English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification HM-HU

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	HM and English pseudo-hallmarks Henry Mignovitz , a Canada silversmith goldsmith and importer of jewellery and silver gilt from England Halifax - Nova Scotia 1826 mark
	H M into two squares Henry Matthews, Birmingham 1896 hallmark Chester 1895 hallmark
	HM without contour Hector Miller workshop in Camden town from 1974. Designer and manufacturer of various limited edition commemorative works London 1972 mark
	HMN Henry M Norris Exeter 1835 mark
	H.N.M Henry Nicholas Mills London 1895 mark

	HO without cartouche Historic Originals, Reading (possibly) now trading as Hot Diamonds London 1999 hallmark
	H P into a lozenge Henry Perkins Birmingham 1898 hallmark See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"
	H.P into a rectangle Henry Potter entered 1860 London 1884 hallmark
	H P & S H Pidduck & Sons Birmingham 1920 hallmark
	H P & S into an oblong exagon Henry Perkins & Sons London 1936 hallmark See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"
	H P & Ss Henry Perkins & Sons London 1907 hallmark Business restyled in 1901 as Henry Perkins & Son, the partners being Henry, Arthur and Henry Charles Perkins. The firm was converted into a limited liability company in 1922 under the style Henry Perkins & Sons Ltd.
	HS or SH not identified possibly Sheffield 1824 hallmark and French import marks
	H.S Henry Stratford 92 Harwood Street, Sheffield Founded by William & Stratford in 1854 Sheffield 1886 hallmark London 1899 hallmark

	H.S H Samuel Ltd Birmingham 1912 hallmark
	HS over &.H into a shield not identified Birmingham 1882 hallmark
	H.S over Ld into a shield not identified London 1885 hallmark
	H.SLd Henry Stratford Ltd Sheffield 1911 hallmark
	HS over MS into a svastika Henry Simon & Maurice Strauss 108/110 Golden Lane, London London 1924 hallmark See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"
	H.T Henry Tatton Edinburgh 1923 hallmark
	H thistle T into a quatrefoil Tatton & Son Edinburgh 1933 hallmark
	HT A.H. Tongue Birmingham 1881 hallmark
	HT into a rounded outline Hubert Tornhill London 1894 hallmark

	HU into two squares Hampton Utilities Birmingham 1967 hallmark
	HU into two conjoined circles Hampton Utilities Birmingham 1973 hallmark
	HU into two conjoined pentagons Hampton Utilities Birmingham 1966 hallmark

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

HM and English pseudo-hallmarks
Henry Mignovitz ,
a Canada silversmith
goldsmith and importer of jewellery and silver gilt from England
Halifax - Nova Scotia 1826 mark

H M into two squares
Henry Matthews,
Birmingham 1896 hallmark

Chester 1895 hallmark

HM without contour
Hector Miller
workshop in Camden town from 1974. Designer and manufacturer of various limited edition commemorative works
London 1972 mark

HMN
Henry M Norris
Exeter 1835 mark

H.N.M
Henry Nicholas Mills
London 1895 mark

HO without cartouche
Historic Originals, Reading (possibly)
now trading as Hot Diamonds
London 1999 hallmark

H P into a lozenge
Henry Perkins
Birmingham 1898 hallmark
See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"

H.P into a rectangle
Henry Potter
entered 1860
London 1884 hallmark

H P & S
H Pidduck & Sons
Birmingham 1920 hallmark

H P & S into an oblong exagon
Henry Perkins & Sons
London 1936 hallmark
See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"

H P & Ss
Henry Perkins & Sons
London 1907 hallmark
Business restyled in 1901 as Henry Perkins & Son, the partners being Henry, Arthur and Henry Charles Perkins. The firm was converted into a limited liability company in 1922 under the style Henry Perkins & Sons Ltd.

HS or SH
not identified
possibly Sheffield 1824 hallmark and French import marks

H.S
Henry Stratford
92 Harwood Street, Sheffield
Founded by William & Stratford in 1854
Sheffield 1886 hallmark

London 1899 hallmark

H.S
H Samuel Ltd
Birmingham 1912 hallmark

HS over &.H into a shield
not identified
Birmingham 1882 hallmark

H.S over Ld into a shield
not identified
London 1885 hallmark

H.SLd
Henry Stratford Ltd
Sheffield 1911 hallmark

HS over MS into a svastika
Henry Simon & Maurice Strauss
108/110 Golden Lane, London
London 1924 hallmark

See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"

H.T
Henry Tatton
Edinburgh 1923 hallmark

H thistle T into a quatrefoil
Tatton & Son
Edinburgh 1933 hallmark

HT
A.H. Tongue
Birmingham 1881 hallmark

HT into a rounded outline
Hubert Tornhill
London 1894 hallmark

HU into two squares
Hampton Utilities
Birmingham 1967 hallmark

HU into two conjoined circles
Hampton Utilities
Birmingham 1973 hallmark

HU into two conjoined pentagons
Hampton Utilities
Birmingham 1966 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

HM and English pseudo-hallmarksHenry Mignovitz ,a Canada silversmith goldsmith and importer of jewellery and silver gilt from England Halifax - Nova Scotia 1826 mark

H M into two squares Henry Matthews,Birmingham 1896 hallmarkChester 1895 hallmark

HM without contourHector Millerworkshop in Camden town from 1974. Designer and manufacturer of various limited edition commemorative worksLondon 1972 mark

HMNHenry M Norris Exeter 1835 mark

H.N.MHenry Nicholas Mills London 1895 mark

HO without cartoucheHistoric Originals, Reading (possibly)now trading as Hot Diamonds London 1999 hallmark

H P into a lozengeHenry PerkinsBirmingham 1898 hallmark See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"

H.P into a rectangleHenry Potterentered 1860London 1884 hallmark

H P & SH Pidduck & SonsBirmingham 1920 hallmark

H P & S into an oblong exagonHenry Perkins & SonsLondon 1936 hallmark See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"

H P & SsHenry Perkins & SonsLondon 1907 hallmark Business restyled in 1901 as Henry Perkins & Son, the partners being Henry, Arthur and Henry Charles Perkins. The firm was converted into a limited liability company in 1922 under the style Henry Perkins & Sons Ltd.

HS or SHnot identifiedpossibly Sheffield 1824 hallmark and French import marks

H.SHenry Stratford92 Harwood Street, SheffieldFounded by William & Stratford in 1854 Sheffield 1886 hallmark London 1899 hallmark

H.SH Samuel Ltd Birmingham 1912 hallmark

HS over &.H into a shieldnot identifiedBirmingham 1882 hallmark

H.S over Ld into a shieldnot identifiedLondon 1885 hallmark

H.SLdHenry Stratford LtdSheffield 1911 hallmark

HS over MS into a svastikaHenry Simon & Maurice Strauss108/110 Golden Lane, LondonLondon 1924 hallmark See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"

H.THenry TattonEdinburgh 1923 hallmark

H thistle T into a quatrefoil Tatton & SonEdinburgh 1933 hallmark

HTA.H. Tongue Birmingham 1881 hallmark

HT into a rounded outlineHubert Tornhill London 1894 hallmark

HU into two squares Hampton UtilitiesBirmingham 1967 hallmark

HU into two conjoined circles Hampton UtilitiesBirmingham 1973 hallmark

HU into two conjoined pentagons Hampton UtilitiesBirmingham 1966 hallmark