott - Edward Baker & Son, Augusta Street, Birmingham Chester 1909 hallmark
	E.B into an oval E. Baker & Son, Birmingham 1958 hallmark

	EB over & over JB into quatrefoil Edward and John Barnard, London 1858 hallmark A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....
	EB over JB into a quatrefoil Edward and John Barnard, Birmingham 1899 hallmark London 1860 hallmark A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....
	EBs under & over Ld into a shield Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, London 1912 hallmark London 1928 hallmark A business still active in present days ... MORE....

	EB over Ss into a shield Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, London 1939 hallmark A business still active in present days ... MORE....
	E.B over W.B without frame Edwin Barling & William 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 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 London 1948 hallmark
	EC into a rectangle Elizabeth Cooke, entered 1764 London 1778 hallmark
	E.C into a rectangle Ebenezer Coker, entered 1738 London 1773 hallmark
	EC E. Crofton Dublin 1825 hallmark
	EC over B into a trefoil Richards & Brown -Edward Charles Brown- London 1871 hallmark
	E.D into a shield Ernest Drew London 1929 hallmark
	E.D without frame Edward Davis Active in London. See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS" marks. Birmingham 1896 hallmark

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS

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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

EB
Elizabeth Bainbridge,
Dublin 1802 hallmark

EB into a rectangle
Edward Barton
entered 1822
London 1831 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

EB
Edmund Bell
Montague Street, Sheffield
Sheffield 1899 hallmark

E.B into a rectangle
Edmund Bennett,
entered 1892
London 1892 hallmark

E.B into an oval
J William Caldicott - Edward Baker & Son,
Augusta Street, Birmingham
Chester 1909 hallmark

E.B into an oval
E. Baker & Son,
Birmingham 1958 hallmark

EB over & over JB into quatrefoil
Edward and John Barnard,
London 1858 hallmark
A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....

EB over JB into a quatrefoil
Edward and John Barnard,

Birmingham 1899 hallmark

London 1860 hallmark
A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....

EBs under & over Ld into a shield
Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd,
London 1912 hallmark

London 1928 hallmark
A business still active in present days ... MORE....

EB over Ss into a shield
Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd,
London 1939 hallmark
A business still active in present days ... MORE....

EC into a rectangle
Elizabeth Cooke,
entered 1764
London 1778 hallmark

E.C into a rectangle
Ebenezer Coker,
entered 1738
London 1773 hallmark

EC
E. Crofton
Dublin 1825 hallmark

EC over B into a trefoil
Richards & Brown -Edward Charles Brown-
London 1871 hallmark

E.D into a shield
Ernest Drew
London 1929 hallmark

E.D without frame
Edward Davis
Active in London. See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS" marks.
Birmingham 1896 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

EBElizabeth Bainbridge, Dublin 1802 hallmark

EB into a rectangleEdward Bartonentered 1822London 1831 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

EBEdmund BellMontague Street, SheffieldSheffield 1899 hallmark

E.B into a rectangleEdmund Bennett,entered 1892London 1892 hallmark

E.B into an ovalJ William Caldicott - Edward Baker & Son,Augusta Street, Birmingham Chester 1909 hallmark

E.B into an oval E. Baker & Son,Birmingham 1958 hallmark

EB over & over JB into quatrefoilEdward and John Barnard,London 1858 hallmark A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....

EB over JB into a quatrefoilEdward and John Barnard,Birmingham 1899 hallmark London 1860 hallmark A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....

EBs under & over Ld into a shield Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, London 1912 hallmarkLondon 1928 hallmark A business still active in present days ... MORE....

EB over Ss into a shieldEdward Barnard & Sons Ltd, London 1939 hallmark A business still active in present days ... MORE....

EC into a rectangleElizabeth Cooke,entered 1764London 1778 hallmark

E.C into a rectangleEbenezer Coker,entered 1738London 1773 hallmark

ECE. Crofton Dublin 1825 hallmark

EC over B into a trefoilRichards & Brown -Edward Charles Brown- London 1871 hallmark

E.D into a shieldErnest Drew London 1929 hallmark

E.D without frameEdward DavisActive in London. See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS" marks. Birmingham 1896 hallmark