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Silver Makers' Marks - Chester Assay Office (A to D)



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A

AB   AC   AD   AE   AF   AG   AH   AJ   AL   AM   AO   AR   AS   AW  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Abrahall & Bint (Arthur John Abrahall & John William Bint) (entered Nov 1898) Frederick Street, Birmingham
Able & Charnell (Thomas Able & Walter James Charnell) (entered May 1902) Frederick Street, Birmingham
Abrahams & Co (Abraham Levi Abrahams) (entered Apr 1903) Hockley Hill, Birmingham
Asprey & Co Ltd 1905..1909
(entered May 1905) 		Brush, cigar & cigarette cases, flask, sugar bowl, table lighter, vesta Jewellers, gold & silversmiths & retailers of London
1912..1930
(entered Feb 1910)
1922
(entered Dec 1922)
Akerman & Co 1920
(entered Feb 1898) 		Vesta High Street, Marylebone, London
A & F Thorneywork (Arthur Thorneywork & Fred Thorneywork) (entered Mar 1904) Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
Abbott & Jones 1836 Spoon Liverpool goldsmiths & silversmiths
A & I D (?) 1768 Ladle Mark not shown in Chester records
Alexander & Lawson 1915
(entered Apr 1909) 		Cigarette case Gordon Street, Glasgow
Adie & Lovekin (entered Aug 1883) Bookmark, buttonhook, flatware, glove stretcher Frederick Street, Birmingham
Adie & Lovekin Ltd 1900..1913
(entered Mar 1909)
(entered Mar 1909)
Alfred Bedford (entered Sep 1876) Bedford was the manager of Waltham Watch Co UK, Holborn Circus, London
(entered c1890)
A C Bloxham Ltd (Albert Cowley Bloxham) (entered Nov 1921) Holborn Circus, London
A Bromet & Co 1904
(entered Feb 1899) 		Vesta Jewin Street, London

(Mark reads AB&Sns)

Andrew Barrett & Sons (entered c1891) Matchbox holder, paper knife, whistle Piccadilly, London
1900..1913
(entered Mar 1897)
Ahronsberg Brothers 1892..1913
(entered Apr 1896) 		Spoon, stamp case Albion Street, Birmingham
Abrahams Brothers (entered May 1902) Vyse Street, Birmingham
Adie Brothers Ltd 1932
(entered Apr 1922) 		Tazza Frederick Street, Birmingham
Arthur Cash (entered Jan 1882) Vyse Street, Birmingham
Arthur Creighton 1956..1958
(entered Sep 1952) 		Napkin ring, spoon Teacher of jewellery & silverwork at Morecambe College of Arts & Crafts
Cohen & Charles (Albert Cohen & Charles Solomon) (entered Sep 1895) Thavies Inn, Holborn, London
The Alexander Clark Manufacturing Co (entered Apr 1906) Fenchurch Street, Oxford Street & Market Place, London & Welbeck Works, Randall Street, Sheffield
Abraham David Loewenstark (entered Apr 1885) The Strand, London
Albert Ernest Jenkins 1902..1915
(entered Dec 1902) 		Stamp holder Vittoria Street, Birmingham
Albert Edward Jones 1920..1922
(entered Jan 1911) 		Caddy spoon, toast rack Windmill Street, then Livery Street, Birmingham
Arthur Fenwick Ltd (entered Sep 1934) Vyse St, Birmingham
Alfred Forth 1952
(entered Jum 1948) 		Spoon Liverpool Road, Manchester
Alfred Gurney 1888
(entered Apr 1875) 		Watch case Watch case maker, Smithfield Street, Coventry
Arthur Graf 1907..1910
(entered Jul 1907) 		Imported items: caddy spoon, sucrier "Manufacturer's agent & importer", Goswell Road, London
Alfred George Griffiths (entered Sep 1880) Hylton Street, Birmingham
Arthur George Rendell 1907..1909
(entered Jun 1907) 		Imported watch case Clerkenwell Road, London
Alfred Horatio Darby (entered Apr 1895) Caroline Street, Birmingham
Alfred Henry Read 1888
(entered c1894) 		Watch case Watch case maker, Hill Street, Coventry
Albert Jackson 1903
(entered Feb 1902) 		Frame Albion Street, Birmingham
Alfred James Blake 1909
(entered Oct 1908) 		Fob medal St John Street, London EC
A J Bailey & Son (entered Jun 1956) Everest Works, Tenby Street North, Birmingham
Alfred James Cheshire 1898
(entered c1890) 		Cuff links Tenby Street North, Birmingham
Arthur James Lawrence (entered Mar 1909) Vyse Street, Birmingham
Arthur Johnson Smith 1900..1912
(entered May 1895) 		Brooch Variety Works, Frederick Street, Birmingham
(entered May 1909)
Arthur James Walker 1893
(entered Nov 1882) 		Watch case Watch case maker, Earlsdon Street, Coventry
Dennison & Wigley (Aaron Lufkin Dennison)

Dennison Watch Case Co (after 1906)

(entered Dec 1905) Handsworth, Birmingham
(entered Dec 1905)
Adie & Lovekin Ltd (c1909)
Arthur Joseph Mason (entered Feb 1908) Hylton Street, Birmingham
Alfred Marston 1909..1917
(entered Nov 1908) 		Creamer Icknield Street, Birmingham
Abraham Meyer Blanckensee (entered Apr 1879) Sugar bowl, vesta Summer Hill Terrace, Birmingham
(entered Oct 1880)
Peacock, Mansfield & Britton (Arthur Mansfield & James Britton) (entered Mar 1899) Salisbury Square, Fleet Street, London
Anglo-Orient Trading Co Ltd (entered May 1947) Finchley Road, London
Alexander Ritchie 1910..1911
(entered May 1910) 		Iona silver: brooch, spoon Also seen on 1907 & 1908 spoons marked with "CS*FS" for Saunders & Shepherd

Normally with Iona mark:

A Roden & Son (entered Apr 1930) Hatton Garden, London
Albert Sydenham (entered c1899) Frederick Street, Birmingham
(entered Aug 1908)
Adolph Scott

Adolph Scott Ltd (after c1933)

(entered Oct 1924) Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
(entered May 1933)
Alstons' & Hallam 1900 Inkwell Mark not shown in Chester records
Alfred Wigley (entered Jun 1899) Terrace Road, Birmingham
A W (Unidentified) 1922..1924 Cigarette case, cup, flatware, napkin ring Mark recorded at Chester Assay Office, but no name associated with it
A Wilcox 1925
(entered Sep 1925) 		Spoon Alfred Nathan Andrews & Harry Stanley Andrews trading as A Wilcox, Nursery Road, Hockley, Birmingham
A W Crosbee & Co
(Arthur Walter Crosbee) 		(entered Mar 1902) Vyse Street, Birmingham
A W Crosbee & Sons Ltd (entered May 1926)



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B

BB   BG   BH   BL   BM   BP   BS   BT  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Bacon & Bill (Charles Walter Bacon & Frank Bill) (entered Jan 1894) Hylton Street, Birmingham
Brookes & Crookes (John Brookes & Thomas Crookes) (entered c1886) Atlantic Works, St Philip's Road, Sheffield
B & Co (entered c1887) Spoon "Unidentified" in Chester records due to missing register
Blow & Co (entered Apr 1900) Ferdinand Fekelmeyer & Francis William Lloyd trading as Blow & Co of Gracechurch Street, London
Henry Bushell & Co (entered Jan 1905) Tenby Street North, Birmingham
Butt & Co 1937
(entered Mar 1906) 		Spoon Jewellers & silversmiths, Eastgate Row, Chester & High Street, Wrexham
Beddoes & Co (entered May 1932) Suckling Ltd rading as Beddoes & Co, Albion Street, Birmingham
Bishton & Fletcher (entered Nov 1882) Northampton Street, Birmingham
Burrows & Mills (entered Mar 1882) Jewellers & watchmakers, Vyse Street, Birmingham
Britton & Sons (entered Sep 1912) Hockley Hill, Birmingham

Also in sans-serif:
B&S
(entered Jun 1909)

Bacchus & Whitehouse (Bernard Charles Bacchus & Eric Whitehouse) (entered Jun 1923) Vyse Street, Birmingham
B B 1927 Watch case Possibly Benson Brothers (John & William H Benson), watch case manufacturers, Wood Street, Liverpool.

This mark not shown in Chester Assay Office register, but Benson Brothers registered several marks between 1894 & 1917 including BB sans-serif in oval and BB serif in rectangle.

Brockington Brothers c1890
(entered Jul 1880) 		Fob medal New John Street West, Birmingham
Barker Brothers Silversmiths Ltd 1962
(entered Mar 1937) 		Dish Constitution Hill, Birmingham
Bert Gordon (entered Feb 1946) Warstone Lane, Birmingham
Britton, Gould & Co (entered Apr 1906) Hatton Garden, London
Barnett Henry Abrahams (entered Nov 1895) Houndsditch, London
B H Joseph & Co (Barnet Henry Joseph) (entered Aug 1879) Vesta Frederick Street, Birmingham
1892
(entered c1889)
(entered Dec 1898)
Berthold Hermann Muller (entered Oct 1912) Wardour Street, London

Importer of German & Dutch silver

Bendall Brothers (Gordon, Henry & David Bendall) 1931
(entered Apr 1920) 		Spoon Spencer Street, Birmingham
Bishton's Ltd (entered Mar 1953) Northampton Street, Birmingham
B Muller & Son (Berthold Muller) 1898..1908
(entered Mar 1898) 		Box, pepperette, spoon Silversmith & importer of German silver of Wardour Street, London
Boaz Moses Landeck 1907..1911
(entered Mar 1907) 		Imported silver (ladle, spoon, tea strainer) "Importer of foreign plate", Campden Square, London

Succeeded Samuel Boyce (Boaz) Landeck (see SBL mark); died 1916

Boots Pure Drug Company 1903..1904
(entered Mar 1904) 		Basket, button hook, dressing table set, jar top, match box holder, stamp case, vesta Station Street, Nottingham.

Boots was, and still is, a large chain of retail chemists.

1907..1910
(entered Mar 1904)
Bravingtons (entered May 1914) Frank William Bravington trading as Bravingtons, Pentonville Road & Ludgate Hill, London
Benjamin Thomas Greening (entered Nov 1903) Hatton Garden, London & Hylton Street, Birmingham



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C

CA   CB   CC   CD   CE   CF   CG   CH   CJ   CL   CP   CS   CU   CW  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Cohen & Charles 1898..1928
(entered Sep 1895) 		Bowl, cigarette case, vase, vesta Albert Cohen & Charles Solomon trading as Cohen & Charles, Thavies Inn, Holborn Circus, London
(entered Jul 1923)
B M Cotton & Co (entered Jun 1919) Purse Albion Street, Birmingham

Same mark with sans serif characters entered Feb 1909

Carrington & Co (entered Feb 1932) Regent Street, London
Constantine & Floyd Ltd (entered May 1901) Regent Place, Birmingham
Crisford & Norris 1915 Vyse Street, Birmingham
Clark & Sewell (James Clark & John Sewell) 1913..1947
(entered Apr 1906) 		Box, cigar & cigarette cases, compact, epergne, locket, mustard, purse, stamp case, vesta Legge Lane, Birmingham
Faraday & Davey (Charles Arthur Faraday) (entered Nov 1895) Charles Adkins Faraday, Charles Arthur Faraday, Warren Faraday & Henry Rowe trading as Faraday & Davey, Hatton Garden, London
C B 1891
(entered c1890) 		Spoon Unidentified in Chester Assay Office Register due to missing register
Cooper Brothers & Sons Ltd (entered Jun 1912) Arundel Street Sheffield & Holborn Viaduct, London
Charles Boyton & Son Ltd (entered Oct 1919) Manufacturing silversmiths of London
C Brooks Ltd (entered Dec 1906) Ely Place, London
Charles Cooke 1890..1891
(entered c1887) 		Watch case Watch case maker, Coventry
Colen Hewer Cheshire 1894..1929
(entered Nov 1894) 		Box, brush & comb set, buckle, card case, cigarette case, flask, napkin ring, note pad, pepperette, purse, spectacle case, tray, vinaigrette Northampton Street, Birmingham
Dimier Brothers & Co (Charles Dimier) 1882
(entered Feb 1882) 		Watch case Watch manufacturers & importers, Cannon Street, London
1885
(entered Apr 1885)
Charles De Boer (entered Feb 1960) Rodney Street, Liverpool & Winrarleigh Street, Warrington
Cyril Emary 1938
(entered Sep 1935) 		Cigarette case Jeweller & silversmith of Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex
Constantine & Floyd (entered Oct 1882) Caroline Street, Birmingham; subsequently Regent Place, Birmingham
(entered c1890)
Constantine & Floyd Ltd (entered May 1901)
(entered Mar 1902)
Charles Edward Adams (entered Mar 1909) Icknield Street, Birmingham
Charles Edward Soloman 1895
(entered Nov 1885) 		Vesta Vyse Street, Birmingham
Charles Edwin Turner (entered Mar 1911) Vyse St
Lowe & Sons (1913..1916)
Charles Faraday & Samuel Davey (entered Sep 1883) Hatton Garden, London
Charles Green & Son (entered Nov 1896) Charles Stevenson Green trading as Charles Green & Son, Augusta Street, Birmingham
Charles Harris 1881..1890
(entered Jul 1878) 		Watch case Watch case maker, Norfolk Street, Coventry
Charles Horner

Charles Horner Ltd (from 1910)

1888..1907 Bookmark, bracelet, brooch, buckle, 'Dorcas' brand, flatware, hat pin, napkin ring, thimble, whistle Mile Cross, Halifax & Frederick Street, Birmingham
1894..1948
(entered Dec 1884)
Charles Howard Collins 1892
(entered c1888) 		Pencil Hockley Hill, Birmingham
Errington Watch Company (Charles Huton Errington) (entered Dec 1898) Spon Street, Coventry
Charles Henry White & Francis Henry Hawkins 1866
(entered c1866) 		Wine jug Albion Street & Legge Lane, Birmingham
G H Johnstone & Co
Charles Fox & Co Ltd (Charles James Fox) (entered Nov 1897) Great Sutton Street, Clerkenwell, London
Charles Lyster & Son 1899..1902
(entered May 1899) 		Cigar & cigarette cases, vesta Spencer Street, Birmingham
Colbourne Ltd 1938
(entered Jan 1935) 		Fob medal Fore Street, Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Charles Peach 1918
(entered Jul 1909) 		Brooch Augusta Street, Birmingham
Charles Perry & Co 1921..1932
(entered Oct 1911) 		Bowl, caster, matchbook holder, menu holder, napkin ring, salt, spoon, trophy cup Icknield Street, Birmingham
Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings (Frank) Shepherd 1891..1904
(entered Apr 1881) 		Bowl, buckle, candlestick, card case, caster, cigar cutter, cigarette case, condiments, cruet, flatware, frame, hatpin stand, match striker, menu holder, mirror, napkin ring, pincushion, scent bottle, sovereign case, thimble, vase, vesta, watch case Holborn Circus, London
1894..1932
(entered c1894)
1903
(entered Dec 1899)
Charles S Green & Co Ltd (entered Nov 1912) St Paul's Square, Birmingham
The Usher Manufacturing Co (Charles Usher) 1934..1938
(entered Oct 1933) 		Fob medal, spoon, trophy Vittoria Works, Vittoria Street, Birmingham
1934..1938
(entered Oct 1933)
Charles Wilkes (entered Feb 1909) Mott Street, Birmingham
Charles Westwood & Son (entered Oct 1902) Hall Street, Birmingham
Cooperative Wholesale Society Ltd 1930..1932
(entered Apr 1921) 		Condiments set, spoon Manchester & Birmingham
C Widmer & Sons (entered Nov 1897) Casimir Widmer trading as C Widmer & Sons, St John Street, Clerkenwell, London
C W Fletcher & Son Ltd (entered May 1911) Sterling Works, Bramhall Lane, Sheffield



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D

DB   DC   DE   DG   DH   DL   DM   DO   DW  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Docker & Burn Ltd (entered Mar 1925) Sterling Works, Barr Street, Birmingham
Edward Durban & Co (entered Dec 1901) Frederick Street, Birmingham
Deakin & Francis (Stephen Henry Deakin & John Horace Francis) 1888
(entered Jan 1882) 		Card case Regent Place, Birmingham
David & Lionel Spiers (entered Jul 1884) Hylton Street, Birmingham
D & M Davis (David & Maurice Davis) (entered Oct 1895) Livery Street, Birmingham
Deakin & Nephew (entered Mar 1880) Regent Place, Birmingham
Duncan & Scobbie (entered Sep 1911) St Vincent Street, Glasgow
Dingley Brothers 1921..1925
(entered Apr 1909) 		Ash tray, cigarette case, matchbook holder, vesta St Mary's Street, St Paul's, Birmingham
Donald Collins 1946
(entered Feb 1946) 		Cigarette case Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
George Edward & Sons (David & George Edward) 1896..1919
(entered Dec 1901) 		Bowl, box, napkin ring, pepperette, salt, sauce boat, tea pot Buchanan Street, Glasgow
Daniel George Collins (entered c1894) Newgate St, London
(entered Aug 1897)
D G Collins Ltd (entered Jun 1926)
David Hollander & Son (entered Sep 1910) Northampton Street, Birmingham
Schindler & Co (David Loebl) (entered May 1914) Alderbury Avenue, London
(entered May 1914)
De La Rue Ltd (entered Jan 1905) Bunhill Row, London
Davis, Moss & Co (entered Mar 1909) "Manufacturing silversmiths & Connemara art jewellers", Harford Street, Birmingham
David Dow (entered Nov 1896) Argyle St, Glasgow
Dorothy Willington 1935
(entered Oct 1934) 		Napkin ring Birkdale, Lancashire
David & John Wellby (entered Nov 1884) Garrick Street, London

NB Jackson (Pocket Edition) & Culme both have "Daniel & John Wellby" under London Makers; this attribution follows Chester Compendium


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