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In the past, it was common for retailers, merchants, importers, and others to put their own business's mark on
silver and other fancy goods. Oftentimes a piece of silver will bear both a maker's and a retailer's mark.
Sometimes, though, all one has available for reference are these other marks.
Of course there were thousands of individuals and businesses that were neither silversmiths nor silver
manufacturers that marked the silver they sold, and some businesses continue to do so today. Pictured here is
a small sampling of some of them.
In the past, it was common for retailers, merchants, importers, and others to put their own business's mark on
silver and other fancy goods. Oftentimes a piece of silver will bear both a maker's and a retailer's mark.
Sometimes, though, all one has available for reference are these other marks.
Of course there were thousands of individuals and businesses that were neither silversmiths nor silver
manufacturers that marked the silver they sold, and some businesses continue to do so today. Pictured here is
a small sampling of some of them.
Ayres & Sons
Keokuk, IA c. 1900
Keokuk, IA c. 1900
Thomas Alsop
Philadelphia, PA 1849-1850
Philadelphia, PA 1849-1850
Ayers & Dunning
Penn Yan, NY c. 1840
Penn Yan, NY c. 1840
Alexander Anderson
Wheeling, WV c. 1860 and Danville, KY c. 1864-1870
Wheeling, WV c. 1860 and Danville, KY c. 1864-1870
William Adriance & Co.
Natchez, MS 1834-1841
Natchez, MS 1834-1841
James Annin
Le Roy, NY 1849-c. 1899
Le Roy, NY 1849-c. 1899
Thomas F. Albright
Philadelphia, PA c. 1835-1847
Philadelphia, PA c. 1835-1847
James R. Ayres
Waterbury, CT c. 1856 Jeweler and watchmaker.
Waterbury, CT c. 1856 Jeweler and watchmaker.
James D. Anderson
New Orleans, LA 1849-1853 Jewelry and watch importer.
New Orleans, LA 1849-1853 Jewelry and watch importer.
Abraham & Straus
Brooklyn, NY 1893-1995 Successor to Wechsler & Abraham (1865-1893). Always having
close ties to Macy's Department Stores, Abraham & Straus became part of Macy's in 1995.
Brooklyn, NY 1893-1995 Successor to Wechsler & Abraham (1865-1893). Always having
close ties to Macy's Department Stores, Abraham & Straus became part of Macy's in 1995.
James Allan & Co.
Charleston, SC 1865-1920s Jewelers and watchmakers.
Charleston, SC 1865-1920s Jewelers and watchmakers.
Adler & Myers
Lovingston, VA c. 1880-1901
Lovingston, VA c. 1880-1901
M.B. Allebach & Co.
Philadelphia, PA c. 1845-1865
Philadelphia, PA c. 1845-1865
Don Carlos Ayer
Boston, MA c. 1840-1865
Boston, MA c. 1840-1865
Anderson & Randolph
San Francisco, CA 1871-1877 Manufacturing jewelers.
San Francisco, CA 1871-1877 Manufacturing jewelers.
Joseph R. Albertson
Cleveland, OH 1849-1858
Cleveland, OH 1849-1858
Applebee & Parker
Lyndonville, VT 1873-1875 Cephas Applebee and Tyler E. Parker.
Lyndonville, VT 1873-1875 Cephas Applebee and Tyler E. Parker.
Addison Bros.
Chelsea, MA 1870s-1880s
Chelsea, MA 1870s-1880s
W.A. Aicher
Pomeroy, OH c. 1860-1900
Pomeroy, OH c. 1860-1900
Niels Arnzen
Fall River, MA c. 1849-c.1905
Fall River, MA c. 1849-c.1905
C.B. Aspinwall & Co.
Oswego, NY 1865-1882 Charles B. Aspinwall.
Oswego, NY 1865-1882 Charles B. Aspinwall.
C.A. Aughinbaugh
Harrisburg, PA c. 1880-1898 Jeweler.
Harrisburg, PA c. 1880-1898 Jeweler.
Charles E. Allen
Lancaster, NH c. 1855-1871 Jeweler.
Lancaster, NH c. 1855-1871 Jeweler.
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G.L. Ames & Bro.
Saratoga Springs, NY c. 1785 George and Sampson Ames, merchants.
Saratoga Springs, NY c. 1785 George and Sampson Ames, merchants.
John H. Allison
Detroit, MI c. 1855-1863 Watchmaker and jeweler.
Detroit, MI c. 1855-1863 Watchmaker and jeweler.
Abercrombie & Fitch
New York, NY 1892-Present
New York, NY 1892-Present
Allen & Wadsworth
Keene, NH 1870s
Keene, NH 1870s