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| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Buckley Eastham | 1875..1876 (registered Jun 1873) | Watch case | Watch case manufacturer, |
| 1883..1888 (registered Aug 1877) | |||
| Nixon & Son | 1919..1920 (registered Sep 1919) | Dish, napkin ring, pepperette, salt | Joseph G Elliot trading as Nixon & Son, |
| John Edwin Pool | 1898..1903 (registered Sep 1898) | Brooch | |
| John Eli Weetman | 1920 (registered Feb 1919) | Spoon | Jeweller, gold chain & ring manufacturer, |
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| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Fleckner | 1871..1872 (registered Feb 1870) | Watch case | Case maker, |
Note: this mark is not in the Chester CompendiumRidgway, Maurice H. & Priestley, Philip T. - The Compendium of Chester Gold & Silver Marks 1570 to 1962, Antique Collectors' Club, 2004 but was registered at the London Assay Office in Aug 1875 | 1875 | |||
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk) | Joseph Fray | 1884..1887 (registered May 1881) | Box, fob medal, vesta | |
| John Fleckner (probably) | 1887..1895 | Watch case | Mark not shown in the Chester CompendiumRidgway, Maurice H. & Priestley, Philip T. - The Compendium of Chester Gold & Silver Marks 1570 to 1962, Antique Collectors' Club, 2004. John Fleckner died in 1881 but the business was continued by his widow Sarah Ann until being taken over by his son George between 1891 and 1901 |
| 1896..1897 | |||
| James Fenton (probably) | 1892 | Match striker | Similar marks on Birmingham pieces, but this mark not shown in the Chester CompendiumRidgway, Maurice H. & Priestley, Philip T. - The Compendium of Chester Gold & Silver Marks 1570 to 1962, Antique Collectors' Club, 2004 |
| J F | 1900 | Masonic jewel | Mark not shown in the Chester CompendiumRidgway, Maurice H. & Priestley, Philip T. - The Compendium of Chester Gold & Silver Marks 1570 to 1962, Antique Collectors' Club, 2004 |
| John Frederick Lowden OR John Francis Latham | 1891 (registered c1886) | Chester Cathedral souvenir spoon | Mark would have been identified in the missing 1886 to 1894 Chester register. The mark is attributedRidgway, Maurice H. & Priestley, Philip T. - The Compendium of Chester Gold & Silver Marks 1570 to 1962, Antique Collectors' Club, 2004 to either J F Lowden, tobacconist, Wallgate and Ludgate Circus, London, or J F Latham, Wilkinson Sword silversmiths, Pall Mall, London |
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| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G H Johnstone & Co | |||
| James Griffiths | 1921..1930 (registered Jul 1909) | Box, napkin ring, spoon | |
| John Gatecliff | 1907..1923 (registered Dec 1907) | Condiments, creamer, matchbox holder, napkin ring, spoon, sucrier | |
| John George Graves | 1899..1902 (registered Jun 1899) | Watch case | |
| 1903..1904 (registered Jul 1903) | |||
| Joseph Gloster Ltd | 1939..1961 (registered Mar 1953) | Flask, spoon (one of a set featuring all assay office marks dated 1961) | A similar mark registered Nov 1938 |
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk) | James George Newbold | 1901 (registered Aug 1901) | Cheroot holder, leather case mount | Pipe mount manufacturer, |
| 1902..1903 (registered May 1903) | |||
| Joseph Gray Styles | 1900 (registered Oct 1899) | Brooch, napkin ring | |
| (registered Jan 1902) | |||
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| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John (or James) Helsby | 1829 (registered 1796) | Watch case | Case maker, |
| Jesse Hallam | 1880..1904 (registered May 1876) | Watch case | Case maker, |
| John Hawley & Son | 1888 (registered c1888) | Watch case | Case maker, "Unidentified" in the Chester CompendiumRidgway, Maurice H. & Priestley, Philip T. - The Compendium of Chester Gold & Silver Marks 1570 to 1962, Antique Collectors' Club, 2004. This mark has been seen on a watch case whose movement was engraved with "John Hawley & Son, Reliable Works, Cow Lane, Coventry". An identical mark was registered in London by Hawley in Feb 1887. |
| Joseph Hawkins | 1899 | Gold ring | Jeweller, |
| James Harrison | 1909 (registered Aug 1902) | Gold jewellery: locket, ring | Manufacturing jewellers, James Harrison & Sons (from 1908) James Harrison & Sons Ltd (from 1941). Bankrupt 1992 |
| J Harris & Sons | 1887 | Watch case | This mark is not shown in the Chester CompendiumRidgway, Maurice H. & Priestley, Philip T. - The Compendium of Chester Gold & Silver Marks 1570 to 1962, Antique Collectors' Club, 2004 |
| Joshua Horton & Son | 1888..1902 (registered c1886) | Watch case | |
| Joseph Hayward & Son | (registered Dec 1915) | ||
| Joseph Harris Elliott | 1860..1861 (registered c1860) | Watch case | Case maker, |
| Jose Hermano de Netto Lourenco | 1915 (registered Jan 1916) | Imported mesh bag | Importer of silver mesh bags, |
| John Henry Potter | (registered Mar 1907) | ||
| Joseph Hayes Taylor | 1883 (registered Oct 1882) | Vesta | |
| John Henry Wynn | 1899 (registered c1892) | Vesta |
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| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jackson & Son | (registered c1855) | Case maker, | |
| Jay, Richard Attenborough & Co (James Charles Jay) | 1898..1904 (registered Apr 1897) | Bowl, box, coffee pot, condiments, cup, cup holder, decanter label, dish, dressing table set, napkin ring, vase, watch holder | |
| 1899..1905 (registered Aug 1899) |
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| Mark | Maker | Dates seen | Seen on | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(image courtesy of David Mercer) | Joseph Knight | (registered Jul 1878) | Gold chain maker, | |
| Koppenhagen Brothers | 1898 (registered c1886) | Watch case | Jacob Koppenhagen trading as Koppenhagen Brothers, cigar importers, |
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk) | King & Son | 1894..1895 (registered May 1895) | Box, butter shell, tongs | John Percy King & Henry William King trading as King & Son, |
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