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Silver Makers' Marks - Chester Assay Office (R to Z)



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R

RA   RB   RE   RG   RH   RI   RJ   RL   RM   RO   RP   RR   RS   RW  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Roberts & Belk 1935, 1952
(entered Jul 1935) 		Coronation spoon (1953), jubilee spoon (1935) Furnival Works, Sheffield
Robinson & Co (entered Jun 1904) The Square, Shrewsbury
Reid & Sons (entered Aug 1894) Cigarette case, sauce boat Blackett Street & Granger Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
Reid & Son 1915..1936
(entered Feb 1914)
Reynolds & Westwood (entered Aug 1901) Vyse Street, Birmingham
(entered Aug 1901)
R & W Sorley (entered Oct 1908) William Sorley & William Steele trading as R & W Sorley, St Vincent Street & Benfield Street, Glasgow
R A Jones & Sons Ltd (entered Apr 1925) High Street, Southend on Sea, Essex

Similar mark with serif letters entered May 1911

Harrods Stores Ltd (Richard Burbridge) 1914
(entered Sep 1911) 		Dressing table set Richard Burbridge was Managing Director of Harrods, Brompton Road, London
R Bond & Co (entered Sep 1935) Kings Head Buildings, Darlington
Rolason Brothers 1900..1905
(entered Feb 1901) 		Card case, napkin ring, vesta Vyse St, Birmingham

Mark seen in several variations: e.g. no dot under "s", 1 dot under, 2 dots under

Robert Edgar Stone (entered Apr 1959) Garrick Street, London
Robert Gravenor 1889..1892
(entered c1886) 		Watch case Spon Street, Craven Street & The Butts, Coventry
Ridley Hayes 1894
(entered c1890) 		Watch case Icknield Street, Birmingham
R Hovenden & Sons Ltd 1909
(entered Apr 1905) 		Cigarette holder case City Road, Finsbury, London
Richard Healey Whittaker (entered Oct 1899) Wilton Road, London SW

Listed in Culme as Richard Hedley Whittaker

Robert Jones 1792..1805 Flatware Watchmaker, watch case maker, goldsmith & silversmith of Liverpool
Jay, Richard Attenborough Co Ltd (1905..1940)
Robert John Pike 1892
(entered Jan 1873) 		Watch case Watch case manufacturer, Cromwell Street, Coventry
(entered Jun 1880)
Roland James Taylor 1931
(entered Sep 1931) 		Watch fob Northampton Street, Birmingham
Richard John Wakefield 1905
(entered May 1897) 		Brooch Tenby Street North, Birmingham
Robert Lowe

or

Richard Lucas

1829 Tongs Lowe worked in Preston, Lucas in Liverpool
Richard Llewellyn B Rathbone 1932
(entered Feb 1899) 		Box "Designer & maker of artistic metalwork", Northumberland Terrace, Everton, Liverpool & Ravenscourt Square, Hammersmith, London
Russells Ltd (entered c1922) Watch makers, Church Street, Liverpool
Rodime Manufacturing Co (entered Jun 1929) Warstone Lane, Birmingham

Listed as "Rodenic" by Crisp-Jones in Birmingham Silversmiths, but as "Rodime" in Chester Compendium

Martin, Hall & Co (Richard Martin & Ebenezer Hall) 1908
(entered Jul 1907) 		Box, salt Shrewsbury Works, Sheffield
Thomas Robinson 1716 Spoon Goss Lane, Chester
Robert Pringle & Sons 1901..1918
(entered c1894) 		Basket, box, candlestick, caster, cigarette case, flask, ink well, mug, mustard, napkin ring, stamp holder Clerkenwell Road, London EC1
1910..1938
(entered Mar 1907)
Richard Richardson (entered Jun 1905) Cornwall Works, Scotland Street, Sheffield
R S Horne 1923
(entered Mar 1946) 		Bowl Corporation Street, Manchester

Similar mark with serif letters entered Oct 1905

R & W Sorley (entered Oct 1908) William Sorley trading as R & W Sorley, St Vincent Street & Benfield Street, Glasgow
Jay's (Robert William Jay) 1927..1930
(entered Nov 1909) 		Box, match book holder King's Road, Brighton, Sussex, Essex Road & Charlotte Street, London



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S

SB   SD   SG   SI   SJ   SK   SL   SM   SS   SW   SY   SZ  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Smith & Bartlam (Edward Ernest Smith & William Bartlam) 1905..1912
(entered Feb 1905) 		Cigarette case, vesta Caroline Street, Birmingham; subsequently Branston Street, Birmingham
Steinhart & Co (entered Jun 1899) Newhall Street, Birmingham
Sydney & Co (entered Aug 1906) Spoon Powell Street, Birmingham; subsequently Summerhill Road, Birmingham
(entered Nov 1906)
(entered Dec 1911)
Sanders & Co (entered Oct 1913) Brixton Road, London SW
Shipton & Co Ltd 1936..1958
(entered Oct 1935) 		Brooch, caddy spoon (especially Iona silver) Spencer Street, Birmingham
1956
Selfridge & Co Ltd (entered Jan 1909) Oxford Street, London
Swan & Edgar (entered Jul 1904) Regent Street, London
Smith & Ewen

Smith, Ewen & Stylic Ltd (after 1926)

1932..1960
(entered Jun 1909) 		Bracelet, watch case Frederick Street, Birmingham
Sharpe & Green (entered Mar 1904) John Hugh Thomas Green trading as Sharpe & Green, manufacturing jewellers, Newhall Street & Vittoria Street, Birmingham
Stokes & Ireland (William Henry Stokes & Arthur George Ireland) 1927..1938
(entered Jan 1931) 		Bookmark, box, caster, chamberstick, coaster, condiments, cup, decanter label, dish, flatware, frame, mug, napkin ring, tea caddy, tea service, trophy cup, vanity jar top, vesta Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
1896..1924
(entered c1891)
Sanders & Mackenzie (Ernest Wilfred Sanders & Henry Arthur Mackenzie) (entered Oct 1912) Spencer Street, Birmingham
Sanders & Pedlingham (Sampson Sanders & Bernard Albert Pedlingham) (entered Feb 1923) Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
Smith & Pepper Ltd 1954
(entered Jan 1954) 		Bangle Vyse Street, Birmingham
Stephenson & Son (entered Sep 1912) St Ann's Square, Manchester
Samuel Beaumont 1891
(entered c1886) 		Watch case Case maker, Croft Road, Coventry

Mark is:
S·B

Smith Brothers 1898..1905
(entered Feb 1883) 		Napkin ring, vase Icknield Street, Birmingham
Synyer & Beddoes (Harry Synyer & Charles Joseph Beddoes)

Synyer & Beddoes Ltd (from 1933)

1909..1911
(entered May 1905) 		Frame, tea caddy Vyse Street, Birmingham
Simpson Benzie (entered Mar 1913) Herbert Simpson Benzie, Norman Benzie & Karl Theodore Benzie trading as Simpson Benzie, High Street, Cowes, Isle of Wight
S Blanckensee & Sons Ltd 1893..1937
(entered c1890) 		Bowl, candlestick, cigar & cigarette cases, ink well, mug, pepperette, pincushion, purse, salt, sauce boat, spoon, tastevin, tea service, trophy cup, vesta Frederick Street & Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
(entered Jul 1903)
1928..1939
(entered Mar 1908)
(entered Sep 1910)
Samuel Boyce (or Boaz) Landeck 1901..1905
(entered Feb 1902) 		Imported items: bowl, jug Importer of foreign silver, Campden Square, London

Died 1907 (see BML, Boaz Moses Landeck, for later items)

Stone Brothers (Jewellers) Ltd (entered Apr 1959) Market Street, Manchester
Sydenham Brothers (entered c1892) Tenby Street, Birmingham
Stewart Dawson Ltd 1912
(entered Sep 1909) 		Cigarette case Hatton Garden & Regent Street, London
Sharman Dermott Neill

Sharman D Neill Ltd (from 1913)

1904..1929
(entered Mar 1903) 		Basket, bowl, condiments, salver, teapot, tray, trophy cup Donegall Place, Belfast
The Sheffield Goldsmiths Co Ltd (entered Oct 1914) Fargate, Sheffield
Stokes & Ireland (1896..1924)
Stephen J Rose

S J Rose & Son

(entered Mar 1921) Tottenham Court Road, London WC1; subsequently Ridgemount Street, London WC1
(entered Nov 1952)
Keswick School of Industrial Art (1913..1960)
Sydney Latimer (entered May 1929) George Street & Lothian Road, Edinburgh
Suckling Ltd (entered May 1930) Albion Street & Vyse Street, Birmingham
Sampson Mordan & Co Ltd 1899..1913
(entered Feb 1899) 		Ash tray, bookmark, box, brush, card case, coaster, decanter label, etui, menu holder, paper knife, pen knife, pencil, pincushion, sovereign case, vesta City Road & Regent Street, London
1905..1914
(entered Jan 1904)
Souvenir Manufacturing Co Ltd 1931
(entered Apr 1919) 		Souvenir spoon Vyse Street, Birmingham
Samuel M Levi 1910..1913
(entered Jun 1900) 		Frame, sovereign case Frederick Street & Vyse Street, Birmingham
S Smith & Son (Samuel Smith) (entered May 1898) Strand, London
William Hutton & Sons Ltd (1913)
S W Goode & Co 1920
(entered Jun 1909) 		Cigarette case, vesta Prescot Street, Birmingham
Samuel Yeomans 1899
(entered c1886) 		Watch case Case maker, Spon Street, Coventry
Sigmund Zyto (entered Nov 1902) St Mark's Street, Goodman's Fields, London



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T

TA   TB   TD   TE   TF   TH   TJ   TK   TL   TP   TR   TW  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Thomason & Haseler Brothers 1910..1913
(entered Dec 1910) 		Tongs Northwood Street, Birmingham
T & J Bragg Ltd (entered c1890) Vittoria Street, Birmingham
Thomas & Marshall (Horace Thomas & Walter Marshall) 1915
(entered Jan 1904) 		Vesta St Paul's Square & Frederick Street, Birmingham
W H Tandy & Sons (entered Jun 1896 through to Feb 1957) Vyse Street, Birmingham
E J Trevitt & Sons 1900..1935
(entered Jul 1900) 		Box, card case, cigarette case, comb, match book holder, napkin ring, sovereign case, vanity jar top, vesta Augusta Street, Birmingham
Turner & Somers (entered Oct 1931) Frederick Street, Birmingham
Tongue & Walker (Arthur Charles Tongue & George Arthur Walker) (entered Mar 1905) Warstone Lane, Birmingham
Thomas Armitt 1834 Badge Chapel Street, Manchester
T A 1898 Hair comb Mark not shown in Chester records

There is a very similar Birmingham mark:

Thomas Edward Atkins
Reid & Sons (Thomas Arthur Reid, Francis James Langford & Christian Leopold Reid) (entered Sep 1901) Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
Thomas Bishton (entered Feb 1903) Hockley Hill, Birmingham
Thomas Bradbury & Sons Ltd (entered Nov 1935) Arundel Street, Sheffield
Turnbull Bros (entered c1888) Northampton Street, Birmingham; subsequently Warstone Lane, Birmingham
Turner Brothers 1916
(entered c1892) 		Thimble Warstone Lane, Birmingham
Thomas Ducrow (entered Jan 1896) Vittoria Street, Birmingham
Thomas de la Rue & Co (entered Jan 1901) Bunhill Row, London
Thomas Edward Atkins (entered Jan 1908) St Paul's Square, Birmingham

N.B. Chester Compendium lists this maker as Thomas Edward Aitkin

Thomas Fattorini

Thomas Fattorini Ltd (after c1934)

(entered Aug 1896) Caroline Square, Skipton, Yorkshire; also Newmarket Street, Skipton & Bolton, Lanacashire
Thomas Hayes (entered Apr 1895) Spencer Street, Birmingham
Theodor Hartmann (entered Mar 1906) Importer of silverware, Paternoster Row, London EC
Thomas Helsby & Co 1822 Watch case Watch case makers, Northampton Street, Liverpool
T Bliss & Co (Thomas Herbert Bliss) (entered Sep 1929) "Masonic Outfitters & Jewellers", Kingsway, London WC2
Thomas James Skelton 1909..1936, 1961
(entered Mar 1909) 		Cigarette case, fob medal, spoon Vyse Street, Birmingham

After 1948 company run by Percy John Skelton & Elivia Millicent Dodge

Tozer, Kernsley & Fisher (entered May 1906) Fenchurch Street, London
Thomas Latham & Ernest Morton 1902..1905
(entered Aug 1902) 		Claret jug, salt, salver Vyse Street, Birmingham
Thomas Lynton Mott (entered Aug 1904) Vyse Street, Birmingham
Thomas Prime & Son 1885
(entered Jul 1882) 		Spoon Northwood Street, Birmingham
The Lancashire Watch Co Ltd (Thomas Peter Hewitt) 1893..1900
(entered c1892) 		Watch case Prescot, Lancashire

Hewitt was the managing director of the Lancashire Watch Co

Also a non-incuse mark with serifs & stops entered May 1899:
T.P.H

1896..1899
Thomas Russell & Son (entered c1895) Slater Street, Liverpool
Thomas Richard Arnott 1893
(entered c1889) 		Watch case Case maker, Chester Street, Coventry
Thomas Walker
(entered c1830) 		1835 Chamberstick Chester goldsmith & silversmith
Thomas Woolfield
(entered c1832) 		Liverpool silversmith
Travis, Wilson & Co Ltd (entered Jun 1953) Clarence Works, Bath Street, Sheffield
Thomas William Lack (entered Apr 1928) Hatton Garden, London



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V

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Villiers & Jackson 1909..1915
(entered c1883) 		Cigarette holder & case Hockley Hill, Birmingham
Vale Brothers & Sermon 1901..1910
(entered Apr 1897) 		Creamer, salt Spencer Street, Birmingham
The Goldsmiths Emporium (Victor Luxenburg) 1910
(entered Jul 1909) 		Knife handle Oxford Street, London



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W

WA   WB   WC   WD   WE   WF   WG   WH   WJ   WL   WM   WN   WO   WR   WS   WT   WV   WW  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Wilsdorf & Davis (Hans Wilsdorf & Alfred James Davis) (entered Apr 1912) Watch makers & importers, Hatton Garden, London
W & F Rabone (Walter Hayes Rabone & Frank Rabone) (entered Apr 1883) Frederick Street, Birmingham
Walker & Hall 1906..1913
(entered Oct 1901) 		Ash tray, box, brush, card case, caster, cigar & cigarette cases, coffee pot, condiments set, dish, napkin ring, salt, salver, sauce boat, sovereign case, spoon, tea service, tray, vase Electro Works, Howard Street, Sheffield
1921..1940
(entered May 1916)
W & H Ltd (entered c1913) This mark listed as "unidentified" in Chester Compendium
West & Son (entered Jun 1906) Grafton Street, Dublin
Wakely & Wheeler 1959
(entered Jan 1954) 		Spoon Ganton Street, London
William Aitken 1890..1901
(entered Feb 1899) 		Buckle, cigarette case, dish, flatware, frame, mug, mustard, salt, tea service Vyse Street, Birmingham
1895..1898
(entered c1893)
William Adams Ltd (entered c1917) Barr Street, Birmingham
William Ambrose Emerson 1908
(entered May 1909) 		Box Chancery Lane, London
W A Perry Ltd (entered Mar 1952) Corporation Street, Birmingham
William Bradbury 1903
(entered Sep 1902) 		Cigarette case Hockley Hill, Birmingham
William Briggs & Co (entered Mar 1903) Andrew Street, Wicker, Sheffield
William Batt & Sons (entered Jun 1904) Sycamore Road, Sheffield
William Base & Sons 1926
(entered Jul 1926) 		Flask Kenyon Street, Birmingham
Williams (Birmingham) Ltd (entered Sep 1911) Goodman Street, Birmingham
William Pearson Bonaston 1936
(entered Oct 1931) 		Spoon "Machine insurance clerk", Royston Road, Liverpool
Ward Brothers 1897..1918
(entered Jun 1897) 		Brooch Branston Street, Birmingham
W Coulthard & Co 1904..1908
(entered Jul 1900) 		Creamer, dish, spoon Northampton Street, Birmingham
W Coulthard Ltd 1909
(entered Apr 1910)
William Clarke & Son 1909..1911
(entered Mar 1910) 		Buckle Vyse Street, Birmingham
William Cotton Bird 1890
(entered c1888) 		Watch case Watch case maker, Norfolk Street, Coventry
William Dodge (entered c1860) Market Place, Manchester
William Dunningham & Co (entered May 1909) Diamond Street, Aberdeen
William Ehrhardt Ltd (entered Feb 1906) Watch Manufacturers, Time Works, Barr Street, Hockley, Birmingham
William Flower 1893
(entered Nov 1883) 		Watch case Case maker, Weston Street, Coventry
William Francis Garrud (entered c1887) Holborn Circus, London
William Griffiths & Sons (entered Oct 1913) Northampton Street, Birmingham
W G Keight

W G Keight & Co (from 1901)

(entered Aug 1899) Warstone Lane, Birmingham

Chester Compendium lists this maker as William George Knight

William Hammon (entered May 1882) Case maker, Coventry
W H Collins & Co (entered Jan 1948) Excelda Works, Handsworth, Birmingham
William Hair Haseler

W H Haseler Ltd (after c1910)

(entered Mar 1884) Richmond Street, Birmingham; subsequently Vyse Street & Hylton Street, Birmingham
(entered c1894)
William Henry Leather (entered May 1894) Pitsford Street, Birmingham
(entered May 1894)
William Henry May (entered Jul 1929) Clumber Street, Nottingham
H Williamson Ltd (William Henry Sparrow) (entered Feb 1904) Spencer Street, Birmingham
William Hutton & Sons Ltd 1913
(entered Jun 1911) 		Box West Street, Sheffield, Hanley Street, Birmingham & Farringdon Road, London
William Harrison Walter (entered Aug 1895) Newgate Street, London

Also with serif characters with and without stops (both entered c1888)

W H Weston (entered May 1933) Richard Hines trading as W H Weston, Barr Street, Birmingham; subsequently Frederick Street, Birmingham
W Johnson & Sons (entered May 1912) Clifford Street, Birmingham

Mark with no stop also entered May 1912

William James Dingley (entered c1887) Warstone Lane, Birmingham
William J Holmes (entered Jun 1902) Hockley Hill, Birmingham

Note: First mark (with serifs) also used F Hutchinson & Co (William John Hutchinson), Furnival Street, London (entered May 1899)

William J Holmes Ltd (entered Jun 1938)
William John Pellow 1925..1937
(entered Nov 1898) 		Fob Medal Hylton Street, Birmingham
W J Myatt & Co 1900
(entered Nov 1898) 		Decanter Caroline Street, Birmingham
William Lewis (entered Mar 1907) Rosebury Avenue, London & Northampton Street, Birmingham
William Lister & Sons (entered Oct 1929) Northumberland Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
W Coulthard Ltd (1909)
William Manton 1903..1904
(entered Nov 1895) 		Folding scissors, posy vase Vyse Street, Birmingham
Wilmot Manufacturing Co (entered Jun 1912) Camden Street, Birmingham
William Neale

William Neale & Son (from 1890)

William Neale & Son Ltd (from 1909)

1888..1908
(entered Sep 1882) 		Bowl, buckle, card case, cigarette case, dish, dressing table set, frame, napkin ring, tray, vesta Warstone Lane, Birmingham; subsequently Cox Street, St Paul's, Birmingham
(entered c1894)
(entered Jan 1912)
W & G Neal (entered Jun 1896) George Neal & George Arthur Neal trading as W & G Neal, Skinner Street, Clerkenwell, London
William Oliver (entered Mar 1895) Tenby Street, Birmingham
William Ryley Watch case maker, St John's Street, Coventry

A similar mark entered at Birmingham Assay Office, Mar 1793

William Redfern 1902
(entered May 1902) 		Box Everton Road, Sheffield
W Reed Williams Ltd (entered Mar 1912) Hatton Garden, London
William Hutton & Sons Ltd (1913)
William Twemlow c1790
(entered c1787) 		Spoon Goldsmith, silversmith & watchmaker of Nantwich and later Chester
William Thorneywork (entered Nov 1896) Tongs Northampton Street, Birmingham; subsequently Tenby Street North, Birmingham
1901
(entered Apr 1899)
William Thomas Imbrey (entered Apr 1904) Holborn Viaduct, London
William Vale & Son 1916..1931
(entered Oct 1895) 		Cup, fruit knife, manicure set, napkin ring, spoon, trophy cup Unett Street, Birmingham
Williams Ltd (William Williams) (entered May 1903) William Williams & Leigh A Elkington trading as Williams Ltd, Hockley Street, Birmingham
Johnson, Walker & Tolhurst Ltd (Walter Walker & Brownfield Tolhurst) (entered Dec 1902) Aldersgate St, London EC
William Walter Cashmore 1927
(entered c1891) 		Fob medal Warstone Lane, Birmingham
W Wilkinson Ltd (entered May 1914) Skinner Street & Clerkenwell Road, London
W Wright Ltd (entered Apr 1915) East Street, Brighton, Sussex



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Z

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Zachariah Barraclough & Sons (entered Mar 1896) Bowl, condiments, dish, napkin ring, sauce boat Briggate, Leeds
1898..1934
(entered May 1897)

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