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Silver Makers' Marks - Chester Assay Office (E to I)



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E

EB   EF   EH   EJ   EK   EM   EO   ER   ES   EV   EW  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Elkington & Co Ltd 1901 Cigarette case Newhall Street, Birmingham
(entered Dec 1908)
Ellis & Co 1898
(entered Dec 1898) 		Dressing table set I S Greenberg trading as Ellis & Co, Empire Works, Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
Ellis & Co Ltd (entered Nov 1939) Empire Works, Hall Street, Birmingham
Edwards & Sons (entered Nov 1910) Regent Street, London
Edward & Sons (entered May 1925) Buchanan Street, Glasgow
E Baker & Son 1924
(entered Jun 1900) 		Pencil holder Augusta Street, Birmingham
Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd (entered Aug 1958) Hatton Garden, London
E F Braham Ltd (Edward Foligne Braham) (entered Oct 1894) Vyse Street, Birmingham
(entered May 1911)
Edward Hickman 1871
(entered Mar 1871) 		Watch case Watch case maker, Old Allesley Road, Coventry
E Jacobs & Son (entered Jun 1884) Vittoria Street, Birmingham
E J Evans (entered May 1926) Icknield Street, Birmingham
Haseler & Bill (E J Haseler & C Bill) 1919..1921
(entered Jun 1920) 		Caster, mustard, salt, toast rack Villa Road, Handsworth, Birmingham & Hatton Garden, London
Edward John Haseler & Noble Haseler (Haseler Brothers) 1902..1915
(entered Jun 1895) 		Condiments set, flatware, knife rest, toast rack Branston Street, Birmingham
Edward Kirkman 1855 Watch case Case maker & jeweller, Highfield Street, Liverpool
E Mander & Son 1900
(entered Dec 1899) 		Frame Frame makers, Branston Street, Birmingham
Edward Moses Levetus (entered c1886) Vittoria Street, Birmingham
Edward Osborn Marples 1900
(entered Aug 1897) 		Flask Carver Street, Birmingham
Evan Roberts 1901
(entered Nov 1877) 		Spoon Watchmaker of Gayborn, Manchester

Note gap between date of entry and assay date - may not in fact be by this maker.

Edward Smith 1915..1919
(entered Aug 1894) 		Brooch, fob medal Augusta Street, Birmingham
E S Barnsley & Co (Edward Souter Barnsley) 1917
(entered May 1908) 		Teapot Frederick Street, Birmingham
Viners Ltd (Edward Viner) 1953
(entered Jan 1953) 		Spoon (part of a set showing all assay office marks) Bath Street, Sheffield
Edward Wilday 1864
(entered c1862) 		Watch case Watch case maker, Spon Street, Coventry
Edward William Linnett 1890 Watch case Watch case maker, Spon Street, Coventry (1874); King Street, Coventry (1881).

This mark with sans-serif letters registered London (Mar 1881). Mark registered in Chester (1874) has serif letters.

E Whitehouse & Son

E Whitehouse & Son Ltd (from 1945)

1948
(entered Dec 1895) 		Bowl Vyse Street, Birmingham



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F

FB   FC   FF   FH   FJ   FL   FN   FR   FV   FW  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
F & G 1912..1922 Spoon Probably Friedman & Gottliffe Ltd (manufacturing jewellers) of Leeds & Birmingham. This incuse mark not shown in Chester records, but normal "F&G" mark first entered Jun 1906.
Fattorini & Sons (entered Apr 1923) Kirkgate & Westgate, Bradford
Frank Banks (entered Mar 1918) Regent Place, Birmingham
Frederick Charles Berkeley 1897
(entered c1891) 		Pencil Carver Street, Birmingham
Fetter, Forbes & Co (entered Apr 1909) Hylton Street, Birmingham
Frank Finley Clarkson 1903..1911
(entered May 1903) 		Bowl, box Market Place, Northallerton, Yorkshire
Frank Hallett 1924
(entered May 1924) 		Fob medal
F H Adams & Co (entered Sep 1928) New John Street West, Birmingham
Frederick Joseph Collins 1945
(entered Apr 1945) 		Cigarette case Birmingham silversmith
F J Ross & Sons (Frederick James Ross) 1910..1914
(entered Aug 1905) 		Crucifix, menu holder, spoon High Street, Winchester
1918
1935
Lowe & Sons 1913..1916
(entered Feb 1912) 		Sauce boat, spoon, toast rack Bridge Street Row, Chester
Fredericks Ltd (entered Dec 1908) Holborn Viaduct, London
F Narborough (entered c1886) "Whip mounter", Doriton, Birmingham
Fenton Russell & Co Ltd (entered Mar 1906) George IV Bridge, Edinburgh
Frederick Venour 1888
(entered Jun 1882) 		Perfume bottle Richard Street, Birmingham
Frank Willday (entered Jan 1884) Case maker, The Butts, Coventry
Florence Warden 1895..1898
(entered Mar 1895) 		Condiments, creamer, dish Turville Road, Handsworth, Birmingham
Frederick Wick (entered Oct 1896) Leather goods manufacturer, Great Titchfield Street, London

Listed in Culme's London Directory as "Frederick Wich"

F Walters & Co (entered Feb 1899) Vyse Street, Birmingham
F W Turton Ltd (entered Mar 1898) Frederick Street Works, Birmingham
(entered Mar 1898)



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G

GA   GB   GC   GD   GE   GJ   GL   GN   GO   GP   GS   GU   GV   GW   GY  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Green & Cadbury Ltd (entered Jan 1904) "Manufacturers of silver fancy goods", Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
Gibson & Co Ltd (entered Jul 1910) Donegal Place, Belfast
Garrard & Co Ltd (entered Mar 1962) Regent Street, London
G & P 1789..1792 Spoon Mark not shown in Chester records
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd (entered Apr 1907) Regent Street, London
George Alfred Retchford (entered Jan 1912) St Ancocks Street, Birmingham
G Bryan & Co 1941
(entered Apr 1932) 		Coffee pot, creamer Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
Green & Cadbury Ltd (entered May 1902) Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
Dimier Bothers & Co Ltd (Georges Dimier) (entered Mar 1936) Watch importers & manufacturers, Holborn Viaduct, London EC1
George & Arthur Edward (entered Mar 1923) Buchanan Street, Glasgow
George Ernest Hawkins (entered Mar 1898) Legge Lane, Birmingham
G E Walton & Co Ltd (George Edwin Walton) (entered Jan 1902) Hylton Street, Birmingham & Hatton Garden, London
G H Johnstone & Co (entered Feb 1900) Northampton Street & Hatton Garden, London
John Gatecliff (1920)
Georg Jensen Ltd (entered Mar 1959) Danish manufacturer & importer, New Bond Street, London
George Lowe II 1826..1833 Spoon, tongs Bridge Street Row, Chester & Gloucester
George Leonard Allen 1903..1906
(entered Jun 1904) 		Box, condiments set, cup Cricklewood, London
George Nathan & Ridley Hayes 1895..1915
(entered May 1897) 		Basket, bowl, box, candlestick, chalice, condiments, desk set, dish, mirror, napkin ring, pepperette, sauce boat, tea caddy, tea service Icknield Street & Howard Street Birmingham & Hatton Garden, London
Guild of Handicraft (George Henry Hart) (entered Jan 1961) Sheep Street, Chipping Camden, Gloucestershire
Lowe & Son (George Frederick Lowe) 1937..1956
(entered Oct 1916) 		Creamer, cup, mug, salt Bridge Street Row, Chester
Gertrude Platnauer 1938
(entered Nov 1912) 		Spoon Septimus Louis Platnauer trading as Gertrude Platnauer of Vyse Street, Birmingham
Stockwell & Co (George Stockwell) (entered May 1923) Importers of silver, Finsbury Street, London
George Unite & Sons 1897..1912
(entered Jul 1897) 		Box, card case, salt, sugar bowl, toast rack Caroline Street, Birmingham
Gourdel Vales & Co (entered c1893) Great Marlborough Street, London
(entered Oct 1901)
G W 1844 Masonic medal Mark not shown in Chester records
G Watts & Co (George Watts) 1898..1899
(entered Jan 1900) 		Scent bottle Meredith Street, Clerkenwell, London
G W Harvey & Co (entered Apr 1903) Frederick Street, Birmingham
Grey & Co 1911
(entered Nov 1909) 		Buckle, candle holder, cane top, cheroot case, clock, inkwell, novelty bell, table lighter Market Place, Oxford Street, London & Great Portland Street, London (after 1922)
1910..1931
(entered Jul 1913)



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H

HA   HB   HC   HE   HF   HG   HH   HJ   HL   HM   HP   HS   HT   HV   HW  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Horton & Allday 1883..1884
(entered Feb 1882) 		Purse, scent bottle Warstone Lane, Birmingham & Poland Street, London W
Hamilton & Co
(of Calcutta) 		1910..1913
(entered Mar 1909) 		Inkstand, tazza, vesta Eastcheap, London & Calcutta, Delhi & Simla
1911
(entered Jan 1921)
Hall & Fitzgerald (entered Oct 1901) "Merchants of tobacconists' fancy goods", Bristol
Hasset & Harper Ltd 1927 Vase
Hilliard & Thomason 1892..1899
(entered Jan 1898) 		Box, caster, cigar case, flatware, hair comb, scent bottle Spencer Street, Birmingham
Atkin Brothers (Henry Atkin) (entered Jun 1935) Truro Works, Matilda Street, Sheffield
Harold Archer Underwood (entered Nov 1911) Brearley Street, Hockley, Birmingham
Hayes Brothers (entered Apr 1895) Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
Herbert Bushell (entered Mar 1903) Fob medal Northampton Street, Birmingham
Hirst Brothers & Co Ltd (entered Sep 1920) Flatware Roscoe Street, Oldham, Lancashire
1911..1923
(entered Jul 1905)
1911..1919
(entered Dec 1915)
Herbert Bushell & Co Ltd (entered Nov 1912) Tenby Street North, Birmingham
Herbert Bushell & Son Ltd (entered Nov 1910) Northampton Street, Birmingham
J Batson & Son (Henry John Batson & Albert Edward Batson) (entered Jul 1903) Brewer Street, London
Haseler Brothers (entered c1887) Branston Street, Birmingham
Hardy Brothers 1911..1917
(entered Jul 1910) 		Box, cigar case Charterhouse Street & West Smithfield, London. Also in Sydney & Brisbane, Australia.
(entered Dec 1923)
Henry Clifford Davis (entered Apr 1910) Harford Works, Harford Street, Birmingham; subsequently Warstone Lane, Birmingham
(entered Nov 1913)
H Clifford Davis Ltd (entered Jul 1933)
Henry Charles Freeman (entered c1886) Hatton Garden, London
(entered c1888)
H C Freeman Ltd (entered Feb 1952)
Crisford & Norris Ltd (Harold Crisford & William Norris) 1904..1907, 1929..1939
(entered Mar 1904) 		Bookmark, button hook, mirror, stamp case Vyse Street, Birmingham
Hawksworth, Eyre & Co Ltd (entered Dec 1892) Souvenir spoon Rockingham Street, Sheffield
1898
(entered Mar 1896)
Barker Brothers (Herbert Edward Barker & Frank Ernest Barker)

Barker Brothers Ltd (from 1925)

1908..1926
(entered Jul 1906) 		Basket, bowl, coffee pot, dish, flatware, napkin ring, salt, salver, tea service, tray, vase Constitution Hill, Birmingham & High Holborn, London
H F (Unidentified) 1910
(entered c1910) 		Caddy spoon Mark recorded at Chester Assay Office, but no name associated with it
Harry Freeman 1911 Spoons Mark not shown in Chester records - name derived from London register (Culme)
Henry Griffith 1886
(entered c1886) 		Fob medal, napkin ring, pencil holder, scent bottle, sovereign case, stamp case, thimble, vesta Warstone Lane, Birmingham & Leamington Spa

(image courtesy of Ken Prouse) 		Henry Griffith & Sons Ltd 1895
(entered c1887)
1901..1903
(entered Aug 1898)
1903
(entered Mar 1899)
1922..1924
(entered Apr 1912)

Mark is in an oval

H Greaves Ltd (Henry Greaves) (entered Nov 1904) A similar mark with stop entered c1886

New Street, Birmingham

Horace George Croneen (entered Apr 1910) Fob medal New Brompton, Gillingham, Kent
Henry Herbert Friend 1918 Cigarette case Soho Hill, Birmingham
H J Cooper & Co Ltd (entered May 1911) Tea strainer, vesta Thavies Inn, Holborn Circus, London
1915
(entered Oct 1912)
1902
(entered c1899)
(entered Jun 1901)
Henry John Norris (entered Feb 1903) Watch maker, Hertford Works, Coventry
William Hinds Ltd (entered Aug 1932) Hammersmith, London
Henry Matthews 1896..1909
(entered Nov 1894) 		Box, brush, button, card case, cigarette case, hat pin stand, jar lid, salt Vittoria Street, Birmingham
Henry Moreton 1900..1920
(entered Oct 1899) 		Bowl, creamer, napkin ring, salt Pitsford Street, Birmingham
H Mander & Co 1934
(entered Aug 1922) 		Fob medal Spon Works, Coventry
Henry Pope (entered Jun 1885) Pitsford Street, Birmingham
H Samuel (subsequently H Samuel Ltd) 1896..1900
(entered Apr 1882) 		Watch case Watchmaker & jeweller, Market Street, Manchester
(entered c1894)
(entered Apr 1895)
Henry Slingsby & Son (entered Feb 1903) "Regalia manufacturers", Seymour Street, Nuneaton
Stanley George Hill 1945
(entered Oct 1935) 		Caddy spoon Silversmith at Liverpool City School of Art
Henry Tongue 1932
(entered Dec 1898) 		Pipe mount Pipe mounter, Hunters Vale, Birmingham
H Terry & Co (entered Jul 1911) A J Pepper trading as H Terry & Co, Newhall Hill, Birmingham
C J Vander (Henry & Alfred Vander) (entered Jun 1911) Betterton Street, Drury Lane, London

N.B. London register (Culme) has Henry & Arthur Vander

H V Pithey & Co 1910
(entered Apr 1904) 		Anointing spoon, cigarette case, dish, vesta Great Pulteney St, London
1910..1911
(entered Nov 1910)
(entered Jul 1911)
Henry Wells 1911
(entered Sep 1903) 		Frame Jeweller & silversmith, High Street, Shrewsbury
Arthur Hamill Westwood (entered Aug 1962) Business address given as Brimingham Assay Office, Newhall Street, Birmingham
H W King & Son (Henry William King) 1895
(entered Mar 1896) 		Card case, frame, mustard, salt Silverdale Works, Charterhouse Street, London
1897
(entered Mar 1896)
1897..1898
Henry Williamson Ltd (entered Oct 1898) Farringdon Road, London & Spencer Street, Birmingham
(entered Oct 1894)



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I

IF   IH   IJ   IL   IM   IR   IS   IW  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Israel Freeman & Son Ltd (entered Nov 1927) Hatton Garden, London
John Hammon 1892
(entered Jan 1869) 		Watch case Watch case maker, York Street, Coventry
Isaac Jabez Theo Newsome 1899..1906
(entered Jul 1884) 		Watch case Watch manufacturer, The Butts, Coventry
Isadore Leapman (entered Feb 1899) Victoria Street, London
I M Hutchfield (entered Mar 1920) Harford Works, Harford Street, Birmingham
Spink & Son (John Marshall Spink) 1899..1900
(entered Nov 1895) 		Buckle, spoon Piccadilly & Gracechurch Street, London
Israel Rosenthal & Co (entered Aug 1900) Regent Place, Birmingham
I S Greenberg & Co (Israel Sigmund Greenberg) (entered Oct 1882) Frederick Street, Birmingham; subsequently Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
John Walker 1838 Spoon Chester goldsmith & silversmith

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