Symbol guide
Newcastle silver hallmarks
Newcastle silver hallmarks uses a three-castle town mark and historic local date letters. A date letter records the assay year.
Reading the Newcastle group
Count the castles rather than treating every towered device as Edinburgh. The sponsor’s shield and the silver standard help place a worn town mark in context. Newcastle silver uses a three-castle town mark and historic local date letters.
What to check next
Compare the letter’s case, exact typeface and shield, not just its alphabetic name. A date letter records the assay year. Use the sponsor’s working dates and the other punches to distinguish repeated letters in older cycles.
Related marks
191 marks
Undated
Reid & Sons -Christian Ker Reid, David Reid & Christian Bruce Reid
Captioned hallmark: Newcastle 1841.
Undated
Unattributed marks
Captioned hallmark: Newcastle 1799.
Newcastle
Attributed to John Langlands II.
Unattributed marksMaker name
Compare the maker’s other marks
Dorothy LanglandsJohn Langlands I & John GoodrickJohn Robertson IChristian John ReidChristian Ker ReidIsaac CooksonJames CrawfordJohn Langlands IJohn Langlands I & John RobertsonJohn WrightLister & SonsNewcastle 1819 hallmarkReid & Sons -Christian Ker Reid, David Reid & Christian Bruce ReidRobert Makepeace IRobert PinkneyThomas Partis IIThomas WatsonThomas Wheatley