Bradbury S Book Of Hallmarks

The Assay Marks depicted in this guide have been collected for a period of over 70 years. As well as a reference of hallmarks, the text also contains an explanation of the Hallmarking Act 1973, as amended in 1998.

This book covers the precious metal hallmarks of Europe from 19th to 21st centuries. Illustrated with thousands of hallmark images, informational charts and the chronological history of each country makes this publication a valuable research resource for anyone that works with, collects, or has an interest in antiques, jewelry, or objects of art.

You dont have to know anything about hallmarks to use this book, its 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 Jacksons 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.