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Black Friday Discount - 20% Off Bradbury's Book of Hallmarks

Published: 26th November 2020

Black Friday Discount - 20% Off Bradbury's Book of Hallmarks

Sheffield Assay Office are delighted to announce a 20% discount on the special and standard edition of the Bradbury’s Book of Hallmarks from 27th November – 23rd December 2020.

The publication featured above is the 36th edition of the Bradbury’s Book of Hallmarks, this unique little pocket sized reference book is of great value, providing the reader with the marks of origin on English, Scottish and Irish Silver, Gold, Platinum and Palladium and on foreign imported silver and gold plate. This edition provides updates to hallmarks, incorporates recent research on duty marks, and details future marks that will appear on precious metals until 2023.

The Assay Master, Ashley Carson said ‘The Bradbury’s book of hallmarks is without doubt the most up-to-date and comprehensive reference book on hallmarks and hallmarking available today’.

Purchasing a copy and charges:

If you would like to take advantage of this special offer please contact the Sheffield Assay Office on 0114231 8152, card payments can be taken over the telephone.

The usual price of the special edition, hardback and signed by the Assay Master is normally £25.00 and the standard edition paperback £15.00 (plus £3.00 postage and packing per book). A donation from the sale of each book will be donated to the Mary Parsons Charity for retired silversmiths.

Also available from the Sheffield Assay Office are the following publications:

The Sheffield Assay Office Register

A copy of the register of the persons concerned in the manufacture of silver wares and of the marks entered by them from 1773 to 1907.

It also includes identification of maker's marks on Sheffield silver wares.

£10.00 + p & p

Old Silver Platers and their Marks

A copy of the register of the Sheffield Assay Office of the persons concerned in the manufacture of goods plated with silver.

It also includes identification of maker's marks on Old Sheffield Plate.

£5.00 + p & p 

Issued by the Editor and Publisher, Sheffield Assay Office, Guardians’ Hall, Beulah Road, Hillsborough, S6 2AN


The Sheffield Assay Office was established in 1773, under an Act of Parliament and today the company assays and hallmarks the precious metals - silver, gold, platinum and palladium. Sheffield Assay Office is one of only four UK assay offices who all work to uphold the Hallmarking Act of 1973 and continue to ensure consumer protection for customers purchasing precious metals.

To find out more about the whole range of services offered by Sheffield Assay Office, such as our hallmarking and analytical services, please email us at info@assayoffice.co.uk or complete the contact form on our website at http://www.assayoffice.co.uk/contact-us,

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