Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks
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American Silver Marks
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Alphabetical Listing by Maker's Name
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Pictorial Marks              Initial Marks              Unidentified Marks

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John W. Abbot
Portsmouth, NH
(b.1790 - d.1850)


J. Adam
Location Unknown
Active first half 19th century.


James Adam
Alexandria, VA
(b.1755 - d.1798)


Albert F. Adams
Nashua, NH
Active c.1860's


William Adams
New York, NY
Active c.1831 - 1842


Allan Adler
Los Angeles, California ~1939 - Present
Handmade modern design sterling flatware & holloware. Trained with Porter Blanchard


Paul Adler
California ~ c.1945 - 6
Modern design flatware. A shortlived venture by a cousin of Allan Adler, the mark is - Adler - letters in reverse.




Ahrendt & Kautzman
Newark, NJ, Rhode Island ~ c.1910 - 1922
Holloware & novelties, some good Arts & Crafts style work. The mark seems to have been used by the successor firm Ahrendt & Taylor c.1922 - 1943


George Aiken
Baltimore, MD
(b.1765 - d.1832) Active c.1787 - 1823


Alexander & Riker
New York, NY
Active c.1797 - 1800
George Alexander & Henry Riker, Alexander died aged 29 in 1801


Allcock & Allen
New York, NY
Active c.1810 - 1820




Alvin Manufacturing Co.
Providence, Rhode Island ~ 1886 - Present
Full line, flatware and holloware, noteworthy Art Nouveau designs. Currently a division of Gorham.


American Silver Co.
Bristol, Connecticut ~ 1901 - 1935
Manufacturers of silverplate & sterling flatware and holloware. The firm succeeded Holmes & Tuttle in 1901 and were acquired by International Silver in 1935. International is likely to have continued using this mark for some period.


Amston Silver Co.
Meriden, Connecticut ~ c.1950's
Flatware, small holloware and jewelry.


Charles H. Ankeny
Lafayette, Indiana. ~ c.1860's
Jeweler & silversmith, primarily a retailer.


James Annin
Leroy, NY
(b.1829) Active c.1850 - ? Silversmiths and jewelers, primarily a retailer. In partnership with son, Herbert, by 1880.


Thomas Arnold
Newport, RI
(b.1739 - d.1828) Active c.1751 - 1828


N. Arnzen
Fall River, MA
Active second quarter 19th century.


Arrowsmith Silver Corp.
Brooklyn, New York ~ c.1960 - 1966
Succeeded by Garden Silversmiths.




The Art Silver Shop
Chicago, Illinois ~ 1912 - Present
Handmade Arts & Crafts jewelry and small items, sterling and some bronze. Renamed - Art Metal Shops - in the 1930's, mark changed to AMS in diamond.


Harvey Avedon
New York, NY
Active ca.1940's - c.1965. Designer and manufacturer of sterling & gold men's jewelry and accessories. Some of his work, including gold cigarette lighters, were known to have been retailed by Tiffany & Co. Also used a mark that was a single letter "A".


Ebenezer Byram Ayers
Louisville, KY
(b.1774 - d.1853) Working in Louisville from 1816 to 1831.



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