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Silver Makers' Marks - Chester Assay Office (J)
JA JB JC JD JE JF JG JH JJ JK JL JM JN JP JR JS JT JU JV JW JY JZ
| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones & Crompton | 1899..1920 (registered May 1899) | Butter knife, cigarette case, epergne, napkin ring, vesta | Proprietors: Edward Samuel Jones & Hubert Crompton Jones's business was joined by Crompton in 1899 |
| Joseph & John Hargeaves | 1863..1868 (registered Feb 1864) | Watch case | Watch manufacturers, |
| J & R Griffin (Joseph & Richard Griffin)
| 1896..1928 (registered Jul 1895) | Button, candlestick, fob medal, frame, dressing & vanity sets, mustard, napkin ring, salt, spoon, sucrier, tray, trophy cup, vesta | Manufacturing jewellers & silversmiths, Went into voluntary liquidation in 1926. |
| 1922 (registered Apr 1913) | |||
| 1913..1925 (registered c1913) |
| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(image courtesy of Graham Evans) | Joseph Adelman | (registered Nov 1901) | ||
(image courtesy of Graham Evans) | (registered Jan 1904) | |||
| J Adkins & Sons | 1897..1900 (registered Jan 1896) | Watch case | Edward Joseph Adkins trading as J Adkins & Sons, watch manufacturers, |
| J Aitkin & Son | (registered Jul 1902) | ||
| J A Wylie & Co (probably) | 1908 | Souvenir spoon | Mark not shown in Chester records
Silversmiths & electroplaters, |
| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Brown & Co | 1915 | Imported bag | "General exporters & importers", |
| John Bull & Co Ltd | (registered May 1925) | ||
| J B Bennett & Co | (registered May 1907) | ||
| J B Chatterley & Sons Ltd | (registered Jul 1928) | ||
| Jackson Brothers | 1881 (registered Aug 1880) | Bangle | Manufacturing jewellers, |
| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J C | 1828..1833 | Spoon | Mark not shown in Chester records
Noted as "unidentified" by Jackson, but has been attributed to John Coakley of Liverpool. A similar mark registered by Coakley at London Assay Office, Sep 1832. |
| John Culver | (registered Sep 1882) | ||
| G H Johnstone & Co | |||
| Joseph Cutler | 1934..1936 (registered Nov 1931) | Fob medal | |
| J Collyer & Co Ltd | (registered Aug 1904) | ||
| Joseph Cook & Son | 1915 (registered c1888) | Brooch | |
| J C Plimpton & Co | 1902 (registered Jun 1902) | Imported items: jar lid, letter opener, pepperette | American import/export merchants, |
| 1903 (registered Oct 1903) | |||
| John Collard Vickery | 1909..1912 (registered Oct 1904) | Toast rack, wine funnel | |
| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Davis | 1896..1899 (registered Apr 1897) | Masonic medal | Medallist, |
| Joseph Daffern & Co | (registered May 1909) | ||
| James Dixon & Sons Ltd | (registered Nov 1935) | ||
| James Deakin & Sons | |||
| James Dewsnap Ltd | (registered Mar 1897) | ||
| James Deakin & Sons (John & William F Deakin) | 1883..1921 (registered c1888) | Button hook, caster, egg timer, frame, glove stretcher, hatpin stand, manicure set, mustard, napkin ring, pincushion, salt, sauce boat, tea caddy, vanity jar top, vesta | |
| 1897..1898 (registered c1888) | |||
| James Deakin & Sons | (registered Nov 1932) | ||
| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Buckley Eastham | 1876 (registered Jun 1873) | Watch case | Watch case manufacturer, |
| 1884 (registered Aug 1877) | |||
| Nixon & Son | 1919 (registered Sep 1919) | Dish, pepperette, salt | Joseph G Elliot trading as Nixon & Son, |
| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Fleckner | 1872 (registered Feb 1870) | Watch case | Case maker, |
| J F | 1887..1895 | Watch case | Mark not shown in Chester register |
| James Fenton (probably) | 1892 | Match striker | Similar marks on Birmingham pieces, but this mark not shown in Chester register |
| J F | 1896 | Watch case | Mark not shown in Chester register |
| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gammage subsequently | (registered c1886) | Became Lawson, Ward & Gammage c1903 | |
(image courtesy of Graham Evans) | (registered Nov 1900) | |||
| G H Johnstone & Co | |||
| James Griffiths | 1921..1930 (registered Jul 1909) | Box, napkin ring, spoon | |
| John Gatecliff | 1914..1920 (registered Dec 1907) | Matchbox holder, napkin ring, spoon | |
| John George Graves | 1899..1902 (registered Jun 1899) | Watch case | |
| 1903..1904 (registered Jul 1903) | |||
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk) | James George Newbold | (registered Aug 1901) | Pipe mount manufacturer, | |
| Joseph Gray Styles | 1900 (registered Oct 1899) | Brooch | |
| (registered Jan 1902) | |||
| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Hallam | 1880..1904 (registered May 1876) | Watch case | Case maker, |
| John Hawley & Son | 1888 | Watch case | Case maker, Note: this mark is shown as "unidentified" in the Chester Register as it dates from c1888 and hence is detailed in a missing register. The mark shown here was on a watch case whose movement was engraved with "John Hawley & Son, Reliable Works, Cow Lane, Coventry". An identical mark was registered in London by Hawley in Feb 1887. |
| James Harrison subsequently James Harrison & Sons | 1909 (registered Aug 1902) | Gold ring | |
| Joshua Horton & Son | 1888..1902 (registered c1886) | Watch case | |
| Joseph Harris Elliott (probably) | 1860 | Watch case | Case maker, Note: Elliott's mark, as shown in both the Chester Register and in Culme (for his London mark), is identical to this one, but has stops between the letters. Compare his IHE mark. |
| John Henry Potter | (registered Mar 1907) | ||
| Joseph Hayes Taylor | (registered Oct 1882) | ||
| John Henry Wynn | (registered c1892) |
| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jackson & Son | (registered c1855) | Case maker, | |
| Jay, Richard Attenborough & Co (James Charles Jay) | 1899..1904 (registered Apr 1897) | Bowl, box, coffee pot, cup, cup holder, decanter label, dish, dressing table set, mustard, salt, vase, watch holder | |
| 1899..1904 (registered Aug 1899) |
| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koppenhagen Brothers | 1898 (registered c1886) | Watch case | Jacob Koppenhagen trading as Koppenhagen Brothers, cigar importers, |
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk) | King & Son | 1894..1895 (registered May 1895) | Box, butter shell | John Percy King & Henry William King trading as King & Son, |
| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lowe Lowe & Sons (from 1864) | 1852 | Creamer, flatware | |
| 1855..1878 | |||
| 1881..1884 | |||
| John Lecomber
J & E Lecomber (from c1882) | 1877 (registered Aug 1872) | Watch case | Watch manufacturer, |
| Joseph Lyddiatt | (registered Nov 1906) | ||
| Lowe & Sons | 1906..1909 (registered Oct 1896) | Spoon, sucrier | John Foulkes Lowe & George Bennett Lowe trading as Lowe & Sons, |
| Lowe & Sons | 1962 (registered Jun 1962) | Cup, decanter label, dish, mug | John ffoulkes Lowe & Miss Margaret Joyce Lowe trading as Lowe & Sons, |
| Joseph Lewis Samuel | 1833 | Watch case | Case maker, |
| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Manger | (registered Feb 1879) | Case maker, | |
| Joseph Moore | 1901 (registered c1892) | Watch case | Case maker, |
| Joseph Moore | (registered Jul 1909) | J E Moore & Frank Moore trading as Joseph Moore, die sinkers & medallists, | |
| Phyllis Joan Moss | 1949 (registered Jul 1939) | Goblet | Silversmith, |
| John Millward Banks | 1893..1921 (registered Nov 1882) | Card case, cigarette case, cigarette holder case, condiments, flatware, napkin ring, tea service, vesta | Banks died in 1911 - the business was continued by his son until c1926 |
| 1898..1907 (registered Jul 1898) | |||
| James McKnight | 1895..1908 (registered Aug 1894) | Watch case | Case maker, |
| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Neale | 1879..1883 (registered c1860) | Watch case | Case maker, A similar incuse mark but with stop (J.N) registered by J Newsome, case maker, Coventry, c1886 |
| J N Kuhn & Co | (registered Sep 1907) | Manufacturers & importers of fancy goods, | |
| J N M | 1896 | Cruet, frame, salt | Possibly John Newton Mappin; cf Mappin's London JNM marks; also cf very similar Birmingham mark |
| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Sutter | 1835..1857 | Flatware | |
| Joseph Sharpe | (registration date not recorded, but probably c1859) | Watch case | Case maker A very similar mark to the second one here registered Jan 1865 by John Stuart trading as H Stuart & Co, case makers, Hope Street, Liverpool. |
| 1873..1884 (registered c1860) | |||
| John Silverston | (registered May 1897) | ||
| Joseph Smith & Sons (Birmingham) Ltd | 1941..1957 (registered Aug 1937) | Bracelet | Vittoria Street, Birmingham |
| John Satchwell & Co Ltd | (registered Jul 1902) | ||
| J Sherwood & Sons | (registered Apr 1899) | ||
| (registered Apr 1899) | |||
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk) | John S Pullinger | (registered Jul 1901) | ||
| Joseph Samuel Wilday | 1892..1899 (registered c1887) | Watch case | Case maker, |
| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Troup & Sons | 1896..1913 (registered c1887) | Napkin ring, thimble | |
| John Thompson & Sons | 1913 (registered Apr 1904) | Sovereign case | |
| James Thomas White | (registered Feb 1864) | Case maker, |
| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Usher & Son | 1912..1916 (registered Jun 1913) | Spoon (Lincoln imp finial) | Jewellers & silversmiths, |
| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Vincent | (registered Sep 1916) | Silversmith & goldsmith, |
| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Walley | 1785 | Spoon | |
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk) | John Woodman | (registered Nov 1881) | Case maker, | |
| James Widmer (probably) | 1881 | Watch case | Case maker, Note: this mark not recorded in Chester Assay Office Register, but Widmer registered a mark in 1882. This mark is identical to one registered by him in London. |
| J Weir & Sons | 1901..1915 (registered Nov 1901) | Cigarette case, napkin ring, salt | |
| James William Benson | 1913 (registered c1886) | Mirror | |
| J W Benson Ltd | (registered May 1911) | ||
| John William Caldicott | (registered Jan 1898) | ||
| James Wakely & Frank Clarke Wheeler | 1884..1908 (registered 1884) | Basket, butter dish, decanter label, cup, egg cup, flatware, mustard, napkin ring, salt, tea & coffee service, tray, trophy | |
| John William Guyton | 1945 (registered Feb 1946) | Box | Gold & silversmith, |
| J W Kirwan & Co (John William Kirwan) | 1903 (registered c1886) | Vesta | |
| James Walker Ltd | 1928 (registered Nov 1927) | Thimble | |
| 1929 (registered Nov 1927) | |||
| J W Tiptaft & Son Ltd (James Walter Tiptaft) | (registered Apr 1904) | Fob medal |
| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Yeomans Cowlishaw | (registered Mar 1906) |
| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Zeving (or Joseph Zweig) | 1913..1920 (registered Jul 1913) | Judaic silverware (cup, goblet, plate) | Culme lists this as Joseph Zweig; Chester Compendium has it as Samuel Zeving trading as J Zeving, |
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