There were two Burghs of Aberdeen in Juxtaposition, Old Aberdeen and New Aberdeen, each having its own distinct guilds and trading privileges. The distinction which was maintained for many centuries , was only abolished by the merging of the old burgh in the new in 1891.

In both burghs the goldsmiths were associated with other crafts , such as pewterers , wrights , armourers and saddlers , and incorporated under the common designation "Hammermen".

In neither burgh was the "town mark" of the goldsmiths taken from its arms but was in both composed of the first two, or the first two and fifth letters of the town name {AB or ABD}.The earliest known example of the town mark consists of the letters A B D, sometimes with a contraction mark over. These three letters in a single stamp (either with or without the contraction mark) appear to be the most common form of town mark , but on 18th century plate the letters A B D are found both in Roman and script characters. Occasionally the three letters appear as if each had been struck by a seperate stamp. In a few instances the first two letters, A B , are in a single stamp;in others the letters A B D N are found struck by seperate stamps, sometimes , however they are combined in one stamp.The Roman capital letter 'A' is also found struck thrice, and the same letter . of a peculiar character-as if formed of twisted ribbon-is also seen on plate of about the end of the 18th and the early part of the 19th centuries.

Early in the 18th century a stamp composed of three castles in a shaped shield, somewhat resembling the Newcastle mark, was used by Geo.Robertson as the town mark, and he was followed in this respect by others.The adoption of this mark is accounted for by the fact that the arms of the burgh are :gules, three castles,triple towered,within a double tressure flory counter flory,argent.The use, however, of the various eccentric marks such as a gate, a rose, a hand grasping a dagger , and other devices which are found in some combinations , seems quite inexplicable.

Following list is of known Aberdeen Silversmiths:

William Jamieson

Alex & J Smith

Alexander Forbes

Alexander Grant

Alex Galloway

Alexander Mollison

Alex Thompson

W or J Jamieson

Benjamin Lumsden I,II & III

Colin Allen

Colin Robertson

Charles Tocheti

Donaldson & James Riddel

David Izat

David Pirie

James Erskine

Emslie & Mollison

Emslie & Sutherland

John Ewan

George Angus

George Booth

G & A Booth

George Cooper

George Jamieson

Geo Jamieson & Son

George Robertson

George Sangster

George Walker

Hardy

John Barron

James Berry

James Brander

John Davidson

John Ewen

James Erskine

James Gordon

James Law

John Leslie

James Smith

James Wildgoose

James Walker

John Walker

James Abercrombie

John Allen

James Begg

John Duncan

Erskine & Byers

John Findlay

John Garden

James Hardy

James Law

JMCI

James Pirie

James Rettie

James Robertson

James Smith

John Sutherland

Thomas Moncrur

Milne

Rettie & Son

Mathaniel Gillet

Nathaniel Rae

Peter Crombie

Peter Gill

Peter Gill & Son

Peter Lambert

Peter Ross

M Rettie

Robert Cruikshank

Wm Scott Elder

Walter Melville

William Scott I & II

George Walker

William Brand

William Byres

W Dunningham & Co

Walter Melville

William Fillan

WG

William Jamieson

William Spalding

William Whitecross

 Aberdeen Silver For Sale

 Below are a few examples of Aberdeen silver Hallmarks:-

    John Leslie C1774  

   Middleton Rettie C1825

           William Jamieson C1810

  James Wildgoose C1763

      George Booth C1800

   Coline Allan C1748

    Nathaniel Gilett C1800

          George Sangster 1855 (Assayed in Edinburgh.)                         

    George Booth C1820

     John Findlay C1850

    Alexander Thomson C1775

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