Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks
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American Silver Marks

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Mary Gage
(1898-1993)

New York, NY 1920s/30s
Westport CT & Hartland VT, 1940s
Waldoboro & Portland, ME 1950s-1993
Studio jeweler


Gaines & Relf
New Orleans, LA
Active c1866 - 1877. John G. Gaines and Stephen Z. Relf, successors to Henderson & Gaines. Retailers of jewelry, silver and household goods.


John L. Gale
New York, NY
Active c1816 - 1837. In partnership with William Gale 1825 - 1827. Earlier in partnership - Heyer & Gale c1800 - 1807


William Gale
New York, NY
(b.1779 - d.1845) Active c1822 - 1862, usually in a partnership. Gale was a dynastic figure in American silversmithing and the father of manufactured pattern flatware, having invented the diecut roller in 1826.


Gale, Wood & Hughes
New York, NY
William Gale, Jacob Wood & Jasper Hughes Active 1833 - 1845. predecessors to the firm of Gale & Hayden and also of Wood & Hughes.


William Gale, Son & Co.
New York, NY
William Gale & William Gale Jr. Firm active 1850 - 1853. Successors to Gale & Hayden, succeeded by William Gale & Son


William Gale & Son
New York, NY
William Gale & William Gale Jr. Firm active 1853 - 1866. After the death of Gale Sr., through a series of partnerships, the firm eventually evolved into Dominick & Haff, which was absorbed into Reed & Barton in 1928




Gale & Willis
New York, NY
Active c1859 - 1862. An interim partnership of Gale & Son with John R. Willis, the son in law of Gale Sr.


Albert J. Gannon
Philadelphia, PA
Active c1906 - 1914
Work retailed by Bailey, Banks & Biddle


Robert E. Gardner
Pittsburgh, PA
Active from c1955, studio jeweler


Gardner Silver Co.
Location Unknown
Active c1960
Mark found on sterling holloware.






Thomas C. Garrett & Co.
Philadelphia, PA
Active c1829 - 1850. " & Co" from 1841 to 1850. predecessors to Clark & Biddle


Gaylord Silvercraft
Wallingford, CT (c1920-1945)
Handwrought sterling holloware, flatware & jewelry. Crafts shop at the Gaylord Sanitarium, a veterans hospital, the workshop was supervised by William Waldo Dodge and Margaret Wheeler Robinson.


S. Gazlay
Location unknown
Active mid 19th century




George Gebelein
Boston, Massachusetts ~ 1909 - c1950's
Handwrought Arts & Crafts sterling, mostly traditional forms.


James Geddy
Williamsburg, Virginia ~ (b.1731 - d.1807) Active c1750 - 1783. In 1783 he relocated to Petersburg, VA and continued working until his death at age 76. His sons John Jr. and William Waddill Geddy were also silversmiths. The mark illustrated is a facsimile used by William DeMatteo on reproductions of Geddy pieces made at the Colonial Williamsburg Restoration.


Hans Gehrig
(1929-1989)

Montreal, Canada
Active from c1960, studio jeweler




Hugh Gelston
Baltimore, MD
(1794 - 1873) In the partnership of Welles & Co., Boston c1811-1815. In partnership of Gelston & Gould, Baltimore 1816-1821. Worked independently in Baltimore from 1822 - c1833.


Genova Penguin Mark Genova Silver Co.
New York, NY
active 1950s
Manufacturers or sterling holloware.


George Germer, Silversmith George E. Germer
(1868-c.1939)
Boston, MA / Mason, NH
Arts & Crafts silversmith & jeweler, specialized in ecclesiastical items.


John W. Gethen
Philadelphia, PA
Active ca. 1811 - 1818


William Gethen
Philadelphia, PA
Active ca. 1797 - 1808


Michael Gibney
New York, NY
Active c1836 - 1851. In partnership of Gibney & Reade c1847


F. S. Gilbert
North Attleboro, Massachusetts ~ c1904 - c1915
Sterling Flatware


Philo B. Gilbert
New York, NY
Active c1830 - 1868. Flatware maker, patented an original pattern in 1867.


Joab Gillett
Cazenovia, NY
Active c1810 - 1833.





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