8 makers · 5 guides
Silver marks
Sterling, coin silver and silverplate: maker’s trademarks, pattern names, purity numbers and national hallmark systems. Start with the purity mark (STERLING, 925, 800, EPNS), then match the maker’s symbol to narrow down who made it and when.
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- SilverHow to read British silver hallmarks
- SilverMexican silver marks: the eagle, registry codes like TS-24 and 925
- SilverSilver purity numbers: 925, 900, 835, 800 and where they were used
- SilverSilverplate marks: EPNS, EP, EPBM, A1 and Quadruple Plate
- SilverSterling, coin silver or silverplate: how to tell from the marks
Makers A–Z
- Gorham Manufacturing Company1831–present (as a brand)
- International Silver Company1898–1980s
- Reed & Barton1824–2015
- S. Kirk & Son (Kirk / Kirk Stieff)1815–1979 (then part of Kirk Stieff)
- The Stieff Company1892–1990 (as Stieff, then Kirk Stieff)
- Tiffany & Co.1837–present (silver retailing from the 1840s; own silver manufacture from 1868)
- Towle Silversmiths1882–present (as Towle Manufacturing Co. and successors)
- Wallace Silversmiths1830s–present (R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. from 1871; Wallace Silversmiths from 1956)