English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification KA-KZ

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	K&D into a rectangle Ker & Dempster Edinburgh 1749 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	K & D into two conjoined circles not identified Sheffield 1939 hallmark
	K&M into an oblong rectangle Kelly Marshall & Co (possibly) Birmingham 1900 hallmark
	K & N into three conjoined circles not identified Birmingham 1907 hallmark
	K & P without frame Kapp & Peterson Dublin 1901 hallmark

	K & S inside a rectangle Kendall & Sons partners were Percy W., Frank R. and E. Clifford Kendall at Post Office Place, Leicester London 1940 hallmark
	K.B Kemp Brothers Union Street, Bristol Birmingham 1923 hallmark London 1937 hallmark
	KFLd into a rectangle Keyford Frames Ltd Hallmarks entered in Birmingham and London, late 20th c. London 1987 hallmark

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

K&D into a rectangle
Ker & Dempster
Edinburgh 1749 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

K & D into two conjoined circles
not identified
Sheffield 1939 hallmark

K&M into an oblong rectangle
Kelly Marshall & Co (possibly)
Birmingham 1900 hallmark

K & N into three conjoined circles
not identified
Birmingham 1907 hallmark

K & P without frame
Kapp & Peterson
Dublin 1901 hallmark

K & S inside a rectangle
Kendall & Sons
partners were Percy W., Frank R. and E. Clifford Kendall at Post Office Place, Leicester
London 1940 hallmark

K.B
Kemp Brothers
Union Street, Bristol
Birmingham 1923 hallmark

London 1937 hallmark

KFLd into a rectangle
Keyford Frames Ltd
Hallmarks entered in Birmingham and London, late 20th c.
London 1987 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

K&D into a rectangleKer & DempsterEdinburgh 1749 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

K & D into two conjoined circlesnot identifiedSheffield 1939 hallmark

K&M into an oblong rectangleKelly Marshall & Co (possibly)Birmingham 1900 hallmark

K & N into three conjoined circlesnot identifiedBirmingham 1907 hallmark

K & P without frameKapp & PetersonDublin 1901 hallmark

K & S inside a rectangleKendall & Sonspartners were Percy W., Frank R. and E. Clifford Kendall at Post Office Place, LeicesterLondon 1940 hallmark

K.B Kemp BrothersUnion Street, BristolBirmingham 1923 hallmarkLondon 1937 hallmark

KFLd into a rectangleKeyford Frames LtdHallmarks entered in Birmingham and London, late 20th c.London 1987 hallmark