Silver Makers' Marks - Chester Assay Office (G)

GA GB GC GD GE GF GG GH GJ GK GL GM GN GO GP GR GS GT GU GV GW GY

G&

Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
Ginder & Couch	(registered Jan 1908)		Joseph Curmin Ginder & Walter Conroy Couch trading as Ginder & Couch, wholesale jewellers & ring makers, Hockley Street, Birmingham; subsequently Frederick Street, Birmingham; later joined by Walter Joseph Ginder & William Henry Ginder
G & C Hodgetts	(registered Dec 1898)		Charles Victor Hodgetts & George Henry Hodgetts trading as G & C Hodgetts, manufacturing silversmiths, Spencer Street, Birmingham
Green & Cadbury Ltd	(registered Jan 1904)		"Manufacturers of silver fancy goods", Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
Grove & Co	1900 (registered Jun 1897)	Compass watch fob	Silas Cornelius Grove trading as Grove & Co, jewellers, Hockley Hill, Birmingham
Gibson & Co Ltd	(registered May 1912)		Donegal Place, Belfast
Garrard & Co Ltd	(registered Mar 1962)		Regent Street, London
G & P	1789..1792	Spoon	Mark not shown in Chester records
G & R Bryan	(registered Nov 1905)		George & Ralph Bryan trading as G & R Bryan, Pitsford Street, Birmingham
Green & Son	(registered Aug 1930)		George Green, sole proprietor, Meadow Street, Preston, Lancashire
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd	1908	Wax holder	Regent Street, London
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd	(registered Apr 1907)	Wax holder	Regent Street, London

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GA

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	Elite Bracelet Manufacturing Co Ltd	1928..1947 (registered Apr 1928)	Gold watch case, wristwatch case	George Arnold Stoll (Managing Director) Portland Street, Edgbaston; subsequently Regent Street, Birmingham Used the trade name "Stolkace"

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GB

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	George Bedingham	1905..1910 (registered May 1905)	Imported items: basket, box, dish, pincushion, tea strainer	Paternoster Row, London EC
	G Bryan & Co	1941 (registered Apr 1932)	Coffee pot, creamer	Standard Works, Great Hampton Street, Birmingham

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GC

Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
G C	1880..1881	Watch case	Mark not shown in Chester records, but possibly George Coates, case maker, Holyhead Road, Coventry, who registered a similar mark at Birmingham Jan 1882
G Croft & Co	1890..1900 (registered c1886)	Watch case	Watch manufacturers, St Michael's Churchyard, Coventry
Green & Cadbury Ltd	(registered May 1902)		Great Hampton Street, Birmingham

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GD

Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
George Dresden	1908..1911 (registered May 1900)	Imported items: box, cigarette case, scent bottle	Foreign & jewellery manufacturers' agent, South John Street, Liverpool & Hatton Garden, London
George Dresden	1909 (registered Jan 1911)	Imported items: box, cigarette case, scent bottle
Dimier Bothers & Co Ltd (Georges Dimier)	(registered Mar 1936)		Watch importers & manufacturers, Holborn Viaduct, London EC1

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GE

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
(image courtesy of John Child)	G Edmonds	(registered Apr 1910)		Henry Edmonds & Frank Edmonds trading as G Edmonds, manufacturing jewellers, Soho Hill Works, Birmingham
	George Edward & Sons (George Edward & Arthur Edward)	1934 (registered Mar 1923)	Spoon	Buchanan Street, Glasgow
	George Edward Cramp	(registered Jan 1898)		Enoch James Trevitt trading as G E Cramp, manufacturing jeweller & ring maker, Vyse Street, Birmingham
	George Edward Gee	(registered Feb 1883)		Jeweller, Tenby Street, Birmingham
	George Ernest Hawkins	(registered Mar 1898)		Legge Lane, Birmingham
	G E Walton & Co Ltd (George Edwin Walton)	1887	Buckle	Hylton Street, Birmingham & Hatton Garden, London Company liquidated 1913
	G E Walton & Co Ltd (George Edwin Walton)	(registered Jan 1902)	Buckle

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GF

Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
George Frank Bickerton	(registered May 1911)		Manufacturing jeweller, Hylton Street, Birmingham
Lowe & Sons (1913..1916)
Lowe & Son	1932..1961 (registered Oct 1916)	Ashtray, cigarette case, cup, dish, mug, mustard, napkin ring, salt, sauce boat, spoon, tea & coffee service	George Frederick Lowe trading as Lowe & Son, gold & silversmiths, Bridge Street Row, Chester
George Frederick Walker	1897 (registered May 1897)	Purse mounts	Fancy goods manufacturer, Bassinghall Street, London EC

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GG

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	George Green (probably)	1892..1899 (registered c1891)	Thimble	Manufacturing jeweller, Rathbone Place, London; subsequently Beak Street, London Note: this mark may also be that of George Goodman, Caroline Street, Birmingham as both Green and Goodman registered marks at Chester around this period; a missing register means that a definite attribution cannot be made.

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GH

Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
George William Harvey	(registered May 1897)		Warstone Lane, Birmingham
George Edward Hunt	1929..1948 (registered Jan 1930)	Caster, spoon	Artist & craftsman, Bull Street, Harborne, Birmingham
George Heath & Co	1884 (registered Jan 1884)	Salt	Manufacturing jewellers, Aldersgate, London

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GJ

Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
G H Johnstone & Co	(registered Feb 1900)		Northampton Street & Hatton Garden, London
John Gatecliff (1907..1923)
George John Hammon	1861 (registered c1859)	Watch case	Case maker, Ashby Street, Clerkenwell, London
Georg Jensen Ltd	(registered Mar 1959)		Danish manufacturer & importer, New Bond Street, London

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GK

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	George K Leeson	1894 (registered Mar 1885)	Fob medal	Manufacturing jeweller, Vyse Street, Birmingham

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GL

Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
George Lowe I & II	1794..1800, 1820	Decanter label, sauce boat, skewer, spoon, tongs	Bridge Street Row, Chester & Gloucester George Lowe I was working 1791 to 1837; George Lowe II was working from 1827
George Lowe I & II	1805..1833	Decanter label, sauce boat, skewer, spoon, tongs
George Leonard Allen	1903..1906 (registered Jun 1904)	Box, condiments set, cup, tongs	Cricklewood, London
Lowe & Sons (1913..1916)

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GM

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	The Gold Mesh Bag Co Ltd	(registered Oct 1920)		Hatton Garden, London

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GN

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	George Nathan & Ridley Hayes	1895..1915 (registered May 1897)	Basket, bowl, box, buckle, button, candlestick, chalice, condiments, desk set, dish, mirror, mustard, napkin ring, pepperette, sauce boat, tea caddy, tea service, toast rack	Icknield Street & Howard Street Birmingham & Hatton Garden, London

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GO

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	Guild of Handicraft	(registered Jan 1961)		Sheep Street, Chipping Camden, Gloucestershire
	Lowe & Son (1932..1961)

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GP

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	Gertrude Platnauer	1938 (registered Nov 1912)	Spoon	Septimus Louis Platnauer trading as Gertrude Platnauer, Vyse Street, Birmingham

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GR

Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
George Roberts	1855..1859	Watch case	Case maker, watch maker & watch importer, Liverpool
George Reader	1866..1875 (registered May 1868)	Watch case	Watch manufacturer, Hertford Place, Coventry
G & R Bryan

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GS

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
(image courtesy of Richard Peach)	George Snook & Co	(registered Sep 1895)		George Snook & Charles Berkeley trading as George Snook & Co, thimble manufacturers, Borough Works, Floodgate Street, Birmingham
	Stockwell & Co (George Stockwell)	1930 (registered May 1923)	Imported watch case	Importers of silver, Finsbury Street, London
	Gladys Scherner	1951..1959 (registered Feb 1949)	Decanter label, napkin ring	Student of metal work, Eccles, Lancashire
	George Stephen Burt	1907..1910 (registered Nov 1907)	Watch case	Watch manufacturer, Warrington Road, Prescot, Lancashire

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GT

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
(image courtesy of John Child)	Gregor Turnbull Drummond	(registered Oct 1896)		Goldsmith & silversmith, Murray Place, Stirling, Scotland; sole partner in R Drummond & Sons, Jewellers, Oban, Scotland Note: the Chester CompendiumRidgway, Maurice H. & Priestley, Philip T. - The Compendium of Chester Gold & Silver Marks 1570 to 1962, Antique Collectors' Club, 2004 incorrectly names him as George Turnbell Drummond

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GU

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	George Unite & Sons	1897..1912 (registered Jul 1897)	Baby's rattle, box, card case, cigarette case, salt, sugar bowl, toast rack, vesta	Caroline Street, Birmingham
	George Unite & Sons	1902 (registered Oct 1898)		Caroline Street, Birmingham

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GV

Maker	Dates seen	Comments
Gourdel Vales & Co	(registered c1893)	Great Marlborough Street, London
	(registered Oct 1901)
	(registered Oct 1901)

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GW

Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
G W	1844	Masonic medal	Mark not shown in Chester records
George Watts (probably)	1891	Flask (with built-in vinaigrette)	"Unidentified" in the Chester CompendiumRidgway, Maurice H. & Priestley, Philip T. - The Compendium of Chester Gold & Silver Marks 1570 to 1962, Antique Collectors' Club, 2004 due to a missing register. This may be the mark of George Watts who registered a similar mark at London Dec 1888
G Watts & Co (George Watts)	1899..1909 (registered Jan 1900)	Flask, scent bottle	Meredith Street, Clerkenwell, London
George William Dawson	1882 (registered Dec 1879)	Locket	Hockley Street, Birmingham
G W Harvey & Co	1905..1907 (registered c1890)	Thimble	Frederick Street, Birmingham
G W Harvey & Co	(registered Apr 1903)	Thimble	Frederick Street, Birmingham
Singleton & Cole Ltd	(registered Oct 1910)		Pipe mounters & dealers, Camson Street, Birmingham; also Walsall, Wolverhampton, Liverpool & Shrewsbury

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GY

Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
Grey & Co	1911..1914 (registered Nov 1909)	Blotter pad, box, buckle, candle holder, cane top, cheroot case, claret jug, clock, frame, inkwell, menu holder, novelty bell, table lighter	Market Place, Oxford Street, London & Great Portland Street, London (after 1922)
	1910..1917 (registered Jul 1913)
	1927..1931 (registered Jan 1922)

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