English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification CT-CZ

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	C.T.B into an oblong chamfered rectangle Charles Turman Burrows -C T Burrows & Sons- , Birmingham 1934 hallmark
	CTF over GF Charles Thomas Fox and George Fox, London 1856 hallmark FOX FAMILY: HISTORY & MARKS
	CT over I.W Carden Terry & Jane Williams , Cork 1807 c. hallmark Cork 1812 c. hallmark
	C.T.M Charles T Maine - Jersey- , London 1899 hallmark

	C over T.W over W into an oval Thomas Whipham II & Charles Wright, London 1761 hallmark A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....
	C.U without contour or into a rectangle Reuben Percival Usher trading as The Usher Manufacturing Co, manufacturing jewellers and silversmiths, Vittoria Works, 32/34 Vittoria Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1925 hallmark
	C.V into a rectangle Charles Vale, Henry Vale & Rowland Sermon trading as Vale Brothers & Sermon, silversmiths and electroplate manufacturers, 12 Bartletts Building, London and 27 Spencer Street, Birmingham, Chester 1909 hallmark
	CW Charles Wright, London 1772 hallmark A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....
	CW into two conjoined circles Charles Wallis, London 1853 hallmark
	CW into a rectangle with cut upper corners not identified, London 1927 hallmark
	C W into two squares Charles Weale, entered 1902 Hockley Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1920 hallmark
	C.W Charles Wilkes, Mott Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1931 hallmark

	CW&S Charles Westwood & Sons, Hall Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1904 hallmark
	CWCo Cronin & Wheeler, Birmingham 1847 hallmark
	C.W.F into an oval Charles William Fletcher, Sterling Works, Bramhall Lane, Sheffield Sheffield 1913 hallmark Sheffield 1927 hallmark
	CWQ Charles William Quesnel, Jersey
	C.W.S.D into an oblong rectangle Charles Washington Shirley Deakin, Regent Place, Birmingham entered 1854 Birmingham c. 1855
	CWS Ld Cooperative Wholesale Society Ltd, Chester 1934

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS

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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

C.T.B into an oblong chamfered rectangle
Charles Turman Burrows -C T Burrows & Sons- ,
Birmingham 1934 hallmark

CTF over GF
Charles Thomas Fox and George Fox,
London 1856 hallmark

FOX FAMILY: HISTORY & MARKS

CT over I.W
Carden Terry & Jane Williams ,

Cork 1807 c. hallmark

Cork 1812 c. hallmark

C.T.M
Charles T Maine - Jersey- ,
London 1899 hallmark

C over T.W over W into an oval
Thomas Whipham II & Charles Wright,
London 1761 hallmark
A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....

C.U without contour or into a rectangle
Reuben Percival Usher trading as The Usher Manufacturing Co,
manufacturing jewellers and silversmiths, Vittoria Works, 32/34 Vittoria Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1925 hallmark

C.V into a rectangle
Charles Vale, Henry Vale & Rowland Sermon trading as Vale Brothers & Sermon,
silversmiths and electroplate manufacturers, 12 Bartletts Building, London and 27 Spencer Street, Birmingham,
Chester 1909 hallmark

CW
Charles Wright,
London 1772 hallmark
A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....

CW into two conjoined circles
Charles Wallis,
London 1853 hallmark

CW into a rectangle with cut upper corners
not identified,
London 1927 hallmark

C W into two squares
Charles Weale,
entered 1902
Hockley Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1920 hallmark

C.W
Charles Wilkes,
Mott Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1931 hallmark

CW&S
Charles Westwood & Sons,
Hall Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1904 hallmark

CWCo
Cronin & Wheeler,
Birmingham 1847 hallmark

C.W.F into an oval
Charles William Fletcher,
Sterling Works, Bramhall Lane, Sheffield
Sheffield 1913 hallmark

Sheffield 1927 hallmark

CWQ
Charles William Quesnel,
Jersey

C.W.S.D into an oblong rectangle
Charles Washington Shirley Deakin,
Regent Place, Birmingham
entered 1854
Birmingham c. 1855

CWS Ld
Cooperative Wholesale Society Ltd,
Chester 1934

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

C.T.B into an oblong chamfered rectangleCharles Turman Burrows -C T Burrows & Sons- ,Birmingham 1934 hallmark

CTF over GFCharles Thomas Fox and George Fox, London 1856 hallmark FOX FAMILY: HISTORY & MARKS

CT over I.W Carden Terry & Jane Williams , Cork 1807 c. hallmark Cork 1812 c. hallmark

C.T.M Charles T Maine - Jersey- , London 1899 hallmark

C over T.W over W into an ovalThomas Whipham II & Charles Wright, London 1761 hallmark A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....

C.U without contour or into a rectangleReuben Percival Usher trading as The Usher Manufacturing Co,manufacturing jewellers and silversmiths, Vittoria Works, 32/34 Vittoria Street, BirminghamBirmingham 1925 hallmark

C.V into a rectangleCharles Vale, Henry Vale & Rowland Sermon trading as Vale Brothers & Sermon, silversmiths and electroplate manufacturers, 12 Bartletts Building, London and 27 Spencer Street, Birmingham, Chester 1909 hallmark

CWCharles Wright, London 1772 hallmark A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....

CW into two conjoined circlesCharles Wallis, London 1853 hallmark

CW into a rectangle with cut upper cornersnot identified, London 1927 hallmark

C W into two squaresCharles Weale,entered 1902Hockley Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1920 hallmark

C.WCharles Wilkes,Mott Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1931 hallmark

CW&SCharles Westwood & Sons,Hall Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1904 hallmark

CWCoCronin & Wheeler, Birmingham 1847 hallmark

C.W.F into an ovalCharles William Fletcher,Sterling Works, Bramhall Lane, SheffieldSheffield 1913 hallmarkSheffield 1927 hallmark

CWQCharles William Quesnel, Jersey

C.W.S.D into an oblong rectangleCharles Washington Shirley Deakin,Regent Place, Birminghamentered 1854Birmingham c. 1855

CWS Ld Cooperative Wholesale Society Ltd, Chester 1934