Silver Makers' Marks - Birmingham Assay Office (A)

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AP

Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
Albert Platnauer	1885	Fob medal	Jeweller, Vyse Street, Birmingham
Albert Platnauer	1895	Fob medal	Jeweller, Vyse Street, Birmingham
A P	1921	Box
Alvic Products Ltd	1947..1963 (registered Feb 1947)	Candelestick, tea service	Harford Street, Birmingham & Lancaster Works, Camden Street, Birmingham
Ainsworth, Pembrook & Co	1907..1908 (registered Feb 1906)	Jar lid, spoon, tongs
Arthur Price & Co Ltd	1924 (registered Jul 1926)	Flatware, napkin ring
	1928..1966 (registered Jul 1926)
	2003
A P H	1978	Box	Note: this mark may be APM (qv)
Asprey & Co Ltd (1986..1995)
A P M	1988..2012	Beaker, letter opener

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AR

Mark

Maker

Dates seen

Seen on

Comments

Adolph Ries (probably)

1885

Watch case

An identical mark registered by Adolph Ries, case maker, at the London Assay Office Jul 1884; Ries also registered a mark with stop at the Birmingham Assay Office Sep 1884:


	A.R

A Round

1910..1929
(registered Oct 1910 & Mar 1928)

Basket, box, dish, napkin ring, perfume bottle

Alexander Ritchie

1919

Iona silver: flatware, letter opener

Ritchie died in 1941

Sometimes seen with an Iona mark:

(cameo or incuse) and the ICA mark of Iona Celtic Arts

1933..1941

A R

1993

Cuff links, ingot pendant

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)

Alfred Roden & Son

1922..1949

Badge, fob medal, spoon, trophy cup

Hatton Garden, London

A R C

2009

Pendant

A R Horder & Co

1935..1947
(registered Feb 1940)

Cigarette case, dish

Silversmiths & electroplaters, Hylton Street, Birmingham

Anthony R Thurman (probably)

1976

Spoon

Spoon has "Anthony Thurman" cast into the handle near hallmark

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AS

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	Albert Sydenham	1882..1894	Brooch, cigar case, fob medal, jar top, vesta	Frederick Street, Birmingham Cigar case marked: A.SYDENHAM'S PATENT 21272
		1893
		1895..1897
		1900..1912
		1901..1912
	Albert Sydenham (probably)	1896..1914	Fob medal, souvenir spoon, vesta
(image courtesy of Graham Evans)	A S	1908	Fob medal
	Adolph Scott Adolph Scott Ltd (after c1933)	1926	Caster, cigarette case, cocktail stick, fork, mug, napkin ring, salver, sauce boat, spoon, tea service, toast rack, tumbler	Great Hampton Street, Birmingham
		1928..1949
		1957
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)	Adolph Scott (probably)	1929	Cup token	Note: mark seen on a set of "Amnora" cup tokens in a presentation box with Alexander Scott's name (probably as retailer). These have been seen advertised by both Adolph Scott and J C Vickery.
	Alexander Scott	1934..1938	Jug, mustard, napkin ring, sauce boat, teapot	Jeweller, Buchanan Street, Glasgow
	A S	1942	Cigarette case
	A S	1950	Fork, spoon
	Alexander Smith	1958..1990 (registered Mar 1954)	Caddy spoon, candelabra, candle stick, decanter label, goblet	Spencer Street, Birmingham
	A S	1958..1962	Souvenir spoon
	A S	1971	Coffee set	seen attributed to Alan Silverwood
	Argyll Silver	1986..1998 (registered May 1978)	Candlestick, claret jug, decanter label, goblet
	Andrew Swingler (probably)	1993	Decanter label	Onich, Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland
	A S	2008	Candle holder
	A S & Co	1924..1934	Fob medal, souvenir spoon
	A S & Co	1928..1938	Medal
	Anvic Silver Ltd	2005..2010	Caddy spoon, candlestick, novelty cruet	Spencer Street, Birmingham
	Angora Silver Plate Co Ltd	1932..1973 (registered Jul 1921)	Condiments set, flatware, mug, napkin ring, tea strainer	Regent Street, Birmingham & Hatton Garden, London EC1

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AT

Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
Alfred Taylor	1853..1870 (registered Nov 1851)	Box, card case, decanter label, etui, fruit knife, vesta, vinaigrette
Rozenzweig, Taitelbaum & Co (Aaron Taitelbaum) (probably)	1912..1920	Kiddush cup
Ainsworth, Taylor & Co	1898..1904 (registered Jan 1896)	Napkin ring, spoon	Spencer Street, Birmingham
Andrew Taylor & Son	1934	Spoon (with jubilee commemorative mark)	Watchmaker, Hope Street, Glasgow
A T Cannon Ltd	1967..1971	Candlestick, condiment set, goblet, mug, spoon, tazza, vase
A T Cannon Ltd	1971..1986 (registered Oct 1971)	Candlestick, condiment set, goblet, mug, spoon, tazza, vase
A T D	1930	Clock
A T W Colley	1945 (registered Apr 1940)	Box

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AU

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	A U	1908	Fob medal

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AV

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	Adam Veevers	2014..2018	Box, card case, place card holder, salt & pepper shakers, tumbler	Vyse Street, Birmingham Web site
	A V B Taylor	1947 (registered Feb 1945)	Napkin ring

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AW

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)	A W	1892	Brooch
	Alfred Wigley	1894..1901 (registered Nov 1874)	Sovereign case, watch case	Watchcase maker, Terrace Road, Birmingham
	Arthur Wright (probably)	1903	Match striker, vesta	Gold & silversmith, Victoria Road, Stoke Newington, London N
	A Willis & Co	1904..1905	Frame, salt, souvenir spoon, watch stand	Hatton Garden, London
	A W	1905	Vesta
(image courtesy of David Shallis)	Arthur Wright	1906	Vesta	Gold & silversmith, Victoria Road, Stoke Newington, London N
	Arthur Wall	1926..1934	Fork, knife, spoon	Manufacturing jeweller, Northampton Street, Birmingham
	A Wilcox	1930..1952	Box, cigarette case, dish, flask, mustard, napkin ring, tazza, tea service, toast rack, tongue depressor	Alfred Nathan Andrews & Harry Stanley Andrews trading as A Wilcox, Nursery Road, Hockley, Birmingham
	A Witting	1929..1931	Thimble	Hatton Garden, London
	A W Abrahams	1893 (registered May 1890)	Part of a pipe
	A W Crosbee & Co (Arthur Walter Crosbee)	1904..1906	Badge, cigarette case, matchbook holder, vesta	Vyse Street, Birmingham
	A W Crosbee & Sons Ltd	1931..1941	Badge, cigarette case, matchbook holder, vesta	Vyse Street, Birmingham
	A W Gamage Ltd	1905..1906, 1919	Brush, fob medal, candlestick, cigarette case, matchbox holder, pin tray	Holborn, London EC1
	A W Gamage Ltd	1913..1926		Holborn, London EC1
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)	A W H & Co	1909	Vesta
	Arthur Willmore Pennington	1890..1891	Box, brush, buckle, caster, decanter label, hair curler, pepperette, thermometer, vanity jar top, vase rim	Northampton Street, Birmingham; later Augusta Street, Birmingham
	Arthur Willmore Pennington	1901..1922 (registered May 1901)
	A W R	1977	Ingot pendant, presentation key

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AY

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	Albert Yewdall	1907..1913	Watch case	Lovell Street, Leeds

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