English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification SJ-SR

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	SJ Samuel Jacob, London 1896 hallmark
	S.J.R. into a shield S J Rose & Son, Birmingham 1977 hallmark London 1953 hallmark London 1977 hallmark
	S J S into three lozenges S J Shrubsole , Museum Street, London and East 57th Street, New York, USA London 1964 hallmark
	S Ld or S.Ld into two conjoined circles William Suckling Ltd Albion Street & Vyse Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1941 hallmark Birmingham 1933 hallmark

	S over McL into a triangle Samuel McLardy & CO , Manchester Birmingham 1897 hallmark
	SM&Co Sampson Mordan & Co, London 1898 hallmark London 1918 hallmark SAMPSON MORDAN & CO - HISTORY AND MARKS
	SM over & Co Sampson Mordan & Co, London 1900 hallmark London 1904 hallmark SAMPSON MORDAN & CO - HISTORY AND MARKS
	S M & Co into three circles Sampson Mordan & Co, City Road Factory and Warwick Street-Regent Street and Belfast Chambers-Beak Street London showrooms The firm was the heir of Sampson Mordan senior, the inventor and proprietor of the "propelling pencil" patent Chester 1913 hallmark SAMPSON MORDAN & CO - HISTORY AND MARKS

	SMCo into a lozenge Souvenir Manufacturing Co Ltd, 15 Vyse Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1923 hallmark
	S.M.L (possibly into an oval) Samuel M Levi , Birmingham 1930 hallmark Birmingham 1911 hallmark Chester 1914 hallmark
	SML Ltd Samuel M Levi Ltd (possibly), Birmingham 1938 hallmark
	SN Samuel Neville, Dublin 1814 hallmark
	SN without contour Sebastian Notton, Pipe importer, 32-38 Whitecross Street, London. See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS" marks. Birmingham 1896 hallmark

	S 'n over c' not identified , London 1979 import hallmark
	SP Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1810 hallmark
	S.P into a rectangle Susanna Peppin, London 1839 hallmark
	S over P O into a trefoil S P Ora & Co -Stephanus Paul Ora-, Market Hill, Cambridge Birmingham 1926 hallmark
	SR Solomon Royes , London 1821 hallmark
	S.R over C.B into a square Samuel Roberts & Charles Belk - Roberts & Belk, Sheffield 1876 hallmark ROBERTS & BELK history and information
	SR over GC aside & Co Samuel Roberts Jr, George Cadman & Co, entered 1786 Norfolk Street, Sheffield Sheffield 1815 hallmark go to W & G SISSONS HISTORY AND MARKS
	SR over IED into a square Solomon Royes & John East Dix, entered 1818 London 1819 hallmark

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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

SJ
Samuel Jacob,
London 1896 hallmark

S.J.R. into a shield
S J Rose & Son,

Birmingham 1977 hallmark

London 1953 hallmark

London 1977 hallmark

S J S into three lozenges
S J Shrubsole ,
Museum Street, London and East 57th Street, New York, USA
London 1964 hallmark

S Ld or S.Ld into two conjoined circles
William Suckling Ltd
Albion Street & Vyse Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1941 hallmark

Birmingham 1933 hallmark

S over McL into a triangle
Samuel McLardy & CO ,
Manchester
Birmingham 1897 hallmark

SM&Co
Sampson Mordan & Co,
London 1898 hallmark

London 1918 hallmark

SAMPSON MORDAN & CO - HISTORY AND MARKS

SM over & Co
Sampson Mordan & Co,
London 1900 hallmark

London 1904 hallmark

SAMPSON MORDAN & CO - HISTORY AND MARKS

SMCo into a lozenge
Souvenir Manufacturing Co Ltd,
15 Vyse Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1923 hallmark

S.M.L (possibly into an oval)
Samuel M Levi ,
Birmingham 1930 hallmark

Birmingham 1911 hallmark

Chester 1914 hallmark

SML Ltd
Samuel M Levi Ltd (possibly),
Birmingham 1938 hallmark

SN
Samuel Neville,
Dublin 1814 hallmark

SN without contour
Sebastian Notton,
Pipe importer, 32-38 Whitecross Street, London. See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS" marks.
Birmingham 1896 hallmark

S 'n over c'
not identified ,
London 1979 import hallmark

SP
Samuel Pemberton,
Birmingham 1810 hallmark

S.P into a rectangle
Susanna Peppin,
London 1839 hallmark

S over P O into a trefoil
S P Ora & Co -Stephanus Paul Ora-,
Market Hill, Cambridge
Birmingham 1926 hallmark

SR
Solomon Royes ,
London 1821 hallmark

S.R over C.B into a square
Samuel Roberts & Charles Belk - Roberts & Belk,
Sheffield 1876 hallmark

ROBERTS & BELK history and information

SR over GC aside & Co
Samuel Roberts Jr, George Cadman & Co,
entered 1786
Norfolk Street, Sheffield
Sheffield 1815 hallmark

go to W & G SISSONS HISTORY AND MARKS

SR over IED into a square
Solomon Royes & John East Dix,
entered 1818
London 1819 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

SJ Samuel Jacob,London 1896 hallmark

S.J.R. into a shieldS J Rose & Son,Birmingham 1977 hallmarkLondon 1953 hallmarkLondon 1977 hallmark

S J S into three lozengesS J Shrubsole ,Museum Street, London and East 57th Street, New York, USALondon 1964 hallmark

S Ld or S.Ld into two conjoined circlesWilliam Suckling LtdAlbion Street & Vyse Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1941 hallmarkBirmingham 1933 hallmark

S over McL into a triangleSamuel McLardy & CO ,ManchesterBirmingham 1897 hallmark

SM&CoSampson Mordan & Co, London 1898 hallmarkLondon 1918 hallmark SAMPSON MORDAN & CO - HISTORY AND MARKS

SM over & CoSampson Mordan & Co, London 1900 hallmark London 1904 hallmark SAMPSON MORDAN & CO - HISTORY AND MARKS

SMCo into a lozengeSouvenir Manufacturing Co Ltd,15 Vyse Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1923 hallmark

S.M.L (possibly into an oval)Samuel M Levi , Birmingham 1930 hallmarkBirmingham 1911 hallmarkChester 1914 hallmark

SML LtdSamuel M Levi Ltd (possibly), Birmingham 1938 hallmark

SNSamuel Neville, Dublin 1814 hallmark

SN without contourSebastian Notton,Pipe importer, 32-38 Whitecross Street, London. See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS" marks. Birmingham 1896 hallmark

S 'n over c'not identified , London 1979 import hallmark

SPSamuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1810 hallmark

S.P into a rectangleSusanna Peppin, London 1839 hallmark

S over P O into a trefoilS P Ora & Co -Stephanus Paul Ora-,Market Hill, Cambridge Birmingham 1926 hallmark

SRSolomon Royes , London 1821 hallmark

S.R over C.B into a squareSamuel Roberts & Charles Belk - Roberts & Belk, Sheffield 1876 hallmark ROBERTS & BELK history and information

SR over GC aside & CoSamuel Roberts Jr, George Cadman & Co,entered 1786Norfolk Street, SheffieldSheffield 1815 hallmark go to W & G SISSONS HISTORY AND MARKS

SR over IED into a squareSolomon Royes & John East Dix,entered 1818London 1819 hallmark