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‘B’
mark on tankard, information welcome. |
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'B Ltd.',
an unknown mark on a brush. |
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CB
Handcrafted, Made in England, unknown mark found under plain copper and brass
dishes that have three ball feet. |
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LB -
unknown mark found under a 1930s brass vase. |
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B L &
S B Lilley & Sons. |
Marks L |
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E. B. - Earle Bourne,
Birmingham |
Marks E |
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'SB' with crown and 'No
3' under a candlestick. Swedish
Copperware
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Badelows, Birmingham,
coppersmiths. More information welcome. This mark on the handle of a
saucepan lid. |
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Bailey
Gill, - see Leslie & Co. |
Marks L |
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Bailey and Mackay, Durable Works,
173 & 174, Great Hampton Row,
established 1840 and at that address until after 1943. Their trademark was crossed door knobs with infill with
the slogan 'Second to None'
found sometimes on architectural brass foundry, lock and latch furniture.
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1956 they were at 7, Baltimore Road, Great Barr, making pressure gauges. |
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William Henry
Bagley (renamed from Stampings Alliance Ltd., c1900) hot stampers of Argyll
St., Nechells) Viaduct Works, Aston, Birmingham |
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Baldwin
Brass, Continuing
modern production of architectural hardware in Reading, PA, USA |
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Bancroft Brothers,
die sinkers, had premises at 170, Hockley Hill, Birmingham, from 1871-1910.
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Banks Brownsey, Guernsey Jugs. |
Illustrations Guernsey & Jersey Jugs (Creamers) |
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Barker & Allen Ltd., Spring Hill, Birmingham,
makers
of nickel silver (German silver) (1900) and bronze strip and wire, taken over by
Delta Metal Co. |
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Barnes & Son,
London, mark on 18th century decorative stirrup. |
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L Barth & Son, 30 - 32
Cooper New York, copper cookware. (lok1800) |
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Another Barth mark,
courtesy Matthew Elliott |
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James Barwell,
Fiddian Foundry, Great Hampton St, Birmingham Bellfounder making sizes from handbells to church
bells from 1842-1971. James Barwell had acquired Fiddian's firm of 'Steam
and Water' in 1842 and retained the trade name. (Thanks to Charles Barwell) Their name is found round the top of some bells.
'Fiddian' is sometimes stamped on bell handles. 'JB' is frequently found on
the bell shoulder. This mark on a 1939 air raid warden's handbell is also
stamped with 39 for the year.
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This mark on the side
of a 50lb bronze bell shows 'JB'
initials either side of a cross entwined with a 'B' in an oval of oak leaves
(for Birmingham).
It is the maker's mark of James Barwell in the place otherwise often used for the owner's name
or crest. Customers could request bespoke crests or inscriptions. (Thanks
to Alderman Peter J P Barwell, grandson of James Barwell and former Lord Mayor
of Birmingham).
For
information on other bellfounders see the Bell Historians website.
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A similar shield found on a
church bell in Sydney, Australia. The church was built in 1896.
(Thanks to Robert Hinchcliffe). |
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Bates and Klinke Inc,
Attleboro, Mass., further details welcome. This mark under a brass
ashtray. |
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Bates Brass - Bates & Sons. 77 Spencer St., Birmingham B18 6DE relatively recent production of
items such as trays and souvenirs. Possibly successors to Bates & Follows of 52, Frederick Street, Birmingham, 1970s.
Later products had paper labels instead of a stamped mark.
More information welcome. |
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Battle Brand,
Birmingham, makers of good copper cookware. More details welcome. |
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Bayley
& Street, Thomas Bayley and Robert Street, brassfounders of Bridgewater,
Somerset, c1750. This skillet handle is on a recent reproduction. |
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Beacon Brassware - see
Smith and Davis |
Marks S |
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Paul Beau, Mountain
Street, Montreal, Canada (1871-1949). A metalsmith in Arts and Crafts
style, frequently mixing metals in a piece to obtain colour contrasts.
Later pieces may not have '& Co. |
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Beldray,
Wolverhampton
– see Bradley and Co., |
Illustrations Beldray |
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Benedict Proctor Mfg. Co. Flemish Copper
B.P. Co. |
Benedict |
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Benetfink & Co.,
Cheapside, London, retailer as Benetfink & Jones (c. 1845-1851), Benetfink & Co.
(1852-1861), Benetfink & Fox (1862-1866) and again Benetfink & Co (1867-c.1900). |
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Benham, Benham
& Sons, Notes
on Benham by John Hardcastle can be found using the hotlink. |
Illustrations Benham |
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Benham & Sons London,
later at Strafford House, Strafford Place Birmingham B12. - Cookware
(1959 Kelly) (The
'Belt' logo may not have been an official stamp)
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Benham
& Froud, London |
Illustrations Benham |
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Benson,
W A S, London,
Four marks |
Illustrations WAS Benson |
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J. J. Bent & Co, Charlotte Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham, brassfounders, later Bent & Parker Ltd.,
of Harpers Hill Works, Northwood St., St. Pauls, Birmingham (c1900) then Pembroke Street Works, Worstone Lane, making belt buckle and
bracelets. Photo of a possible mark submitted
by Toby Pinn. |
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D Bentley & Sons, 254N
Brd St Philadelphia. Copper cookware. (Thanks to John Mason of
Lexington, Ky.) |
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Benton and Stone,
Bracebridge Street, Birmingham, (ENOTS) Art Metalware, gas fittings,
sprayers and, later, motor car accessories (1901 Kelly). By 1926 they were
at 6, Aston Brook Street (tube works) and Witton Road.
'Enots' is of course 'Stone' backwards.
This photo by Peter Grantham. |
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Bergamot
Brass Works,
Darien, WI, brass belt buckles and brass plated zinc diecastings. |
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Franz Bergmann,
Viennese bronze founder, started around 1860. The company worked well into
the 20th century. (Thanks for the ID to Tom of 925-1000.com. Photo
courtesy Mary & Tom Reed). |
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Berkshire Crafts,
Pittsfield, Massachusetts. This mark under an elegant copper charger.
More information welcome |
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Berry,
Albert Albert Berry's Craft Shop (Berry's Craft Shop), Seattle, WA. |
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By 1905, Albert Berry was a
Klondike miner based in Fairbanks, Alaska. By 1913 he moved to Juneau Alaska and
opened an Arts and Crafts Shop, designing and making custom artware reflecting
the local folklore and using the ‘AA’ mark to represent ‘A;aska Artisans Arts
and Crafts Shop’ which lasted until 1918. He set up ‘Berry’s Handicrafts Shop’
at 1210 Fourth Avenue, Seattle in 1918 making well-designed, useful domestic
copperware and also using brass, silver, gold and glass. Albert died in 1949 and
the shop was moved to 93, Marion Street, Seattle until it closed in 1974. Three
marks are known – AA either side of a hammer, a similar mark with his signature
and, later, a ‘B’ with a the upright formed by a hammer and surrounded by the
Berry name and Seattle. |
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Best & Lloyd,
Cambray Works, Wattville Road, Handsworth B21, brassfounders, light fittings, formed in
1867 after the liquidation of Best & Hobson. (Ref:
'Brass Chandelier', R. D. Best, George Allen & Unwin, 1939,
251pp., a biography of R
H Best.). They are still in business with their main office by the
works at 51,
Downing Street, Smethwick, Birmingham B66 2PP. |
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The 'Best' Trade Mark
registered after the formation of the limited company in 1898, promoting the
'Surprise' pendant light. |
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Paul Beyer, Philadelphia,
this mark under a small tray, further information welcome. |
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Marks Bi-Bq |
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Marks Br-Bz |
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