Silversmiths

Ariston Silversmith Corp.
New York, NY 1930's Makers of sterling holloware.

Artcraft Silversmith Co., Inc.
New York and Mount Vernon, NY 1927-Present Manufacturers of sterling
holloware.

Arrowsmith Silver Corp.
Brooklyn, NY c. 1960-1966 Succeeded by Garden Silversmiths.

Art Silver Shop / Art Metal Studios
Chicago, IL 1912-1940's Edmund Boker and Ernest Gould founded
the Chicago Art Silver Shop in 1912, changing the name to Art Silver Shop in
1918. The focus of the shop changed to primarily jewelery
in 1934 and the name was changed again at that time to
Art Metal Studios. Makers of handwrought sterling Arts &
Crafts holloware and jewelry.

Asheville Silvercraft See William Waldo Dodge, Jr.

Dolan P. Armer
Richmond, KY 1865-1910

Silversmiths - Ames to Asheville

Apollo Silver Co.
New York, NY Merged in 1899 with Redfield & Rice Co., a silverplate
manufacturer, to form Bernard Rice's & Sons. Makers of sterling novelties and
silverplate holloware. Sterling dies acquired by Garden Silversmiths.

Amston Silver Co.
Meriden, CT c. 1905-1960 Acquired c. 1940 by the Ellmore Silver Co. Flatware
dies purchased by the Crown Silver Co. Makers of sterling flatware, holloware,
and jewelry. See flatware patterns.

Ames Manufacturing Co.
Chicopee, MA 1829-1920 Founded by brothers Nathan Peabody Ames and James Tyler Ames.
Well known maker of knives and swords, they were the first company in the U.S. to cast bronze
statues. Their sterling division was sold to Gorham c. 1872, although their mark continued to be
used for many decades.

L.D. Anderson Jewelry Co.
Reading, PA c. 1910-1944 Makers of sterling jewelry and souvenir spoons.

Charles H. Ankeny / C.H. Ankeny & Co.
Richmond, IN c. 1868-1879 and Lafayette, IN 1879-1892 In the partnership of
Seib & Ankeny in Richmond c. 1868-1879. Silversmith and jeweler.

Jeremiah Andrews
New York, NY 1774-1776; Philadelphia, PA 1776-1780;
Augusta, GA 1788-1789; Savannah, GA 1789-1790; and
Norfolk, VA 1791-1817

Lorenzo Dow Anthony / L.D. Anthony & Co.
Providence, RI c. 1835-1865 In the firm of Clark &
Anthony 1836-1837.

Joseph Anthony, Jr. (b. 1762 d. 1814)
Philadelphia, PA 1783-1814 Formed J. Anthony & Sons when sons Michael and
Thomas Anthony joined him 1810-1814.

George B. Appleton
Salem, MA c. 1850-1867

James Appleton (b. 1785 d. 1862)
Marblehead, MA 1823-1833 and Portland, ME 1833-1834 Was in the partnership
of J. & J. Appleton Jr. with son James Appleton, Jr. in 1834. Served as a colonel in
the War of 1812, later promoted to brigadier general.