Silver Makers' Marks - Edinburgh Assay Office (J)

JA JB JC JD JE JF JG JH JI JJ JK JL JM JN JO JP JQ JR JS JT JU JV JW JX JX JZ

JG

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
J G 1818..1821 Salver, spoon This mark seen with the marks of Alexander Henderson (1818), Andrew Wilkie (1821)
James George 1909
(registered Feb 1887 & 1905)
Button 1905 registration as James Adam George
J G & C 1834..1837 Ladle, spoon Possibly John Graham & Co (also known as John Graham & Son) goldsmiths & manufacturing jewellers, Potter Row, Edinburgh
J G C 1837 Spoon

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J G Cunningham 1904
(registered Apr 1902)
Medal
John Grahame Heath 1953
(registered Oct 1951)
Chalice Derby
Joseph Gloster Ltd 1965..1968
(registered May 1909)
Egg cup, spoon Lion Silver Works, Hockley Hill, Birmingham




JH

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments

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James Hewitt (possibly) 1768 Spoon Attributed as "unidentified" by Edinburgh Incorporation of Goldsmiths, but note similarity to James Hewit's marks

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James Hewitt 1769..1783 Flatware, salver, sauce boat
1778..1795, 1821..1824
John Heron (probably) 1809 Spoon Greenock

Apparently identical to a Greenock mark confirmed as Heron's

J Hay 1818..1829 Salt, salver, spoon, tea service This mark seen with the marks of J Howden & Co (1818) & Alexander Henderson (1824-1826)
1846
J Hay or J Howden 1874
John Hart 1958..1972 Clan badge, "Iona" brooch, spoon

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James Hardy & Co Ltd 1970
(registered 1939)
Spoon Jewellers & watchmakers, Castle Street, Edinburgh

(image courtesy of Matt King)
James Haldane Watt 1833 Spoon Clockmaker, jeweller and goldsmith, Canongate, Edinburgh

Working from c1825. Emigrated to New Zealand 1839

James Howden & Co 1828 Decanter label, flatware, kettle & burner, teapot Howdens' marks seen with the marks of Andrew Wilkie (1828), A Edmondson (1829, 30), Elder & Co (1831, 32, 35), George Paton (undated)
1829..1848
1830..1831

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1838
James Howden & Son 1849..1862 Decanter label, salver, spoon Mark not shown by Edinburgh Incorporation of Goldsmiths (EIG) but James Howden formed a partnership with his son Andrew in 1848; the partnership had finished by 1864. [ref: research quoted on EIG web site]
John H Lunn 1969 Ash tray




JI

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments

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Jabeh Investment Co Ltd 2004
(registered May 2004; lapsed 2014)
Spoon Wokingham, Hampshire

Also known as J I C Ltd

(registered Aug 1979; lapsed 1989)




JJ

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
James Johnston (ptobably) 1807 Spoon Johnston's mark not illustrated by the Edinburgh Incorporation of Goldsmiths but his working dates are given as 1803-1807




JK

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments

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John Knowles & Sons c1936 Horn napkin ring mount Jewellers & watchmakers, Ballater & Aboyne, Aberdeenshire

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James Kirkwood V 1908 Presentation key




JL

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
J L 1826 Spoon
J L 1830..1843 Spoon This mark seen with the marks of Leonard Urquhart (1830) & Elder & Co (1833)
J L 1831 Spoon

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Joseph Leton 1928..1946 Napkin ring, spoon Jeweller, Black Lion Yard, London E1
J Law 1829 Ladle Retailer's mark, seen with the mark of mark of William Marshall
Jenners Princes Street Ltd 1974 Imported ring




JM

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
J M 1809 Spoon
Jonathan Millidge 1820..1845 Butter knife, creamer, jug, ladle
J M 1817..1822 Spoon

(image courtesy of Waddingtons, Toronto)
James McKay (V) 1851
(registered 1841)
Medal
J M 1896 Napkin ring

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J M 1910 Imported brush

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John Miller & Co This mark is taken from a Glasgow hallmark but the version used in Edinburgh (noted, but not illustrated by the Edinburgh Incorporation of Goldsmiths) may be the same; expected dates 1875-1885
Jane McCracken Brown 1965..1979
(registered Dec 1962)
Brooch, spoon Birkenhead, Cheshire

Registration lapsed 1995; died 2004

J Mc 1794 Spoon

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James McKay 1807..1881 Basket, decanter label, flatware, teapot Note: this entry probably includes several different silversmiths all called James McKay, designated by the Edinburgh Incorporation of Goldsmiths as James McKay II, James McKay IV & James McKay V. Only the latter (working dates 1841-1864) is shown as having a JMC mark; no marks are shown for the other two.
James McKay (probably) 1858..1859 Ladle, spoon
J McG 1856..1857 Spoon
J McK 1828 Spoon
J M D 1818 Spoon
Judith Mary Phibbs 1985 Box Tarbet, Argyll
John Maitland Talbot 1895..1906 Bookmark, box, button, frame, napkin ring, quaich, spoon
1896..1908
J & W Mitchell (probably) 1824 Spoon Note: this mark seen as an overstamp on an Edinburgh hallmark - probably added later as this probable mark of J & W Mitchell, a Glasgow company, has otherwise only been seen with Glasgow hallmarks with an earliest date of 1832