English Silver Hall-Marks: Including the Marks of Origin on Scottish & Irish Silver Plate, Gold, Platinum & Sheffield Plate: With 500 of the More Important Makers Marks from 1697-1900 (Dealer Guides) [Paperback]

Judith Banister (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 2004

You don't have to know anything about hallmarks to use this book, it's been designed to be a visual index. The absolutely unique feature of this book is that it will indentify the first mark you need - The City Mark. Illustrated city marks are all on the fore edge of its pages. So you just flick the pages to match a mark on your silver to its illustration in the book - from there its easy. The Jackson book uses a design where The City you need is presented as a Page Heading. So to use Jackson's book, you have first to know that the Anchor mark represents Birmingham or the Lion Head represents London etc. In Jackson, you need to know the City Name before you can look up its hallmarks system to date your silver.

Product Details

• Paperback: 118 pages
• Publisher: Foulsham & Co Ltd; illustrated edition edition (September 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0572029993
• ISBN-13: 978-0572029999
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #222,544 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #15 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Antiques & Collectibles > Precious Metals

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An essential reference for silver collectors, March 22, 2008

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Genevieve Hayes (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: English Silver Hall-Marks: Including the Marks of Origin on Scottish & Irish Silver Plate, Gold, Platinum & Sheffield Plate: With 500 of the More Important Makers Marks from 1697-1900 (Dealer Guides) (Paperback)

There are two books on English silver hallmarks available on Amazon, the other being Pocket Ed. Jackson's Hallmarks, and of the two books, this is my favourite. Both books are almost identical in content: both provide illustrations of English, Irish and Scottish silver, gold and platinum hallmarks, and illustrations of the more important makers marks, which allow for the dating of silver, gold and platinum items. However, this book is the easier to use of the two, with the information presented in a way that makes it easier to find what you are looking for. This book also includes a section on Sheffield plate marks and an index of the makers marks, which are not included in "Jackson's Hallmarks".

The periods of time covered by these two books are slightly different. This book gives hallmarks for the period from 1554 to 2004, whereas "Jackson's Hallmarks" covers the period from 1300 to 1991. However, as I have never had any need to date items made prior to 1554, and most of the items that I have dated have been more recent items, I find the period of time covered by this book to be the most appropriate for my needs.

Although both books are very useful and both are likely to satisfy the requirements of the average silver collector, if you are only going to buy one of these books, then this is the one to buy.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars English Silver Hall Marks, July 4, 2009

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Mickey Raton "Mike" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: English Silver Hall-Marks: Including the Marks of Origin on Scottish & Irish Silver Plate, Gold, Platinum & Sheffield Plate: With 500 of the More Important Makers Marks from 1697-1900 (Dealer Guides) (Paperback)

This is a very handy, easy to use guide to the main English, Edinburgh and Dublin Silver Hall Marks in good quality paper-back form. It covers also a good deal of Silverplate, Gold and Platinum & Sheefield plate. A Dealer's and Collector's "MUST HAVE".

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Handy Resource, February 20, 2011

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Maryh - See all my reviews

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This review is from: English Silver Hall-Marks: Including the Marks of Origin on Scottish & Irish Silver Plate, Gold, Platinum & Sheffield Plate: With 500 of the More Important Makers Marks from 1697-1900 (Dealer Guides) (Paperback)

Very handy resource when buying silver, gold, or platinum for the novice. A good tool to review before buying metals at flea makets or garage sales.