Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (J)

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 JY JZ

JV

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
James Vickery 1851..1872
(registered Aug 1851)
Box, jar lid
Cornelius Joshua Vander 1889..1903
(registered Oct 1886)
Beaker, bowl, box, caster, goblet, replica oil lamp, sauce boat, spoon

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
John Vander 1907
(registered Mar 1904)
Flatware
John Vincent 1937..1938 Spoon Silversmith & goldsmith, St Mary's Street, Weymouth, Dorset
J v B 1996 Dish A mark with the same initials registered 1971 at Edinburgh Assay Office by John Neil van Bogerijen
Vander & Hedges (John Gotliev Vander & John Hedges) 1887 (registered Jun 1887) Spoon




JW

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
James Wilks (1740..1750)
James Wilks (1742..1755)
Thomas Whipham (1746..1765)
James Williams 1755
(registered Jul 1755)
Spoon
Fuller White (1759..1767)
Thomas Wallis II (1785..1890)
Thomas Wallis II (1793..1809)
Joseph Wyatt 1792..1793
(registered Oct 1789)
Basket, mustard, nutmeg grater
Joseph Willmore 1795
(registered Dec 1805)
Tongs Birmingham
(registered Mar 1840)
James Wintle 1812
(registered Oct 1812)
Flatware
1818..1840
(registered 1818 to 1838)
John Williams 1808
(registered Sep 1807)
Watch case Case maker, Great Sutton Street, Islington, London
1815
(registered Feb 1814)
1822
(registered Feb 1822)
1825
(registered Jul 1815 & four more times through to 1837)
1842
(registered Jul 1839)
John West 1822
(registered Mar 1822)
Watch case Case maker, White Cross Street, London; later Banner Square, St Luke's, London
1827..1833
(registered Oct 1833)
1842
(registered Feb 1841)
John James Whiting 1833..1836
(registered Oct 1833)
Flatware
1836..1846
(registered May 1840)
1847..1863
(registered Dec 1847 & Mar 1855 (as John Whiting))
Jacob Wintle 1843..1848
(registered Jan 1844)
Ladle, spoon Spoon maker, Roupel Street, Blackfriars Road

Seems to have succeeded to the business of James Wintle at the same address

James Walker 1861..1876
(registered Sep 1854)
Watch case Case maker, Albert Street, Coventry

A similar mark registered by Joseph Walton (q.v.), but note difference in the "W"

Joseph Walton 1868..1909
(registered Feb 1867)
Cigarette case, jar lid, napkin ring, sovereign case, watch case Upper Charles Street, London EC
1879..1884
(registered Jan 1875)
1883
(registered Dec 1874)
Joseph Walton & Co 1917
(registered Sep 1911)
John Wilkinson 1875
(registered May 1860)
Gold ring Ring maker & manufacturing jeweller, Skinner Street, Clerkenwell, London

6 similar marks registered between 1860 and 1876

John Henry Williamson 1878..1889
(registered Jan 1871)
Fork, spoon, tea & coffee service

A similar mark registered by Joseph Walton, Dec 1874
James Widmer 1878..1879
(registered Jan 1878)
Watch case Case maker, Holborn Viaduct, London

(registered Mar 1878)

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
John Woodman 1889..1893
(registered Nov 1876)
Watch case Case maker, Smith Street, Clerkenwell, London
Isidor Weil 1890
(registered Oct 1886)
Spoon Mark is:
J.W
John Edward Wilmot 1898
(registered Oct 1897)
Dish Hylton Street, Birmingham
John West 1900
(registered Mar 1899)
Wallet
John Williams 1903
(registered Nov 1902)
Goblet
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd 1973..1978 Silver-mounted Wedgwood items: brooch, napkin ring, paperweight, ring
J W 1991..2007 Imported toothpick, mirror
Joseph Walton & Co (1917)

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
Josiah Williams & Co 1933..1938 Coffee pot, flatware, jug, knife, napkin rings Augustine Parade, Bristol
1934..1940
1939..1944
J W & Co 1948 Masonic jewel
John Walker & Co Ltd 1899
(registered Sep 1898)
Purse mount
J Wippell & Co Ltd 1903
(registered Jul 1903)
Ecclesiatical silver: chalice, communion set, pyx box, spoon Clerical Outfitters, Cathedral Yard, Exeter & Duncannon Street, London WC
1908..1971
(registered Jul 1903)
J Wippell & Co Ltd (probably) 1986..1992 Chalice & paten, letter opener, travelling communion set A very similar mark definitely registered by Wippell & Co. The company is still in business (2015).
Johnson, Walker & Tolhurst 1908..1923
(registered May 1908)
Ash tray, candlestick, cigarette box, novelty pepperette, trophy cup Similar mark with sans-serif characters registered May 1908
1927..1938 Similar mark with sans-serif characters seen on 1973 commemorative beaker
John William Barrier 1889..1906
(registered Jan 1872)
Tongs
James William Benson 1880..1903
(registered Feb 1880)
Caster, cigarette case, condiments, cup, dressing table set, flatware, spoon & tongs set, tea service, watch case Ludgate Hill, London
J W Benson Ltd 1912..1937
(registered Oct 1912)
1933..1938
John William Barrett (registered May 1904) Jeweller, Warstone Lane, Birmingham
J W B 1970 Decanter label
John William Caldicott (registered Sep 1910) Birmingham
James Dixon & Sons (James Willis Dixon) 1873..1907
(registered Jul 1873)
Basket, coffee pot, dish, ewer, flatware, knife, salver Cornish Place, Sheffield
J W Flynn 1967 Mug Sunderland
Wakely & Wheeler (James Wakely & Frank Clarke Wheeler) 1884..1890
(registered Oct 1884)
Basket, butter dish, decanter label, cup, egg cup, flatware, mustard, napkin ring, quaich, salt, tea & coffee service, tray, trophy Hatton Garden, London & Forde Street, Dublin
1890..1908
(registered Apr 1891)
J W G 1978..1990 Cup
J W H 1972 Box, finger ring
Jonathan Wilson Hukin & John Thomas Heath 1882..1886
(registered Nov 1879)
Claret jug, cruet, napkin ring, salt, spoon, tea service
John Williams Johnson 1885..1886
(registered Jan 1885)
Salt, wine funnel
Williamson & Horton (John Henry Williamson & John Spinks Horton) 1869
(registered Jan 1868)
Bowl A mark with stops between letters also registered Jan 1868
John William Kilpatrick 1885
(registered Jul 1884)
Inkstand Northampton Square, Clerkenwell, London
J W Kirwan & Co (John William Kirwan) (registered Jan 1902) Vyse Street, Birmingham, Frederick Street, Birmingham & Hatton Garden, London

Similar mark without stops registered Apr 1880

J W L 1973 Imported (Irish) caddy spoon
J W Ltd 1977 Creamer, dish, goblet, spoon
James W Potter & Sons 1977..1980 Caddy spoon, flatware, letter opener, napkin ring Botley Mills, Southampton, Hampshire
1989
J W Spurrier & Co (John Walter Spurrier) (registered Dec 1895) Wool Exchange, London




JY

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Yardley (registered May 1858) Case maker, Thomas Street, Coventry
John Yapp & John Woodward 1847
(registered Jun 1846)
Mug Bread Street, Birmingham

Note: the illustrated mark is probably overstruck on the GR mark of George John Richards





JZ

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
J Zeving (or Joseph Zweig) 1913..1921
(registered Jul 1911)
Judaic silverware (bessamin, kiddush cup, menorah), tongs CulmeCulme, John - Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1987 lists this as Joseph Zweig; the Chester CompendiumRidgway, Maurice H. & Priestley, Philip T. - The Compendium of Chester Gold & Silver Marks 1570 to 1962,  Antique Collectors' Club, 2004 has it as Samuel Zeving trading as J Zeving, Great Garden Street, London