Silver Makers' Marks - Birmingham 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

JC

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
James Collins 1822..1868
(registered Oct 1816 & various dates to 1859)
Box, flatware, knife, vinaigrette Cook Street, Birmingham; subsequently Suffolk Street, Newhall Street & Frederick Street

A similar mark registered Feb 1828 by Joseph Carnall, plater.

Collins registered a mark with stop May 1838:
J.C

Joseph Cook 1883..1885
(registered Jun 1878)
Brooch, fob medal Carver Street, Birmingham

Cook also registered a mark with stop between the letters Mar 1862
J.C


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John Culver (probably) 1887..1902 Fob medal, pendant, thimble Clerkenwell, London
John Cole (probably) 1892 Cheroot holder mount Silver mounter & tobacconist. See also JC over GWS (Singleton & Cole Ltd)
John Clifford (probably) 1896
(registered Sep 1885)
Pendant
J C 1897 Napkin ring Possibly John Cole
J C 1899..1906 Fob medal Possibly John Culver
G H Johnstone & Co (1907..1926)
James Carr 1926..1949 Bowl, box, cigarette case, condiments set, cup, dressing table set, spoon, tea service Manufacturing jeweller, Little Belmont Street, Aberdeen
Joseph Cutler 1936 Fob medal Howard Street, Glasgow
J C 1977 Spoon
J C 1978 Ring
J C 1979..1983 Caddy spoon, decanter label, tastevin
J C 1984..1991 Candlestick, decanter label, frame, vase
J Collyer & Co Ltd 1902..1912
(registered Jul 1900)
Glass salt rim, jug, scent bottle lid Hockley Hill, Birmingham
Joseph Cook & Son 1885..1887 Book mark, bracelet, button hook, cigarette holder case, cuff links, hat pin, napkin ring, scent bottle, spoon, thimble, vesta Livery Street, Birmingham
1890..1939
(registered Jan 1889)

(image courtesy of John Child)
J Cameron & Son 1907..1926 Medal King Street, Kilmarnock

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1939

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J C B Excavators Ltd 2000 JCB branded commemorative dish
J C Clark 1881
(registered Jun 1878)
Earring
John Charles Grinsell 1906..1908
(registered Sep 1906)
Claret jug, bottle rim, inkwell, salad servers
Singleton & Cole Ltd 1900 Cigarette holder, pipe mount, vesta Pipe mounters & dealers, Camson Street, Birmingham; also Walsall, Wolverhampton, Liverpool & Shrewsbury
1902..1906
1914

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John Charles Lowe (probably) 1897 Mustard Hatton Garden, London EC

If this is Lowe's mark it may not have been registered at Birmingham - note it is overstamped on another mark

J C (Midland) Jewellers 1984
(registered Sep 1979)
Ring Vyse Street, Birmingham
J C Plimpton & Co 1904 Butter spreader, jar lid, vase rim American import/export merchants, Old Hall Street, Liverpool & Curtain Road, London
1905..1906
John Collard Vickery 1913..1933 Mustard, table lighter, toast rack, trophy cup Regent Street, London




JD

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Joseph Daffern & Co 1908..1931 Fob medal Hatton Garden, London
J D & Co 1909 Fob medal
Johnson, Durban & Co Ltd 1897..1900
(registered Feb 1897)
Beaker, buckle, mug, spoon, thimble, vase rim Aston Road & Hubert Street, Birmingham
1903..1905
James Dixon & Sons Ltd 1930..1940 Caster lid, cigarette case, dressing table set, napkin ring Cornish Place, Sheffield
James Deakin & Sons (1932..1935)
J D D 1932 Gold fob medal
J de M 1987 Pendant
John D McAllister 1939..1941 Cigarette case Glasgow
J D Stone 1908 Pickle tongs A similar mark with stop after each letter (J.D.S.) registered May 1905
James Deakin & Sons (John & William F Deakin) 1899..1931 Box, cigarette case, dressing set, mirror, napkin ring, tea pot, vanity set Sidney Works, Matilda Street, Sheffield
James Deakin & Sons 1932..1935




JE

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
J E 1911 Gold ring
J E A 1973 Pendant
J E Bushell 1895..1926
(registered Dec 1891)
Cake slice, condiments, fork, knife rest, napkin ring, salt, spoon, tea strainer, toast rack Caroline Street, Birmingham
1934..1945
(registered Jun 1932)
J E F 1916..1918 Fob medal
J E Goode 1936
(registered Jul 1935)
Box
J E S 1993 Key ring




JF

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
James Fenton

James Fenton & Co

1854..1904
(registered Apr 1852, Sep 1878)
Badge, bowl, box, fob medal, fruit knife, goblet, kilt pin, napkin ring, pen, pencil, presentation key, salt, spoon, stick mount, thimble, trophy cup, vinaigrette Great Hampton Street, Birmingham

Note: this mark often seen on fruit knives
1863..1885
(registered Sep 1860)

(image courtesy of Graham Evans)
1889..1934
(registered Jul 1882)
1905..1956
Jacob Fenigstein 1906..1913 Kiddush cup
John Forrest (probably) 1908..1913 Watch case Dial of a pocket chronometer whose case had this mark inscribed "John Forrest, London. Chronometer Maker to the Admiralty"
J F 1983 Brooch
J F & S 1927..1930 Fob medal
J F R 1996..2001 Frame, spoon




JG

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments

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J G 1845..1847 Fish servers, wick trimmer Perhaps John Gammage, but not shown in Birmingham Assay Office's Early Silver Hallmarks
J G 1849..1863 Flatware
J G 1853 Knife handle
John Gilbert (probably) 1854..1874 Fish servers, skewer A similar mark registered Feb 1856 by James George, jeweller, Summer Hill Terrace, Birmingham
John Gough 1872..1879
(registered Aug 1870)
Decanter label, mug, table centrepiece
John Gilbert

John Gilbert & Co

1882..1886
(registered Oct 1876)
Flatware, grape scissors, knife blade, toast rack
G H Johnstone & Co (1890..1901)
G H Johnstone & Co (1907..1926)

(image courtesy of Andy from Sydney)
Joseph Gloster

Joseph Gloster Ltd
(from c1901)

1890..1906
(registered Jul 1888)
Box, brush, buckle, button, card case, caster, cheroot holder case, cigarette case, compact, condiments, flatware, knife blade, medal, mug, napkin ring, pin tray, purse, quaich, salver, sovereign case, tazza, tea & coffee service, toast rack, toasting fork, trophy cup, vase, vesta, watch display frame Lion Silver Works, Hockley Hill, Birmingham
1894..1897
(registered Jul 1890)
1900..1908
(registered Jun 1901)

Note: variations in spacing & underlining observed for this mark
1908..1978
(registered May 1909)
1918..1942

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1961..1967
James Griffiths 1901..1906, 1933 Brooch, button, scent bottle Spencer Street, Birmingham
Joseph Gillmore 1904..1925 Bowl, condiments set, creamer, cup, Glastonbury souvenir spoon & tongs High Street, Glastonbury, Somerset
J G 1909..1926 Presentation key

(image courtesy of Graham Evans)
J G 1911 Fob medal
James Geraghty 1957..1964
(registered May 1948)
Box
J G 2000 Pepper grinder

(image courtesy of John Child)
J G & Co 1888..1891 Brooch, vesta
J G & Co Ltd 1972 Dish

(image courtesy of Mark Ashcroft)
John Goffe & Son 1886
(registered Dec 1882)
Ring Tenby Street, Birmingham
J Gilbert & Son 1895..1903
(registered Oct 1894)
Fork, spoon
John Grinsell & Sons 1874..1881 Ash tray, butter dish, caster top, claret jug, condiments, flatware, goblet, inkwell, match striker, plate, salt, scent bottle, teapot rim, vase Victoria Works, St George's, Birmingham
1882..1919
1905..1952
(registered Sep 1905)
J G B 1963 Presentation gavel
J G Co 1923 Fob medal
Joseph Gloster Ltd (1908..1978)
Joseph Gloster Ltd (1918..1942)
Joseph Gloster Ltd (1961..1967)
John Gloag Murdoch 1883 Watch case Case maker, Camden Square, Faringdon Road, London EC

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James George Newbold 1902 Pipe mount Pipe mount manufacturer, St John Street, Clerkenwell, London
Joseph Gray Styles 1895..1896 Spoon, souvenir cross Branston Street, Birmingham, subsequently Albion Street, Birmingham
1905