English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification GH-GL

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	GH into a rectangle George Hunter I entered 1755 London 1761 hallmark
	GH Harrison Brothers & Howson -George Howson- Sheffield 1896 hallmark Sheffield 1959 hallmark
	G.H into two conjoined circles George Hunter II entered 1817 London 1822 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	G.H into an oblong chamfered rectangle Harrison Brothers & Howson -George Howson- Sheffield 1919 hallmark
	G.H into a rectangle not identified London 1924 hallmark

	G.H.J into a rectangle George Henry James & Co entered 1908 London 1906 hallmark
	GHJ & Co into an oval George Henry James & Co, entered 1911 London 1928 hallmark
	G H W into square, circle and octagon George Harry Whitaker (subsequently George H. Whitaker & Co) entered 1883 Sheffield 1895 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	G H over WC into a square George Heming and William Chawner entered 1781 London 1781 hallmark
	G.I George Innes Glasgow 1821 hallmark
	GJ over DF into a shield George Jackson & David Fullerton - Josiah Williams & Co London 1903 hallmark Sheffield 1915 hallmark The largest manufacturing silversmiths active in England outside London, Birmingham and Sheffield. The firm was active at 18 St. Augustine Parade, Bristol, with London Office at 9 Thavies Inn, Holborn. The partnership of G.M. Jackson and D.L. Fullerton started in 1884 and was dissolved in 1915 ... MORE....

	G.J.O into a rectangle G.J. Oliphant entered 1856 London 1873 hallmark
	G.K into a rectangle George Kenning London 1881 hallmark
	GK & S into a rectangle George Kenning & Son business established in 1860. The Business continued as Kenning & McKiernam (1862), George Kenning (1865-1895), George Kenning & Son (1895-1937), George Kenning & Son Ltd (1937-1954) London 1933 hallmark
	GL Gerhardus Lotter, a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. The son of Casparus Lotter and Johanna Catharina van Kerken, baptized at the Cape on 18 November 1764. Married Johanna Esterhuyzen on 1794. Died 1824 c. Cape Colony 1810 c. hallmark

	GL conjoined George Lambert, London 1899 hallmark
	GL&Co G Loveridge & Co, Birmingham 1895 hallmark
	G Ltd into two squares Gladwin Ltd, Sheffield 1938 hallmark
	G.L without contour G Loveridge, Birmingham 1904 hallmark

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS

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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

GH into a rectangle
George Hunter I
entered 1755
London 1761 hallmark

GH
Harrison Brothers & Howson -George Howson-
Sheffield 1896 hallmark

Sheffield 1959 hallmark

G.H into two conjoined circles
George Hunter II
entered 1817
London 1822 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

G.H into an oblong chamfered rectangle
Harrison Brothers & Howson -George Howson-
Sheffield 1919 hallmark

G.H into a rectangle
not identified
London 1924 hallmark

G.H.J into a rectangle
George Henry James & Co
entered 1908
London 1906 hallmark

GHJ & Co into an oval
George Henry James & Co,
entered 1911
London 1928 hallmark

G H W into square, circle and octagon
George Harry Whitaker (subsequently George H. Whitaker & Co)
entered 1883
Sheffield 1895 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

G H over WC into a square
George Heming and William Chawner
entered 1781
London 1781 hallmark

G.I
George Innes
Glasgow 1821 hallmark

G.J.O into a rectangle
G.J. Oliphant
entered 1856
London 1873 hallmark

G.K into a rectangle
George Kenning
London 1881 hallmark

GK & S into a rectangle
George Kenning & Son
business established in 1860. The Business continued as Kenning & McKiernam (1862), George Kenning (1865-1895), George Kenning & Son (1895-1937), George Kenning & Son Ltd (1937-1954)
London 1933 hallmark

GL
Gerhardus Lotter,
a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. The son of Casparus Lotter and Johanna Catharina van Kerken, baptized at the Cape on 18 November 1764. Married Johanna Esterhuyzen on 1794. Died 1824 c.
Cape Colony 1810 c. hallmark

GL conjoined
George Lambert,
London 1899 hallmark

GL&Co
G Loveridge & Co,
Birmingham 1895 hallmark

G Ltd into two squares
Gladwin Ltd,
Sheffield 1938 hallmark

G.L without contour
G Loveridge,
Birmingham 1904 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

GH into a rectangleGeorge Hunter Ientered 1755London 1761 hallmark

GH Harrison Brothers & Howson -George Howson-Sheffield 1896 hallmarkSheffield 1959 hallmark

G.H into two conjoined circlesGeorge Hunter IIentered 1817 London 1822 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

G.H into an oblong chamfered rectangleHarrison Brothers & Howson -George Howson- Sheffield 1919 hallmark

G.H into a rectanglenot identified London 1924 hallmark

G.H.J into a rectangleGeorge Henry James & Coentered 1908 London 1906 hallmark

GHJ & Co into an ovalGeorge Henry James & Co,entered 1911London 1928 hallmark

G H W into square, circle and octagonGeorge Harry Whitaker (subsequently George H. Whitaker & Co)entered 1883Sheffield 1895 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

G H over WC into a squareGeorge Heming and William Chawnerentered 1781London 1781 hallmark

G.IGeorge Innes Glasgow 1821 hallmark

G.J.O into a rectangleG.J. Oliphantentered 1856London 1873 hallmark

G.K into a rectangleGeorge KenningLondon 1881 hallmark

GK & S into a rectangleGeorge Kenning & Sonbusiness established in 1860. The Business continued as Kenning & McKiernam (1862), George Kenning (1865-1895), George Kenning & Son (1895-1937), George Kenning & Son Ltd (1937-1954)London 1933 hallmark

GLGerhardus Lotter,a Cape of Good Hope Colony silversmith. The son of Casparus Lotter and Johanna Catharina van Kerken, baptized at the Cape on 18 November 1764. Married Johanna Esterhuyzen on 1794. Died 1824 c. Cape Colony 1810 c. hallmark

GL conjoinedGeorge Lambert, London 1899 hallmark

GL&CoG Loveridge & Co, Birmingham 1895 hallmark

G Ltd into two squaresGladwin Ltd, Sheffield 1938 hallmark

G.L without contour G Loveridge, Birmingham 1904 hallmark