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Baby Pacifiers
Baby Pacifiers consist of Rattles, Teething Sticks and Dummies. These items have been found since the Roman Times. Many are made from coral as this was believed to have special…
Henry Chawner
Henry Chawner became a Freeman of the Goldsmiths' Company on 7 December 1785 and entered his first mark as a plateworker on 11 November 1786. On 2 March 1789 he…
Hester Bateman
Hester Bateman was the most prominent member of the famous Bateman family of silversmiths. She is often referred to as the 'Queen of English Silversmiths'. In 1732 she married John…
George Wintle
George Wintle was renown as a spoon maker and entered approximately 11 marks over his career starting on the 2nd January 1787 as a plate-worker. The marks were entered up…
George Smith II & Thomas Hayter
Thomas Hayter was an apprentice of George Smith, eventually entering their first mark together on 7th January 1792 as plate-workers. Their mark consists of GS over TH in a square…
George Smith II
George Smith II was apprenticed to John Eaton in 1753. He registered his first mark as a small-worker on 21st November 1767. His mark has been found on many different…
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George Nathan & Ridley Hayes
George Nathan & Ridley Hayes were Birmingham silversmiths who made reproduction pieces including copies of archaeological discoveries, from Mycenae and Assyria in particular. They entered a variety of makers' marks…
George Nangle
George Nangle was an Irish silversmith who is renown for his silver fish slices. They often have figures of fish in them. There are also records of a George Nangle…
David Landsborough Fullerton
David Landsborough Fullerton joined the partnership of Josiah Williams & Co in 1883, a year after George Maudsley Jackson. The mark GJ over DF was used.
George Maudsley Jackson
George Maudsley Jackson was born in Lewisham in 1856 and died on the 1st February 1918. His mark consists of his initials GMJ. Around 1882 he joined the partnership of…