Silver Makers' Marks - Sheffield Assay Office (I)

IB IC ID IE IF IG IH IJ IK IL IM IN IO IP IR IS IT IW

I&

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Waterhouse, Hodson & Co 1824..1835
(registered Jun 1822)
Coffee pot, creamer, decanter label, egg cruet, ink stand, jar lid, mustard, plate, salt, salver
1823..1825
1834
J & J Bell 1844..1848
(registered Jun 1843)
Fruit knife South Street, Sheffield Moor
John & Thomas Settle 1814..1825
(registered Jan 1815)
Candlestick, chamberstick, coaster, cruet, inkwell, toast rack




IB

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
International Bullion & Metal Brokers 1999..2000 Bracelet, ingot pendant Wholesale jeweller, Hatton Garden, London EC1




IC

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Isaac Cosins 1775
(registered Jul 1774)
Candlestick Plate worker, High Street, Sheffield
James Crawshaw 1819..1823
(registered Jun 1816)
Fruit knife Plate worker "at Mr Nowill's shop", High Street, Sheffield




ID

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
I D 1995 Napkin ring
1999




IE

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Eyre & Co 1821
(registered Sep 1818)
Knife Plate worker, Coal Pit Lane, Sheffield
Isaac Ellis & Sons 1897..1913
(registered 1897)
Flatware, knife blade, napkin ring Shape of shield varies

Primus Works, Bridge Street, Sheffield





IF

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Fenton & Co (John Fenton, John Whyott, John Thornhill, John Higginbottom & Charles Hall) 1799
(registered May 1799)
Cup Plate workers, Pea Croft, Sheffield
Fenton, Allanson & Machon (James Fenton & Co) 1817..1825
(registered Dec 1816)
Chamberstick, salver, tray Plate workers, Norfolk Street, Sheffield
Israel Freeman & Son Ltd 1961..1974 Coffee pot, creamer, flatware, grape shears Hatton Garden, London




IG

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Green, Roberts, Mosley & Co 1793..1803
(registered Dec 1793)
Candlestick, snuffer tray Plate workers, Market Place, Sheffield




IH

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Harrison (probably) 1852..1856 Jar lid, mug Norfolk Works, Scotland Street, Sheffield

This mark not shown in the Sheffield RegisterWatson, B.W. - The Sheffield Assay Office Register,  Wm Townsend & Sons, Sheffield, 1911 but Harrison registered an "I H" mark in gothic lettering and separate boxes Sep 1844

John Harrison & Co (probably) 1855..1859 Basket, salver Norfolk Works, Scotland Street, Sheffield

This mark not shown in the Sheffield RegisterWatson, B.W. - The Sheffield Assay Office Register,  Wm Townsend & Sons, Sheffield, 1911

John Harrison & Co; subsequently John Harrison & Co Ltd 1860, 1867..1877
(registered Oct 1866)
Cruet stand, goblet, mug, salt, tea service Norfolk Works, Scotland Street, Sheffield
J Hoyland & Co (John Hoyland, John Trever Young, Thomas Smith & Elizabeth Middleton) 1777
(registered Sep 1773)
Coffee pot, salt, tea caddy Plate workers, Union Street, Sheffield




IJ

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
I J 1976..1977 Ingot pendant




IK

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
James Kirkby & Co 1813 Basket, candlestick, decanter label, jar top, mustard, salt Plate workers, Carver Street, Sheffield

(image courtesy of www.waxantiques.com)
James Kirkby, Waterhouse & Co (James Kirkby & Joseph Waterhouse) 1814..1817
1818..1821
(registered 1818)
John Knowles & Son 1860
(registered Nov 1860)
Chamberstick Burgess Street, Sheffield




IL

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Law 1798, 1813..1822
(registered Aug 1790)
Fruit knife, knife & fork set Plate worker, Howard Street, Sheffield
Joseph Law 1825..1828
(registered Mar 1824)
Fruit knife, knife NB same mark registered 1790 by John Law

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
I L 1827 Fruit knife
I L 1828..1830 Fruit knife
I L 1953..1957 Tea service, tray
John Love & Co (John Love, John Silversides, William Derby, Joseph Waterhouse & Charles Mottram, Thomas Stafford, Joseph Morton) 1785..1792
(registered May 1783)
Caddy spoon, candlestick, coaster, tongs Plate workers, Scotland Street, Sheffield

NB similar mark, with pellet between I & L and without stop under O, registered 1788 by John Lindley & Co, plate workers, Spring Croft, Sheffield

John Love & Co (probably) 1785
I L H 1927 Fruit knife




IM

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Spink & Son (John Marshall Spink) (registered Oct 1894) Gracechurch Street, London




IN

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Joseph Nowill 1813..1814
(registered May 1783 & May 1813)
Fork, knife blade Plate worker, High Street, Sheffield

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
John Newton & Son (probably) 1828 Fruit knife Sharrow Moor, Sheffield

The reference image of Newton's mark has a pellet between the letters. Note the similarity to Joseph Nowill's "IN" mark.


(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
Mark is in a rectangular punch - distorted in this image
John Newton & Son 1831
(registered May 1829)
Fruit knife Sharrow Moor, Sheffield




IO

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Oxley 1844..1864
(registered Apr 1841)
Fish server, fruit knife, knife blade Plate worker, Charles Street, Sheffield
1856..1857
Isle of Wight Silver 2002..2011 Bookmark, sifter spoon




IP

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Parsons & Co 1785..1793
(registered Jul 1783)
Candlestick, tray Plate workers, Market Place, Sheffield




IR

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Joseph Rodgers & Son 1814
(registered Nov 1812)
Box, flatware Plate workers, Norfolk Street, Sheffield
John Roberts & Co 1805..1814 Candlestick, coaster, dish, ink stand, salt, snuffer tray Plate workers
  • John Roberts, Samuel Mosley & John Settle, Market Place, Sheffield (registered Jul 1805)
  • Roberts, Clayton & Emory, Solly Street, Sheffield (registered Nov 1813)
John Rowbotham & Co 1775
(registered Feb 1774)
Salt Plate workers, Norfolk Street, Sheffield




IS

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
James Staniforth 1809..1811
(registered May 1804)
Flatware, knife Plate worker, Pye Bank, Sheffield
Isaac Simmons 1839
(registered Feb 1839)
Badge Plate worker, St Ann's Square, Manchester
John Shore & James Rotherham 1802
(registered Aug 1799)
Decanter label Plate workers, Sycamore Street, Sheffield

A similar mark, but without pellet, registered Oct 1793 by James Sharrow, Joseph Colley, John Gillot & Samuel Hallam, plate workers, Eyre Street, Sheffield

Joseph Shemell & Co 1789
(registered Jul 1777)
Knife & fork Plate worker, Arundel Street, Sheffield
I S Greenberg & Co (Israel Sigmund Greenberg) 1912..1941
(registered Jul 1890)
Flatware, fruit knife Frederick Street, Birmingham; subsequently Great Hampton Street, Birmingham

(image courtesy of www.acsilver.co.uk)
John Settle & Henry Wilkinson 1829..1831
(registered c1829)
Chamberstick, coaster, condiment bottle top
ISP 1977 Ingot pendant, watch fob spinner
John & Thomas Settle, Gunn & Co 1825..1827
(registered Nov 1825)
Candlestick, chamberstick, coaster, cruet, decanter label, mustard, salver, toast rack Norfolk Street, Sheffield
1827
1828




IT

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Joseph Tibbitts 1774
(registered May 1778)
Candlestick Plate worker, Gibraltar Street, Sheffield

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
Joseph Taylor 1823 Fruit knife Plate worker, Port Mahon, Sheffield

Note: the Sheffield RegisterWatson, B.W. - The Sheffield Assay Office Register,  Wm Townsend & Sons, Sheffield, 1911 shows only an incuse mark (registered Jan 1822) for Joseph Taylor, but this mark is almost certainly his.

I T E 1963 Ladle
John Younge & Sons 1788..1801
(registered Aug 1788)
Basket, chamberstick, creamer, pen tray, skewer, teapot, tongs Plate workers, Union Street, Sheffield
J T Younge, Walker & Crowder 1802..1809
(registered Dec 1797)




IW

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
John Winter c1785
(registered Jul 1778)
Fruit knife Plate worker, High Street, Sheffield
John Watson
(registered Sep 1795)
1800..1814 Coaster, coffee pot, decanter label, dish, fish server, tea caddy, tea service, toast rack, tongs Plate worker, Furnace Hill, Sheffield
John Watson & Son
(registered Jun 1822)
1814..1838 Plate workers, Burgess Street, Sheffield
John Winter & Co (John Winter, John Parsons & Charles Hall) 1775..1797
(registered Sep 1773)
Candlestick, chamberstick, salver Plate workers, High Street, Sheffield
I W Gillatt & Son 1972..1976 Ladle, tray West Street, Sheffield

(image courtesy of Matt King)
John Whip & John Rose 1822..1823
(registered Dec 1822)
Spoon Plate workers, Cross Burges Street, Sheffield