Daniel George Collins was a silversmith, goldsmith and medallist. He was based in 118 Newgate Street, London, EC. The Company was established in 1891 and was incorporated as a limited company in 1905. His silverware was also assayed in Sheffield and Birmingham. His mark consisted of his initials DGC in circles.

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Charles William Fletcher / C W Fletcher & Sons was registered in May 1894 at the Sterling Works,  Sheffield. In 1907 the company acquired Brewis & Co, a London silversmiths which led to C W Fletcher becoming a limited company.

In 1908 the company moved to Sheffield. The company was taken over in March 2002 and is now known as Fletcher Robinson Ltd

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Thomas Bradbury and Sons, Silver Platers (Bradbury Records). The family of Bradbury was associated with the silver-plating trade almost from its beginning in Sheffield, and the firm of Thomas Bradbury and Sons was the lineal descendant of Matthew Fenton and Co. On the death of Matthew Fenton in 1795 the firm became T. Watson and Co.; Thomas Bradbury joined as a partner in May, 1795, and the style was changed to Watson and Bradbury. The Watson interest ceased in 1832. Reference: The National Archives

The company stopped trading in 1943 and dies and tooling were bought by Atkin Brothers.

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Robert Fead Mosely is renown for being the first company to manufacture and market cutlery made from Stainless Steel. However, he was also a maker of silver and other metals such as the copper shield shaped plaque below.

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Furniss, Poles and Turner (established in 1809) was the original silversmithing firm that later became Roberts and Belk. The company changed hands a number of times, becoming Roberts and Slater in 1845, Roberts and Briggs in 1859 and by 1864, Roberts and Belk. Reference: Graces Guide

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Mappin & Webb is a well-known firm of manufacturing and retail silversmiths and electroplaters. It was established in 1859 by John Newton Mappin when he retired from his family firm of Mappin Brothers of Sheffield and London. He was originally in partnership with George Webb trading as Mappin & Co but due to confusion over the two firms’ names it was changed to Mappin & Webb in 1863. After Webb’s death c. 1881, J N Mappin became sole partner. It was coverted into a limited liability company in 1898 absorbing Mappin Brothers in 1902/03. By 1908 they had branches in Paris, Nice and Johannesburg and in the following years opened in Buenos Aires, Rome, Brazil and Switzerland. In addition to their own manufactured goods, Mappin & Webb appear to have bought in considerable quantities of work made by other firms. Since 1973 the firm has been a subsidiary of Sears Holdings Ltd and the parent of the following group of companies: J W Benson, British Silverware Ltd., Garrard & Co Ltd, Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co, Mappin & Webb (France), Mappin & Webb (South Africa) and five other smaller subsidiary companies. Reference: The British Museum

The firm has had silverware assayed at London, Sheffield and Birmingham.

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Joseph Rodgers was founded in 1724 when John Rodgers first rented the star and Maltese cross mark from the Cutlers’ Company. John’s three sons John, Joseph and Maurice joined the family business, which began to expand rapidly. In the 1780s the family moved into a block of workshops which would become their most famous address, No. 6 Norfolk Street. In 1800 Joseph and Maurice formally dissolved their partnership and the firm was renamed Joseph Rodgers & Sons,

The company bought George Wostenholm & Son Ltd in 1971, however, it stopped trading by 1983. The name is now owned by Egginton Brothers and is still being stamped on Sheffield made cutlery today. Reference: Museum Sheffield: The Sheffield Cutlery Map

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James Dixon & Sons were manufacturers of silver, electroplate and Britannia metal. Originally founded as Dixon & Smith. The eldest son, William Frederick Dixon, joined c.1823 marking the start of a family enterprise. The factory was located at Cornish Place, while a London showroom opened in 1873 at 37 Ludgate Hill. The company’s trademark is distinctive by a bugle. Produced designs by Christopher Dresser (q.v.), examples of which are in the Museum’s collection. Reference: Wikipedia

The firm exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851, being awarded several prizes in different classes for silver and Britannia metal. Dixon’s costing book of 1879 includes designs by Christopher Dresser, registered from 1880, and these were produced until at least 1885, according to the trade catalogue issued in that year.

In the 1920s the firm began to use stainless steel to make both flatware and hollow ware and the production of silver and silver plated goods declined. In 1920 the firm was converted into a limited liability company and in 1930 the firm of William Hutton & Sons Ltd of Sheffield was absorbed into James Dixon & Sons Ltd.
In the 1980s the firm had a financial collapse and the production in Cornish Place closed in 1992. Reference: Kotler Galleries & Auctioneers.

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The company of Francis Howard was founded in 1870. The makers mark for Francis Howard consists of FH in a circle. Francis Howard silver is of excellent quality.

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Viners was founded by Adolphe Viener (also spelled Adolph Weiner when he was knighted by the Crown) and his sons. They were silversmiths who initially worked in traditional small workshops. The hallmark for Viners Ltd. silver was registered to his son Edward Viner.  in 1932 it was “E.V” with figures and in 1964, it was “EV” with associated figures. Reference: Wikipedia

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