English silver hallmarks: British maker's marks identification WT-WZ

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	W 'star' T William Thorneywork Birmingham 1901 hallmark
	WT William Turner London 1762 hallmark (Grimwade 3353, 3906)
	WT into a rectangle William Tanner or William Troby London c. 1819 hallmark
	WT into a rectangle William Traies entered 1824 London 1833 hallmark
	W.T William Turton London 177? hallmark
	W.T into a chamfered rectangle William Traies London 1823 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	W.T into a chamfered rectangle William Theobalds 7 Salisbury Court, London, trading also as William Theobalds & Co London 1841 hallmark
	W.T into a chamfered rectangle Walter Trickett 58, Holly Street, Sheffield. Mark entered 1894 Sheffield 1922 hallmark
	W over TC over C Thomas & William Chawner London 1768 hallmark A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....
	W.T.T & Co W T Toghill & Co Birmingham 1947 hallmark

	W.V & S into an oblong chamfered rectangle William Vale & Sons, Unett Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1907 mark (entered 1883) courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	WV NB and English Lion passant William Norris Venning, a Canada silversmith New Brunswick 1813-1871 mark
	WW William Ward, Dublin 1800 mark
	WW William Woodman , Exeter 1834 mark
	WW (gothic) William Woodman, a Bristol silversmith Exeter 1831 mark

	W.W William Weston or William Williams II London c. 1800 hallmark
	W.W into a rectangle William Welch Sr. Plymouth 1809 hallmark
	W.W into a trefoil under & Wakely & Wheeler, London 1927 hallmark .....MORE....
	W.W into two conjoined circles White & Sons, Burgess Street, Sheffield Sheffield 1971 hallmark
	W.W in script Walter H Willson Ltd , London 1977 hallmark
	W.W over & over J.H into a quatrefoil White, Henderson & Co, Elcho Works, Burgess street, Sheffield entered 1866 Sheffield 1869 hallmark

	W.W.C William Walter Cashmore, Birmingham 1918 hallmark
	W.W.C into a chamfered rectangle William Walter Cashmore, Birmingham 1920 hallmark
	W.W over F.D into a quatrefoil William Thomas Wright & Frederick Davies , 370 Oxford Street, London mark entered in 1864 London 1885 hallmark
	W.W.G over &S into a shield W.W. Griffith & Son, mark entered in 1921 Birmingham 1925 hallmark
	WW over H into a trefoil W. W. Harrison & Co, The Montgomery Works, Fargate, Sheffield mark entered in 1866 Sheffield 1904 hallmark
	W.W over H.G into a shield Watson & Gillott - William Watson & Herbert Gillott, 25 Furnival St, Sheffield Sheffield 1921 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk
	W over W.S over P in a cross shaped contour William Shaw II & William Preist, mark entered in 1749 London 1755 hallmark
	W.W.W into an oblong rectangle William Wrangham Williams, entered 1860 London 1867 hallmark
	W.Y William Yates Ltd, Sheffield 1963 hallmark

BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS

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Birmingham

Dublin

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Sheffield

Chester

MORE on the tutorial: HOW TO READ ENGLISH/BRITISH STERLING SILVER MARKS

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

W 'star' T
William Thorneywork
Birmingham 1901 hallmark

WT
William Turner
London 1762 hallmark
(Grimwade 3353, 3906)

WT into a rectangle
William Tanner or William Troby
London c. 1819 hallmark

WT into a rectangle
William Traies
entered 1824
London 1833 hallmark

W.T
William Turton
London 177? hallmark

W.T into a chamfered rectangle
William Traies
London 1823 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

W.T into a chamfered rectangle
William Theobalds
7 Salisbury Court, London, trading also as William Theobalds & Co
London 1841 hallmark

W.T into a chamfered rectangle
Walter Trickett
58, Holly Street, Sheffield. Mark entered 1894
Sheffield 1922 hallmark

W over TC over C
Thomas & William Chawner
London 1768 hallmark
A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....

W.T.T & Co
W T Toghill & Co
Birmingham 1947 hallmark

W.V & S into an oblong chamfered rectangle
William Vale & Sons,
Unett Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1907 mark (entered 1883)
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

WV NB and English Lion passant
William Norris Venning,
a Canada silversmith
New Brunswick 1813-1871 mark

WW
William Ward,
Dublin 1800 mark

WW
William Woodman ,
Exeter 1834 mark

WW (gothic)
William Woodman,
a Bristol silversmith
Exeter 1831 mark

W.W
William Weston or William Williams II
London c. 1800 hallmark

W.W into a rectangle
William Welch Sr.
Plymouth 1809 hallmark

W.W into a trefoil under &
Wakely & Wheeler,
London 1927 hallmark .....MORE....

W.W into two conjoined circles
White & Sons,
Burgess Street, Sheffield
Sheffield 1971 hallmark

W.W in script
Walter H Willson Ltd ,
London 1977 hallmark

W.W over & over J.H into a quatrefoil
White, Henderson & Co,
Elcho Works, Burgess street, Sheffield
entered 1866
Sheffield 1869 hallmark

W.W.C
William Walter Cashmore,
Birmingham 1918 hallmark

W.W.C into a chamfered rectangle
William Walter Cashmore,
Birmingham 1920 hallmark

W.W over F.D into a quatrefoil
William Thomas Wright & Frederick Davies ,
370 Oxford Street, London
mark entered in 1864
London 1885 hallmark

W.W.G over &S into a shield
W.W. Griffith & Son,
mark entered in 1921
Birmingham 1925 hallmark

WW over H into a trefoil
W. W. Harrison & Co,
The Montgomery Works, Fargate, Sheffield
mark entered in 1866
Sheffield 1904 hallmark

W.W over H.G into a shield
Watson & Gillott - William Watson & Herbert Gillott,
25 Furnival St, Sheffield
Sheffield 1921 hallmark
courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

W over W.S over P in a cross shaped contour
William Shaw II & William Preist,
mark entered in 1749
London 1755 hallmark

W.W.W into an oblong rectangle
William Wrangham Williams,
entered 1860
London 1867 hallmark

W.Y
William Yates Ltd,
Sheffield 1963 hallmark

HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVERMAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION - ILLUSTRATED LISTING

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

W 'star' TWilliam ThorneyworkBirmingham 1901 hallmark

WTWilliam TurnerLondon 1762 hallmark(Grimwade 3353, 3906)

WT into a rectangleWilliam Tanner or William TrobyLondon c. 1819 hallmark

WT into a rectangleWilliam Traiesentered 1824London 1833 hallmark

W.TWilliam TurtonLondon 177? hallmark

W.T into a chamfered rectangleWilliam TraiesLondon 1823 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

W.T into a chamfered rectangleWilliam Theobalds7 Salisbury Court, London, trading also as William Theobalds & Co London 1841 hallmark

W.T into a chamfered rectangleWalter Trickett 58, Holly Street, Sheffield. Mark entered 1894Sheffield 1922 hallmark

W over TC over C Thomas & William Chawner London 1768 hallmark A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....

W.T.T & CoW T Toghill & CoBirmingham 1947 hallmark

W.V & S into an oblong chamfered rectangleWilliam Vale & Sons,Unett Street, Birmingham Birmingham 1907 mark (entered 1883) courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

WV NB and English Lion passantWilliam Norris Venning,a Canada silversmith New Brunswick 1813-1871 mark

WWWilliam Ward,Dublin 1800 mark

WWWilliam Woodman ,Exeter 1834 mark

WW (gothic)William Woodman,a Bristol silversmithExeter 1831 mark

W.WWilliam Weston or William Williams IILondon c. 1800 hallmark

W.W into a rectangleWilliam Welch Sr.Plymouth 1809 hallmark

W.W into a trefoil under &Wakely & Wheeler, London 1927 hallmark .....MORE....

W.W into two conjoined circles White & Sons, Burgess Street, Sheffield Sheffield 1971 hallmark

W.W in scriptWalter H Willson Ltd ,London 1977 hallmark

W.W over & over J.H into a quatrefoilWhite, Henderson & Co, Elcho Works, Burgess street, Sheffieldentered 1866Sheffield 1869 hallmark

W.W.CWilliam Walter Cashmore, Birmingham 1918 hallmark

W.W.C into a chamfered rectangleWilliam Walter Cashmore, Birmingham 1920 hallmark

W.W over F.D into a quatrefoilWilliam Thomas Wright & Frederick Davies ,370 Oxford Street, Londonmark entered in 1864 London 1885 hallmark

W.W.G over &S into a shieldW.W. Griffith & Son,mark entered in 1921Birmingham 1925 hallmark

WW over H into a trefoilW. W. Harrison & Co,The Montgomery Works, Fargate, Sheffieldmark entered in 1866 Sheffield 1904 hallmark

W.W over H.G into a shieldWatson & Gillott - William Watson & Herbert Gillott,25 Furnival St, SheffieldSheffield 1921 hallmark courtesy www.acsilver.co.uk

W over W.S over P in a cross shaped contourWilliam Shaw II & William Preist,mark entered in 1749London 1755 hallmark

W.W.W into an oblong rectangleWilliam Wrangham Williams,entered 1860London 1867 hallmark

W.Y William Yates Ltd, Sheffield 1963 hallmark