Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (H)

H/H& HA HB HC HD HE HF HG HH HI HJ HK HL HM HN HO HP HQ HR HS HT HU HV HW HX HY HZ

HS

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
H S, star below 1623 Paten For information on this paten see here
Samuel Hawkes (probably) (1680..1683)
S H (1684)
S H (1689)
Samuel Hood (1694..1695)
Joseph Sheene (1699)
Alice Sheene (1703)
Richard Hutchinson (1709)
Thomas Shermer (1718)
Samuel Hitchcock (1723..1730)
Samuel Hutton (1725..1738)
Samuel Holmes (1746..1747)
Samuel Herbert (1747..1748)
Solomon Hougham (1792..1818)
Simon Harris (1808)
Samuel Hennell (1811..1823)
Samuel H Hayne (1863..1864)
Henry Stuart (registered Jul 1858) Case & watch maker, Park Lane, Liverpool
(registered Dec 1858)
Henry Stratford; Henry Stratford Ltd 1888..1899
(registered Oct 1884)
Bowl, caster, jug, salver, sauce boat, tea caddy New Church Street, Sheffield; subsequently Harwood Street, Sheffield

Henry Stratford Ltd after 1900

1897
(registered Oct 1884)
1904..1910
(registered Feb 1905)
H Samuel Ltd 1907..1918
(registered Jun 1907)
Imported watch case Watchmaker & jeweller, Market Street, Manchester
Henry Starck 1911
(registered Feb 1905)
Bagpipes Musical instrument maker, Drummond Crescent, St Pancras, London NW

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
European & General Express Company 1915
(registered feb 1915)
Imported watch case Hubert Siegmund trading as European & General Express Co, Poland Street, London W
Harold Stabler 1929
(registered May 1913)
Bowl b.1872 d.1945

Upper Mall, Hammersmith, London


(image courtesy of www.acsilver.co.uk)
Harrods Ltd 1971 Box, candlestick, creamer, money clip
1993..2004

(image courtesy of www.20thcenturysilver.co.uk)
Harrow School of Art 1952..1977 Candle holder, caster, creamer, spoon, toast rack Note: also seen attributed to Hornsey School of Art
Henry Stuart Brown 1889..1903
(registered Mar 1889)
Bookmark, box, clock, frame, sealing wax holder, vesta
Harris Brothers 1896..1897
(registered Apr 1896)
Caster, jug, salver, trophy cup, vase Arthur Stuart Harris & Ernest Stuart Harris trading as Harris Brothers, manufacturing silversmiths, Bateman Street, Soho, London W

A S Harris and E S Harris were the sons of C S Harris; their company was absorbed into C S Harris & Sons in 1897

Stanley George Hill 1997 Box Note a very similar Chester mark in use until 1962 (closure of Chester Assay Office)
Samuel Herbert & Co (1750..1786)
Henry & John Sweet c1800
(registered Nov 1792)
Buckle Buckle makers
Henry Stratford Ltd (1904..1910)

(image courtesy of www.styles-silver.co.uk)
H S Ltd 1991..1997 Box, imported letter opener

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Harrods Stores Ltd 1909
(registered Nov 1903)
Presentation casket Knightsbridge, London SW
H S Ltd 1981 Bracelet Possibly Harrods Stores Ltd




HT

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Henry Tippen 1809..1818
(registered Jan 1805 & 1805, 1808, 1809)
Box lid, flask, jar lid, travel inkwell
Walter Thornhill & Co (Hubert Thornhill) 1887..1906
(registered Jul 1887)
Box, dish, flask, frame, menu holder, whistle New Bond Street, London
Harriet Thomson 1893..1911
(registered Sep 1889)
Purse & wallet mount Harriet Thomson trading as Henry Thomson, leather goods manufacturer, Upper Charles Street, Clerkenwell, London EC
Henry Tracy & Sons 1913..1918
(registered Dec 1904)
Walking cane handle Harry Hamilton Tracy & Ronald Wingfield Tracy trading as Henry Tracy & Sons, stick mounters, Moorgate Street, London & Foskett Works, Shacklewell Lane, London

From 1904 until 1912 Harry Hamilton Tracy traded alone as "Henry Tracy"

Harbert & Co 1913
(registered Apr 1913)
Jar lid, salt
Brockwell & Son (Henry Titterton Brockwell) 1878..1895
(registered Oct 1875)
Beaker rim, flask, purse mounts, scent bottle, vanity jar top Brooke Street, London

A similar mark with stops registered Oct 1874:
H.T.B

Henry Thomas Lamb 1875..1893
(registered Oct 1870)
Badge, caddy spoon, masonic jewel, medal Masonic jeweller, St John's Square, Clerkenwell, London EC
H T Lamb & Co 1907..1939
(registered Oct 1905)




HU

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Waclaw Makowski (1947)




HV

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Richard Hutchinson 1701..1715
(registered Dec 1699)
Mug, porringer, spoon Colchester
H V 1832 Watch case Mark not listed by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990

(image courtesy of www.20thcenturysilver.co.uk)
Horace Victor Andrew 1952 Box
C J Vander (Henry & Arthur Vander) 1905..1932
(registered Nov 1904)
Bowl, caster, mustard, salver, sucrier, tray, trophy cup Betterton Street, Drury Lane, London

The Chester CompendiumRidgway, Maurice H. & Priestley, Philip T. - The Compendium of Chester Gold & Silver Marks 1570 to 1962,  Antique Collectors' Club, 2004 has Alfred rather than Arthur Vander (Arthur Vander is from CulmeCulme, John - Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1987)

H V Pithey & Co 1920 Spoon Lower John Street, London W; subsequently (1904) Great Pulteney Street, London W




HW

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Henry Whatmore 1822
(registered May 1823)
Dish Plateworker, Tothill Street, Westminster
Henry Wilkinson & Co (1857..1875)
Henry Wilkinson & Co (1857..1879)
Horace Woodward & Co (1875..1877)
Henry Williamson 1880
(registered May 1879)
Pin badge Farringdon Road, London
(registered Feb 1887)

(image courtesy of John Child)
(registered Mar 1887)
Henry Wilmot 1894..1898
(registered Feb 1895)
Page turner, salt, scent bottle
Lee & Wigfull (Henry Wigfull) (registered Mar 1896) John Street Works, Highfield, Sheffield
Henry Francis Morgan Wells 1897
(registered Oct 1897)
Book mark High Street, Shrewsbury
H W 1935 Cigarette case
Helen West 1998..2002 Box, spoon Jeweller, Brixworth, Northamptonshire; now Dunoon, Scotland

Web site

Horace Woodward & Co 1875..1877
(registered Oct 1866)
Box, bowl, card case, caster, chalice & paten, claret jug, condiments, cruet, dish, jug, mug, salver, toast rack, vase Great Charles Street, Birmingham & Hatton Garden, London EC; subsequently Atlas Works, Paradise Street, Birmingham & Holborn Viaduct, London EC

For this company's marks between 1883 & 1893 see EF over HT


(a variant with dots under O and D also registered Oct 1893)
Horace Woodward & Co Ltd 1893..1916
(registered Oct 1893)
Henry Wilkinson & Co 1857..1875
(registered Jun 1857)
Basket, candlestick, cruet stand, flatware, ink stand, napkin ring, salt, salver, tea service, toast rack Norfolk Street, Sheffield
1857..1879
(registered Jun 1857)
1886..1890
(registered Mar 1892)
(registered Mar 1892)
1891
(registered Oct 1890)
H W B 1980 Napkin ring
Henry William Curry 1868
(registered Jan 1868)
Bowl & jug, cup, flatware, inkwell, mug, pepperette, salt
1869..1881
(registered Mar 1869)
1869..1877
(registered Mar 1869)
W over H C over B 1977 Skewer
Henry William Dee 1867..1879
(registered Apr 1867)
Buckle, box, chatelaine, cigar case, decanter label, vesta
Henry William Griffin 1846..1850
(registered Jul 1844)
Watch case Case maker, King Square, London
1857..1872
(registered Dec 1855)
1877..1879
(registered Oct 1879)
Herbert William Gooding 1920
(registered Sep 1913)
Tea service
H W G 1985 Dish
Henry & Joseph Webb 1844..1845
(registered Aug 1838)
Watch case Gold watch case makers
1846
(registered Aug 1841)
H W King & Son (Henry William King) (registered Feb 1896) Decanter label Silverdale Works, Charterhouse Street, London
1919
(registered Sep 1905)
Henry Williamson Ltd (registered May 1894) Card case, frame, imported items: lorgnettes, mesh bag Farringdon Road, London & Spencer Street, Birmingham
(registered Aug 1900)
1905..1914
(registered Mar 1905)
1931
(registered Jun 1914)
H W Plate Manufacturing Co 1933..1937 Spoon, trophy cup




HY

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
H y C 1965 Candlestick