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Bigelow, Kennard & Co.
Boston, Massachusetts ~ 1863 - 1922
Makers and retailers of sterling flatware & holloware, quality firm. |
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John Bigelow
Boston, Massachusetts
Active ca. 1830's |
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John Birge
Brattleboro, Vermont
(b.1780 - d.1859) Active ca. 1805 - 1842 |
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Henry Birks & Sons
Montreal, Quebec ~ 1879 - Present
Highly reputed Canadian firm. |
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Black, Starr & Frost
New York, New York ~ 1874 - Present
Excellent quality makers and retailers of sterling holloware and novelties. Successors to Ball, Black & Co. |
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Black, Starr & Gorham
New York, NY
1940 - 1962
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James Black
Philadelphia, PA
Active ca. 1795 - 1822 |
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R. Blackinton & Co.
North Attleboro, Massachusetts ~ 1862 - 1967
Sterling novelties, some flatware & small holloware. Absorbed into Raimond Silver Mfg. Co. |
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James E. Blake Co.
Attleboro, Massachusetts ~ 1889 - 1936
Sterling & plated novelty and vanity items. |
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George & Porter Blanchard
Gardner, Massachusetts ~ c.1909 - 1915
Believed to be the mark of father George Porter & son Porter, used after George left the employ of Arthur Stone. |
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Porter Blanchard
Burbank, California ~ c.1915 - Present
High quality maker of handwrought Arts & Crafts sterling flatware and holloware. Located in Gardner, Mass. until 1923. Founders of California Society of Arts & Crafts. |
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Blynn & Baldwin
Cincinnati, OH
Active ca. 1850's |
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Charles Louis Boehme
Baltimore, MD
(b.1774 - d.1868) Active c.1795 - 1812 |
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Nicholas J. Bogert
New York & Orange County, NY
Active ca. 1800 - 1825
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Gerardus Boyce
New York, NY
(b. ca.1796 - d.1880) Active ca. 1814 - 1854. In partnership - Boyce & Jones c. 1825 - 1830
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Joseph W. Boyd
New York, NY
Active ca. 1816 - 1820
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H. D. Brackett
Brattleboro, Vermont
Active ca. 1840 - 1850. Located at No. 1 Granite Row.
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Theophilus Bradbury II
Newburyport, MA
(b.1793 - d.1848) Active ca. 1820 - 1830. Succeeded by Moulton & Bradbury
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Zebul Bradley
New York, NY
(b. ca.1780 - d.1859) Active ca. 1817 - 1850. In partnership - Merriman & Bradley c. 1817 - 1820 & Z. Bradley & Son c.1848
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W. J. Braitsch & Co.
Providence, RI ~ c.1895 - 1922
Sterling novelty and vanity items. |
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Ephraim Brasher
New York, NY
(b.1744 - d.1810) Active ca. 1770? - 1801. Firms of E. Brasher & Co. c.1790 and Brasher & Alexander c.1800
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Breadner Manufacturing Co.
Quebec, Canada
Founded 1903, primarily makers of silverplate, but did produce some sterling ware. |
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Attributed to C. Brewer & Co.
Middleton, CT
Active ca. 1810
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John Brock
New York, NY
Active ca. 1831 - 1849
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Frederick O. Brooks
Madison, Indiana
Active ca. 1853 - 1900
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G. Brower
New York
Active second quarter 19th Century
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Brower & Rusher
New York, NY
Active ca. 1837 - 1842
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Seth E. Brown
Concord, NH
(1821 - 1884)
Active c.1844-64
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Thomas G. Brown & Sons
New York, New York c.1881 - 1915
Fine quality sterling, this company did some work for Gorham and also notable for Arts & Crafts work. |
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Brown & Kirby
New Haven, CT
Active ca. 1840 - 1857
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S.A. Brown
Location Unknown
Active second quarter 19th Century
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Francis A. Bunnell
Syracuse, NY
Active ca. 1850's
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Joseph Burritt & Son
Ithaca, NY
Active ca. 1838 - 1862
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Charles A. Burnett
Georgetown, DC & Alexandria, VA
(b.1760 - d.1849) Active in Georgetown ca. 1785 - 1849
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Christopher Burr
Providence, RI
(b.1787 - d.1825)
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Cornelius A. Burr
Rochester, NY
(b.1816 - d.1863) Active c.1838 to 1863, partnership with John T. Fox in C. A. Burr & Co. from 1857, this firm was absorbed into Sunderlin & Weaver of Rochester.
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S.R. Bushby
Location Unknown
Third quarter 19th Century, probably a retailer.
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Butler, Wise & Co.
Philadelphia, PA
Active ca. 1842 - 1850, William H. Butler & George K. Wise |
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J. P. Butler
Location Unknown
Active 2nd H. 19th C., probably retailer |
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