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https://www.scottishsilver.com/blog/how-to-identify-a-silver-piece/
The art of hallmarking in the UK has a long history; it dates back 700 years, when a rigorous and very sophisticated system of hallmarking was developed. You’ll find 3-5 of these authenticating marks on most old English, Scottish and Irish silver and gold. It …
https://www.marklittler.com/scottish-silver-marks/
The assay office marks of Edinburgh and Glasgow. The two main assay offices in Scotland were based in Edinburgh and Glasgow. The marks that were placed on silver assayed here followed the same rules as the English assay offices except for one notable difference; instead of a Lion Passant to indicate the 925 standard they used a Thistle in Edinburgh and a Lion Rampant in Glasgow.
https://www.925-1000.com/dlEdinburgh.html
This is an open ended project, new marks are continually added. { note - Many British makers' marks, especially in the 18th & earlier 19th centuries, are nearly identical. If a mark illustrated here matches one you are researching, there is a possibility another may have made it.
https://www.925-1000.com/dlGlasgow.html
Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks Glasgow Date Marks on Sterling • www . 925-1000 . com •• www . 925-1000 . com •• www . 925-1000 . com •
https://silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Dates/Edinburgh.html
Edinburgh Hallmarks. There is evidence of hallmarking activity in Edinburgh since 1485 when a statute required that all goldsmith's work be marked with his own mark, the deacon's mark and the town mark, the Deacon of Goldsmiths being responsible for the assay. My tables of Edinburgh hallmarks show the deacon's mark and town mark from 1552 until ...
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