English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification TO-TS

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	TO Thomas Oliphant or Ollivant, Manchester silversmith, overstrucking P & A Bateman mark London 1795 hallmark
	TP in script into an oval Thomas Parr II, Son of Thomas Parr I, free 1733, retired presumably 1773. Mark entered 1739 London 1751 hallmark
	TP into an oval Thomas Partis II, entered 1749 Newcastle 1751 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	TP into a chamfered rectangle Thomas Pepper II, Mark entered 1809 London 1814 hallmark
	TP into a shaped contour not identified Birmingham 2000 hallmark
	T.P into a rectangle Thomas Pepper I entered 1767 London 1796 hallmark

	T.P into an oval Thomas Pratt, London 1883 hallmark
	TP over ER into a quatrefoil Thomas Phipps & Edward Robinson, London 1802 hallmark
	T.P.R. & CO T.P.R. & CO Bombay (INDIA), c. 1890 hallmark
	TP & S Thomas Prime & Son , Birmingham 1875 hallmark
	T.P.H without contour The Lancashire Watch Co Ltd -Thomas Peter Hewitt-, entered c. 1892 Prescot, Lancashire Chester 1894 hallmark

	TR in script into two circles Thomas Robins, London 1809 hallmark
	TR into two conjoined circles Thomas Reeves, 105 Vyse Street, Birmingham. Mark entered in 1907 Chester 1909 hallmark
	T.R into a curved outline Thomas Roberts, Mark entered 1720 London 1729 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	T.R Thomas Richards, London 1813 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	T.R&S Thomas Ross & Sons, Glasgow 1901 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

	T over R.G over C into a quatrefoil Thomas Cooke II & Richard Gurney or Richard Gurney & Co, entered 1727 London 1752 hallmark
	TS into an oval Thomas Streetin , London 1810 hallmark
	TS Thomas Shaw , Birmingham 1836 hallmark
	TS Thomas Sansom, Sheffield 1830 hallmark
	T.S Thomas Shepherd, London 1781 hallmark
	T.S into two conjoined circles Thomas Smily , London 1866 hallmark SMILY FAMILY: HISTORY AND MARKS
	TS over TM into a square Timothy Smith & Thomas Merryweather, entered 1824 London 1824 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	TS over WS over HH Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater -Alfred Thomas Slater, Walter Brindley Slater & Henry Arthur Holland- , London 1899 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

TO
Thomas Oliphant or Ollivant,
Manchester silversmith, overstrucking P & A Bateman mark
London 1795 hallmark

TP in script into an oval
Thomas Parr II,
Son of Thomas Parr I, free 1733, retired presumably 1773. Mark entered 1739
London 1751 hallmark

TP into an oval
Thomas Partis II,
entered 1749
Newcastle 1751 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

TP into a chamfered rectangle
Thomas Pepper II,
Mark entered 1809
London 1814 hallmark

TP into a shaped contour
not identified
Birmingham 2000 hallmark

T.P into a rectangle
Thomas Pepper I
entered 1767
London 1796 hallmark

T.P into an oval
Thomas Pratt,
London 1883 hallmark

TP over ER into a quatrefoil
Thomas Phipps & Edward Robinson,
London 1802 hallmark

T.P.R. & CO

T.P.R. & CO
Bombay (INDIA), c. 1890 hallmark

TP & S
Thomas Prime & Son ,
Birmingham 1875 hallmark

T.P.H without contour
The Lancashire Watch Co Ltd -Thomas Peter Hewitt-,
entered c. 1892
Prescot, Lancashire
Chester 1894 hallmark

TR in script into two circles
Thomas Robins,
London 1809 hallmark

TR into two conjoined circles
Thomas Reeves,
105 Vyse Street, Birmingham. Mark entered in 1907
Chester 1909 hallmark

T.R into a curved outline
Thomas Roberts,
Mark entered 1720
London 1729 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

T.R
Thomas Richards,
London 1813 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

T.R&S
Thomas Ross & Sons,
Glasgow 1901 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

T over R.G over C into a quatrefoil
Thomas Cooke II & Richard Gurney or Richard Gurney & Co,
entered 1727
London 1752 hallmark

TS into an oval
Thomas Streetin ,
London 1810 hallmark

TS
Thomas Shaw ,
Birmingham 1836 hallmark

TS
Thomas Sansom,
Sheffield 1830 hallmark

T.S
Thomas Shepherd,
London 1781 hallmark

T.S into two conjoined circles
Thomas Smily ,
London 1866 hallmark
SMILY FAMILY: HISTORY AND MARKS

TS over TM into a square
Timothy Smith & Thomas Merryweather,
entered 1824
London 1824 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

TS over WS over HH
Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater -Alfred Thomas Slater, Walter Brindley Slater & Henry Arthur Holland- ,
London 1899 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

TO Thomas Oliphant or Ollivant,Manchester silversmith, overstrucking P & A Bateman mark London 1795 hallmark

TP in script into an ovalThomas Parr II,Son of Thomas Parr I, free 1733, retired presumably 1773. Mark entered 1739London 1751 hallmark

TP into an ovalThomas Partis II,entered 1749Newcastle 1751 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

TP into a chamfered rectangleThomas Pepper II,Mark entered 1809London 1814 hallmark

TP into a shaped contournot identifiedBirmingham 2000 hallmark

T.P into a rectangle Thomas Pepper Ientered 1767London 1796 hallmark

T.P into an ovalThomas Pratt, London 1883 hallmark

TP over ER into a quatrefoil Thomas Phipps & Edward Robinson, London 1802 hallmark

T.P.R. & COT.P.R. & COBombay (INDIA), c. 1890 hallmark

TP & S Thomas Prime & Son , Birmingham 1875 hallmark

T.P.H without contourThe Lancashire Watch Co Ltd -Thomas Peter Hewitt-,entered c. 1892Prescot, LancashireChester 1894 hallmark

TR in script into two circles Thomas Robins, London 1809 hallmark

TR into two conjoined circlesThomas Reeves,105 Vyse Street, Birmingham. Mark entered in 1907Chester 1909 hallmark

T.R into a curved outlineThomas Roberts, Mark entered 1720London 1729 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

T.RThomas Richards, London 1813 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

T.R&SThomas Ross & Sons, Glasgow 1901 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

T over R.G over C into a quatrefoilThomas Cooke II & Richard Gurney or Richard Gurney & Co,entered 1727London 1752 hallmark

TS into an oval Thomas Streetin , London 1810 hallmark

TS Thomas Shaw , Birmingham 1836 hallmark

TS Thomas Sansom, Sheffield 1830 hallmark

T.S Thomas Shepherd, London 1781 hallmark

T.S into two conjoined circlesThomas Smily , London 1866 hallmark SMILY FAMILY: HISTORY AND MARKS

TS over TM into a squareTimothy Smith & Thomas Merryweather,entered 1824 London 1824 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

TS over WS over HHHolland, Aldwinckle & Slater -Alfred Thomas Slater, Walter Brindley Slater & Henry Arthur Holland- , London 1899 hallmark