Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks
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Birmingham Date Letters & Maker's Marks ~ Page 1
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George Unite, Sterling, Victoria I, Year 1845, Birmingham


Birmingham Date Letters      1773 - 1924
The shape of the shield cartouche around the City Mark and Standard Mark
generally change to match the shield around the Date Letter Mark.
Birmingham Import Marks on Foreign Made Silver      1867 - Present


The "F" was used, 1867 - 1904, in conjunction with a full set of Birmingham hallmarks.
The second mark was used from 1904 with numeric standard mark, date letter and sponsor's mark.


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Birmingham Maker's Marks

This page of Birmingham Maker's Marks is organized alphabetically by the first letter in the mark. This is just a small sampling, as there exist many, many thousands of registered British makers. The page is, however, a work in progress and will grow over time.

{note - Many British makers' marks, especially in the 18th & earlier 19th centuries, are nearly identical. If a mark illustrated here matches one you are researching, there is a possibility another may have made it.}
Birmingham Makers' Marks
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page 1 • A - J           page 2 • J - Z


A. & J. Zimmerman
Birmingham - c.1900-1913


Adie Brothers Ltd.
Birmingham - 1st h. 20th C.


Arthur Cook
Birmingham - 1st q. 20th C.


Arthur Downing Ltd.
Birmingham - 1st q. 20th C.


Alfred E. Jones
Birmingham - (b.1879 - d.1954)


A. E. Poston & Co. Ltd.
Birmingham - 2nd q. 20th C.


Andy J. Poole
Birmingham - Contemporary


Adie & Lovekin Ltd.
Birmingham c.1880-1910


Abraham Meyer Blanckensee
Birmingham - c.1890 - 1910


Arthur Price & Co.
Birmingham - 2nd q. 20th C.


A. Smith
Birmingham - 2nd half 20th C.


Angora Silver Plate Co.
Birmingham - reg. 1921


A. W. Jenner & Co.
Birmingham - c.1880s


A. W. Pennington
Birmingham - reg. 1901


British Airways
Birmingham - 4th q. 20th C


Edw. Booth & Benj. Boden
Birmingham - reg. 1857


Barker Brothers Ltd.
Birmingham - reg. 1927


Bernard Cuzner
Birmingham - 1st half 20th C.


W. I. Broadway & Co.
Birmingham - reg. 1902


Broadway & Co.
Birmingham - Contemporary


Barker, Ellis Silver Co.
Birmingham - 2nd half 20th C.


Benjamin Kirby
Birmingham - reg. 1826


Birmingham Mint
Birmingham - 4th q. 20th C.


Barrowclift Silver
Birmingham - 2nd half 20th C.


Cocks & Bettridge
Birmingham - reg. 1796 & 1813


Collins & Cook
Birmingham - reg. 1873


Colen Cheshire
Birmingham - reg. 1865


Constantine & Floyd Ltd.
Birmingham - early 20th C.


Charles May
Birmingham - reg. 1876


Crisford & Norris
Birmingham - reg. 1898


C. Robathan & Son
Birmingham - mid 20th C.


Cornelius Saunders
& Francis Shepard
Birmingham - c.1890s - 1930s


Dingley Brothers
Birmingham - 2nd q. 20th C.


Deakin & Francis
Birmingham


Edwards & Co. (Glasgow)
Sheffield - reg. 1900
also Glasgow, London, Sheffield & Chester


Deykin & Harrison
Birmingham - c. 1920's


Elkington & Co.
Birmingham - 2nd half 19th C.


E. J. Ltd
Birmingham - 2nd half 20th C.


Francis Clark
Birmingham - reg.1826


Frederick Marson
Birmingham - reg.1845


F. Narborough
Birmingham - reg. 1898


F. Webb Ltd
Birmingham - reg. 1887


George Unite (also & Sons)
Birmingham - reg. 1832


G. Unite Sons & Lyde
Birmingham - 2nd q. 20th C.




Gourdel, Vales & Co.
Birmingham - 1st q. 20th C.
also London


Horton & Allday
Birmingham - 1st q. 20th C.


Hardy Brothers
Birmingham - c. 1920's


Henry Clifford Davis
Birmingham - 2nd Q. 20th C.


Henry Griffith & Sons
Birmingham - 1st H. 20th C.


Henry Griffith & Sons
Birmingham - 1st q. 20th C.


Hollings & Hitchison
Birmingham - reg. 1906


Hannah Howard
Birmingham - reg. 1816
case maker


H. Matthews
Birmingham - reg. 1893


Henry Manton
Birmingham - reg. 1848-1872


Horatio Powell
Birmingham - reg. 1831


Hilliard & Thomason
Birmingham - reg. 1847


Henry Williamson Ltd.
Birmingham - reg. 1893 to 1912


John Cook
Birmingham - reg. 1819


Israel Sigmund Greenberg
Birmingham - late 19th/early 20th C.


Joseph Taylor
Birmingham - reg. 1804


Joseph Taylor
Birmingham - reg. 1813


James Fenton
Birmingham - reg. 1852


John Gilbert
Birmingham - reg. 1868




Birmingham Makers' Marks
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A - J           J - Z


Related Pages at 925-1000.com:
British Hallmarks Explained
London Date Letters • 1696 - 1935 & Maker's Marks
Chester Date Letters • 1701 - 1925 & Maker's Marks
Exeter Date Letters • 1701 - 1883 & Maker's Marks
Newcastle Date Letters • 1702 - 1884 & Maker's Marks
Sheffield Date Letters • 1773 - 1916 & Maker's Marks
Table of Dublin Date Letters • 1700 - 1920
Table of Edinburgh Date Letters • 1681 - 1931
Examples of British Import Marks

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