Antique Marks

Product Description

This pocket-sized guide to identifying & interpreting metal & ceramic marks has been enhanced with the addition of the most recent hallmarks, along with details of the new hallmarking system.

Do you attend car boot sales or browse in antique shops in search of bargains? Have you ever wished you knew more about grandma’s silver spoon? Do you envy the experts’ ability to identify & date old h&-me-downs? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, Collins Gem Antique Marks is for you.

Packed with thousands of clear illustrations, the book shows hallmarks on silver, gold & platinum, as well as those on Old Sheffield Plate, pewter, pottery & porcelain. Complete with a history of hallmarks & how to read them, Collins Gem Antique Marks is absolutely indispensable.

The book provides:

Full hallmarks for silver from London, Edinburgh, York, Norwich, Exeter, Dublin, Newcastle, Chester, Glasgow, Birmingham & Sheffield, along with maker’s marks from these cities.

Up-to-date hallmarks for gold & platinum.

Old Sheffield plate marks, showing the variety of maker’s marks.

Pewter marks & a selection of pewter touch marks.

Pottery & porcelain marks showing both letter & name marks, & symbol marks.