Silver: A Practical Guide to Collecting and Identifying Hallmarks - Hardcover

Langford, Joel

 
9780862883553: Silver: A Practical Guide to Collecting and Identifying Hallmarks

Synopsis

To the uninitiated purchasing silver may be a daunting experience. What is Old Sheffield Plate and how does it differ from electroplate? What is a 'blacksmith's repair', and what do hallmarks tell you about a piece of silver? Here is a practical guide that provides uncomlicated answers to these, and many other, questions. There are lists of hallmarks and manufacturers' marks and an explanation of the hallmarking system.

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