Silver Makers' Marks - Birmingham Assay Office (H)

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HC

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Henry Cook 1888..1890
(registered Oct 1872)
Brooch, crucifix, spoon Richard Street, Hockley, Birmingham; subsequently Spencer Street, Birmingham

(image courtesy of David Mercer)
1893..1900
(registered Dec 1892)
H C & S Ltd 1914 Buckle
H C A 1985..1991 Bowl, box
Harford Case Co 1930
(registered Mar 1931)
Tea service
Henry Clifford Davis 1901..1918
(registered Apr 1901)
Ash tray, box, button, candelabra, candlestick, cigar & cigarette cases, compact, cruet, decanter label, dressing set, flatware, goblet, manicure set, mug, napkin ring, salt, spectacle case, spoon, tea caddy, tea & coffee service, toast rack, vase Harford Works, Harford Street, Birmingham; subsequently Warstone Lane, Birmingham

H Clifford Davis Ltd (after c1933)

1908
(registered Mar 1904)
1912..1930
1920..1964
1923..1932
English Watch Co (1876..1884)
Henry Charles Freeman 1896..1911 Buckle, cigarette case, compact, cuff links, frame, pepperette, pincushion, pin tray, pipe cleaner, jar lid, spoon, tea service, vesta Hatton Garden, London
1899

(image courtesy of Sterling Choice)
1912
H C Freeman Ltd 1914..1935, 1947..1948
H C J Ltd 1930 Flatware
Henry Charles Kerly 1893..1900 Binoculars, walking cane mount Stick mounter, Powell Street, King Square, London EC




HD

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
H D 1987 Box
H D 2002..2003 Box, frame
2005
H D Ltd 1909 Jar lid
H Darrol Wilks 1906 Spoon




HE

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments

(image courtesy of www.acsilver.co.uk)
Henry Edwards 1834
(registered Jul 1833)
Covered dish High Street, Birmingham

Previously in partnership (from 1829) with William Westley Richards as Richards & Edwards

Harry Emmanuel 1902
(registered Nov 1902)
Mustard, watch holder Summer Hill, Birmingham; subsequently Vyse Street, Birmingham
Hawksworth, Eyre & Co Ltd 1904 Salver, toast rack Rockingham Street, Sheffield

Company owned from 1932 by Ellis & Co (a subsidiary of Barker Brothers Ltd) of Birmingham

1935
(registered Feb 1933)
English Watch Co (1876..1884)




HF

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
H Fowler 1895..1905
(registered Mar 1896)
Thimble

(image courtesy of Ray Nimmo)
Henry Fidkin 1918..1920
(registered Jan 1919)
Thimble
H F 1920 Teapot
Hurst, Franklin & Co Ltd 1966 Ecclesiastical silver Metal workers, Sutterton Street, London N7
Henry Frederick Chadwick 1918
(registered Nov 1918)
Purse
H F F 1969..1992 Spoon
H F H 1950 Fob medal
Hennell, Frazer & Haws 1991 Tea caddy Jewellers, goldsmiths & silversmiths, Davies Street, London W1
H F Withers 1936..1945
(registered Sep 1936)
Cigarette case, napkin ring, toast rack
1945..1964
(registered Apr 1945)




HG

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Henry Griffith (registered Apr 1862) Warstone Lane, Birmingham
Henry Green (registered Dec 1889) Case maker, President Street East, King Square, London
Henry Greaves 1904..1911 Box, clock, napkin ring, spoon New Street, Birmingham
H Greaves Ltd 1910
H G 1926..1941 Box, imported cigarette case
H G 1972..1980 Pendant, ring
Henry Griffith & Sons Ltd 1890..1958 Bangle, cigarette case, crucifix pendant, cuff links, fob medal, napkin ring, spoon, thimble Warstone Lane, Birmingham; (from 1919) Tachbrook Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
1929..1955
1937..1944
1970
1970..1975
1902..1910
Henry George Bartlett 1932..1934 Masonic spoon Jeweller, Withy Grove, Manchester
H G B 1997 Tastevin

(image courtesy of Graham Evans)
Horace George Croneen 1897..1908 Fob medal High Street, New Brompton, Gillingham, Kent
1902
H G C & Co 1950 Souvenir spoon
Henry Griffin Plant 1901..1907 Badge, box, creamer, souvenir spoon, vesta Manufacturing jeweller, Albion Street, Birmingham




HH

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Henry Harding 1784
(registered Oct 1782)
Watch case Case maker, Well Street, Coventry
Hannah Howard 1818..1823
(registered May 1816)
Watch case Case maker, widow of William Howard, case maker, Coventry

Also seen with an 1812 date mark


(image courtesy of John Child)
H H 1896 Brooch
Harry Hayes 1896..1905
(registered Oct 1896)
Box, card case, coffee pot, dish, ewer, mug, mustard, napkin ring, salt, sovereign holder, vesta
H H 1905 Sovereign case, vesta

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
H H 1911 Pipe mount
Hubert Hall 1919..1931
(registered Mar 1914)
Box, flask Great King Street & Unett Street, Birmingham

Crisp-JonesCrisp-Jones, Kenneth, ed. - Silversmiths of Birmingham and Their Marks, 1750-1980,  Robert Hale, 1981 lists this maker as Herbert Hall; the Chester CompendiumRidgway, Maurice H. & Priestley, Philip T. - The Compendium of Chester Gold & Silver Marks 1570 to 1962,  Antique Collectors' Club, 2004 has Hubert Hall and shows this mark the other way up, but the mark is used as shown, with the indent at the bottom.

H Haywood 1946
(registered Mar 1946)
Napkin ring
H H 1934 Napkin ring
H H 1947 Cigarette case
H H 1952..1960 Souvenir spoon
Historical Heirlooms Ltd 1971..1973 Beaker, letter opener, salver Deansgate, Bolton, Lancashire
2002

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
Historical Heirlooms Ltd (probably) 1974 Limited edition salver
H Humphries & Co 1909..1919 Box, jar top, napkin ring
Henry Hobson & Sons 1897..1933 Candlestick, card case, mirror, napkin ring, pepperette, salt, spoon, vesta Houndsditch, London & Carver Street, Sheffield
H H & S 1903 Cigarette case
H Huntley & Sons 1927..1929 Gold cuff links Harold Gardner & Edward Stanley Gardner-Powell trading as H Huntley & Sons, manufacturing jewellers, Vyse Street, Birmingham
H Huntley & Sons Ltd (probably) 1978..1990 Cuff links, money clip, swizzle stick, toothpick Manufacturing jewellers, Nursery Road, Birmingham [ref: 1980 telephone directory]
Henry Herbert Friend 1918
(registered Aug 1901)
Box, cigarette case Soho Hill, Birmingham
1919
(registered Mar 1909)
Hirons, Plante & Co (Henry Hodson Plante) 1876..1883 Salt, spoon Silversmiths & electroplaters, Frederick Street, Birmingham and Hatton Garden, London
Henry Hodson Plante 1927..1951 Box, dish Bury Street, London SW
H H S 1924 Tea service