Silver Makers' Marks - Edinburgh Assay Office (B)

BA BB BF BH BI BJ BK BL BM BO BP BS BT BW BY

B/B&

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(image courtesy of Peter Scott)
John Borthwick 1681 Spoon Mark used as Assay Master's mark. Borthwick was Assay Master 1681-1697

(image courtesy of John Child)
Beam & Co 2007 Trading as Ailsa Craig Jewellery, Burness Avenue, Ayr, Scotland

(image courtesy of Tony Ellis Antiques)
Brown & Miller 1841 Ladle Jewellers, Jail Square, Glasgow
Brook & Son 1891..1902 Bowl, box, brush, buckle, cup holder, decanter label, dish, fork, matchbook holder, menu holder, napkin ring, pepperette, quaich, salt, spirit kettle, spoon, tea strainer George St, Edinburgh

Successors to William Marshall & Sons, 1891

1899..1937
1900..1922
1922..1939
Bodenham & Shorthouse (John Bodenham & Alan Shorthouse) 1978..2000
(registered 1977)
Ingot pendant, keyring Manufacturing jewellers, Whitefields Road, Solihull, West Midlands




BA

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Birte Anderson 1973
(registered Mar 1968)
Candle holder




BB

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Barker Brothers Silver Ltd (registered Oct 1936) Constitution Hill, Birmingham




BF

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The Burns Federation 1986
(registered Mar 1986; lapsed 1996)
Robert Burns commemorative items: bookmark, plaque Kilmarnock, Scotland




BH

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Bernard Harrington 1951..1969
(registered Aug 1948)
Box, creamer, fork, ladle, mug, posy bowl Teacher of silversmithing, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee




BI

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Bertha Inglis 1930..1948 Butter knife, spoon Edinburgh & Leith

Died 1966





BJ

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Brenda H Temple (1987)
John Berchmans Blake (1976..1991)




BK

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Beverley Ann Kerr 1982
(registered Jun 1980; lapsed 1990)
Box Glasgow
Bryony Knox 2010..2015 Animal figure, beaker, box, christening cup, decanter label Web site




BL

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(image courtesy of Matt King)
Benjamin Lumsden II 1788..1798 Spoon Edinburgh Incorporation of Goldsmiths claim that Lumsden never sent items to Edinburgh for assay but this mark is identical to Lumsden's Montrose provincial mark

This mark probably used by both Benjamin Lumsden I of Aberdeen and Montrose and his son, Benjamin Lumsden II.

William Robb (1919..1926)




BM

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Barbara Miles 1983..1993
(registered Aug 1977; died 1999)
Box, coaster, ladle, spoon Kendal, Cumbria
Brian Michael Gavigan (registered Mar 1973)




BO

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B O N 2002 Bowl rim, frame
2007




BP

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(image courtesy of David Mercer)
Barbara Patricia Longley 1983
(registered Mar 1980)
Coaster




BS

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Bruce Stevenson (registered Aug 1976) Yarm, Cleveland




BT

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(image courtesy of Tony Ellis Antiques)
Brenda H Temple 1987
(registered Nov 1986)
Spoon Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire




BW

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British Watch Cases Ltd 1933..1963
(registered Jun 1935)
Watch case Pentonville Road, London N1
1957..1961
(registered Jun 1948)




BY

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Backyard Bullion 2017..2019
(registered Apr 2017)
Silver bullion Web site