Silver Makers' Marks - Birmingham Assay Office (R)

R& RA RB RC RD RE RF RG RH RI RJ RK RL RM RN RO RP RQ RR RS RT RU RV RW RX RY RZ

R&

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments

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Rose & Brough 1897..1899
(registered Mar 1894)
Vesta Hockley Street, Birmingham
Roberts & Belk 1935..1957 Spoons, including multi-hallmark sets for jubilee (1935) & coronation (1952) Furnival Works, Sheffield
Robbe & Berking 1991 Imported knife Flensburg, Germany
R & Co 1887 Cheroot case
Revell & Co 1883..1893 Bracelet Albert Charles Revell trading as Revell & Co, jewellers, Vyse Street, Birmingham
Robinson & Co 1900..1925 Clock, frame, mustard, sauce boat, Shrewsbury souvenir spoon, tea service, toast rack, watch holder The Square, Shrewsbury
1905..1911, 1931..1937
Rattray & Co 1913..1950 Condiments, creamer, fob medal, mug, quaich, sauce boat, toast rack Dundee, Scotland
R & Co 1931 Spoon
Roberts & Dore Ltd 1916..1992 Candlestick, cigarette case, cruet, decanter label, fob medal, matchbox holder, mug, mustard,napkin ring, sauce boat, spoon set, tea & coffee service, toast rack Hatton Garden, London
1945..1946
R & E 1926..1935 Fob medal, souvenir spoon
R & H 1895 Vesta
Richards & Knight 1987 Spoon
Robinson & McKewan (William Robinson & Arthur George McKewan) 1880..1892 Brooch, locket, perfume bottle Hockley Street, Birmingham
Robbins & Macready 1905
(registered Oct 1905)
Bowl

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Read & Morris 1918..1921
(registered May 1918)
Cigarette case, vesta
Ramsden & Roed Ltd 1987..1988 Cigar cutter, pencil Manufacturing goldsmiths, Warwick Street, London W1

N.B. The image shows the company's London mark. Birmingham marks have a larger ampersand (&).

R & R 2000..2006 Fork, spoon
Rotherham & Son (probably) 1843..1849 Watch case Richard Kevitt Rotherham & John Rotherham trading as Rotherham & Son, watch makers, Spon Street, Coventry

A cameo mark registered by Rotherham & Son Apr 1841, but no record of an incuse mark.

Radburn & Son (William Radburn & George Radburn) 1864
(registered Jan 1854)
Fish server Spon Street, Coventry
Reid & Sons 1924..1938 Candelabrum, cigarette case, condiments set, creamer, dish, mustard, napkin ring, salver, sauce boat, sucrier, tray, trophy cup Blackett Street & Granger Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
Reid & Sons Ltd 1939..1941
1959..1975
1972

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1975, 1997
Rotherham & Sons Ltd (probably) 1922..1931 Bowl, compact, watch case Watch case stamped "Rotherhams English Case"

Watch manufacturers, Spon Street, Coventry & Holborn Circus, London

Rosenzweig & Taitelbaum (Jacob Rosenzweig & Aaron Taitelbaum) 1909..1910 Kiddush cup
R & T W 1907 Goblet, pyx box
1920..1921
Reynolds & Westwood 1896 Aide memoire, bowl, box, buckle, button, cigarette case, frame, hair comb, hatpin, napkin ring, pepperette, scent bottle, vase, vesta Samuel John Reynolds & George Frederick Westwood trading as Reynolds & Westwood, silversmiths, Vyse Street, Birmingham
1898..1911
1904..1905
1905..1910
Rigby & Wilson 1966..1974 Bangle Manufacturing jewellers, Soho Hill, Birmingham; subsequently (from c1960) Key Hill Drive, Birmingham
R & W Sorley 1911..1912 Medal St Vincent Street & Renfield Street, Glasgow




RA

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
R A 2005 Money clip
Rosenthal, Aronson & Co 1900 Wallet mount (imported), watch chain Saul Philip Aronson, George Alfred Aronson & Samuel Aronson trading as Rosenthal, Aronson & Co, Australian agents, Fore Street, London & Melbourne, Australia
R A Hughes Ltd 1958
(registered May 1956)
Badge
R A Jones & Sons Ltd 1931..1939 Fob medal, trophy cup High Street, Southend on Sea, Essex
1936
R A Parkin & Son 1920 Masonic jewel Paradise Street, Liverpool, Lancashire




RB

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments

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English Watch Company 1878
(registered Jan 1876)
Watch case Robert Bragge trading as the English Watch Co, Villa Street, Hockley, Birmingham & Heathfield Road, Birmingham

Mark with pellet between (registered Jun 1878) seen 1879:
R·B

Also seen (1876-1884) with the monogram trade mark of the English Watch Company:

1881..1894
(registered Jun 1880)
1876..1895
(registered Jan 1876)
Harrods Stores Ltd 1912..1916 Box, jar top, salt, sauce boat Knightsbridge, London SW

RB was Sir Richard Burbridge, who was chairman of Harrods (cf RWB mark)

R B 1925..1951 Box, fob medal, souvenir spoon
R B 1972 Candlestick
Ridley Brothers & Merton 1904..1906
(registered Sep 1904)
Box, brush, salt, scent bottle holder, watch holder Vittoria Street & Frederick Street, Birmingham
1906
(registered Feb 1906)
Rosaline Betsy Benger 1956 Spoon
Reign Beau Ltd 1992..2005 Caddy spoon, candlestick, condiments set, decanter label, pincushion Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire
Randle Brothers 1934..1947
(registered Aug 1932)
Cigarette case, compact
Rolason Brothers 1887..1894 Bookmark, box, buckle, card case, cigarette case, cigarette holder case, fob medal, frame, napkin clip, napkin ring, sovereign case, spoon, vesta Manufacturing jewellers & silversmiths, Vyse Street, Birmingham
1892..1925
1893..1906
1899
1907..1922
1917..1926
Rolason Brothers (probably) 1915..1916 Napkin ring, vesta Note reversed "s"
R Bs 2016 Saturno figurine