Silver Makers' Marks - Birmingham Assay Office (J)

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JT

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	John Tongue	1832..1833 (registered Jul 1831)	Brooch, christening set, creamer, decanter label, mug, spectacle frame, vinaigrette	Summer Row, Birmingham; Parade, Birmingham (1838); Howard Street, Birmingham (1854)
		1843..1846 (registered Jul 1844)
		1845..1861 (registered Jul 1846)
		1848 (registered Jul 1831)
		1864..1865 (registered Mar 1863)
	John Gaskins Tayton & Sons	(registered Sep 1867)		Watchcase makers, Trafalgar Street, Coventry
	J T	1882	Watch case
	Julien Tripplin	(registered Dec 1882)		Watch maker, Bartlett's Buildings, Holborn Circus, London EC
(image courtesy of Graham Evans)	James Thornton (probably)	1885	Fob medal	Jeweller, Guest Street, Hockley Hill, Birmingham
	J T	1887	Watch case	Case marked "Made in Switzerland"
	J T	1890..1904	Dish, vanity jar lid, vesta
	J T	1895..1902	Box, vesta
	J T	1903..1906	Napkin ring, spoon
(Some variations in shield shape and letter spacing noted)	John Taylor & Co	1920..1963 (registered 1922)	Badge, condiments set, cup, fob medal, goblet, spoon, tea service, trophy cup	John Cyril Taylor & William Charles Taylor trading as John Taylor & Co, silversmiths & medal makers, Ely Place, Charterhouse Street, London EC1
		1937
		1938
		1926..1942
	John Taylor (Silversmiths) Ltd	1981..1990	Decanter label, wine bottle stopper	Successors (from c1958) to John Taylor & Co
	John Thompson & Sons	1899..1928	Brooch, brush, fob medal, napkin clip, napkin ring, scent bottle, sovereign case, spoon, vesta	Clerkenwell Road, London
	John Troup & Sons	1886, 1904	Blotter, watch case	Hatton Garden, London
	J T Deeley Ltd	1947..1987 (registered Apr 1946)	Card case, cigarette case, money clip, mug, napkin ring, souvenir spoon, tea service	Warstone Lane, Birmingham
	J T J	1901	Cigarette case, gold locket, gold spinning fob
	J T J	1908..1930	Cigarette case, gold locket, gold spinning fob
	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

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JU

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	James Usher & Son	1907..1908	Lincoln Imp souvenir spoon & tongs	Jewellers & silversmiths, High Street, Lincoln

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JV

Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
J V	1899	Jar lid
John Vincent	1932	Souvenir spoon	Silversmith & goldsmith, St Mary's Street, Weymouth, Dorset
Joseph Vale	1946 (registered Aug 1945)	Cigarette case

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JW

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	Joseph Willmore	1797..1844	Box, buckle, decanter label, flatware, fruit knife, ink stand, nutmeg grater, spectacles, tray, vinaigrette	From Aug 1834 this mark used by the partnership of Joseph Willmore, John Yapp & John Woodward. Yapp & Woodward registered their "Y&W" mark May 1845.
		1823..1843
		1831
		1834..1839
	J W	1825..1828	Watch case	This mark not shown in the early Birmingham hallmarks database
	J W	1825..1827	Decanter label	A similar mark without the stop registered Nov 1826 by John Wilkinson, Mount Street, Birmingham
	John Wells	1838..1842	Watch case (registered Nov 1821)	Case maker, Spon Street, Coventry
	James Walker	(registered Oct 1849)		Case maker, Albert Street, Coventry A similar mark registered by Joseph Walton, case maker, Dec 1874 (top of central part of W level with top of letter)
	Joseph Walton	1883..1895 (registered Jan 1882 & Feb 1910)	Sovereign case, watch case	Upper Charles Street, London EC
	Joseph Walton	1883..1884	Sovereign case, watch case	Upper Charles Street, London EC
	J W	1883..1887	Watch case	A similar mark with serif letters and no stop registered Nov 1882 by James Widmer, watch importer, Holborn Viaduct, London EC
	Joseph Whitten (probably)	1883..1897 (registered Apr 1882)	Box, bracelet, card case, napkin ring, pepperette, purse, salt, spoon, vesta	Similar marks registered Feb 1881 by J Walker, whip mount maker, and Sep 1881 by James Wheeler, jeweller.
	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, tea caddy, vesta	Hylton Street, Birmingham
	J W	1895	Fob medal
	J Wiseman	1895..1920 (registered Sep 1893)	Salt & spoon, vase rim
	J W	1901	Bookmark, button, frame
	J W	1912..1924	Bookmark, button, frame
	J W	1902	Bookmark, spectacle case
	J Whiston	1903 (registered Jul 1903)	Vesta
	Joseph Wilson	1906 (registered Oct 1896)	Matchbox holder	Matchbox maker
(image courtesy of Graham Evans)	J W	1906, 1932	Fob medal
	Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd	1981	Silver-mounted Wedgwood items: box, napkin ring, spoon
	Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd	1983	Silver-mounted Wedgwood items: box, napkin ring, spoon
	J W	1988..1991	Cruet, nutmeg grater
	James Woods & Sons	1901..1926	Box, coaster, dish, knife rest, mug, mustard, napkin ring, sauce boat, tea service, trophy cup
	James Whitehouse & Son	1903 (registered Mar 1894)	Pyx box	Church furnishers, Albert Works, Great Charles Street, Birmingham
	J W & S	1904	Chatelaine belt hook
	J Wise & Sons	1907 (registered Jan 1904)	Belt	Military ornament makers
	Johnson, Walker & Tolhurst	1912..1919	Brush, candlestick, cigarette case, dish, pin tray	Aldersgate Street, London EC
	J W Benson Ltd	1904		Ludgate Hill, London
	John William Barrett J W Barrett & Sons Ltd (from 1960)	1903..1953	Cigarette case, compact, menu holder, vanity jar top, vesta	Manufacturing jeweller, Warstone Lane, Birmingham; subsequently Spencer Street, Birmingham
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)	J W B	1936	Pen
	J W Caldicott (probably)	1894	Dish	Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
	John William Caldicott	1895..1899	Bowl, dish, dressing table set, napkin ring, pepperette, tea service, vase	Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
	John William Caldicott	1910..1916 (registered Sep 1910)		Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
	J W C	1909	Imported box
	J W Evans & Sons Ltd	1990..2005	Card case, condiments set, dish	Albion Street, Birmingham Company established in 1881 by Jenkin William Evans
	J W Kirwan & Co (John William Kirwan)	1901	Fob medal, napkin ring	Vyse Street, Birmingham, Frederick Street, Birmingham & Hatton Garden, London
	J W Kirwan & Co (John William Kirwan)	1903	Fob medal, napkin ring
	J W Kirwan & Co (possibly)	1905..1907	Sovereign case, vesta
	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
		1928..1929
		1933
		1934..1939
		1967
	James Walter Tiptaft J W Tiptaft & Son Ltd (from c1918)	1886 (registered Feb 1886)	Basket, brooch, condiments set, fob medal, frame, goblet, napkin clip, tea service, trophy cup, vase	Northampton Street, Birmingham
		1892..1906, 1923..1934
		1913..1914 (registered Oct 1914)

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JY

Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
John Yardley	1841 (registered Aug 1841 & 1843, 1850)	Watch case	Case maker, Thomas Street, Coventry
John Yates & Son	1904..1918 (registered Jan 1903)	Box, fish servers, flask, spoon, tongs	Spoon & fork manufacturers, Pritchett Street, Birmingham
John Yates & Son	1905..1906	Box, fish servers, flask, spoon, tongs	Spoon & fork manufacturers, Pritchett Street, Birmingham
John Yeomans Cowlishaw	1919..1927	Needle case, scissors in case	Market Street, Sheffield

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JZ

Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
Josef Zweig	1911..1912	Goblet, salt, tray
J Zimmerman & Co Ltd	1967 (registered Jul 1963)	Basket, cake slice, dish	Warstone Lane, Birmingham
J Zimmerman & Co Ltd	1967..1973	Basket, cake slice, dish	Warstone Lane, Birmingham

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