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J&

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Jones & Crompton 1899..1920
(registered May 1899)
Butter knife, cigarette case, epergne, napkin ring, vesta Spencer Street, Birmingham; subsequently Harford Street, Birmingham

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, Slater Street, Liverpool
J & R Griffin (Joseph & Richard Griffin)



J & R Griffin Ltd (after 1913)

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, Hylton Street, Birmingham; subsequently Link Works, Soho Hill, Birmingham

Went into voluntary liquidation in 1926.

1922
(registered Apr 1913)
1913..1925
(registered c1913)



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JA

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments

(image courtesy of Graham Evans)
Joseph Adelman (registered Nov 1901) Lancaster Avenue & Withy Grove, Manchester

(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, Fleet Street, Coventry
J Aitkin & Son (registered Jul 1902) Spencer Street, Birmingham
J A Wylie & Co (probably) 1908 Souvenir spoon Mark not shown in Chester records

Silversmiths & electroplaters, Holborn Viaduct, London EC




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JB

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Jacques Brown & Co 1915 Imported bag "General exporters & importers", Liverpool
John Bull & Co Ltd (registered May 1925) High Street, Bedford
J B Bennett & Co (registered May 1907) Charterhouse Street & Hatton Garden, London
J B Chatterley & Sons Ltd (registered Jul 1928) Newtown Road, Birmingham
Jackson Brothers 1881
(registered Aug 1880)
Bangle Manufacturing jewellers, Great Hampton Street, Birmingham



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JC

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) Clerkenwell, London
G H Johnstone & Co
Joseph Cutler 1934..1936
(registered Nov 1931)
Fob medal Howard Street, Glasgow
J Collyer & Co Ltd (registered Aug 1904) Hockley Hill, Birmingham
Joseph Cook & Son 1915
(registered c1888)
Brooch Carver Street, Birmingham
J C Plimpton & Co 1902
(registered Jun 1902)
Imported items: jar lid, letter opener, pepperette American import/export merchants, Old Hall Street, Liverpool & Curtain Road, London
1903
(registered Oct 1903)
John Collard Vickery 1909..1912
(registered Oct 1904)
Toast rack, wine funnel Regent Street, London



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JD

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Joseph Davis 1896..1899
(registered Apr 1897)
Masonic medal Medallist, Woodbridge Street, Clerkenwell, London
Joseph Daffern & Co (registered May 1909) Hatton Garden, London
James Dixon & Sons Ltd (registered Nov 1935) Cornish Place, Sheffield
James Deakin & Sons
James Dewsnap Ltd (registered Mar 1897) St Thomas Street, Sheffield & Ely Place, Holborn, London
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 Sidney Works, Matilda Street, Sheffield
1897..1898
(registered c1888)
James Deakin & Sons (registered Nov 1932)



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JE

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
James Buckley Eastham 1876
(registered Jun 1873)
Watch case Watch case manufacturer, St Anne Street, Liverpool; subsequently Wood Street, Liverpool
1884
(registered Aug 1877)
Nixon & Son 1919
(registered Sep 1919)
Dish, pepperette, salt Joseph G Elliot trading as Nixon & Son, Hollis Croft, Sheffield



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JF

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Fleckner 1872
(registered Feb 1870)
Watch case Case maker, Warwick Street, Earlsdon, Coventry
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



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JG

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Gammage

subsequently
Lawson, Ward & Gammage Ltd

(registered c1886) Clerkenwell Road, London EC

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 Spencer Street, Birmingham
John Gatecliff 1914..1920
(registered Dec 1907)
Matchbox holder, napkin ring, spoon Otley, Yorkshire
John George Graves 1899..1902
(registered Jun 1899)
Watch case Division Street, Sheffield
1903..1904
(registered Jul 1903)

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
James George Newbold (registered Aug 1901) Pipe mount manufacturer, St John Street, Clerkenwell, London
Joseph Gray Styles 1900
(registered Oct 1899)
Brooch Branston Street, Birmingham, subsequently Albion Street, Birmingham
(registered Jan 1902)



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JH

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Jesse Hallam 1880..1904
(registered May 1876)
Watch case Case maker, Hertford Place, Coventry
John Hawley & Son 1888 Watch case Case maker, Cow Lane, Coventry

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 Tenby Street, Birmingham
Joshua Horton & Son 1888..1902
(registered c1886)
Watch case Hatton Garden, London
Joseph Harris Elliott (probably) 1860 Watch case Case maker, The Butts, Coventry

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) Rockingham Works, Sheffield
Joseph Hayes Taylor (registered Oct 1882) Spencer Street, Birmingham
John Henry Wynn (registered c1892) Hylton Street, Birmingham



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JJ

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
James Jackson & Son (registered c1855) Case maker, Norman Street, St Luke's, London
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 Oxford Street, London
1899..1904
(registered Aug 1899)



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JK

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Koppenhagen Brothers 1898
(registered c1886)
Watch case Jacob Koppenhagen trading as Koppenhagen Brothers, cigar importers, Queen Street, Cheapside, London

(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, Charterhouse Street, London



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JL

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Lowe

Lowe & Sons (from 1864)

1852 Creamer, flatware Bridge Street Row, Chester
1855..1878
1881..1884
John Lecomber

J & E Lecomber (from c1882)

1877
(registered Aug 1872)
Watch case Watch manufacturer, Derby Road, Liverpool; then Slater Street, Liverpool; then Mount Street, Liverpool
Joseph Lyddiatt (registered Nov 1906) Monument Road, Birmingham; subsequently Hockley Hill, Birmingham
Lowe & Sons 1906..1909
(registered Oct 1896)
Spoon, sucrier John Foulkes Lowe & George Bennett Lowe trading as Lowe & Sons, Bridge Street Row, Chester
Lowe & Sons 1962
(registered Jun 1962)
Cup, decanter label, dish, mug John ffoulkes Lowe & Miss Margaret Joyce Lowe trading as Lowe & Sons, Bridge Street Row, Chester
Joseph Lewis Samuel 1833 Watch case Case maker, Liverpool



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JM

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Manger (registered Feb 1879) Case maker, Holborn Circus, London
Joseph Moore 1901
(registered c1892)
Watch case Case maker, Spon End, Coventry
Joseph Moore (registered Jul 1909) J E Moore & Frank Moore trading as Joseph Moore, die sinkers & medallists, Petsford Street, Birmingham
Phyllis Joan Moss 1949
(registered Jul 1939)
Goblet Silversmith, Beaufort Road, Brooklands, Cheshire
John Millward Banks 1893..1921
(registered Nov 1882)
Card case, cigarette case, cigarette holder case, condiments, flatware, napkin ring, tea service, vesta Northampton Street, Birmingham.

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, Norfolk Street, Coventry



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JN

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
James Neale 1879..1883
(registered c1860)
Watch case Case maker, Ryley Street & Hill Street, Coventry

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, Shaftesbury Avenue, London
J N M 1896 Cruet, frame, salt Possibly John Newton Mappin; cf Mappin's London JNM marks; also cf very similar Birmingham mark



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JP

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
J P (unidentified) 1829 Watch case Mark shown in Chester Register as Unidentified
Joseph Paul 1944
(registered Jan 1944)
Cigarette case Jewellery manufacturers, Spencer Street, Birmingham
John Pound & Co (registered Sep 1899) Leadenhall Street, London, Piccadilly, London & Strand, London
John Purser & Sons Ltd (registered Mar 1936) Commercial Road, Portsmouth



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JR

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
James Richardson 1878..1885
(registered Jul 1875)
Watch case Watch & watch case manufacturer, Holyhead Road, Coventry
Rotherham & Sons (John Rotherham) (registered c1887) Watch & watch case manufacturers, Spon Street, Coventry
John Ross 1897
(registered May 1896)
Wallet mounts Purse & Pocket book maker, Colebrook Row, Islington, London
John Round & Son Ltd (Joseph Ridge) 1908..1910
(registered Mar 1907)
Basket, box, sucrier, toast rack Tudor Works, Sheffield
1910
(registered Mar 1907)
James Reid & Brothers 1892..1903 Watch case Watchmakers, Chester Street, Coventry

This mark not shown in Chester Register, but a similar unattributed incuse mark is dated c1891

Jay, Richard Attenborough Co Ltd 1905..1940
(registered Sep 1905)
Bowl, box, cigarette case, condiments, cup, mug, napkin ring, pincushion, spoon, trophy cup Oxford Street, London
John Richard Davies 1912..1914
(registered Oct 1912)
Salt, tongs Waverley Terrace, Newton, Chester



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JS

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Sutter 1835..1857 Flatware Liverpool
Joseph Sharpe (registration date not recorded, but probably c1859) Watch case Case maker at various addresses in Coventry

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) Summer Hill Terrace, Birmingham; subsequently Frederick Street, Birmingham
Joseph Smith & Sons (Birmingham) Ltd 1941..1957
(registered Aug 1937)
Bracelet Vittoria Street, Birmingham
John Satchwell & Co Ltd (registered Jul 1902) Station Street, Birmingham
J Sherwood & Sons (registered Apr 1899) Regent Works, Regent Street, Birmingham
(registered Apr 1899)

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
John S Pullinger (registered Jul 1901) Horse Fair, Birmingham
Joseph Samuel Wilday 1892..1899
(registered c1887)
Watch case Case maker, The Butts, Coventry



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JT

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Troup & Sons 1896..1913
(registered c1887)
Napkin ring, thimble Hatton Garden, London
John Thompson & Sons 1913
(registered Apr 1904)
Sovereign case Clerkenwell Road, London
James Thomas White (registered Feb 1864) Case maker, Northampton Square, Clerkenwell, London



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JU

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
James Usher & Son 1912..1916
(registered Jun 1913)
Spoon (Lincoln imp finial) Jewellers & silversmiths, High Street, Lincoln



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JV

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Vincent (registered Sep 1916) Silversmith & goldsmith, St Mary's Street, Weymouth, Dorset



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JW

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Joseph Walley 1785 Spoon Water Street, Liverpool

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
John Woodman (registered Nov 1881) Case maker, Smith Street, Clerkenwell, London
James Widmer (probably) 1881 Watch case Case maker, Holborn Viaduct, London

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 Wicklow Place, Dublin
James William Benson 1913
(registered c1886)
Mirror Ludgate Hill, London
J W Benson Ltd (registered May 1911)
John William Caldicott (registered Jan 1898) Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
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 Hatton Garden, London & Forde Street, Dublin
John William Guyton 1945
(registered Feb 1946)
Box Gold & silversmith, Hawarden Road, Caergwle, Wales
J W Kirwan & Co (John William Kirwan) 1903
(registered c1886)
Vesta Vyse Street, Birmingham, Frederick Street, Birmingham & Hatton Garden, London
James Walker Ltd 1928
(registered Nov 1927)
Thimble High Street, Streatham
1929
(registered Nov 1927)
J W Tiptaft & Son Ltd (James Walter Tiptaft) (registered Apr 1904) Fob medal Northampton Street, Birmingham



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JY

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Yeomans Cowlishaw (registered Mar 1906) Market Street, Sheffield



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JZ

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, Great Garden Street, London

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