The Liverpool, Manchester and Chester Trade - Adverts and Information
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BUTT & Co.Ltd.
Birdcage Street, 69, later, 32, Eastgate Row, and 26, Eastgate Street, Chester
Alfred W. Butt - Chester - 1899
Butt & Co.Ltd. - Chester - 1907
Butt & Co.Ltd. - Chester - c.1910
The business of Butt & Co.Ltd. was established in 1783, but its origins go back to 1703 and Richard Richardson I. By 1880 the firm was in the hands of Francis Butt, and by 1897, Alfred Wathew Butt.
Alfred Wathew Butt was also noted as being the Chairman of the Shrewsbury silversmiths, Robinson & Co. in 1904.
Besides the Chester addresses, the firm had branches at 42, High Street, Wrexham, 10, 41/43, Sankey Street, Warrington, and 9/10, The Square, Shrewsbury.
By 1906 the firm had been converted into a limited liability company with Samuel Barnett noted as managing director.
They became part of the Mappin & Webb group in 1968.
The firm entered their marks with the Chester and London assay offices.
Their Chester entries were 'FB' (Francis Butt) contained within a square punch, on the 5th September 1865, 'FB' contained within an oblong punch with clipped corners, in 1867, 'FB' contained within a quatrefoil punch on the 16th June 1880. 'AWB' (Alfred Wathew Butt) contained within a heraldic shield punch, on the 7th March 1896, 'A·W·B' contained within an oblong punch, on the 31st May 1899, 'AWB' contained within a trefoil punch with the 'AW' being above the 'B' and a central dot, on the 7th April 1902, a similar one on the 11th February 1905, and another similar, but without the dot, on the 7th March 1905. 'B & Co.' contained within an oblong punch, and 'B & Co.' contained within a trefoil punch with the 'B Co.' being above the '&', both on the 7th March 1906.
See: http://www.925-1000.com/dlChester.html
Their London entries were 'AWB' (Alfred Wathew Butt) contained within a trefoil punch with the 'AW' being above the 'B', on the 25th February 1904, and 'B & Co.' contained within a trefoil punch with the 'B Co.' being above the '&', on the 22nd March 1906.
OBITUARY
Mr. John Harry Moore Dutton, chairman of Butt & Co., jeweller and watchmaker, Eastgate Street, Chester.
Source: Watchmaker, Jeweller & Silversmith - April 1961
Trev.
Birdcage Street, 69, later, 32, Eastgate Row, and 26, Eastgate Street, Chester
Alfred W. Butt - Chester - 1899
Butt & Co.Ltd. - Chester - 1907
Butt & Co.Ltd. - Chester - c.1910
The business of Butt & Co.Ltd. was established in 1783, but its origins go back to 1703 and Richard Richardson I. By 1880 the firm was in the hands of Francis Butt, and by 1897, Alfred Wathew Butt.
Alfred Wathew Butt was also noted as being the Chairman of the Shrewsbury silversmiths, Robinson & Co. in 1904.
Besides the Chester addresses, the firm had branches at 42, High Street, Wrexham, 10, 41/43, Sankey Street, Warrington, and 9/10, The Square, Shrewsbury.
By 1906 the firm had been converted into a limited liability company with Samuel Barnett noted as managing director.
They became part of the Mappin & Webb group in 1968.
The firm entered their marks with the Chester and London assay offices.
Their Chester entries were 'FB' (Francis Butt) contained within a square punch, on the 5th September 1865, 'FB' contained within an oblong punch with clipped corners, in 1867, 'FB' contained within a quatrefoil punch on the 16th June 1880. 'AWB' (Alfred Wathew Butt) contained within a heraldic shield punch, on the 7th March 1896, 'A·W·B' contained within an oblong punch, on the 31st May 1899, 'AWB' contained within a trefoil punch with the 'AW' being above the 'B' and a central dot, on the 7th April 1902, a similar one on the 11th February 1905, and another similar, but without the dot, on the 7th March 1905. 'B & Co.' contained within an oblong punch, and 'B & Co.' contained within a trefoil punch with the 'B Co.' being above the '&', both on the 7th March 1906.
See: http://www.925-1000.com/dlChester.html
Their London entries were 'AWB' (Alfred Wathew Butt) contained within a trefoil punch with the 'AW' being above the 'B', on the 25th February 1904, and 'B & Co.' contained within a trefoil punch with the 'B Co.' being above the '&', on the 22nd March 1906.
OBITUARY
Mr. John Harry Moore Dutton, chairman of Butt & Co., jeweller and watchmaker, Eastgate Street, Chester.
Source: Watchmaker, Jeweller & Silversmith - April 1961
Trev.