HALLMARKS OF GERMAN SILVER
MARKS AND HALLMARKS OF GERMANY
- 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY (POST 1888) -

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German hallmarking system was unified in 1888 (see Decree January 7, 1886) adopting the national mark "crescent and crown" indicating the in thousandths the fineness of silver. This system is still in use in present days.

The previous system was based on different town marks and the silver fineness was indicated in "loth" (12 loth corresponding to 750/1000, 13 loth = 812/1000, 14 loth = 875/1000, 15 loth = 937/1000)

German silver 17/18th century marks

German silver 19th century marks

Hanau silver marks

GERMAN SILVER HALLMARKS OF THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY (post 1888)

	Bremer Silberwaren-Fabrik AG - Bremen c. 1905
	Rosenthal
	Franz Mosgau, Hamburg (out of business since 1960)
	Seybold & Hirschhauer, Schwäbisch-Gmünd
	H.Meyen & Co, Berlin
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	Hessenberg & Co, Frankfurt a.M., circa 1900

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	WMF - Wurttembergische Metallwaren Fabrik (silverplate) Founded in 1880 by the merger of two existing German companies, the WURTTEMBERGISCHE METALLWARENFABRIK was, around 1900, the world's largest producer and exporter of household metalware, mainly in the Jugendstil style. The company's trademark was an Ostrich and at, its height, the company had several production sites in Germany, Austria and Poland and 6.500 workers. 10.000 different items were produced from the teaspoon to enormous table centerpieces. The metals used were mainly pewter with silver plating and copper, glass is also added to their items mostly in combination with the mentioned metals. Widely known by its initials, WMF, the company preferred to create its own designs and so the main production of the beautiful creations in Art Nouveau and Art Deco style are from their own Art studio.
	Julius Herz
	Kern, not identified
	HKJ, not identified
	J. W. Paulmann & Sohn - Bremen
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	Heinr.Bleyer Jr.- Chemnitz
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