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Silver Makers' Marks - Exeter Assay Office



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A

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
A M & Co 1850 Spoon



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B

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
B & A L 1834..1836 Flatware
B C R 1849..1850 Flatware
Braham 1848 Spoon



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C

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Probably Charles Croydon 1879 Spoon Devonport

Mentioned in Exeter
records from 1870 to 1880

Charles Taylor & Son (Charles & Thomas Terret Taylor) 1835 Spoon Bristol



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E

EL   EM   EO   ES  

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Elston 1710..1715 Tankard, teapot
Emmanuel Levy 1815..1817 Flatware, teapot
1816
E Millard 1845 Spoon Bristol
Edward Osment 1854..1859 Flatware
Edward Sweet 1836 Flatware First mentioned in Exeter records 1831
1850..1856



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F

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments

(image courtesy of www.silversugartongs.com) 		Francis Parsons 1800 Flatware Exeter

Mentioned in Exeter records 1797 - 1831

Probably Francis Parsons 1802..1804, 1822 Spoon
Probably Francis Parsons & B Goss 1806..1807 Flatware
Francis Parsons & Joseph Goss 1804 Spoon
Francis Parsons & Stephen Crees 1797 Spoon
1797..1807
F S 1873 Butter knife



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G

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
George Ferris 1812..1832 Spoon Exeter

Flatware maker - mentioned in Exeter records 1812 - 1860

George Mortimore 1826 Spoon Plymouth Dock

Mentioned in Exeter records 1826 - 1829

George Turner 1809..1833 Spoon Exeter

Maker of mostly flatware - mentioned in Exeter records 1809 - 1835 (died in 1835)




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H

HB   HD   HE   HF   HM   HN   HS   HT  

Mark Maker Dates seen 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

Mentioned in Exeter records 1835 - 1844

H N L 1826 Spoon

(image courtesy of www.silversugartongs.com) 		(probably) 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 Mentioned in Exeter records 1835 only



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I

IB   IE   IF   IH   IL   IM   IP  

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
I B 1734 Spoon
John Elston, junior (c1734)
I E 1824 Spoon Mark shown by Jackson, but not identified
I F & S F 1823 Spoon
Joseph Hicks (1786)
possibly John Harman 1833 Flatware Bristol
Probably John Liddard 1833..1839 Spoon Devonport

Also attributed to Israel Levy or John Legg


(image courtesy of www.silversugartongs.com) 		(probably) John Manley of Newton Abbot c1790 Tongs
Isaac Parkin 1822 Spoon, tongs
1823..1837
I P 1868 Tongs



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J

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

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
James & Josiah Williams 1859..1869 Flatware
John Adams 1795 Spoon
J A P 1834..1848 Spoon
J B 1739 Spoon
J C c1730..1750 Spoon
J D 1810..1811 Spoon
John Elston, junior c1734 Spoon
Thomas Eustace (1779..1785)
Joseph Fulton 1838..1857 Spoon Bristol
Joseph Goss 1809 Flatware
John Golding 1842..1850 Flatware Plymouth
Joseph Goss & Francis Parsons 1810..1813 Flatware

(image courtesy of www.silversugartongs.com) 		Joseph Hicks 1786 Flatware Exeter

Mentioned in Exeter records 1780 - 1835

Note: a similar mark to the first Hicks mark here was used by Jason Holt of Plymouth. Holt is mentioned in the Exeter records 1742 - 1784. The mark has smaller flourishes on the J and H.

1796..1832
1817..1826
John Legg 1809..1812 Spoon
J M 1869..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)

Possibly J P Genge of Jersey, but also attributed 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]

Probably Jonathan Ramsey 1831 Flatware Devonport

Mentioned in Exeter records from 1829 to 1831

James Strang c1735 Spoon
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 & Co (Josiah Williams) 1878..1882 Flatware, goblet, mug, tea service Bristol
Josiah Williams & Co 1875..1876
Josiah Williams & Co (James & Josiah Williams) 1852..1863
1855..1877



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M

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Joseph Mayer 1846..1874 Flatware Liverpool
M G T 1832 Spoon



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O

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Owen Fielding 1822..1830 Spoon, tongs Plymouth Dock
Oliver Lang c1805 Skewer Plymouth Dock

Mentioned in Exeter records 1799 - 1828




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P

PD   PO   PS  

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



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R

RA   RF   RI   RJ   RO   RW  

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Edward Ramsey 1840..1859 Spoon
R F 1759 Spoon
Richard Ferris 1789..1810 Flatware
Edmond Richards 1709 Bowl, spoon
possibly Richard Jenkins 1794..1804 Spoon Exeter

First mentioned in Exeter records 1764, died 1807

R Olver 1825..1828 Spoon Plymouth(?)

First mentioned in Exeter records 1825, latest mention 1831

Robert Williams 1833..1864 Flatware Bristol

Mark also seen without pellet (1850)

Robert, James & Josiah Williams 1845..1852 Flatware Bristol
1849..1852



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S

Mark Maker Dates seen 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 Dunster, Somerset

Mentioned in Exeter records 1702-1720. Died 1737




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T

TB   TE   TF   TS   TW  

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Probably Thomas Byne 1839..1858 Spoon, tongs
Thomas Eustace 1779..1785 Flatware
1785
Possibly Thomas Farr 1819 Fork Bristol

Mentioned in Exeter records 1816

Thomas H Stone 1863..1871 Flatware Mentioned in Exeter records 1861 to 1873, died 1873
Possibly Thomas Welch 1835 Spoon Mentioned in Exeter records 1827 to 1836



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W

WH   WP   WR   WS   WW  

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Hope 1816..1828 Flatware Plymouth Dock

Mentioned in Exeter records 1816 - 1833

W H L 1829..1836 Spoon
(probably) William Harris Rowe 1833 Fork Devonport

Mentioned in Exeter records 1836 - 1849

William Pope 1834..1850 Flatware Plymouth

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
Possibly William Welch (senior) 1784, 1806..1809 Spoon Plymouth Dock

Mentioned in Exeter records 1758 to 1809

Possibly William Welch (junior) 1806..1819 Flatware Exeter

Mentioned in Exeter records 1801 to 1820s

William Welch (junior) 1811..1823 Flatware Exeter

Mentioned in Exeter records 1801 to 1820s

William Woodman 1820..1832 Flatware Bristol

Mentioned in Exeter records 1818 - 1838

1830..1836



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