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Assay office - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Assay offices are institutions set up to assay (test the purity of) precious metal items, to protect consumers. Upon successful completion of the assay, (i.e. the metallurgical content is found to be...
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Birmingham Assay Office - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The sponsor's mark, fineness mark and the assay office mark are compulsory marks. The crown on gold, the lion passant for 925 silver, the Britannia mark for 958 silver and the orb for 950 platinum and the date letter in all cases are voluntary additional marks.
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The only Assay Office Scotland with the world famous castle hallmark ... Welcome to the Assay Office Scotland ... Home to the world famous castle hallmark which, we have applied to Jewellery and silverware since 1457. We pride ourselves on providing a fast, high quality and easy to use hallmarking service with a clear focus on...
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The Goldsmiths' Company is one of the Twelve Great Companies of the City of London. ... Assay Office London is part of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, one of the twelve great livery companies of the City of London.
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The only Assay Office Scotland with the world famous castle hallmark ... Assay Office mark ... Indicates the particular Assay Office at which the article was tested and marked. There are now four British Assay Offices - Edinburgh,London, Birmingham, and Sheffield. There were other Assay Offices in former times.
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The Goldsmiths' Company ... Who's Who in Gold and Silver ... Antique plate committee...
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