Birmingham Silver Makers Marks

This section lists the hallmarks used by a number of Birmingham Silversmiths. Please note that this list of Birmingham silver makers hallmarks is not complete, we recommend you obtain a book of silver hallmarks – we listed a number of excellent silver hallmarks books in our recommended books section.

A& over JZ – A & J Zimmerman Limited
aZ&J – as above
AC over MCo – Alexander Clark & Co Limited
AC co over ld – as above
AEJ – A. E. Jones
BC – Bernard Cuzner
BE over SCo – Baker Ellis Silver Company
B over GH over Ld – Birmingham Guild of Handicraft
C&B – Cocks & Bettridge
CJS – Cyril Siner
CT – Charles Thomas
D&F – Deakin & Francis Limited
D&H – Deakin & Harrison Limited
D&S – Deykin & Son
E&Co – Elkington & Co Limited
E& over Co – as above
EM & Co – Elkington Mason & Co Limited
ES – Edward Smith
ES – Edward Sawyer
ET – Edward Thomason
FC – Francis Clark
GN over RH – Nathan & Hayes
GU – George Unite
GW – Gervase Wheeler
H&H – Hujin & Heath Ltd
H&T – Hilliard & Thomason
HM – H. Matthews
IB – John Bettridge
IS – John Shaw
IT – Joseph Taylor
JA&S – Josiah Adams & sons
JB – Joseph Bettridge
JBC & S – JB Chatterley & Sons
JBC over &S over Ld – as above
JBC over B – as above
JH & Co – John Hardman & Co
JL – John Lawrence & Co
JTH over JHM – Heath & Middleton
JW – Joseph Willmore
L&C – Lea & Clark
L&C – W.Lea & Co
L&Co – Ledsam & Vale
L&Co – Liberty & Co
LS & Co – L. Smith & Co
LV & W – Ledsam, Vale & Wheeler
M&W – Mappin & Webb
MB – Matthew Boulton
MB IF – Matthew Bouton and John Fothergill
MB over IF – as above
ML – Matthew Linwood
N&H – Nathan & Hayes
NM – Nathaniel Mills
R over RW – Robert Welch
R over W – as above
RW – as above
SGM – Stanley Morris
SP – Samuel Pemberton
SW – Silver Workshop
T&P – Taylor & Perry
TK&S – Toye Kenning and Spencer
TP – Thomas Parsons
TS – Thomas Shaw
TW – Thomas Willmore
VB over &S – Vale Brothers and Sermon
w over ss H ld over & – William Hutton & Sons
Y&W – Yapp & Woodward

You will need to buy a more comprehensive book of silver hallmarks if the maker that you are looking for is not included above.