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B

Mark	Maker	Period	Seen on	Comments
	B & A L	1834..1836	Flatware
	B C R	1849	Spoon
	Braham	1848	Spoon

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C

Mark	Maker	Period	Seen on	Comments
	(probably) Charles Croydon	1879	Spoon	Charles Croydon was a Devonport silversmith mentioned in Exeter records from 1870 to 1880
	Charles Taylor & Son (Charles & Thomas Terret Taylor)	1835	Spoon	Bristol makers

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E

EL   EM   EO   ES  

Mark	Maker	Period	Seen on	Comments
	John Elston	1710..1715	Tankard, teapot
	Emmanuel Levy	1815..1817	Spoon
		1816
	E Millard	1845	Spoon	of Bristol
	Edward Osment	1854..1859	Flatware
	Edward Sweet	1836	Flatware	First mentioned in Exeter records 1831. Second mark also attributed to Elizabeth Sobey
		1850..1856

F

Mark	Maker	Period	Seen on	Comments
(image courtesy of www.silversugartongs.com)	Francis Parsons	c1800	Tongs	Exeter maker - mentioned in Exeter records 1797 - 1831
	F P (probably Francis Parsons)	1802..1804	Spoon
	F P (probably Francis Parsons) & B G	1806..1807	Flatware
	Francis Parsons & Joseph Goss	1804	Spoon
	Francis Parsons & Stephen Crees	1797	Spoon
		1797..1807
	F S	1873	Butter knife

G

Mark	Maker	Period	Seen on	Comments
	George Ferris	1812 ..1832	Spoon	Flatware maker
	George Turner	1810..1833	Spoon	Made mostly flatware. Turner worked from 1810 to 1834.

HB   HD   HE   HF   HM   HN   HS   HT  

Mark	Maker	Period	Seen on	Comments
	H B	1736	Tankard
	H D	1837
	Henry Ellis	1847..1850	Brooch, flatware
	H F	1809	Spoon
	Henry M Norris	1835..1841	Flatware	Plymouth maker - mentioned in Exeter records 1835 - 1844
	H N L	1826	Spoon
(image courtesy of www.silversugartongs.com)	(attributed to) Henry & John Sweet	c1800	Tongs
	Henry Samuel Ellis	1853..1858	Ladle, spoon	Mentioned in Exeter records 1853 only, died 1878
	possibly H Turner	1834	Spoon	Turner mentioned in Exeter records 1835 only

IB   IE   IF   IH   IL   IM   IP  

Mark	Maker	Period	Seen on	Comments
	I B	1734	Spoon
	John Elston, junior (c1734)
	I F & S F	1823	Spoon
	possibly John Harman of Bristol	1833	Flatware
	I L	1833..1839	Spoon	Variously attributed to John Liddard of Devonport, Israel Levy, John Legg
(image courtesy of www.silversugartongs.com)	(attributed to) John Manley of Newton Abbot	c1790	Tongs
	Isaac Parkin	1822	Spoon, tongs
		1823..1837
	I P	1868	Tongs

JA   JB   JD   JE   JF   JG   JH   JL   JM   JN   JO   JP   JS   JW  

Mark	Maker	Period	Seen on	Comments
	James & Josiah Williams	1859..1869	Flatware
	John Adams	1795	Spoon
	J A P	1834..1848	Spoon
	J B	1739	Spoon
	J D	1810..1811	Spoon
	John Elston, junior	c1734	Spoon
	Thomas Eustace (1779..1785)
	Joseph Fulton	1838..1857	Spoon	of Bristol
	Joseph Goss	1809	Flatware
	John Golding	1842..1850	Flatware	Plymouth maker
	Joseph Goss & Francis Parsons	1810..1813	Flatware
	Jason Holt	1764..1785	Mug, spoon	Plymouth maker - mentioned in Exeter records 1742 - 1784
	Joseph Hicks	1796..1832	Flatware	Exeter maker - mentioned in Exeter records 1780 - 1835
		1817..1826
	John Legg	1811..1812	Spoon
	J M	1873	Spoon
	James Dunsford	1824..1827	Spoon, tongs
	John Osment	1819..1832	Flatware	Flatware maker
		1833..1845
	J P G	1873..1880	Ladle, spoon	This mark also used in London after closure of Exeter assay office. Mark seen overstamped on what looks like J Williams & Co (1880) Attributed to J P Genge of Jersey, also to John Goodman of Taunton (mentioned in Exeter records 1863 - 1880) Note: John Goodman of Taunton was John Orchard Goodman, so could not have been "JPG" [Ref: 1871-1891 censuses, death registration September 1899]
	J S (John Stone ?)	1826	Spoon
	John Stone	1833..1859	Flatware	Mostly made flatware
		1834, 1844..1845
		1836..1850
		1848..1859
		1859
		1860
	J S (John Stone ?)	1857	Knife, tongs
	Josiah Williams	1878..1882	Flatware
	Josiah Williams & Co	1875..1881	Flatware, goblet, mug	A Bristol flatware company
	James & Josiah Williams	1852..1863	Flatware, mug, tea service	Bristol flatware makers
		1855..1877

M

Mark	Maker	Period	Seen on	Comments
	Joseph Mayer (of Liverpool)	1846..1874	Flatware
	M G T	1832	Spoon

O

Mark	Maker	Period	Seen on	Comments
	Owen Fielding	1822..1830	Spoon, tongs	of Plymouth Dock
	Oliver Lang	c1805	Skewer	Plymouth Dock maker - mentioned in Exeter records 1799 - 1828

PD   PO   PS  

Mark	Maker	Period	Seen on	Comments
	P D	1804	Spoon
	Philip Osment	1861..1870	Spoon, tongs
	Pentecost Symonds	1740..1746	Spoon	Plymouth manufacturer

RA   RF   RI   RJ   RO   RW  

Mark	Maker	Period	Seen on	Comments
	Edward Ramsey	1840..1859	Spoon
	R F	1759	Spoon
	Richard Ferris	1789..1810	Flatware
	Edmond Richards	1709	Spoon
	possibly Richard Jenkins (of Exeter)	1794..1804	Spoon	Exeter silversmith. First mentioned in Exeter records 1764, died 1807
	R Olver	1825..1828	Spoon	Plymouth(?) silversmith. First mentioned in Exeter records 1825, latest mention 1831
	Robert Williams	1833..1864	Flatware	Bristol silversmith
	Robert, James & Josiah Williams	1845..1852	Flatware	Bristol manufacturers
		1850..1852

S

Mark	Maker	Period	Seen on	Comments
	William Servant	1717	Spoon
	S H	1813	Spoon
	Simon Levy	1818..1828	Flatware, teapot	Mentioned in Exeter records 1818 - 1832
	Edward Sweet	1710	Spoon	..of Dunster. Mentioned in Exeter records 1702-1720. Died 1737

T

Mark	Maker	Period	Seen on	Comments
	(attributed to) Thomas Byne	1839..1858	Spoon, tongs
	Thomas Eustace	1779..1785	Flatware
		1785
	Thomas H Stone	1863..1871	Flatware	Mentioned in Exeter records 1861 to 1873, died 1873
	T W	1835	Spoon	Possibly Thomas Welch (mentioned in Exeter records 1827 to 1836)

WH   WP   WR   WS   WW  

Mark	Maker	Period	Seen on	Comments
	William Hope	1816..1828	Flatware	.. of Plymouth Dock, mentioned in Exeter records 1816 - 1833
	W H L	1829..1836	Spoon
	(probably) William Harris Rowe	1833	Fork	.. of Devonport, mentioned in Exeter records 1836 - 1849
	William Pope	1834..1850	Tongs	Plymouth maker, mentioned in Exeter records 1830 - 1882
	William Rawlings Sobey	1813..1850	Flatware	Mentioned in Exeter records 1831 - 1852, died 1852
		1833..1847
		1848
	William Sweet	1830..1832	Spoon	Mentioned in Exeter records 1833 only
	W W	1784, 1806..1809	Spoon	Possibly William Welch (senior) of Plymouth Dock; mentioned in Exeter records 1758 to 1809
	W W	1806..1819	Flatware	Possibly William Welch (junior)
	William Welch (junior)	1811..1823	Flatware	Exeter silversmith; mentioned in Exeter records 1801 to 1820s
	William Woodman	1820..1832	Flatware	Bristol manufacturer, mentioned in Exeter records 1818 - 1838
		1830..1836