Hallmarks with letter “I”

Hallmarks with letter “I”: 191 records in the reference, dated between 1534 and 1940. By type: masters — 143, assay masters — 12. Shield shapes here: rectangle — 86, square — 16, oval — 16, elongated rectangle — 12. The records cover 33 towns and villages. Most frequent: Блом Иоганн Генрик — 3, Варьюс Иоган — 3, Григорьев Иван — 3. 130 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.