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.
German national mark from 1888

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

ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SILVERSMITHS (click on name for image and information):
A.W.B - Bahner Franz - Behrnd Hermann - Bemberg Fritz - Binder Wilhelm - Bleyer Heinr. Jr - Bohm Hugo - Bremer Silberwaren-Fabrik AG - BRUCKMANN&SÖHNE - Deyhle Gebrüder - Dingeldein Gebrüder - Friedländer Gebrüder - Gerber Fritz - G+K - GOWE - Grimminger Jakob - Haegermann Gustav - Haub C. - Heiden Theodor - Heisler C. - Hermann Emil - Herz Julius - Hessemberg & Co - HKJ - Lutz&Weiss - Kern - Köberlin Richard - Koch&Bergfeld - Korner&Proll - Kraft Robert - Kühn Gebrüder - Meyen & Co - Mosgau Franz - Paulmann J W & Sohn - Posen Lazarus - Reiner Gebrüder - Reusswig Friedrich - Rieth - Robbe&Berking - Rosenau Simon - Rosenthal - Rückert M.J. - SA - Schleißner J.D. Söhne - Schnauffer - Seybold & Hirschhauer - Tewes G. - WILKENS&SÖHNE - WMF -

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G. Tewes
G. Tewes
not identified
not identified
Gowe
GOWE
Simon Rosenau, Bad Kissingen
Simon Rosenau, Bad Kissingen
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Fritz Bemberg, Pforzheim
Fritz Bemberg, Pforzheim
Hugo Bohm Hugo Bohm
Hugo Bohm - Schwäbisch Gmund
Gebrüder Dingeldein, Hanau
Gebrüder Dingeldein, Hanau
M.J. Rückert
M.J. Rückert, Mainz
founded by Martin Joseph Rückert (1811-1891) in 1838. He was succeeded by his son Mathes Martin Lorenz Rückert (1840-1918) and grandson Martin Joseph Rückert II (1874-1954). This mark was first reported in 1889. In the first quarter of the 20th century the firm made silver pieces under design of Peter Behrens. The company was still active in 1925 and was acquired by Reiner in 1930/1940
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Hermann Behrnd - Dresden c. 1890 Koch & Bergfeld - Bremen 1899 Robbe & Berking - Flensburg Lazarus Posen (widow of) - Berlin & Frankfurt/Main 20th century Lazarus Posen (widow of) - Berlin & Frankfurt/Main 20th century Lazarus Posen (widow of) - Berlin & Frankfurt/Main 20th century C.Haub (son) - Hanau - end of 19th century Jakob Grimminger - Schwabisch Gmund not identified - c. 1910 Wilhelm Binder - Schwäbisch Gmünd not identified A.W.B- not identified Bremen c. 1920- not identified Lutz & Weiss - Pforzheim Robbe & Berking, Giffhorn WILKENS & SÖHNE Hemelingen Rieth BRUCKMANN & SÖHNE - Heilbronn G+K - not identified Theodor Heiden - Munchen J.D.Schleißner Söhne - Hanau Gebrüder Kühn - Schwäbisch Gmünd Franz Bahner - Düsseldorf Fritz Gerber & Co - Gorlitz/Schlesien Friedrich Reusswig - Hanau C.Heisler - Mannheim Richard Köberlin - Döbeln/Sachsen Gebrüder Reiner Gebrüder Reiner SA - not identified Gebrüder Friedländer - Berlin KÖRNER & PROLL - Berlin Robert Kraft, Pforzheim Gebrüder Deyhle, Schwäbisch Gmund Emil Hermann, Waldstetten G. Tewes not identified GOWE Simon Rosenau, Bad Kissingen Fritz Bemberg, Pforzheim Hugo Bohm - Schwäbisch Gmund Gebrüder Dingeldein, Hanau M.J. Rückert, Mainz Bremer Silberwaren-Fabrik AG - Bremen Rosenthal Franz Mosgau, Hamburg Seybold & Hirschhauer, Schwäbisch-Gmünd H.Meyen & Co, Berlin not identified not identified not identified not identified not identified WMF - Wurttembergische Metallwaren Fabrik not identified not identified WMF - Wurttembergische Metallwaren Fabrik go to Lazarus Posen Witwe details not identified Hessenberg & Co, Frankfurt a.M Julius Herz HKJ, not identified J. W. Paulmann & Sohn - Bremen not identified Heinr.Bleyer Jr.- Chemnitz not identified WMF - Wurttembergische Metallwaren Fabrik WMF - Wurttembergische Metallwaren Fabrik WMF - Wurttembergische Metallwaren Fabrik
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