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Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks - Question & Answer Forum
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• Other Informational Websites •
Modern Silver Magazine
• E-Magazine website focusing on 20th century jewelry. Many excellent articles and a forum for discussion and identification of maker's marks.
Hallmarking Convention
• Present day hallmarking in Europe.
American Silversmiths
• An overview of American silversmiths of the 17th through 19th centuries from a genealogical perspective. It currently includes 3,400 silversmiths and related craftsmen (jewelers, watchmakers, pewtersmiths, etc). Included are 18 period city directory digests, as well as a transcription of Brix's Philadelphia Silversmiths.
El Mundo de la Plata
• Website of Muņoz Arce, a Madrid
Silversmith. It features a section on Spanish hallmarks and a silver terms glossary (site in Spanish).
The Center for Jewelry Studies
• An organization dedicated to the dissemination of information on the history, identification, and marketing of antique, period, and vintage jewelry.
Meestertekens van Friese
• Makers' mark of Friesland, Netherlands - 1700-1812
Chicago Silver
• Handwrought Metalwork from the American Arts & Crafts Movement.
Waylander01's Antique English Silver
• Website of an Australian collector with an email service to help identify English hallmarks.
Cast Sugar Tongs
• A site devoted 18th century British cast tongs, their specialist makers and marks.
Carl Cohr Marks
• A page of maker's mark used by Carl M. Cohr, silver manufacturer of Fredericia, Denmark.
The Gemology Project
• A great informational site for those interested in gemstones.
The Jewelry Patent Project
• An American jewelry informational site with a handy searchable patent database.
The Collectors Weekly
• A resource for collectors and antique lovers with information on hundreds of collecting categories and a showcase of the best collector websites.
The Infography about American Silverwork
• Sources recommended by a museum curator whose research specialty is American silverwork.
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