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Note on alphabetical order of names beginning with "Mc":

Where the maker's surname begins with "Mc" or "Mac" the "c" or "ac" is ignored in determining alphabetical order. Thus the following order would hold:

JM   JM&S   JMD   JMcE   JMacK   JMO

A

AA   AC   AK   AL   AM   AR   AS   AT  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Aird & Thompson 1882 Spoon
Andrew Allison 1852..1869 Spoon
Alexander Campbell 1810
A Coghill 1837..1856 Flatware
A C 1850..1869 Flatware
A K 1835 Ladle
Alexander Lucas 1845 Box
Alexander Mitchell 1833..1839 Flatware
A M & Co 1872 Tongs Attributed to Alexander Murray & Co
Alexander McDonald 1847..1864 Flatware
A McM 1851..1860 Flatware
Alexander Ritchie 1923..1933 Iona silver: brooch, napkin ring, paper knife, spoon Ritchie died in 1941
1926..1932
Arthur Robert Angell 1952 Flask
A Sterling 1830..1833 Flatware Also attributed to Alexander Stewart of Inverness
Andrew Taylor & Son 1898



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C

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
C B 1836 Spoon
C W F 1914 Spoon Possibly C W Fletcher of Sheffield; mark is identical



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D

DB   DC   DE   DF   DH   DM   DR   DS   DT  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Duff & Millar 1859..1891 Spoon
Davis & Son 1863..1867 Spoon
Duncan & Scobbie 1946 Spoon St Vincent Street, Glasgow
Hamish Dawson-Bowman 1949 Iona caddy spoon Founder of Celtic Art Industries
D B & S 1945 Napkin ring
David Crichton Rait 1827..1862 Ladle, spoon
George Edward & Sons (David & George Edward) 1892..1919 Bowl, decanter label, dish, fork, napkin ring, salt Buchanan Street, Glasgow
1903
D E T 1895 Fob medal
D Fraser 1870..1871 Spoon Also attributed to Duncan Ferguson
Davidson, Henderson & Sorley 1930..1934 Spoon & tong set Buchanan St, Glasgow
D M 1820 Fish slice
David McDonald 1819..1844 Decanter label, flatware
Daniel Robertson 1833..1856 Flatware (or Daniel Robinson of Perth)
Daniel Robertson & Co 1860..1863 Flatware
Daniel Sutherland 1833 Tongs
David Taylor 1860..1880 Spoon, tongs



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E

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Edward & Sons 1923..1936 Dish, flatware, salver Buchanan Street, Glasgow
1937



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F

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Finlay & Field 1844..1855 Flatware
Francis Howard Ltd 1900..1986 Napkin ring, spoon



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G

GD   GE   GI   GM   GO   GR   GT   GW  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
G & J M 1930..1944 Bowl, napkin ring
G & J M 1941 Napkin ring
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd 1904 Dish Regent Street, London
Gilmour & Watson 1895..1913 Spoon Mitchell Street, Glasgow
(probably) Gilmour & Watson 1917 Fork (marked "Iona")
G D 1834 Ladle
George David Rattray 1913 Bowl Nethergate, Dundee
George Elder 1846..1857 Flatware ...of Banff
(possibly) George Edward & Son 1863..1890 Bowl, creamer, spoon
George Edward & Sons 1884 Flatware Buchanan Street, Glasgow
George & Arthur Edward 1920..1924 Flatware, paperweight Buchanan Street, Glasgow
George Innes 1826..1834 Flatware
G McL 1858 Spoon
George Muir Ltd 1922 Tea service
G o N 1844..1857 Spoon attributed to Geoffrey O'Neale
G R 1822 Spoon
G Thomson 1826..1842 Flatware
George White 1824..1842 Flatware



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H

HC   HD   HE   HJ   HM  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
H & H Brs 1937..1953 Brooch, caddy spoon, pickle fork
Hamilton & Laidlaw 1891..1893 Spoon & tongs set
H C 1833
H D F & S 1948 Trophy
John Heron 1828 Spoon Greenock silversmith. Earlier pieces assayed in Edinburgh
J Hall & Co (1925)
John Hart (1952..1961)
Henry Muirhead 1837 Spoon



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I

IG   IM   IS  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
James Glen 1743-56 Salver, spoon
I M & S 1874 Tongs
Iain MacCormick 1949 Iona caddy spoon
I S & T S 1828 Decanter label



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J

JA   JB   JC   JD   JF   JH   JL   JM   JN   JR   JT   JW  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
James & Andrew Kelly 1845..1876 Flatware
J & P D 1854..1868 Spoon
J & W Mitchell 1836..1872 Flatware Very similar to a mark used in Edinburgh, attributed to James & William Marshall
John A Fetter 1907 Tazza
J Blond & Son 1883 Spoon A similar mark with sans-serif letters is James Ballantyne & Son
J B & S 1910 Fork
J B N 1853..1860 Spoon
1872
James Crichton 1824..1863 Spoon
possibly James Downie 1819 Spoon Similar to an Edinburgh mark of the same period
J D 1849..1852 Flatware
J D McA 1946 Spoon
J F 1836..1840 Spoon, tongs
J F 1905..1929 Salver, spoon & tongs set, tea service Possibly John A Fetter
J Hall & Co 1925 Trophy cup
John Hart 1952..1961 "Iona" silver: brooch, paper knife, spoon
Jos Haywood & Co 1857..1892 Flatware
J L A 1861..1862 Spoon
James Lockhart Spencer 1827..1830
(entered 1827) 		Flatware
James McEwan c1783 Spoon
John Mitchell 1827..1844 Flatware
J M 1858 Spoon
J M 1916 Decanter label
J M & Co 1872..1875 Flatware
J Muirhead & Sons 1863..1877 Flatware, tea service
J M C 1850 Ladle
John Muir, Jr 1836..1870 Flatware Also attributed to John Murray. Murray was in partnership with Philip Grierson from 1818 to 1825, but worked on his own from 1826 until c1852.
J McK 1832..1842 Flatware
J M & W M (J & W Mitchell?) 1833..1835 Flatware
J N 1823 Spoon
James Ross 1849 Flatware
1860
J R 1876 Mug
J R 1878..1888 Bowl, mug Tentatively attributed to J Reid
J R 1885 Tea service
James Ramsay 1911 Cup Dundee silversmith
J T 1835 Tongs
J T 1854..1858 Spoon Attributed to John Todd
J W 1899, 1919 Cup, hot water jug
J W 1916 Fork
J W 1924..1925 Salver



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K

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Kerr & Phillips 1882..1889 Spoon Gordon Street, Glasgow



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L

LA   LB   LR   LT  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Lawson & Co 1903..1921 Flatware, teapot Buchanan Street, Glasgow
L & P Ltd 1928 Trophy cup
Lawrence Aitchison 1840..1859 Flatware
L B 1821 Caddy spoon
L R & Co 1886 Spoon
L T & S 1898 Teapot cf A Taylor & Sons



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M

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Muirhead & Arthur 1855..1888 Flatware
Milne & Campbell c1757..1776 Flatware, salver, sauce boat
1823..1824
Mitchell & Russell 1815..1839 Flatware
1819..1820
Mitchell & Son 1823..1825 Decanter label, flatware Jackson says mark first seen 1825
Miller & Thompson 1898 Salts & spoons set
John McGilvray & Son 1923..1924 "Iona" silver: brooch, napkin ring, pendant cross Oban silversmiths



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N

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Northern Goldsmiths Co (of Newcastle) 1935 Set of 1935 jubilee spoons with all assay office marks



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P

PA   PG   PH   PM   PW  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Peter Aitken 1824..1850
(entered 1808) 		Flatware
1854..1855
P A Jr 1861..1868 Spoon attributed to Peter Aitken Jr
Peter Grierson 1819..1824 Decanter label, flatware
P H 1937 Clan badge
Philip Hanson Abbot 1911 Vase
P McF 1856..1872 Spoon
P W 1855 Spoon



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R

RA   RD   RG   RK   RS   RT  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Roberts & Belk 1935..1936, 1952 Coronation spoon (1953), jubilee spoon (1935, 1936) Furnival Works, Sheffield
Robert & William Sorley 1895..1938 Basket, dish, flatware, napkin ring, salver, tankard, tea service, toast rack, vase Buchanan Street, Glasgow
Robert Allison 1945..1958 Iona silver (brooch, spoon), spoon
D C Rait & Son 1844 Spoon
Robert Drummond 1888 Spoon
Robert Gray between 1776 & 1784 Ladle
Robert Gray & Son 1821..1847 Candle snuffer, flatware
1825
R K 1855 Spoon
Robert Scott 1849..1851 Flatware Buchanan Street, Glasgow
1858..1887
Robert Stewart 1907..1929 Bowl, coffee pot, sauce boat, spoon, toast rack Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
1929
R & W Sorley 1896..1904 Bowl, presentation trowel, tongs
R T 1878 Spoon



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S

SB   SC   SD   SW  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Smith & Rait 1901..1904 Goblet, spoon & tongs set, teapot
Barclay & Goodwin 1850..1851 Spoon
Scott (attributed to B Scott) 1821 Ladle
Stewart Dawson Ltd 1911 Spoon Hatton Garden & Regent Street, London
S W 1858 Spoon
W S (or S W) (1888..1898)



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T

TB   TD   TK   TM   TP   TR   TS   TW  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
T & Co 1889..1894 Flatware Attributed to Tennent & Co
T & Co 1895..1903 Spoon
T & Y (or T & V) 1874 Spoon
T B 1821 Ladle
T Bartie 1824 Spoon Retailer's mark
T D 1845 Spoon
T K 1829..1833 Flatware
T M 1845..1851 Spoon
T P 1838 Tongs
Thomas Ross & Son 1882..1962 Flatware, quaich, salver
T Smith & Sons 1881..1894 Flatware, teapot
T S C 1928 Trophy cup
Travis, Wilson & Co Ltd 1956..1963 Spoon (from sets with all assay office marks) Clarence Works, Bath Street, Sheffield



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W

WA   WB   WC   WE   WH   WJ   WM   WN   WR   WS  

Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Wilson & Sharp 1859..1883 Flatware
W Allan 1837..1862 Flatware
W Alexander & Son 1862 Fork Also a mark in serif font
Ward Brothers 1948..1956 Brooch Branston Street, Birmingham
William Coghill 1859..1886 Flatware
1860
William Corbett 1862..1866 Flatware Also attributed to William Carstairs
W C & P C 1821..1824 Spoon Similar to W & P Cunningham's Edinburgh mark, c1785

W C S 1841..1865 Cruet, flatware
James Weir 1893..1904 Bowl, cup, flatware, napkin ring
William Hannay 1820..1844 Flatware Paisley silversmith
W H C 1928..1929 Bookmark, fork
W Jenkins 1855..1871 Spoon or W Jaffray
W M & A M 1826..1832 Flatware
W M D 1943..1946 Napkin ring
William Napier 1770
W R 1824..1833 Flatware Attributed to William Russell
William Semple 1860 Spoon
W S (or S W) 1888..1898 Flatware
W S Junior 1830 Ladle, tongs



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