| The town mark was the name of the burgh, usually contracted either as ELG or ELN, but sometimes in full, as in one of the marks of Chas Fowler. With some of the earlier examples the figure of a mother and child in an upright oblong stamp is found. From about 1790 to about 1830 a stamp representing the west front of Elgin Cathedral Church was added, which was sometimes accompanied by another stamp representing the figure of St.Giles , its patron saint.
Below are a few examples of Elgin silver hallmarks:-
 Thomas Stewart C1813  Another Thoamas Stewart example
 William Stephen Ferguson C1828-C1875
 William Fowler C1830.
 John Sellar 1836-1880  Another John Sellar example.
 Charles Fowler 1809-1824
 James R Mackay 1863-1865
 James Leslie C1825
 Robert McGregor C1820
 Thomas Forbes C1750
Other Information on Elgin which is not connected to silver:
Map of Scotland Showing key Towns & Cities
A few useful links related to the Scottish Town of Elgin:
Dart Silver Ltd would like to express thanks to the Antique Collectors’ Club for their permission to reproduce here extracts and information from Jackson’s Silver & Gold Marks, edited by Ian Pickford.
( © Antique Collectors’ Club 2009) |
