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Silver Makers' Marks - Birmingham Assay Office (A)



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Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Abrahall & Bint (Arthur John Abrahall & John William Bint) 1899 Creamer Frederick Street, Birmingham
A & B 1898..1902 Box, dish, mustard
Able & Charnell (Thomas Able & Walter James Charnell) 1901..1904 Brooch, buckle, button, vesta Frederick Street, Birmingham
1908
Asprey & Co Ltd 1903..1909 Ashtray, box, card case, cigarette case, compact, dish, frame, ink stand & ink well, match striker, napkin ring, sauce boat, table lighter, tea & coffee service, vesta Jewellers, gold & silversmiths & retailers, London
1910..1965
1906..1907
1986
2007
Akers & Co 1919
(registered Mar 1919) 		Vesta
Abrahams & Co (Abraham Levi Abrahams) 1921..1922 Spoon Hockley Hill, Birmingham
A & Co Ltd 1905 Jar lid
A & D Ltd 1924..1926 Fob medal
A & F Thorneywork (Arthur Thorneywork & Fred Thorneywork) 1903
(registered May 1902) 		Box Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
A & F Westwood 1905
(registered Sep 1905) 		Tazza
A & J E 1921 Napkin ring
A & J Zimmerman Ltd (Arthur & John Zimmerman) 1892..1918
(registered Mar 1903) 		Ash tray, bowl, box, card case, cigarette case, cruet stand, egg cup, flask, frame, jug, goblet, inkwell, matchbox holder, match striker, mug, napkin ring, pin tray, place card holder, salt, sauce boat, scent bottle, table lighter, tea service, trophy cup, vanity jar top, vesta Regent Place, Birmingham

Zimmermans went out of business between 1928 and 1931

1894..1909
(registered Jan 1903)
1913..1925
(registered Jul 1913)
1916..1920
1922..1929
(registered Jun 1919)
Adie & Lovekin 1888
(registered May 1879) 		Baby's rattle, book mark, box, buckle, button hook, cigarette case, cigarette holder case, compact, flatware, hair comb, hatpin, hatpin holder, napkin clip, pincushion, salt, shoe horn, stamp case, vanity jar top, vesta, whistle Frederick Street, Birmingham
Adie & Lovekin Ltd 1896
1897..1911
(registered Sep 1902)
1905..1927
Addicot & Matthews 1919
(registered Sep 1919) 		Cigarette case
A & R 1986 Imported frame
Aston & Son (Thomas Aston & William Aston) 1856..1861
(registered Jun 1857) 		Box, card case, decanter label, lancet case, toddy ladle, vinaigrette Regent Place, Birmingham
A A K 1900 Cigar holder
A over A P 1934..1937 Caster, cigarette case, condiments set
A A Venour & Co 1898
(registered Dec 1897) 		Buckle
A A Wall 1906
(registered Sep 1905) 		Frame, mirror Mott Street, Birmingham
Waltham Watch Co, UK (Alfred Bedford) 1882..1900 Watch case Bedford was the manager of Waltham Watch Co, Holborn Circus, London
1884..1885
A - B 1887..1892 Buckle, fob medal
A B 1908..1913 Candlestick, cigarette case, dressing table set, vesta
A B 1918..1920 Pepperette, vesta
A B 1932..1935 Napkin ring
A Bromet & Co 1887 Book mark, frame, vesta Jewin Street, London
1899..1904
Albert Baker & Co (1898) Ltd 1907..1911 Cigar holder case, pipe mount Tobacconists, Holloway Road, London N
Andrew Barrett & Sons 1893..1900 Ash tray, card case, desk tidy, inkwell Piccadilly, London
1911..1926
Arthur Barnett & Co Ltd 1908..1924
(registered Feb 1908) 		Candlestick, cigarette case, clock, napkin ring, sovereign case, vesta Hockley Hill, Birmingham
A Buckley Ltd 1923..1925
(registered Jan 1923) 		Cigarette case, clock, spoon, tazza Albion Street, Birmingham
Ahronsberg Brothers 1891..1896 Creamer, mug, napkin ring, pepperette, salt, spoon, stamp case Albion Street, Birmingham

A mark similar to the first one here registered by Albury Brothers Mar 1917

1892..1902
1904..1914
Abrahams Brothers 1903..1934 Box, cigarette case, egg cup, flatware, goblet, tea service, tray, trophy cup Vyse Street, Birmingham
Albury Brothers 1941
(registered Nov 1921) 		Bangle Summerhill Road, Birmingham
A Bros 1986..1994 Decanter label
Adie Brothers Ltd 1902..1962 Ash tray, bowl, box, card case, caster, clock, compact, cruet, dressing & vanity sets, fruit knife, goblet, ink stand, mustard, napkin ring, salt, salver, sauce boats scent bottle, spoon, tea & coffee service, trivet, trophy cup Frederick Street, Birmingham
1928..1955
A Brs 1912 Pencil sharpener
Ahronsberg Brothers (1892..1902)
Arthur Cook 1901..1904
(registered Jun 1899) 		Box, cigar case, cigarette case, jar top, napkin ring, tea service, vesta Carver Street, Birmingham
Alfred Cox 1903
(registered Feb 1894) 		Spoon Vittoria Street, Birmingham
Arthur Cash 1909 Fob medal Vyse Street, Birmingham
Albert Carter 1926..1951
(registered Aug 1917) 		Bowl, cigarette case, clock, dressing table set, tray, vanity jar top Frederick Street, Birmingham
Cohen & Charles 1897..1904 Frame, salt Albert Cohen & Charles Solomon trading as Cohen & Charles, Thavies Inn, Holborn, London
A C & Ss Ltd 1966..1977 Bowl, box, caddy spoon, candlestick
A C B 1925..1927 Spoon, tray
A C Jackson & Co 1909..1910
(registered Mar 1908) 		Cigarette case, vesta
The Alexander Clark Manufacturing Co 1899..1912
(registered Sep 1899) 		Box, bowl, cigarette case, compact, dish, flatware, sauce boat, tea & coffee service, toast rack, trophy cup Fenchurch Street, Oxford Street & Market Place, London & Welbeck Works, Randall Street, Sheffield
Alexander Clark & Co Ltd 1912..1977
(registered Feb 1912)
A C Ore 1974
(registered Aug 1963) 		Dish
Arthur Downing Ltd 1902 Pencil Manufacturing jewellers, Warstone Lane, Birmingham
Alfred Deeley 1933..1948
(registered May 1921) 		Box Silver box manufacturer, Hatton Garden, London
1934
Alfred Dunhill & Sons 1970 Cigarette box Tobacco blenders & pipe manufacturers, Duke Street, St James, London
A Davis & Co 1912 Snuff mull Piccadilly, London
Arthur Downing Ltd (probably) 1898 Desk set Pencil case makers & silversmiths, Spencer Street, Birmingham
A E Goodby & Son 1903..1906
(registered Aug 1902) 		Box, candlestick, frame Howard Street, Birmingham
Albert Edward Jones 1904..1936, 1960..2000
(registered Dec 1902) 		Basket, bowl, box, caddy spoon, candlestick, caster, chalice, condiments, inkwell, mug, napkin ring, sauce boat, spoon, tazza Became A. Edward Jones Ltd in 1954.

Windmill Street, then Livery Street, Birmingham

Albert Ernest Jenkins 1899..1911 Pendant, stamp holder Vittoria Street, Birmingham
A E Poston & Co Ltd 1931..1939 Condiments set, sauce boat, tea service, trophy cup
A E Robinson & Co 1886
(registered Jun 1886) 		Napkin ring, salt
A E Sturge 1919
(registered Apr 1918) 		Badge
A E T 1910 Vesta
Arnold E Williams 1928..1946
(registered May 1929) 		Condiments set, creamer, napkin ring, sucrier, tazza Vyse Street, Birmingham
Arthur Fenwick 1899..1933 Cigarette case, fob medal, presentation key, vesta Vyse St, Birmingham
Adolph Frankau & Co 1899..1900 Imported purse, vesta Queen Victoria Street, London
Adolph Frankau & Co (probably) 1907 Pipe mount
A F M 1982 Decanter label
A G (or G A) 1886 Watch case
Asprey & Garrard 2000 Box, frame New Bond Street, London W1

Asprey and Garrard merged in 1998 and de-merged in 2002

Ag Bs 1896 Spoon
A G C 1920 Fob medal
Alfred George Griffiths 1902..1903 Condiments, pin tray, tea service Hylton Street, Birmingham
A G M 1961 Dish
A G Sheppard Ltd 1922..1923
(registered Feb 1923) 		Box, ink well, jug Manufacturing Silversmiths, Regent Place, Birmingham & Ely Place, London EC1
1926
(registered Apr 1925)
Arthur Harris 1897..1918
(registered May 1897) 		Napkin ring, pepperette
Albert Hill 1930
(registered Sep 1924) 		Matchbook holder
A H & S 1933 Spoon Note: this could be a poor image of the mark of A Roden & Son (A R & S)
A over H A 1960 Condiments, tastevin, toast rack
A H Bullock 1923..1927
(registered Sep 1919) 		Box, napkin ring
Alfred Horatio Darby 1895..1929 Fob medal, trophy plaque Caroline Street, Birmingham
Albert Henry Day 1964
(registered Apr 1958) 		Bracelet Manufacturing silversmith, Newhall Hill, Birmingham; subsequently Augusta Street, Birmingham
A H Darby & Son 1919..1946 Brooch, fob medal, "Iona" spoon
A H H 1907 Butter knife
A H J 1944..1946 Mug, spoon
A H J & S 1924..1935 Cigarette case, spoon
A H Woodward 1903
(registered Nov 1884) 		Pencil Pencil case manufacturer, I X L Works, Legge Lane, Birmingham
A I 1910..1931 Box, caster, frame, purse, salt, tea service, vesta This mark seen attributed to A Isherwood, but I can find no evidence for this.
A I 1919 Jug
Albert Jackson 1902..1913, 1954, 1975 Bracelet, cigarette case, sovereign case, vesta Manufacturing jewellers, Albion Street, Birmingham

In telephone directories until at least 1975

Apex Jewellery 1985..1986 Decanter label, napkin ring
A J 1985..1987 Frame Possibly James Bros, Frederick St, Birmingham
A J Bailey 1898..1976 Cake knife, flatware, fob medal, mustard, napkin ring, salt Everest Works, Tenby Street North, Birmingham

Subsequently A J Bailey & Son

A J C 1887 Brooch
A J D & Co 1904 Fob medal Possibly A J Davenport & Co, Clerkenwell Rd, London
A J G 1934 Jar lid
A J K 1985..1989 Decanter label, napkin ring A similar mark seen with Edinburgh hallmarks
Arthur James Lawrence 1928..1934 Goblet, tazza Vyse Street, Birmingham
Junior Army & Navy Stores (probably) (1908..1911)
A J Poole 1975..2000
(registered 1975) 		Candlestick, coaster, inkwell, loupe, napkin ring, perfume bottle, thimble
1995..2009
(registered 1975)
A J Pepper & Co 1911
(registered Sep 1911) 		Buckle, candlestick, cigarette case, frame, hatpin, napkin ring, vanity jar top Frederick Street, Birmingham

A J Pepper & Co Ltd from 1913

1912..1927
(registered Jan 1913)
1921
A J Pepper & Co Ltd (probably) 1925..1931 Candlestick, napkin ring
Arthur Johnson Smith 1908..1909 Box, hat pin, hat pin stand Variety Works, Frederick Street, Birmingham
1910
1920
Abraham Kemp 1854
(registered Jan 1842) 		Box
A L 1985..1991 Frame, vase
Aaron Lufkin Dennison 1902..1936 Sovereign case, tea service, watch case Handsworth, Birmingham

Dennison & Wigley (1902); Dennison Watch Case Co (after 1906)

1905
1920..1923
A L Davenport Ltd 1931..1938
(registered Mar 1928) 		Bowl, candlestick, caster, condiments set, dish, jug, mug, napkin ring, pincushion, spoon, tea service, tray, trophy cup, vase In business until 1972
1953..1960
(registered Mar 1937)
Asprey & Co Ltd (2007)
Adie & Lovekin Ltd (1905..1927)
A Ltd 1977 Scent bottle
A M 1905 Button
Arthur Joseph Mason 1907..1908 Baby's rattle, basket, buckle, hair comb, napkin clip, napkin ring, pepperette, salt shaker, tongs Hylton Street, Birmingham
Alfred Marston 1919
(registered Oct 1908) 		Bowl Icknield Street, Birmingham
A M & Co 1908..1912 Fob medal, spoon
A Marston & Co 1930..1936, 1966..1989
(registered May 1930) 		Caddy spoon, caster, condiments, decanter label, dish, jug, ladle, miniature tea service, sauce boat, spoon, tea strainer Icknield Street, Birmingham; later Albion Street, Birmingham
1951..1985
(registered Dec 1948)
A M & S Ltd 1930 Cigarette case
Abraham Meyer Blanckensee 1891..1892 Sugar bowl, vesta Summer Hill Terrace, Birmingham
1895..1904

(image courtesy of Dart Silver Ltd) 		A M S 1929 Fob medal

(image courtesy of Andy from Sydney) 		A M over W 1986..1998 Candlestick, decanter label, salt spoon
Ari D Norman 1997 Imported book mark Argenta Way, London NW10

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A Nicholls & Son 1926..1931
(registered Apr 1926) 		Cigarette case, compact, flask, napkin ring
A Nicholls & Son Ltd 1947..1952
(registered Jan 1947)
A O & Co 1903..1904 Cigarette case, vesta
Anglo-Orient Trading Co Ltd 1946..1947 Cigarette case, napkin ring, spoon Finchley Road, London
A P 1921 Box
Arthur Price & Co Ltd 1924
(registered Jul 1926) 		Flatware
1928..1947
(registered Jul 1926)
A P H 1978 Box
Asprey & Co
A R 1885 Watch case An identical mark registered by Adolph Ries, case maker, at London Assay Office Jul 1884
A Round 1910..1928
(registered Oct 1910 & Mar 1928) 		Basket, box, dish
Alexander Ritchie 1919 Iona silver: flatware, letter opener Ritchie died in 1941

Sometimes with Iona mark:

(cameo as above, or incuse)

1933..1938
A Roden & Son 1926..1949 Badge, fob medal, spoon, trophy cup Hatton Garden, London
A R Horder & Co 1933..1935
(registered Feb 1940) 		Cigarette case
Anthony Thurman (probably) 1976 Spoon Spoon has "Anthony Thurman" cast into the handle near hallmark

(image courtesy of Dart Silver Ltd) 		Albert Sydenham (probably) 1893 Fob medal
Albert Sydenham 1895..1897 Brooch, cigar case, fob medal, jar top, vesta Frederick Street, Birmingham
1900..1912
1901
Albert Sydenham (probably) 1896..1909 Fob medal, souvenir spoon
Adolph Scott

Adolph Scott Ltd (after c1933)

1928..1947 Caster, cigarette case, cocktail stick, napkin ring, salver, sauce boat, spoon, tea service, toast rack Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
1957
Alexander Scott 1935..1938 Jug, mustard, teapot Glasgow
A S 1942 Cigarette case
Alexander Smith 1958..1987
(registered Mar 1954) 		Caddy spoon, candelabra, candle stick, decanter label, goblet Spencer Street, Birmingham
Argyll Silver 1987..1998
(registered May 1978) 		Candlestick, claret jug, decanter label
A S & Co 1924..1934 Souvenir spoon
Angora Silver Plate Co Ltd 1932..1973
(registered Jul 1921) 		Flatware, mug, napkin ring Regent Street, Birmingham & Hatton Garden, London EC1
Alfred Taylor 1853..1870
(registered Nov 1851) 		Box, card case, decanter label, etui, fruit knife, vesta, vinaigrette
A T 1912..1920 Kiddush cup
Ainsworth, Taylor & Co 1898..1904
(registered Jan 1896) 		Napkin ring, spoon Spencer Street, Birmingham
A T Cannon Ltd 1968..1971
(registered Mar 1965) 		Candlestick, condiment set, goblet, vase
1971..1986
(registered Oct 1971)
A T D 1930 Clock
A T W Colley 1945
(registered Apr 1940) 		Box
A U 1908 Fob medal
A V B Taylor 1947
(registered Feb 1945) 		Napkin ring
Alfred Wigley 1898..1899 Sovereign case, watch case Terrace Road, Birmingham
A Willis & Co 1904..1905 Souvenir spoon, watch stand Hatton Garden, London
A Wilcox 1930..1952 Box, cigarette case, dish, flask, mustard, napkin ring, tea service Alfred Nathan Andrews & Harry Stanley Andrews trading as A Wilcox, Nursery Road, Hockley, Birmingham
A Witting 1931 Thimble Hatton Garden, London
A W Abrahams 1893
(registered May 1890) 		Part of a pipe
A W Crosbee & Co
(Arthur Walter Crosbee) 		1904 Cigarette case, matchbook holder, vesta Vyse Street, Birmingham
A W Crosbee & Sons Ltd 1931..1941
A W G Ltd 1905..1906 Brush, fob medal, matchbox holder, pin tray
1913..1926
Arthur Willmore Pennington 1890..1891 Box, brush, caster, pepperette, thermometer, vanity jar top, vase rim Northampton Street, Birmingham; later Augusta Street, Birmingham
1901..1922
(registered May 1901)
Albert Yewdall 1907..1913 Watch case Lovell Street, Leeds

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