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

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Pennino Jewelry Co.
New York, NY
1926-1961
Costume jewelry manufacturer, used sterling silver primarily during metal shortages of World War II, c.1942-1947.


Henry J. Pepper
Wilmington, DE & Philadelphia, PA
(b.1789 - d.1853) in Wilmington c1810 - 1827, Philadelphia c. 1828 - 1850


Peter Perraux (Perreaux)
Philadelphia, PA
c. 1797


paul petersen sterling

Carl Poul Petersen
Montreal, Canada
(1895-1977) Active c1944 - 1975 - Danish born, Petersen apprenticed with Georg Jensen 1908-1913, and married Jensen's daughter, Inger, in 1922. The relocated to Montreal in 1929 where Petersen worked as master smith at Henry Birks & Son from 1932. He left that firm to create independently from 1944.




E. P. Pettes
Location unknown
c1850


J. L. Phillips
Baltimore, MD
Active third quarter 19th century, probably a retailer.


J. Picard & Co.
Location unknown
c1850


Pitkin
Hartford, CT
19th Century - Large family of Hartford silversmiths, this mark could belong to any number of them.


Abner or Albert Pitts
Berkeley, Mass.
Active c1850's probably a retailer.


Platt & Brothers
New York, NY
Active c1830 - George, Nathan & David Platt. Successors to Platt & Brother




John Polhamus (Polhemus)
New York, NY
Active c1833 - 1874 usually in a partnership. Notable designer, patented a number of flatware patterns and also produced for Tiffany. His flatware dies later came into the possession of George Shiebler who continued to produce a number of his patterns.
Polhamus Flatware Patterns


Joan Polsdorfer
(1904-1982)

Marin County, CA
active c1940-c1960
Studio jeweler, produced for Jensen USA in the late 40s, independently after


Poole Silver Co.
Taunton, Massachusetts ~ 1893 - 1971 (absorbed by Towle)
Plated ware, sterling line added 1946, brass line added 1964.


F. Porter Sterling Franklin Porter
Danvers, Massachusetts
(1869-1935) Arts & Crafts silversmith, began making handwrought sterling at the age of fifty-five in 1924.


Henry C. Porter
New York, NY
c1820


Frederick J. Posey
Hagerstown, MD & Shepherdstown, VA
c1820-1842, last year in VA. Silversmith & watchmaker.


Katherine Pratt
Dedham, MA ~ c.1915 - c.1940
Handwrought Arts & Crafts sterling, member of the Boston Society of Arts & Crafts


Preisner Silver Co.
Wallingford, Connecticut ~ 1935 - Present?
Sterling holloware, much of it spun and weighted.


Prill Silver Co.
New York, Ny ~ 1936 - Present?
Founded as Edward Prill Inc. in 1936, became Prill Silver Co. c1940. Sterling holloware, mostly spun and weighted.


Pryor Manufacturing Co.
Newark, NJ ~ c.1915
Merged with B. M. Shanley Jr. Company within a few years of its founding.





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