English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification FE-FJ

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	FE into two conjoined circles Frederick Elkington, London 1875 hallmark Birmingham 1878 hallmark
	FE Frederick Elkington (possibly), information reported on a book from the Sheffield Library, written by Jacqueline Richardson, the librarian, in 1997 (courtesy Lloyd Prator/ASCAS) Sheffield 1883 hallmark
	F F into two lozenges Frederick Field Ltd, Warstone Lane, Birmingham Birmingham 1929 hallmark
	F.G without outline Frank Gough, 30 Rochdale Road, Blackley, Manchester Chester 1915 hallmark See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"
	FH Francis Howden, Edinburgh 1811 hallmark
	FH Francis Higgins II, London 1857 hallmark
	FH gothic into a heart The Portland Co Ltd -Francis Higgins III- , The firm was founded by Harry Emanuel, retailer goldsmith of Hanover Square, to capitalize a patent for the machine-production of spoons and forks. Francis Higgins acted as manager from 1859 to 1868 London 1861 hallmark
	F H into a chamfered rectangle Frederick Haberling, entered 1887 London 1903 hallmark

	F H into a circle Francis Howard Ltd, Trafalgar Street, Sheffield Sheffield 1924 hallmark Sheffield 1977 hallmark with Queen's Jubilee mark Birmingham 1935 hallmark with King's Jubilee mark
	F H into two triangles F Hawker Ltd, Spencer Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1972 hallmark
	F.H. into a heart Francis Higgins III or Francis Higgins & Sons Ltd, London 1896 hallmark
	F.H.A &Co F H Adams & Co, Birmingham 1928 hallmark
	F.H.A & H F H Adams & Holman, Birmingham 1913 hallmark

	F H C S Co Ld into alternate lozenges and circles F Hawker Carpathian Silver Co Ltd, entered 1927 Birmingham 1937 hallmark
	FHR not identified , London 1973 hallmark
	FHW into a rectangle Frederick Henry Weare, London 1899 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	F.J&S F Johnson & Sons, Birmingham 1927 hallmark
	F J R into an oblong rectangle F J Ross & Sons - Frederick J Ross - , High Street, Winchester London 1938 hallmark (entered 1904)

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS

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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

FE into two conjoined circles
Frederick Elkington,
London 1875 hallmark

Birmingham 1878 hallmark

FE
Frederick Elkington (possibly),
information reported on a book from the Sheffield Library, written by Jacqueline Richardson, the librarian, in 1997 (courtesy Lloyd Prator/ASCAS)
Sheffield 1883 hallmark

F F into two lozenges
Frederick Field Ltd,
Warstone Lane, Birmingham
Birmingham 1929 hallmark

F.G without outline
Frank Gough,
30 Rochdale Road, Blackley, Manchester
Chester 1915 hallmark
See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"

FH
Francis Howden,
Edinburgh 1811 hallmark

FH
Francis Higgins II,
London 1857 hallmark

FH gothic into a heart
The Portland Co Ltd -Francis Higgins III- ,
The firm was founded by Harry Emanuel, retailer goldsmith of Hanover Square, to capitalize a patent for the machine-production of spoons and forks. Francis Higgins acted as manager from 1859 to 1868
London 1861 hallmark

F H into a chamfered rectangle
Frederick Haberling,
entered 1887
London 1903 hallmark

F H into a circle
Francis Howard Ltd,
Trafalgar Street, Sheffield
Sheffield 1924 hallmark

Sheffield 1977 hallmark with Queen's Jubilee mark

Birmingham 1935 hallmark with King's Jubilee mark

F H into two triangles
F Hawker Ltd,
Spencer Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1972 hallmark

F.H. into a heart
Francis Higgins III or Francis Higgins & Sons Ltd,
London 1896 hallmark

F.H.A &Co
F H Adams & Co,
Birmingham 1928 hallmark

F.H.A & H
F H Adams & Holman,
Birmingham 1913 hallmark

F H C S Co Ld into alternate lozenges and circles
F Hawker Carpathian Silver Co Ltd,
entered 1927
Birmingham 1937 hallmark

FHR
not identified ,
London 1973 hallmark

FHW into a rectangle
Frederick Henry Weare,
London 1899 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

F.J&S
F Johnson & Sons,
Birmingham 1927 hallmark

F J R into an oblong rectangle
F J Ross & Sons - Frederick J Ross - ,
High Street, Winchester
London 1938 hallmark (entered 1904)

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

FE into two conjoined circlesFrederick Elkington, London 1875 hallmark Birmingham 1878 hallmark

FEFrederick Elkington (possibly), information reported on a book from the Sheffield Library, written by Jacqueline Richardson, the librarian, in 1997 (courtesy Lloyd Prator/ASCAS) Sheffield 1883 hallmark

F F into two lozengesFrederick Field Ltd,Warstone Lane, Birmingham Birmingham 1929 hallmark

F.G without outlineFrank Gough,30 Rochdale Road, Blackley, ManchesterChester 1915 hallmark See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"

FHFrancis Howden, Edinburgh 1811 hallmark

FHFrancis Higgins II, London 1857 hallmark

FH gothic into a heartThe Portland Co Ltd -Francis Higgins III- ,The firm was founded by Harry Emanuel, retailer goldsmith of Hanover Square, to capitalize a patent for the machine-production of spoons and forks. Francis Higgins acted as manager from 1859 to 1868London 1861 hallmark

F H into a chamfered rectangleFrederick Haberling,entered 1887London 1903 hallmark

F H into a circleFrancis Howard Ltd, Trafalgar Street, SheffieldSheffield 1924 hallmark Sheffield 1977 hallmark with Queen's Jubilee mark Birmingham 1935 hallmark with King's Jubilee mark

F H into two trianglesF Hawker Ltd,Spencer Street, BirminghamBirmingham 1972 hallmark

F.H. into a heart Francis Higgins III or Francis Higgins & Sons Ltd,London 1896 hallmark

F.H.A &CoF H Adams & Co,Birmingham 1928 hallmark

F.H.A & HF H Adams & Holman,Birmingham 1913 hallmark

F H C S Co Ld into alternate lozenges and circlesF Hawker Carpathian Silver Co Ltd,entered 1927Birmingham 1937 hallmark

FHRnot identified ,London 1973 hallmark

FHW into a rectangleFrederick Henry Weare,London 1899 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

F.J&SF Johnson & Sons,Birmingham 1927 hallmark

F J R into an oblong rectangleF J Ross & Sons - Frederick J Ross - ,High Street, WinchesterLondon 1938 hallmark (entered 1904)