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Silver Makers' Marks - Birmingham Assay Office (J)



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Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Joseph Jennens & Co 1843
(registered Dec 1827) 		Box lid, buckle, whistle Button & military ornament makers, Deritend, Birmingham
1867..1875
(registered Dec 1827)
1897
(registered Dec 1885)
Jones & Crompton 1901..1932
(registered Feb 1899) 		Brush, candlestick, card case, dish, goblet, ink well, mug, napkin ring, pepperette, salt, sauce boat, tea service, trophy cup, vanity set, vase, vesta Spencer Street, Birmingham; subsequently Harford Street, Birmingham

Proprietors: Edward Samuel Jones & Hubert Crompton

Jones's business was joined by Crompton in 1899

J & F S 1905 Locket
J & J Maxfield Ltd 1905 Trophy cup, whisky jug Arundel Street, Sheffield
Jacobs & Ogus Ltd 1919
(registered Dec 1919) 		Cigarette case
J & R Griffin (Joseph & Richard Griffin) 1913 Sovereign case Manufacturing jewellers & silversmiths, Birmingham

Went into voluntary liquidation in 1926.

Jones & Stevenson 1895
(registered Aug 1894) 		Tea service
Joseph Adelman 1886..1905 Fob medal, fruit knife Lancaster Avenue & Withy Grove, Manchester
J A 1895 Watch case
James Allen 1896..1899
(registered Aug 1890) 		Buckle, cigar cutter, fob medal, whistle
J A 1928 Jar top
Joseph Adams & Son 1776
(registered Dec 1775) 		Tongs Walsall
J A & S 1903..1926 Fob medal
J Aitkin & Son 1903..1915 Box, brooch, frame Spencer Street, Birmingham
J A M 1972 Locket
Junior Army & Navy Stores (probably) 1908..1911 Bowl, caddy spoon Regent Street, London
J A Restall & Co 1897..1912
(registered Oct 1881) 		Fob medal, napkin ring, spoon, trophy cup Cambridge Street, Birmingham
1905
(registered Oct 1881)
1905
(registered Feb 1905)
1924..1934
(registered Nov 1919)
J A Restall Ltd 1937..1945
(registered Sep 1936)
J A S 1935 Trophy cup
J A W & Co 1903..1904 Jar lid, vase rim
J A Wylie & Co (probably) 1919..1949 Fob medal, medal, trophy cup N.B. variants in shield shape & relative sizes of letters noted

Silversmiths & electroplaters, Holborn Viaduct, London

Joseph Bettridge 1829..1833
(registered Jul 1829) 		Vinaigrette
Joseph Bent 1857
(registered Feb 1842) 		Whistle
J B 1906 Napkin ring
J B 1946 Napkin ring
J B 1973 Salver
J B & Co 1880 Watch case
J B & Co 1896 Spoon
J B & Co 1902..1906 Bowl, tray, vase
J Boseck & Co 1911..1925
(registered Dec 1909) 		Bowl, box, napkin ring, spoon
J Beach & Co 1920
(registered Jan 1920) 		Cigarette case
Jonas & George Bowen 1865..1875
(registered Sep 1859) 		Mug, salt, saucepan, spoon
J B Bennett & Co 1906..1907 Napkin ring, sovereign case Charterhouse Street & Hatton Garden, London
Carrington & Co (John Bodman Carrington) 1891..1893
(registered Feb 1884) 		Claret jug, coaster, dressing table jar Regent Street, London W
J B Chatterley & Sons Ltd 1909
(registered Nov 1896) 		Box, caster, cigarette case, condiments set, decanter label, dish, mug, napkin ring, salver, sauce boat, spoon, tastevin, tea & coffee service, toast rack Newtown Road, Birmingham
1912..1977
(registered Nov 1910)
1926..1986
(registered Oct 1925)
J B E 1988 Buckle
J B J 1913 Fob medal
John Bull Ltd 1989..2006 Bookmark, clock, frame, tastevin New Bond Street, London W1
Sir John Bennett Ltd (probably) 1911..1912 Box, match book holder, pepperette
J B R 1907..1910 Card case, cigarette case
Jones Brothers 1899..1902
(registered Feb 1897) 		Box lid, coin dispenser, napkin ring
J B S 1872..1875 Decanter label, salt Note: an identical mark registered by J B Stagg, May 1920
Jackson Brothers 1889..1893 Bracelet Manufacturing jewellers, Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
J BS 1914 Clock
J B S 1933..1938 Souvenir spoon, tea service, trophy cup Note: an identical mark registered by J B Silvester, June 1870
James Collins 1822..1867
(registered Oct 1816 & various dates to 1859) 		Flatware, vinaigrette Cook Street, Birmingham; subsequently Suffolk Street, Newhall Street, Frederick Street.

A similar mark registered Feb 1828 by Joseph Carnall, plater.

Collins registered a mark with stop May 1838:
J.C

John Clifford (probably) 1896
(registered Sep 1885) 		Pendant
J C 1899..1906 Fob medal Possibly John Culver
John Culver 1902 Fob medal Clerkenwell, London
G H Johnstone & Co (1916)
James Carr (probably) 1928..1949 Bowl, box, condiments set, dressing table set, spoon, tea service Some items stamped "James Carr, Aberdeen"
J C 1977 Spoon
J C 1984..1991 Candlestick, decanter label, frame, vase
J Collyer & Co Ltd 1904..1912
(registered Jul 1900) 		Jug, scent bottle lid Hockley Hill, Birmingham
Joseph Cook & Son 1890..1936
(registered Jan 1889) 		Book mark, button hook, hat pin, napkin ring, spoon, vesta Livery Street, Birmingham
J C Clark 1881
(registered Jun 1878) 		Earring
John Charles Grinsell 1907..1908
(registered Sep 1906) 		Claret jug, bottle rim
Singleton & Cole Ltd 1906 Cigarette holder, vesta Pipe mounters & dealers, Camson Street, Birmingham; also Walsall, Wolverhampton, Liverpool & Shrewsbury
1914
J C Plimpton & Co 1905 Vase rim American import/export merchants, Old Hall Street, Liverpool & Curtain Road, London
John Collard Vickery 1913..1933 Mustard, trophy cup Regent Street, London
Joseph Daffern & Co 1908, 1924..1931 Fob medal Hatton Garden, London
Johnson, Durban & Co Ltd 1898..1900
(registered Feb 1897) 		Spoon, vase rim Aston Road & Hubert Street, Birmingham
James Dixon & Sons Ltd 1914 or 1939 Cigarette case Cornish Place, Sheffield
James Dewsnap Ltd (probably) 1905 Thimble Fancy leather goods manufacturers, St Thomas Street, Sheffield & Ely Place, Holborn, London EC
John D McAllister 1939 Cigarette case Glasgow
J D Stone 1908 Pickle tongs A similar mark with stop after each letter (J.D.S.) registered May 1905
James Deakin & Sons (John & William F Deakin) 1907..1921 Cigarette case, dressing set, mirror, vanity set Sidney Works, Matilda Street, Sheffield
James Deakin & Sons 1932
J E A 1973 Pendant
J E Bushell 1895..1926
(registered Dec 1891) 		Condiments, napkin ring, salt, spoon, tea strainer, toast rack Caroline Street, Birmingham
1942..1945
(registered Jun 1932)
J E F 1918 Fob medal
James Fenton 1854..1858
(registered Apr 1852) 		Bowl, fob medal, fruit knife, goblet, napkin ring, salt, spoon, thimble, trophy cup, vinaigrette Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
1863..1877
(registered Sep 1860)
1890..1901
1896
(registered Jul 1882)
James Fenton & Co 1905..1954
Joseph Fray 1889..1896 Fob medal
Jacob Fenigstein 1906..1913 Kiddush cup
J F 1909..1914 Watch case
J F R 1996..2001 Spoon
J G 1847 Fish servers Perhaps John Gammage, but not shown in Birmingham Assay Office's Early Silver Hallmarks
John Gammage 1849..1863 Decanter label, flatware
J G 1853 Knife handle
John Gilbert 1850..1868
(registered Oct 1876) 		Decanter label, flatware
John Gilbert & Co (registered Mar 1877)
John Gough 1873..1879
(registered Aug 1870) 		Decanter label, table centrepiece

(image courtesy of Andy from Sydney) 		Joseph Gloster 1890, 1905
(registered Jul 1888) 		Box, brush, card case, caster, cigarette case, condiments, flatware, mug, napkin ring, purse, salver, sovereign case, tazza, tea & coffee service, toast rack, trophy cup, vase, vesta Lion Silver Works, Hockley Hill, Birmingham
1895..1897
(registered Jul 1890)
Joseph Gloster Ltd 1900..1907
(registered Jun 1901)

Note: variations in (e.g.) spacing & underlining observed for this mark 		1908..1978
(registered May 1909)
James Griffiths 1902..1905, 1933 Brooch, button, scent bottle Spencer Street, Birmingham
J Gillmore 1904..1925 Bowl, condiments set, Glastonbury souvenir spoon High Street, Glastonbury, Wiltshire
G H Johnstone & Co (1916)
James Geraghty 1964
(registered May 1948) 		Box
J G & Co Ltd 1972 Dish
John Grinsell & Sons 1891..1919 Ash tray, butter dish, claret jug, condiments, flatware, inkwell, match striker, plate Victoria Works, St George's, Birmingham

N.B. An identical mark to the first one shown here registered at London Assay Office Sep 1913 by John Goode & Sons of Birmingham

1910..1930
(registered Sep 1905)
J Gilbert & Son 1895..1903
(registered Oct 1894) 		Fork, spoon
J G & Sons 1881 Spoon
Joseph Gloster Ltd (1908..1978)

(image courtesy of Dart Silver Ltd) 		James George Newbold 1902 Pipe mount Pipe mount manufacturer, St John Street, Clerkenwell, London
Joseph Gray Styles 1895..1896 Spoon, souvenir cross Branston Street, Birmingham, subsequently Albion Street, Birmingham
1905
James Heales 1830
(registered Sep 1824) 		Watch case Case maker, Coventry
Joseph Harris 1841
(registered Feb 1842) 		Watch case Case maker, The Butts, Coventry
John Hines 1899..1907
(registered Jan 1898) 		Salt, tea service, vesta
J H 1883 Earring
Joseph Hawkins (probably) 1889..1901 Mustard, pepperette, salt, sovereign case, vesta
Henry Howell & Co Ltd (Jonathan Howell) 1895 Parasol handle, stick mount Cane & stick manufacturers, Old Street, London EC
J Howell & Co Ltd 1910..1916
(registered Jan 1909)
John Hardman & Co 1849..1899
(registered Sep 1845) 		Bowl, paten, tongs
J Hudson & Co 1908..1910
(registered Aug 1899) 		Bos'n's whistle, whistle Specialist whistle maker
1929..1936
J Hill & Co 1931..1936
(registered Jul 1911) 		Napkin ring, spoon
Joseph Haywood & Co 1957
(registered Aug 1902) 		Souvenir spoon
Joshua Horton & Son 1922..1932, 1957..1973 Box, cigarette case, fob medal, napkin ring Hatton Garden, London
J Harris & Son 1965..1975
(registered May 1957) 		Tea strainer
J H B 1909..1913 Lincoln Imp souvenir flatware
J H C 1949..1950 Cigarette case
J H Hillcox 1899..1907
(registered Oct 1891) 		Vesta New John Street West, Birmingham
J H Hillcox (probably) 1900 Cigarette case An identical mark registered May 1887 by J H Hunt ("electroplate manufacturer")
John H Lunn 1959..1965 Ash tray, baby's food pusher, chafing dish, cigarette case, table lighter Belfast
St James House Company (1979..1983)
Joseph Hayes Taylor 1879..1881 Vesta Spencer Street, Birmingham
J H W 1894 Fob medal Possibly J H Williams
J H W 1899..1904 Perfume bottle, vanity jar top
John Henry Wynn 1899..1938 Cigarette case, clock, napkin ring, vesta Hylton Street, Birmingham
J H W 1922..1924 Cigarette case John Henry Wynn (probably)
J H Worrall, Son & Co Ltd 1906..1910 Brush, perfume bottle, vanity jar top
J I Co 1996 Butter knife
J J R 1973..1995 Bowl, caster
J L 1809 Caddy spoon N.B. This mark is not shown on the Birmingham Assay Office makers marks web site, but may be John Lawrence
John Lawrence & Co 1816..1831
(registered Apr 1813) 		Box, vinaigrette
John Lilly 1833..1834
(registered Oct 1833) 		Vinaigrette
John Linegar 1868..1883
(registered Jan 1865) 		Card case, flask, napkin ring, vinaigrette
Joseph Lyddiatt 1904..1910 Vesta Monument Road, Birmingham; subsequently Hockley Hill, Birmingham
J L 1922..1933 Cigarette case, spoon & tongs, vesta
J M 1899..1902 Box, card case, dish, tray
Joseph Moore (registered Jul 1893) Case maker, Spon End, Coventry
Joseph Moore 1905..1923 Fob medal J E Moore & Frank Moore trading as Joseph Moore, die sinkers & medallists, Petsford Street, Birmingham
J M 1927 Cigarette case
J M 1928 Napkin ring
J M 1989 Dish An identical mark registered by John Mackay at Edinburgh Assay Office May 1987
J M-A 1971..1973 Decanter label, goblet, napkin ring, vase
John Millward Banks 1892..1902
(registered Mar 1902) 		Chatelaine, cigarette case, matchbox holder, menu holder, napkin ring, salt, souvenir spoon, tea service, vesta Northampton Street, Birmingham & London

Established 1863, died 1911, business continued by his son until c1926

J M C 1926 Fob medal
J McM 1919..1938 Fob medal, spoon
J M K 1978..1995 Clock, spoon
J M N 1961 Jug
John Newton 1832
(registered Jan 1832) 		Box Hunter's Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham
James Neale (registered Nov 1853) Case maker, Ryley Street & Hill Street, Coventry
J N 1886 Watchcase An identical mark registered at London Assay Office Jun 1877 by Jules Nordmann, case maker.

Possibly also J Newsome, case maker, The Butts, Coventry

Junior Army & Navy Stores (probably) (1908..1911)
J N M 1888..1897 Mustard, pepperette, pepper mill, vesta Possibly John Newton Mappin; cf Mappin's London JNM marks
J O Ltd 1919..1920 Brooch
J P 1904 Bowl
J P 1942..1973 Box, candlestick, caster, cigarette case, mug Also seen with only one stop, between J & P
John Pound & Co 1912 Vanity jar top Leadenhall Street, London, Piccadilly, London & Strand, London
John Purser & Sons Ltd 1937 Salver Commercial Road, Portsmouth
J P C 1907 Spoon
J P H 1913 or 1938 Brooch
J P H 1935..1938 Caster, sauce boat
J R 1888 Pepperette
Rotherham & Sons (John Rotherham) 1887..1908
(registered Sep 1890) 		Vesta, watch case Watch & watch case manufacturers, Spon Street, Coventry
John Rose 1902..1973
(registered Jan 1900) 		Card case, cigar & cigarette cases, condiments, decanter label, napkin ring, salver, tea service, trophy cup, vesta Hockley Street, Birmingham
J R 1914 Kiddush cup
J R 1915..1919 Kiddush cup
James Ramsay 1937 Quaich High Street, Dundee; subsequently Reform Street, Dundee
J R & W Laing 1934 Fob medal Gordon Street, Glasgow
John Reginald Burrows 1998..2008 Box, coffee pot, flatware, goblet, jug, tea pot, tray
Jay, Richard Attenborough Co Ltd 1959 Box
J R E 1901..1919 Brooch
J R Gaunt & Son 1904..1936
(registered Dec 1900) 		Badge, fob medal, frame, limited edition plate, match book holder, spoon
1920..1934
(registered Feb 1925
1926
(registered Jul 1902
1946, 1971
J R Ltd 1891..1902 Box, cigarette case, flatware, mustard, napkin ring, pepperette, vase, vesta
James R Ogden & Sons Ltd 1931 Mug Harrogate & London
James Swann 1876..1917
(registered Sep 1887) 		Mustard, napkin ring, thimble, vesta
J S 1881 Watch case
John Silverston 1897..1904 Dish, fob medal, salt Summer Hill Terrace, Birmingham; subsequently Frederick Street, Birmingham
Joseph Sewill 1893..1898 Watch chain Watch manufacturer, South Castle Street, Liverpool
J S 1919..1934 Napkin ring, trophy cup, vesta
J S 1929..1937 Cigarette case, match book case
J Smith 1935..1937
(registered Mar 1935) 		Box, pepperette
Joseph Smith & Sons (Birmingham) Ltd 1962..1978 Bracelet, locket Vittoria Street, Birmingham
John Satchwell & Co Ltd 1905 Spoon Station Street, Birmingham

(image courtesy of Dart Silver Ltd) 		John Satchwell & Co Ltd (probably) 1908 Card case

(image courtesy of Andy from Sydney) 		J S & Co 1988 Cuff links, decanter label
J Sherwood & Sons 1865..1913
(registered Nov 1858) 		Bowl, candlestick, coffee pot, flatware, jug, napkin ring, tea service, toast rack Regent Works, Regent Street, Birmingham
1900
(registered Aug 1898)
James Swann & Son 1922..1961
(registered Mar 1922) 		Condiments set, flatware, magnifying glass, thimble Hylton Street, Birmingham
J S & S 1929..1934 Napkin ring, sauce boat, toast rack
St James House Company (1979..1983)
J S Ltd 1903 Box

(image courtesy of Dart Silver Ltd) 		John S Pullinger 1902 Vesta Horse Fair, Birmingham
J S S 2010 Napkin ring
Susskind Bros (Joseph Susskind & Sigmund Susskind) 1907 Pipe mount
John Tongue 1832
(registered Jul 1831) 		Brooch, decanter label, mug, spectacle frame Summer Row, Birmingham; Parade, Birmingham (1838); Howard Street, Birmingham (1854)
1844..1846
(registered Jul 1844)
1845..1861
(registered Jul 1846)
1865
(registered Mar 1863)
J T 1882 Watch case
J T 1890..1904 Dish, vanity jar lid, vesta
J T & Co 1920..1963 Badge, condiments set, fob medal, goblet, trophy cup Possibly John Turton & Co
1938
J Taylor & Co 1926..1942 Fob medal, spoon, trophy cup Proprietor: John Cecil Taylor

Ely Place, London

J T & Co 1984..1990 Decanter label, wine bottle stopper
John Thompson & Sons 1899..1928 Brooch, fob medal, napkin clip, napkin ring, sovereign case, spoon, vesta Clerkenwell Road, London
J T Deeley 1947..1982
(registered Apr 1946) 		Money clip, napkin ring, tea service
J T J 1908, 1930 Cigarette case, gold locket
Hukin & Heath (John Thomas Heath & John Hartshorne Middleton)

subsequently Hukin & Heath Ltd

1893..1909
(registered Jan 1887) 		Basket, claret jug, decanter, napkin ring, plate, spoon, toast rack Great Charles Street, Birmingham
J V 1899 Jar lid
Joseph Vale 1946
(registered Aug 1945) 		Cigarette case
Joseph Willmore 1798..1843 Box, buckle, decanter label, flatware, fruit knife, ink stand, nutmeg grater, tray, vinaigrette
1804..1834
1823..1843
1835
J W 1827 Decanter label A similar mark without the stop registered Nov 1826 by John Wilkinson, Mount Street, Birmingham
J W 1883..1895 Sovereign case, watch case
J W 1883..1885 Watch case Possibly James Widmer
J Walker 1886..1897
(registered Feb 1881) 		Box, napkin ring, pepperette, purse, salt, spoon, vesta
John Edward Wilmot 1888..1911
(registered Jan 1899) 		Basket, bowl, box, brush, butter knife, cigarette case, decanter label, dish, mug, napkin ring, note case, spectacles case, vesta Hylton Street, Birmingham
J Wiseman 1895..1920
(registered Sep 1893) 		Salt & spoon, vase rim
Joseph Wilson 1906
(registered Oct 1896) 		Matchbox holder Matchbox maker
J W 1906, 1932 Fob medal
James Woods & Sons 1901..1926 Box, coaster, dish, knife rest, mug, mustard, napkin ring, sauce boat, tea service, trophy cup
Johnson, Walker & Tolhurst 1918..1919 Brush, candlestick, dish, pin tray
J W Benson Ltd 1904 Box, card case, cigarette case, compact, menu holder, vanity jar top Ludgate Hill, London
1925..1953
J W Caldicott (probably) 1894 Dish Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
John William Caldicott 1895..1899 Bowl, dish, pepperette, tea service, vase Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
1910..1916
(registered Sep 1910)
J W Kirwan & Co (John William Kirwan) 1903 Fob medal Vyse Street, Birmingham, Frederick Street, Birmingham & Hatton Garden, London
J W Lambourn & Son 1949
(registered Feb 1947) 		Spoon Jeweller, Warstone Parade, Birmingham
James Walker Ltd 1921..1928 Cigarette case, creamer, fob medal, napkin ring High Street, Streatham
1929
1937..1939
1967
J W Tiptaft & Son Ltd (James Walter Tiptaft) 1892..1906, 1924..1934 Basket, condiments set, fob medal, frame, goblet, napkin clip, tea service, trophy cup Northampton Street, Birmingham
1913..1914
(registered Oct 1914)
John Yardley 1841
(registered Aug 1841 & 1843, 1850) 		Watch case Case maker, Thomas Street, Coventry
J Yates & Son 1905..1906
(registered Jan 1903) 		Spoon, tongs
Josef Zweig 1912 Goblet, tray
J Zimmerman & Co 1971..1972
(registered Jul 1963) 		Dish

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