English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification H&

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	H&A Horton & Allday , Birmingham 1910 hallmark
	H&CO into a trefoil HAMILTON & CO, Calcutta 1912 hallmark Calcutta 1958 hallmark Calcutta 1860/1914 hallmark
	H&Co into a rectangle Hamilton & Co, Calcutta c. 1920 mark
	H&F into an oval not identified, Birmingham 1964 hallmark

	H&F into a rectangle William Sydney Hall Edward Thurston Davies trading as Hall & Fitzgerald, 147 Temple Street, Bristol. See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS" marks. Birmingham 1908 hallmark
	H&H into three circles Hukin & Heath Ltd, London 1863 hallmark Birmingham 1922 The firm was established in Birmingham in 1855 by Jonathan Wilson Hukin and John Thomas Heath. In 1904 the business was converted under the style of Hukin & Heath Ltd. The company closed in 1953.
	H (&) H into an oval Hukin & Heath Ltd , Birmingham 1919 hallmark
	H&H into an oblong rectangle not identified, Dublin 1920 hallmark
	H&H into two conjoined circles Harrison & Hipwood, Birmingham 1945 hallmark

	H&H Ld Hasset & Harper Ltd , Birmingham 1919 hallmark
	H&I into a cut corner rectangle Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh 1877 hallmark
	H&I in script Hamilton & Inches , Edinburgh 1911 hallmark The firm began in 1866 as a family business and founded its silver shop in 1896. The firm is still active and holds a Royal Warrant as Silversmiths of Her Majesty The Queen
	H&I into a rectangle Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh 1915 hallmark Edinburgh 2006 hallmark
	H&J into a chamfered rectangle Frederick Hart Horton & Charles Jolliffe trading as Horton & Jolliffe, 37 Warstone Lane, Birmingham Birmingham 1913 hallmark

	H&L not identified, London 1963 hallmark
	H&P and English pseudo-hallmarks Hosterman & Parker, a Canada silversmith Partnership dissolved December 11th 1813 Halifax - Nova Scotia 1813 mark
	H&S into a wawy contour Harrison & Sons , High Row, Darlington Birmingham 1919 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	H&T Hilliard & Thomason Spencer Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1904 hallmark
	H&W into a rectangle Henry Warner trading as Harvey & Warner A partnership of Arthur William Harvey and Henry Warner at 15 Wynyatt Street, Clerkenwell, London London c.1900 hallmark See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"

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

H&A
Horton & Allday ,
Birmingham 1910 hallmark

H&CO into a trefoil
HAMILTON & CO,
Calcutta 1912 hallmark

Calcutta 1958 hallmark

Calcutta 1860/1914 hallmark

H&Co into a rectangle
Hamilton & Co,
Calcutta c. 1920 mark

H&F into an oval
not identified,
Birmingham 1964 hallmark

H&F into a rectangle
William Sydney Hall Edward Thurston Davies trading as Hall & Fitzgerald,
147 Temple Street, Bristol. See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS" marks.
Birmingham 1908 hallmark

H&H into three circles
Hukin & Heath Ltd,
London 1863 hallmark

Birmingham 1922
The firm was established in Birmingham in 1855 by Jonathan Wilson Hukin and John Thomas Heath. In 1904 the business was converted under the style of Hukin & Heath Ltd. The company closed in 1953.

H (&) H into an oval
Hukin & Heath Ltd ,
Birmingham 1919 hallmark

H&H into an oblong rectangle
not identified,
Dublin 1920 hallmark

H&H into two conjoined circles
Harrison & Hipwood,
Birmingham 1945 hallmark

H&H Ld
Hasset & Harper Ltd ,
Birmingham 1919 hallmark

H&I into a cut corner rectangle
Hamilton & Inches,
Edinburgh 1877 hallmark

H&I in script
Hamilton & Inches ,
Edinburgh 1911 hallmark
The firm began in 1866 as a family business and founded its silver shop in 1896. The firm is still active and holds a Royal Warrant as Silversmiths of Her Majesty The Queen

H&I into a rectangle
Hamilton & Inches,
Edinburgh 1915 hallmark

Edinburgh 2006 hallmark

H&J into a chamfered rectangle
Frederick Hart Horton & Charles Jolliffe trading as Horton & Jolliffe,
37 Warstone Lane, Birmingham
Birmingham 1913 hallmark

H&L
not identified,
London 1963 hallmark

H&P and English pseudo-hallmarks
Hosterman & Parker,
a Canada silversmith
Partnership dissolved December 11th 1813
Halifax - Nova Scotia 1813 mark

H&S into a wawy contour
Harrison & Sons ,
High Row, Darlington
Birmingham 1919 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

H&T
Hilliard & Thomason
Spencer Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1904 hallmark

H&W into a rectangle
Henry Warner trading as Harvey & Warner
A partnership of Arthur William Harvey and Henry Warner at 15 Wynyatt Street, Clerkenwell, London
London c.1900 hallmark
See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

H&AHorton & Allday , Birmingham 1910 hallmark

H&CO into a trefoilHAMILTON & CO, Calcutta 1912 hallmark Calcutta 1958 hallmark Calcutta 1860/1914 hallmark

H&Co into a rectangleHamilton & Co,Calcutta c. 1920 mark

H&F into an ovalnot identified, Birmingham 1964 hallmark

H&F into a rectangleWilliam Sydney Hall Edward Thurston Davies trading as Hall & Fitzgerald,147 Temple Street, Bristol. See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS" marks. Birmingham 1908 hallmark

H&H into three circles Hukin & Heath Ltd, London 1863 hallmarkBirmingham 1922 The firm was established in Birmingham in 1855 by Jonathan Wilson Hukin and John Thomas Heath. In 1904 the business was converted under the style of Hukin & Heath Ltd. The company closed in 1953.

H (&) H into an oval Hukin & Heath Ltd , Birmingham 1919 hallmark

H&H into an oblong rectanglenot identified, Dublin 1920 hallmark

H&H into two conjoined circlesHarrison & Hipwood, Birmingham 1945 hallmark

H&H LdHasset & Harper Ltd , Birmingham 1919 hallmark

H&I into a cut corner rectangleHamilton & Inches, Edinburgh 1877 hallmark

H&I in scriptHamilton & Inches , Edinburgh 1911 hallmark The firm began in 1866 as a family business and founded its silver shop in 1896. The firm is still active and holds a Royal Warrant as Silversmiths of Her Majesty The Queen

H&I into a rectangleHamilton & Inches, Edinburgh 1915 hallmarkEdinburgh 2006 hallmark

H&J into a chamfered rectangleFrederick Hart Horton & Charles Jolliffe trading as Horton & Jolliffe,37 Warstone Lane, Birmingham Birmingham 1913 hallmark

H&Lnot identified, London 1963 hallmark

H&P and English pseudo-hallmarks Hosterman & Parker,a Canada silversmith Partnership dissolved December 11th 1813 Halifax - Nova Scotia 1813 mark

H&S into a wawy contourHarrison & Sons ,High Row, Darlington Birmingham 1919 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

H&THilliard & ThomasonSpencer Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1904 hallmark

H&W into a rectangleHenry Warner trading as Harvey & WarnerA partnership of Arthur William Harvey and Henry Warner at 15 Wynyatt Street, Clerkenwell, LondonLondon c.1900 hallmark See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"