Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks
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Silver Marks ~ Germany ~ After 1886
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In 1884 a law was enacted making .800 the minimum national standard for silver in Germany. In 1886 the use of individual city marks was abolished and replaced by the national mark (reichsmark) of a crescent moon & crown mark (Halbmond und Krone) representing the entire German state. These marks became compulsory by 1888.
The crown & crescent moon are used in conjunction with a maker's mark and a decimal silver standard mark.

Common silver standards are .800 & .835 __ .830, .900, .925 and .935 purities are also used.
German
Hallmarks

Pre-1886

German Makers' Marks ~ After 1886
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A to H           K to P           P to Z           Unidentified


Josef Arnold
Hamburg
(1884-1960) active in his own workshop from 1931

influential teacher and craftsman



Franz Bahner
Düsseldorf
1. Mark used 1895 - 1917
2. Mark used from 1917 until closure in 1962.
The firm name remained Franz Bahner, although the company had been acquired by Mansfelder Silber and the mark changed to "MS"

Hermann Bauer
Schwäbisch Gmünd
founded 1863

Johann Beck
Schwäbisch Gmünd
founded ?
acquired by Gayer & Krauss c.1968

Hermann Behrnd
Dresden
founded 1881

Fritz Bemberg
Pforzheim
Active ca.1900 - 1940

Wilhelm Binder
Schwäbisch Gmünd
founded 1869

Hugo Böhm
Schwäbisch Gmünd
founded 1887

Otto Bortenreuter
Dresden
active c.1900 - c.1940



Breidenstein & Renaud
Frankfurt
1889 - c.1920s



Bremer Silberwarenfabrik
Bremen
1905 - 1981

Bremer Silberwarenfabrik (BSF)
Bremen
Division of Wilkens since 1981, specializing
in modern design flatware.







Bruckmann & Söhne
Heilbronn
1805 - 1973
Peter Bruckmann (1865-1937) was the first chairman of the Deutscher Werkbund (founded 1907) and the Bruckmann firm produced many pieces by leading German designers.

gebruder deyhle, schwabisch gmund silver Gebrüder Deyhle
Schwäbisch Gmünd
founded 1820

gebruder dingeldein silber August Dingeldein & Son
Hanau
Active ca. 1920's - 1940's
worked in the "Antique" style, known to have used pseudomarks.

gebruder dingeldein silber Gebrüder Dingeldein
Hanau
Active ca. 1870's - 1930's
worked in the "Antique" style, often used pseudomarks.

herstellarmarken Peter Ferner
Schwäbisch Gmünd
(b.1928) active 1956 - ?

Friedrich Feuerstein
Hanau
active early 20th C.

herstellarmarken Emil Freund
Hanau
active ? -1929

Silver and other metalwares

Garagnon
Pforzheim
active c.1930's to 1960's



Gayer & Krauss
Schwäbisch Gmünd
founded 1919 - 1999
after ca.1970, their mark changed to "G+K Meistersilber" in a circular format.

Fritz Gerber & Co.
Goerlitz
active c. 1900 - 1920

Jakob Grimminger
Schwäbisch Gmünd
founded 1895

Goerlitzer Schmuck und Silberwarenfabrik
Goerlitz
active c. 1960 - 1990

Theodor Julius Gunther
Berlin
founded 1808
succeeded by Robert Freund

Oskar Haegele
Schwäbisch Gmünd
prior to 1914 - c.1940s

Gustav Haegermann
Burgdorf / Hannover
founded 1821
succeeded by Burgdorfer Silberwarenfabrik Otto Kropp, still in operation

Hanseatische Silberwarenfabrik
Bremen

Gustav Hauber
Schwäbisch Gmünd
1870 - Present

Heinrich Haupt
Dusseldorf
Early 20th cent.

Theodor Heiden
Munich / München
b.1853 - d.1928

Karl Hohmann
Pforzheim
active c.1920s to c.1940s



Hermann Silver Waldstetten
Emil Hermann
Waldstetten
1921 - Present
second mark used on holloware after c.1950

Otto Hintze
Hamburg
founded 1866

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German Hallmarks pre-1886
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British Hallmarks Explained
Dutch Hallmarks
French Hallmarks
Swedish Hallmarks
Finnish Hallmarks
Norwegian Makers
David-Andersen Marks
Georg Jensen Marks


German Makers' Marks ~ After 1886
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