THE DIRECTORY OF ARTICLES ABOUT ENGLISH ANTIQUE SILVER AND ITS MARKS WRITTEN BY DAVID MCKINLEY

David McKinley devotes much of his time to researching the history of silversmithing in England with particular reference to hallmarking at the London office.
He writes for The Silver Spoon Club of Great Britain, The Silver Society and ASCAS website.
David McKinley is the author of the book THE FIRST HUGUENOT SILVERSMITHS OF LONDON.

	The Legal Position of The English Leopard
	Mote Spoon - A fraudulent conversion
	A Reappraisal of the Marks Used in the Harache Workshop
	The Background To "Duty Dodgers"

	An Intriguing English Spoon
	The Early History of The English Tea Caddy
	The Britannia Standard for Wrought Plate
	Kitchen Peppers, Bun Peppers and Muffineers
	Journeymen's Marks

	The English Silver Caster
	The Introduction of Mechanical Marking by the London Goldsmiths' Company
	Fraudulent Use of London Hallmarks
	Further revelations concerning the Harache workshop

	The Double Mark Punch Used At The London Assay Office
	Apprenticeship and Freedom for the English Goldsmith
	The Significance of Mote Spoon Piercing
	The Mystery of the Sterling Lion
	The Date Letter on English Hallmarked Silver
	Early English Mustard Pots
	The Duty and Exportation Marks On English Silver Plate
	The Goldsmiths' Company of London's Sterling Standard
	The History of Early English Silver Tea Equipage
	London Hallmarking on 19th Century Flatware
	Hester Bateman reappraised
	The Pantin dinasty of Rouen and London