Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (T)

T/T& TA TB TC TD TE TF TG TH TI TJ TK TL TM TN TO TP TQ TR TS TT TU TV TW TX TY TZ

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Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
F B Thomas & Co (Charles Henry Townley & John William Thomas) 1901..1929
(registered Jul 1901)
Basket, caster, coffee pot, condiment jar lid, dish, lidded cup, plate, salt, salver, table bell (figural model), tankard, tastevin New Bond Street, London

Ceased trading 1941

J W & F Thomas 1933..1937
T & B C 2003 Spoon
Toye & Co 1920..1929 Brooch, fob medal, masonic medal "Masonic outfitters & Jewellers", Red Lion Square, London WC1
1936..1957
Tiffany & Co 1935..1988 Bowl, creamer, flask, flatware, imported box, salver, tastevin, vase
J W Turton & Co Ltd (registered Oct 1902)
Thomas Callow & Son (1909..1924)
T & F Perry 1910..1924
(registered Apr 1910)
Imported spoon, jar top, scent bottle Francis Dartnall Perry, Thomas Arthur Perry & Robert James Perry trading as T & F Perry, Clerkenwell Road, London EC
T & J H 1974..1979 Candle snuffer, decanter label, toast rack
T & S A 1998 Napkin ring
William Turner & James Williams 1753
(registered Aug 1753)
Spoon




TA

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments

Note: mark is in a heart-shaped punch with a rounded base
T A 1667 Porringer Attributed as "possibly Thomas Allen (3)" (free 1664, died 1682) by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks,  Boydell Press, 2017
Thomas Allen IV 1678..1692
(free 1675)
Spoon Attributed as "probably Thomas Allen (4)" by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks,  Boydell Press, 2017
1681
(free 1675)
1698..1702
(registered Apr 1697)
John Laughton II (1701)

Note: device above TA is a full sunburst into a semi-circular recess
David Tanqueray 1719..1724
(registered Dec 1713)
Charger, mug, tea caddy

Note: device above DT is a full sunburst similar to that on his TA Britannia standard mark
1726
(registered Aug 1720)
Thomas Austin 1821..1828
(registered Apr 1818)
Creamer, fish slice, fork, spoon

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
Theodosia Ann Atkins 1815
(registered Sep 1815)
Decanter label Smallworker. Daughter of James Atkins, bucklemaker (died 1815)
Thomas Edward Atkins
Tudor Art Metal & Plating Co 1919..1933 Ecclesiastical silver (bottle stopper, chalice, paten, pyx box) Church plate manufacturers, Sandland Street, London WC1
1930..1943
T A R 1977 Ingot pendant
T A R 1979 Box
Reid & Sons (Thomas Arthur Reid, Francis James Langford & Christian Leopold Reid) 1900..1908
(registered Feb 1901)
Bowl, candlestick, jug, salver, sauce boat, spoon, tea service, tray Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

(image courtesy of www.acsilver.co.uk)
1905




TB

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
T E B (1686)
Thomas Bamford (1724..1734)
T B (unknown) 1751..1754 Salt Mark not listed by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990. It may have been recorded in the lost 1739-1758 Smallworkers' Register
Thomas Wilkes Barker 1805..1826
(registered Feb 1805)
Box, condiment jar lids, cruet, flatware, goblet, tea service
1810..1823
(registered Jul 1811 & 1819)
Thomas Bligh 1803..1820
(registered Nov 1797 & 1803, 1809, 1821)
Watch case Case maker, Great Sutton Street, Clerkenwell, London
Thomas Burwash 1821..1822
(registered Nov 1821)
Bowl, creamer, mustard, plate, salt, salver, spice caster, teapot GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 shows this mark with a central pellet
Thomas Blake 1843..1844
(registered May 1837)
Watch case Case maker
Thomas Bradbury & Sons (1891..1905)
Thomas Bishton (registered Jul 1904) Hockley Hill, Birmingham

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
Timothy Joseph Burtwell 1979, 1993..2005 Napkin clip, napkin ring, novelty caddy spoon, pepperette, thimble

(image courtesy of www.vintage-kitsch.co.uk)
T B 2008 Necklace & earrings
T E B (1686)
Thomas Bywater Grinsell 1885..1886
(registered Apr 1883)
Salad servers, salt
Thomas Burn Hopgood 1828..1831
(registered Oct 1828)
Spoon, teapot, tongs
Robert Timbrell & Joseph Bell (1710..1715)
Thomas Bumfriss & Orlando Jackson 1766
(registered May 1766)
Tea caddy
Thomas Bradbury & Sons (Thomas Bradbury III & John S Henderson) 1879..1887
(registered May 1878)
Candlestick, caster, flatware, fruit knife, inkstand, kettle & burner, mustard, napkin ring, salt, salver, tea caddy, tea service, toast rack, tray Arundel Street, Sheffield
Thomas Bradbury & Sons (Turner Bradbury) 1891..1905
(registered May 1889)
Thomas Bradbury & Sons Ltd 1939
(registered Oct 1906)
1909..1935
(registered Oct 1906)




TC

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Thomas Cooper 1669..1680
(free 1668, died c1693)
Bowl, chalice, cup, mug, porringer Attributed as "probably Thomas Cooper" by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks,  Boydell Press, 2017
Thomas Cory 1677
(free 1655, died 1689)
Charger, spoon Attributed as "probably Thomas Cory" by MitchellMitchell, David M. - Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London: their lives and their marks,  Boydell Press, 2017
1682
Thomas Clark 1725
(registered Mar 1726)
Spoon

(image courtesy of www.waxantiques.com)
Thomas Causton 1732..1733
(registered Dec 1731)
Candlestick
Thomas Chawner 1772..1786
(registered Oct 1773)
Basket, flatware, mazarin, tea caddy, tray Chawner probably registered a sole mark around 1771 when it is presumed his partnership with his brother, William, came to an end (see TC over WC). This mark would have been registered in the lost 1758-1773 Largeworkers' Register.
1772..1777
(registered Nov 1775)
Joseph Carpenter (1774)
Thomas Carpenter 1780..1784
(registered Sep 1775)
Watch case Case maker, Islington Road, London

Also registered incuse marks TC and (figure) 5 over TC from 1775 onwards

1789
(registered Feb 1788)
1793
(registered Jun 1792)
1796..1801
(registered Aug 1796)
1800..1802
(registered Jul 1797)
T C 1792 Watch case
T C 1803 Watch case
T C 1811 Watch case
Thomas Cleaver 1887
(registered Aug 1887)
Watch case Case maker, York Street, The Butts, Coventry

A very similar mark registered by Thomas Cobb, case maker, Farringdon Road, London, Jan 1887

Thomas Causer (registered Jun 1890) Case maker, Hill Street, Coventry
T C 1980..1981 Clock case
T C 1995 British Airways letter opener
Thomas Callow & Son 1909..1924 Box, cigarette case, frame, letter opener, paperweight Mount Street, Mayfair, London

CulmeCulme, John - Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1987 does not date this mark's registration

T C & Son Ltd 1925..1936 Imported items (box, spoon)
Theodore C Clark 1804
(registered Jan 1804)
Watch case Case maker, St John's Lane, Clerkenwell, London

Also registered a "normal" punch mark, Jan 1804:
T·C·C

Thomas Cloud & Charles Shapland 1891
(registered Nov 1890)
Porringer
Cox & Sons (Thomas Cox & Edward Cox) 1866..1875
(registered Jul 1866)
Communion set, goblet Southampton Street, London
F B Thomas & Co (1901..1929)
Thomas Charles Jarvis 1971..1988 Figurine, menu holder Working between 1970 & 1996
T C P 1967..1973 Caster, claret jug, coaster
T C P 2000 Toothpick holder
T C P 2000 Napkin ring
Thomas & Richard Carpenter 1804..1807
(registered Dec 1803)
Watch case Case makers, Islington Road, London; subsequently St John Street Road, London
1807..1810
(registered Jun 1811)
1811
T Cox Savory 1820..1830
(registered Sep 1827)
Flatware, tea service
Thomas & William Chawner c1760 Flatware Marks not found in existing registers; they may have been recorded in the missing 1758-1773 Largeworkers' Register.

Thomas & William Chawner, brothers, are recorded in partnership from 1759 until c1773.

1762..1767
1764
1764..1769
1764..1770
1766..1770
Thomas Whipham & Charles Wright (1757..1767)