English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification E&- EA

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	E&Co Elder & Co Edinburgh 1835 hallmark and J&WM mark of retailer James & William Marshall
	E & Co Elkington & Co Ltd Birmingham 1867 hallmark
	E & Co in script into a trefoil Elkington & Co, London 1912 hallmark Birmingham 1934 hallmark (+ "King's Jubilee" mark) Sheffield 1971 hallmark E & Co Ld into three circles Elkington & Co, Birmingham 1902 hallmark Sheffield 1902 hallmark London 1899 hallmark Elkington & Co: HISTORY AND INFORMATION

	E& Co D into an oval E Druiff & Co, entered 1919 Birmingham 1919 hallmark
	E&J into a chamfered rectangle not identified, London 2001 hallmark
	E& N over S into a triangle E & N Speak, Birmingham 1967 hallmark
	E&S into two conjoined circles Edward & Sons, Birmingham 1933 hallmark Glasgow 1934 hallmark
	E&S into a lozenge Edwards & Sons, Succeeded in 1895 to Edwards & Jones at 161 Regent Street, London. The firm became Edwards & Sons (of Regent Street) Ltd in 1912 and closed in 1928 London 1910 hallmark
	E.A into a lozenge widow of Edward Aldridge senior -possibly-, an unregistered mark London 1764 hallmark
	E.A into a rectangle Edward Aldridge II -possibly-, an unregistered mark London 1766 hallmark

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS

London

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

E&Co
Elder & Co
Edinburgh 1835 hallmark
and J&WM mark of retailer James & William Marshall

E & Co
Elkington & Co Ltd
Birmingham 1867 hallmark

E& Co D into an oval
E Druiff & Co,
entered 1919
Birmingham 1919 hallmark

E&J into a chamfered rectangle
not identified,
London 2001 hallmark

E& N over S into a triangle
E & N Speak,
Birmingham 1967 hallmark

E&S into two conjoined circles
Edward & Sons,
Birmingham 1933 hallmark

Glasgow 1934 hallmark

E&S into a lozenge
Edwards & Sons,
Succeeded in 1895 to Edwards & Jones at 161 Regent Street, London. The firm became Edwards & Sons (of Regent Street) Ltd in 1912 and closed in 1928
London 1910 hallmark

E.A into a lozenge
widow of Edward Aldridge senior -possibly-,
an unregistered mark
London 1764 hallmark

E.A into a rectangle
Edward Aldridge II -possibly-,
an unregistered mark
London 1766 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

E&CoElder & Co Edinburgh 1835 hallmark and J&WM mark of retailer James & William Marshall

E & CoElkington & Co Ltd Birmingham 1867 hallmark

E & Co in script into a trefoil Elkington & Co, London 1912 hallmark Birmingham 1934 hallmark (+ "King's Jubilee" mark) Sheffield 1971 hallmark E & Co Ld into three circles Elkington & Co, Birmingham 1902 hallmark Sheffield 1902 hallmark London 1899 hallmark Elkington & Co: HISTORY AND INFORMATION

E& Co D into an ovalE Druiff & Co,entered 1919Birmingham 1919 hallmark

E&J into a chamfered rectanglenot identified, London 2001 hallmark

E& N over S into a triangleE & N Speak, Birmingham 1967 hallmark

E&S into two conjoined circlesEdward & Sons,Birmingham 1933 hallmarkGlasgow 1934 hallmark

E&S into a lozengeEdwards & Sons,Succeeded in 1895 to Edwards & Jones at 161 Regent Street, London. The firm became Edwards & Sons (of Regent Street) Ltd in 1912 and closed in 1928 London 1910 hallmark

E.A into a lozengewidow of Edward Aldridge senior -possibly-,an unregistered markLondon 1764 hallmark

E.A into a rectangleEdward Aldridge II -possibly-,an unregistered markLondon 1766 hallmark