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	MC into an oval Matthew Craw, born in Canongate, son of William Craw, goldsmith in Canongate and afterwards in Dumfries. His name appears in Edinburgh Assay Office Duty Books sending in work for assay in 1799-1805 and again 1811-1820 Edinburgh 1802 hallmark
	MC Mary Chawner, London 1833 hallmark CHAWNER FAMILY HISTORY and MARKS
	MC into two conjoined circles not identified, Sheffield 1944 hallmark
	MC&Co Mackay, Chisholm & Company, Edinburgh 1878 hallmark
	M.C into a rectangle Mabel Cambage, Edinburgh 1944 hallmark

	MC over GA into a quatrefoil Mary Chawner & George W Adams, London 1840 hallmark CHAWNER FAMILY HISTORY and MARKS
	M over CH into a trefoil M C Hersey & Son, London 1991 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	md not identified , London 1986 hallmark
	MF into two conjoined circles Maurice Freeman, 26 Clerkenwell Road, London Chester 1900 hallmark
	MF into a chamfered rectangle Maurice Freeman, 26 Clerkenwell Road, London London 1903 hallmark
	MF Friedlander & Co -Montague Friedlander- , Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow Chester 1907 hallmark
	MF into an exagon Maurice Flixher, 22 Ropemakers Street, London Birmingham 1908 hallmark See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"

	M.G into an oblong rectangle Michael Goldstone - possibly-, Edinburgh 1978 hallmark
	MH over & Co into a shield Martin Hall & Co Ltd, The firm origins by the partnership established in 1820 in Sheffield by Henry Wilkinson and John Roberts who traded as Wilkinson & Roberts.The firm's cronology is: John Roberts (1836), Roberts & Hall ( 1846), Martin Hall & Co (1854), Martin Hall & Co Ltd (1866-1936). Martin Hall & Co was one of the best known British manufacturers and partecipated to many international exhibitions including the Crystal Palace 1851 Great Exhibition. They had also a line of production in electroplate and in a patented white metal called "Martinoid". Sheffield 1886 hallmark MARTIN HALL & CO HISTORY and MARKS
	MH over & Co Ld into a quatrefoil Martin Hall & Co Ltd, Sheffield 1925 hallmark Birmingham 1916 hallmark MARTIN HALL & CO HISTORY and MARKS

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

MC into an oval
Matthew Craw,
born in Canongate, son of William Craw, goldsmith in Canongate and afterwards in Dumfries. His name appears in Edinburgh Assay Office Duty Books sending in work for assay in 1799-1805 and again 1811-1820
Edinburgh 1802 hallmark

MC
Mary Chawner,
London 1833 hallmark
CHAWNER FAMILY HISTORY and MARKS

MC into two conjoined circles
not identified,
Sheffield 1944 hallmark

MC&Co
Mackay, Chisholm & Company,
Edinburgh 1878 hallmark

M.C into a rectangle
Mabel Cambage,
Edinburgh 1944 hallmark

MC over GA into a quatrefoil
Mary Chawner & George W Adams,
London 1840 hallmark
CHAWNER FAMILY HISTORY and MARKS

M over CH into a trefoil
M C Hersey & Son,
London 1991 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

md
not identified ,
London 1986 hallmark

MF into two conjoined circles
Maurice Freeman,
26 Clerkenwell Road, London
Chester 1900 hallmark

MF into a chamfered rectangle
Maurice Freeman,
26 Clerkenwell Road, London
London 1903 hallmark

MF
Friedlander & Co -Montague Friedlander- ,
Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow
Chester 1907 hallmark

MF into an exagon
Maurice Flixher,
22 Ropemakers Street, London
Birmingham 1908 hallmark
See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"

M.G into an oblong rectangle
Michael Goldstone - possibly-,
Edinburgh 1978 hallmark

MH over & Co Ld into a quatrefoil
Martin Hall & Co Ltd,
Sheffield 1925 hallmark

Birmingham 1916 hallmark
MARTIN HALL & CO HISTORY and MARKS

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

MC into an ovalMatthew Craw,born in Canongate, son of William Craw, goldsmith in Canongate and afterwards in Dumfries. His name appears in Edinburgh Assay Office Duty Books sending in work for assay in 1799-1805 and again 1811-1820Edinburgh 1802 hallmark

MCMary Chawner, London 1833 hallmark CHAWNER FAMILY HISTORY and MARKS

MC into two conjoined circlesnot identified, Sheffield 1944 hallmark

MC&CoMackay, Chisholm & Company, Edinburgh 1878 hallmark

M.C into a rectangleMabel Cambage, Edinburgh 1944 hallmark

MC over GA into a quatrefoilMary Chawner & George W Adams, London 1840 hallmark CHAWNER FAMILY HISTORY and MARKS

M over CH into a trefoilM C Hersey & Son, London 1991 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

mdnot identified , London 1986 hallmark

MF into two conjoined circlesMaurice Freeman,26 Clerkenwell Road, LondonChester 1900 hallmark

MF into a chamfered rectangleMaurice Freeman,26 Clerkenwell Road, LondonLondon 1903 hallmark

MFFriedlander & Co -Montague Friedlander- ,Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow Chester 1907 hallmark

MF into an exagonMaurice Flixher,22 Ropemakers Street, LondonBirmingham 1908 hallmark See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"

M.G into an oblong rectangleMichael Goldstone - possibly-,Edinburgh 1978 hallmark

MH over & Co Ld into a quatrefoilMartin Hall & Co Ltd, Sheffield 1925 hallmarkBirmingham 1916 hallmark MARTIN HALL & CO HISTORY and MARKS