English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification HV-HZ

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	HV over AV into a shield Henry Vander & Arthur Vander - CJ Vander - Betterton Street, Drury Lane, London London 1927 (Britannia Standard) hallmark (entered 1904) CJ VANDER: HISTORY - MARKS - INFORMATION
	H.V.P. over &Co into a shield H V Pithey & Co Chester 1910 hallmark
	H.W Lee & Wigfull -Henry Wigfull- Sheffield 1917 hallmark
	H.W cutting in no surround Arthur Hamill Westwood Birmingham 1962 hallmark
	HW into a rectangle Henry Wilkinson John Street, Sheffield London 1879 hallmark Sheffield 1923 hallmark
	HW into a quatrefoil not identified London 1858 hallmark
	HW into a rectangle not identified Birmingham 1882 hallmark

	HW over & Co into a quatrefoil Henry Wilkinson & Co Sheffield 1873 hallmark The founder of the firm was J. Winter in 1760c. In 1829 the firm was active as Henry Wilkinson & Co and in 1872 was converted into a limited liability company under the style Henry Wilkinson & Co Ltd. In 1892 the firm was acquired by Walker & Hall. HENRY WILKINSON HISTORY AND INFORMATION PAGE
	HW over & Co into a shield HW over & Co into a shield Henry Wilkinson & Co Sheffield 1851 hallmark Sheffield 1877 hallmark HENRY WILKINSON HISTORY AND INFORMATION PAGE
	H over W&Co over Ld into a quatrefoil Horace Woodward & Co Ltd, London 1915 hallmark Birmingham 1910 hallmark The firm was established in mid 19th century by George Cartwright and Joseph Hirons under the style Cartwright & Hirons. In 1853 they were joined by Horace Woodward and the style changed to Cartwright, Hirons & Woodward. In 1859 the firm became Cartwright & Woodward and in 1865 the business was continued by Horace Woodward under the style Horace Woodward & Co. In 1893 the firm was converted into a limited liability company under the style Horace Woodward & Co Ltd. The company was acquired by Adie Brothers Ltd in 1919. HORACE WOODWARD HISTORY AND INFORMATION PAGE

	H.W.D into three circles Henry William Dee entered 1867 London 1875 hallmark
	H.W.Ld. or H-W-Ld Henry Williamson Ltd Sheffield 1909 hallmark Sheffield 1911 hallmark Birmingham 1905 hallmark Chester 1914 hallmark Business established in London by Henry Williamson in 1865. The firm was converted in 1892 into a limited liability company under the style H. Williamson Ltd. The firm went into liquidation in 1898 and was acquired by a new company of the same name. In the 1920s the firm had financial difficulties, culminating into a reorganization of their affairs in 1929 and went out of business in the 1930s.
	H W Ltd into three squares not identified Sheffield 1899 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

HV over AV into a shield
Henry Vander & Arthur Vander - CJ Vander -
Betterton Street, Drury Lane, London
London 1927 (Britannia Standard) hallmark (entered 1904)

CJ VANDER: HISTORY - MARKS - INFORMATION

H.V.P. over &Co into a shield
H V Pithey & Co
Chester 1910 hallmark

H.W
Lee & Wigfull -Henry Wigfull-
Sheffield 1917 hallmark

H.W cutting in no surround
Arthur Hamill Westwood
Birmingham 1962 hallmark

HW into a rectangle
Henry Wilkinson
John Street, Sheffield
London 1879 hallmark

Sheffield 1923 hallmark

HW into a quatrefoil
not identified
London 1858 hallmark

HW into a rectangle
not identified
Birmingham 1882 hallmark

HW over & Co into a shield
HW over & Co into a shield
Henry Wilkinson & Co
Sheffield 1851 hallmark

Sheffield 1877 hallmark

HENRY WILKINSON HISTORY AND INFORMATION PAGE

H.W.D into three circles
Henry William Dee
entered 1867
London 1875 hallmark

H W Ltd into three squares
not identified
Sheffield 1899 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

HV over AV into a shieldHenry Vander & Arthur Vander - CJ Vander -Betterton Street, Drury Lane, London London 1927 (Britannia Standard) hallmark (entered 1904) CJ VANDER: HISTORY - MARKS - INFORMATION

H.V.P. over &Co into a shield H V Pithey & Co Chester 1910 hallmark

H.WLee & Wigfull -Henry Wigfull-Sheffield 1917 hallmark

H.W cutting in no surroundArthur Hamill Westwood Birmingham 1962 hallmark

HW into a rectangleHenry WilkinsonJohn Street, SheffieldLondon 1879 hallmarkSheffield 1923 hallmark

HW into a quatrefoilnot identifiedLondon 1858 hallmark

HW into a rectanglenot identifiedBirmingham 1882 hallmark

HW over & Co into a shieldHW over & Co into a shieldHenry Wilkinson & CoSheffield 1851 hallmarkSheffield 1877 hallmark HENRY WILKINSON HISTORY AND INFORMATION PAGE

H.W.D into three circlesHenry William Deeentered 1867London 1875 hallmark

H W Ltd into three squaresnot identifiedSheffield 1899 hallmark