Silver Makers' Marks - Birmingham Assay Office (J)

J& JA JB JC JD JE JF JG JH JI JJ JK JL JM JN JO JP JQ JR JS JT JU JV JW JX JY JZ

J&

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Jones & Crompton 1901..1932
(registered Feb 1899)
Brush, candlestick, card case, cruet, dish, frame, goblet, ink well, mug, napkin ring, pepperette, salt, sauce boat, tea service, trophy cup, vanity set, vase, vesta Edward Samuel Jones & Hubert Crompton trading as Jones & Crompton, Spencer Street, Birmingham; subsequently Harford Street, Birmingham

Crompton joined Jones's business in 1899

Joseph Jennens & Co 1843
(registered Dec 1827)
Badge, belt fittings, box lid, buckle, whistle Button & military ornament makers, Deritend, Birmingham
1860..1875
(registered Dec 1827)
1886..1911
(registered Dec 1885)
1901..1918
(registered Dec 1885)
Jones & Co 1887 Watch case Worcester
J & F S 1880..1905 Locket
J & H H 1874 Trophy cup
J & H M Ltd 1928..1930 Frame
J & I 1922 Communion set
J & J Maxfield Ltd 1904..1908 Decanter label, trophy cup, whisky jug Arundel Street, Sheffield
J & K R 1979..1989 Beaker, bowl, candlestick, cigar case, decanter label Probably from Kingston-upon-Hull as this mark has been seen in conjunction with the three crowns mark of the Guild of Hull Silversmiths whose members have been allowed to use it.
Jacobs & Ogus Ltd 1919
(registered Dec 1919)
Cigarette case
J & R Griffin (Joseph & Richard Griffin) 1903..1913 Butter knife, frame, sovereign case, spoon Manufacturing jewellers & silversmiths, Hylton Street, Birmingham; subsequently Link Works, Soho Hill, Birmingham

Went into voluntary liquidation in 1926.

Jones & Stevenson 1895
(registered Aug 1894)
Tea service

(image courtesy of Vickie Purves)
Jon & Valerie Hill 1971 Gold ring




JA

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
J A 1867 Gold ring
Joseph Adelman 1886..1905 Book mark, fob medal, fruit knife, pencil, whistle Lancaster Avenue & Withy Grove, Manchester

(image courtesy of Graham Evans)
1894
J A 1889..1897 Watch case
J A 1892 Watch case
James Alexander 1893..1900
(registered Jul 1881)
Fob medal
J A 1896 Watch case
James Allen 1896..1899
(registered Aug 1890)
Buckle, cigar cutter, fob medal, whistle
J A 1928..1929 Jar top, nail buffer
Joseph Adams & Son 1776
(registered Dec 1775)
Tongs Walsall
J A & S 1903..1933 Fob medal
J Aitkin & Son 1903..1918 Box, brooch, cufflinks, frame Spencer Street, Birmingham
John Ashford & Son 1970..1979 Cuff links Jewellers, Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
J A A 1998 Imported matchbox holder
J A B 1994 Spoon
J A Main Ltd 1972..2001 Bracelet, locket Portway Road, Oldbury, Birmingham
Junior Army & Navy Stores (probably) 1908..1911 Bowl, caddy spoon Regent Street, London
J A Restall & Co 1897..1916 Fob medal, medal, napkin ring, spoon, trophy cup Cambridge Street, Birmingham
1902, 1924..1934
(registered Nov 1919)
1905
(registered Oct 1881)
1905
(registered Feb 1905)
1930
(registered Feb 1905)
J A Restall Ltd 1936..1945
(registered Sep 1936)
J A S 1935 Trophy cup
James Waldron 2019..2022
(registered 2019)
Bangle Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
J A W & Co 1903..1904 Jar lid, vase rim

(image courtesy of Graham Evans)
J A Wylie & Co 1910 Fob medal, medal, spoon, trophy cup N.B. variants in shield shape & relative sizes of letters noted

Silversmiths & electroplaters, Holborn Viaduct, London EC

1913..1949




JB

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Joseph Bettridge 1829..1833
(registered Jul 1829)
Vinaigrette Church Street, Birmingham
Joseph Bent 1857..1860
(registered Feb 1842)
Whistle Plater, Newhall Street, Birmingham
Jonathan Bell 1869 Fruit knife South Street, Sheffield Moor
Joseph Berg 1903
(registered Nov 1901)
Cigarette case
J B 1906 Napkin ring
J B 1936 Badge
John Bartlett 1944
(registered Jun 1931)
Photograph holder Electroplate manufacturer, Mary Street, St Paul's, Birmingham
J B 1946 Napkin ring
J B 1959 Buckle
J B 1973 Salver
J B 1977 Ingot pendant
J Blanckensee & Co 1880..1882 Watch case Joel & Leon Julius Blanckensee, Frank Moss trading as J Blanckensee & Co, watch manufacturers & importers, Duchess Road & Regent Street, Birmingham
J B & Co 1896 Spoon
J B & Co 1902..1906 Bowl, brush, jar lid, napkin ring, tray, vase Note: J Blanckensee & Co are listed in 1905 as watch manufacturers at Frederick Street, Birmingham
J Boseck & Co 1911..1925
(registered Dec 1909)
Bowl, box, napkin ring, spoon, watch holder
J Beach & Co 1920
(registered Jan 1920)
Cigarette case
Jonas & George Bowen 1865..1876
(registered Sep 1859)
Mug, salt, saucepan, spoon
Benjamin John Blake (1931)
Benjamin John Blake (1952..1961)
J B Bennett & Co 1906..1907 Napkin ring, sovereign case Charterhouse Street & Hatton Garden, London
Carrington & Co (John Bodman Carrington) 1891..1896
(registered Feb 1884)
Claret jug, coaster, dish, dressing table jar, perfume bottle Regent Street, London W
J B Chatterley & Sons Ltd 1908..1909
(registered Nov 1896)
Box, candlestick, caster, cigarette case, condiments set, corkscrew, decanter label, dish, letter opener, mug, napkin ring, salver, sauce boat, spoon, tastevin, tea & coffee service, tea strainer, toast rack Newtown Road, Birmingham
1911..1987
(registered Nov 1910)
1926..1993
(registered Oct 1925)

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
1951..1972
J B E 1988 Buckle
J B G 1988..2005 Bookmark, letter opener, spoon
J B J 1902..1930 Box, creamer, cup, decanter label, fob medal, menu holder
J B J 1905..1910 HMS Victory souvenir spoon
John Bull Ltd 1989..2006 Bookmark, candle snuffer, clock, frame, spoon, tastevin New Bond Street, London W1
J B Ld 2002 Bookmark
Sir John Bennett Ltd (probably) 1911..1929 Ashtray, box, match book holder, pepperette
J B R 1907..1911 Card case, cigarette case, napkin ring
1911
J B R 1986 Napkin ring
Jones Brothers 1899..1902
(registered Feb 1897)
Box lid, coin dispenser, napkin ring
J B Silvester 1870..1875
(registered Jun 1870)
Decanter label, honey pot, salt
Jackson Brothers 1882..1893 Bracelet, locket Manufacturing jewellers, Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
J BS 1914 Clock
John Bernard Stagg 1923
(registered May 1920)
Egg cup From 1955 J B Stagg & Sons Ltd
John Bernard Stagg (probably) 1933..1938 Spoon, tea service, trophy cup