Hallmarks with numerals
Found: 279Hallmarks with numerals: 279 records in the reference, dated between 1716 and 1972. By type: urban — 111, assay — 41, assay masters — 17. Shield shapes here: rectangle — 69, oval — 37, square — 23, elongated rectangle — 13. The records cover 50 towns and villages. Most frequent: Грозненский горбыткомбинат №2 — 3, Клеймо, утвержденное с 7 мая 1958 г. — 3, Первая Московская Артель — 2. 68 different makers and works are named. Every entry carries an image of the mark, its letters, the years it was in use and the shape of the shield. The letters and numerals struck on the mark itself — the maker’s initials, an abbreviated town or works name, an artel number, a year digit. Attribution almost always starts here: first find a mark with the same characters, then check the shield shape and the dates.
