Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks
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Silver Marks ~ Germany ~ After 1886
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In 1884 a law was enacted making .800 the minimum national standard for silver in Germany. In 1886 the use of individual city marks was abolished and replaced by the national mark (reichsmark) of a crescent moon & crown mark (Halbmond und Krone) representing the entire German state. These marks became compulsory by 1888.
The crown & crescent moon are used in conjunction with a maker's mark and a decimal silver standard mark.

Common silver standards are .800 & .835 __ .830, .900, .925 and .935 purities are also used.
German
Hallmarks

Pre-1886

German Makers' Marks ~ After 1886
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A - G           G - K           L - R           S - Z           Unidentified


H. Sandig Silber Hugo Sandig
Breslau / Liegnitz
founded 1860's in Breslau, later moved to Liegnitz and operated until 1945


Karl Schatz
Hanau
Active 1st quarter 20th century.


J. D. Schleissner Söhne
Hanau
Founded 1816 - Present
worked in the "Antique" style, often used pseudomarks.


Schmidt-Staub & Co.
Pforzheim
Active ? - c.1985


Otto Schneider
Berlin
founded 1879
presently a small restoration workshop


A. Schöllkopf
Pforzheim
active ca. 1910 - 1919


Karl Schwitzgaebele
Pforzheim
active 1st half 20th C.


Seybold & Hirschauer
Hanau
Active ca. 1900 - 1930


Karl Sohnlein & Sons Karl Söhnlein & Söhne
Hanau
20th Cent.
worked in the "Antique" style, currently has the same address as Schleissner.


Friedrich Speidel
Pforzheim
1867 - present
jewelry manufacturers


Hermann Spliedt
Itzehoe
founded 1857


Storck & Sinsheimer
Hanau
1874 - ca.1930


Vereinigte Silberwarenfabriken
Düsseldorf
founded 1899


E. L. Vietor
Darmstadt
Active ca.1890-1910


Hilde Vollers
Hamburg
active from the 1930's, handwrought jewelry and holloware.




D. Vollgold & Söhne
Berlin
founded c1850
second mark used before 1886




Hermann Walter
Halle
Information needed


Wilhelm Weinranck
Hanau
Founded ca.1890


August Wellner & Söhne
Aue
founded in 1854
This mark used ca.1928-1938


Christoph Widmann
Pforzheim
founded 1919








M. H. Wilkens & Söhne
Bremen-Hemelingen
founded 1810
still active

note: last mark is an early transitional dating c.1860s/70s/80s, the Crescent Moon symbol is the Wilkens trademark






Otto Wolter
Schwäbisch Gmünd
founded 1875 - 1991


Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (WMF)
Geislingen
1853-Present


Silverplate Mark (WMF)
Geislingen
ca. 1900


H. Wurm
Braunschweig (Brunswick)


H. Zwernemann
Hanau
Founded ca.1887




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German Makers' Marks ~ After 1886
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A - G           G - K           L - R           S - Z           Unidentified


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