English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification M&-MB

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	M&A Muirhead & Arthur, Glasgow 1877 hallmark
	M&B into a shield Marston & Bayliss, Birmingham 1904 hallmark
	M&C Mackay & Chisholm, 59 Princes Street, Edinburgh Edinburgh 1936 hallmark Edinburgh 1847 hallmark
	M&Co into a scalloped rectangle Marples & Co Ltd, 105 Napier Street, Sheffield Birmingham 1910 hallmark Sheffield 1905 hallmark
	M&Co Maple & Co Ltd, Business established in 1841 by John Maple and by 1860 the style of the firm was altered to J. Maple & Co. In 1891 the firm was converted into a limited liability company under the style Maple & Co Ltd. Sheffield 1929 hallmark
	M&Co into three conjoined circles Munsey & Co -possibly-, Birmingham 1936 hallmark

	M&J into two circles Marson & Jones , Birmingham 1925 hallmark
	M & L into three squares Minshull & Latimer, Birmingham 1900 hallmark
	M&R into an oblong chamfered rectangle Mitchell & Russell, partners William Mitchell I and William Russel I. Subsequently William Mitchell & Sons. First mentioned 1819, last 1841 Edinburgh 1809 hallmark
	M & S Mitchell & Son, Glasgow 1825 hallmark
	M & S Marshall & Sons , a retailer at 87 George St. Edinburgh 1822 hallmark
	M&S over Ltd into a shield Maxfield & Sons Ltd, Sheffield 1916 hallmark

	M&W Mappin & Webb, London 1904 hallmarks Sheffield 1953 hallmark (note Queen Elizabeth II Coronation mark) Mappin & Webb history and information
	M&W into an oval Mappin & Webb Ltd, Birmingham 1976 hallmark (note Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee mark) Mappin & Webb history and information
	MAB Michael Allen Bolton , (1938-2005) London 1988 hallmark
	MARSHALL & SONS Marshall & Sons, 87 George St, Edinburgh Edinburgh 1882 hallmark
	MAYER Joseph Mayer, Exeter 1852 hallmark
	M.B Moses Brent , London 1804 hallmark
	MB Matthew Boulton, Birmingham 1814 hallmark Birmingham 1824 hallmark

	M.BROs. or M.BROS Miller Bros, The firm was founded in the 1870s by Charles Dew Miller, George Woodville Miller and Richard William Bentley Miller. In 1904 the firm was converted into a limited liability company under the style Miller Brothers (London) Ltd. Birmingham 1902 hallmark Birmingham 1906 hallmark Birmingham 1897 hallmark
	M over BROS into a lozenge Mappin Brothers, William Gibson & John Lawrence Langman trading as Mappin Brothers, Regent Street and Cheapside, London and Queens Works, Sheffield Sheffield 1925 hallmark Chester 1896 hallmark

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS

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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

M&A
Muirhead & Arthur,
Glasgow 1877 hallmark

M&B into a shield
Marston & Bayliss,
Birmingham 1904 hallmark

M&C
Mackay & Chisholm,
59 Princes Street, Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1936 hallmark

Edinburgh 1847 hallmark

M&Co into a scalloped rectangle
Marples & Co Ltd,
105 Napier Street, Sheffield
Birmingham 1910 hallmark

Sheffield 1905 hallmark

M&Co
Maple & Co Ltd,
Business established in 1841 by John Maple and by 1860 the style of the firm was altered to J. Maple & Co. In 1891 the firm was converted into a limited liability company under the style Maple & Co Ltd.
Sheffield 1929 hallmark

M&Co into three conjoined circles
Munsey & Co -possibly-,
Birmingham 1936 hallmark

M&J into two circles
Marson & Jones ,
Birmingham 1925 hallmark

M & L into three squares
Minshull & Latimer,
Birmingham 1900 hallmark

M&R into an oblong chamfered rectangle
Mitchell & Russell,
partners William Mitchell I and William Russel I. Subsequently William Mitchell & Sons. First mentioned 1819, last 1841
Edinburgh 1809 hallmark

M & S
Mitchell & Son,
Glasgow 1825 hallmark

M & S
Marshall & Sons ,
a retailer at 87 George St.
Edinburgh 1822 hallmark

M&S over Ltd into a shield
Maxfield & Sons Ltd,
Sheffield 1916 hallmark

M&W
Mappin & Webb,
London 1904 hallmarks
Sheffield 1953 hallmark
(note Queen Elizabeth II Coronation mark)

Mappin & Webb history and information

M&W into an oval
Mappin & Webb Ltd,
Birmingham 1976 hallmark
(note Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee mark)
Mappin & Webb history and information

MAB
Michael Allen Bolton ,
(1938-2005)
London 1988 hallmark

MARSHALL & SONS
Marshall & Sons,
87 George St, Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1882 hallmark

MAYER
Joseph Mayer,
Exeter 1852 hallmark

M.B
Moses Brent ,
London 1804 hallmark

MB
Matthew Boulton,
Birmingham 1814 hallmark

Birmingham 1824 hallmark

M over BROS into a lozenge
Mappin Brothers,
William Gibson & John Lawrence Langman trading as Mappin Brothers, Regent Street and Cheapside, London and Queens Works, Sheffield
Sheffield 1925 hallmark
Chester 1896 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

M&AMuirhead & Arthur, Glasgow 1877 hallmark

M&B into a shield Marston & Bayliss, Birmingham 1904 hallmark

M&Co Maple & Co Ltd,Business established in 1841 by John Maple and by 1860 the style of the firm was altered to J. Maple & Co. In 1891 the firm was converted into a limited liability company under the style Maple & Co Ltd. Sheffield 1929 hallmark

M&Co into three conjoined circles Munsey & Co -possibly-, Birmingham 1936 hallmark

M & L into three squaresMinshull & Latimer, Birmingham 1900 hallmark

M&R into an oblong chamfered rectangleMitchell & Russell, partners William Mitchell I and William Russel I. Subsequently William Mitchell & Sons. First mentioned 1819, last 1841 Edinburgh 1809 hallmark

M & SMitchell & Son, Glasgow 1825 hallmark

M & SMarshall & Sons , a retailer at 87 George St.Edinburgh 1822 hallmark

M&S over Ltd into a shieldMaxfield & Sons Ltd, Sheffield 1916 hallmark

M&W into an ovalMappin & Webb Ltd, Birmingham 1976 hallmark (note Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee mark) Mappin & Webb history and information

MABMichael Allen Bolton ,(1938-2005) London 1988 hallmark

MARSHALL & SONSMarshall & Sons,87 George St, EdinburghEdinburgh 1882 hallmark

M.BMoses Brent , London 1804 hallmark