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Marks
of Makers of Copper and Brass Wares
Makers
Marks
Draft for comment
updated 16/05/2013
With
your helpful comments and identifications, we can improve coverage and all will benefit.
Help will be acknowledged.
This
information is solely for personal use and should not be resold.
Further
details are covered in many more pages. This index page got too big to manage
so you can now start with the text files that link directly to the illustrations:
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Marks A-B
Marks C-G
Marks H-L
Marks M-R
Marks S-Z
Ankhs & Orbs
Producers
Only a small
proportion of products made for the domestic market were marked by the makers. The vast number of manufacturers that
sometime made copper and brass products means that this list will never be
comprehensive. Some marks remain unidentified as yet. Your comments
will be welcome.
Unknown Marks
To
scroll the text of the marks from A - Z, start here:
Marks A-B
To
scroll through all the illustrations, start here:
Marks A
The Site Search facility has had to be deleted as it is no longer supported by
Microsoft.
Much of this information has been obtained from directories such
as Kelly's and Rylands in Birmingham Central Library. When dates are given
in brackets with an initial letter (i.e. K1922) they reference just the directory
entry found, not the date of an event).
Can
you use your knowledge and experience to help others find what they are looking
for? All comments used will be acknowledged.
Much of this information
has been obtained from directories at Birmingham Central Library, The National
Archives at Kew and The
Coalbrookdale Institute, Ironbridge, Shropshire.
Thanks are also due to
many dealers and expert collectors.
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This part of the site being developed to help
collectors interested in the marks used on domestic copper and
brass products by some manufacturers. It covers only marks seen
on items recently available at reasonable cost together with a
few other significant organisations. Where there is a mark, it
may help to show who made it and give some guidance on dating.
Only a small proportion of products are marked. The vast number
of manufacturers that sometime made copper and brass products
means that this list will never be comprehensive.
These notes are compiled from
a variety of sources and there is no guarantee that the
information is either complete or correct. There are many gaps
in the information that need to be filled. The use of any
illustrations showing current trademarks does not imply that
they have been authorised by the present owners, nor is it
intended to infringe their copyright or registration.
The selection of marks
included are those that have been found on items currently to be
found on internet auction sites and at antique and collectors’
fairs in the UK. Most are either British or American marks used
from the late 19th century onwards. Others will be
included as they become available.
Not included :
Marks only found on specialist
items.
Marks only found on museum
items.
Copper and brass products
intended solely for use outside the home.
Personal initials showing
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Much of the information comes
from knowledgeable vendors and from
directories at Birmingham Central Library, The Coalbrookdale
Institute, Ironbridge, Shropshire, The National Archives at Kew
and the Historical Directories service of Leicester University
online.
Older marks can be found in the books by Roderick Butler,
Malcolm Haslam and Peter Hornsby.
These are listed in the references. MarkRefs
Hot links are provided to some
of the websites covering past and existing makers.
Some makers are well documented on websites or in the literature
while others are not. Comparisons may encourage some industrial
historians to establish and promote sites covering favourite or
local manufacturers. Particular congratulations must be given
to the Wolverhampton Historical Society who have put together an
excellent site covering the major manufacturers in the Black
Country just to the West of Birmingham.
http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/metalware/metalwarehall.htm
Corrections,
amendments and extra details of makers, their history and their
marks will be welcomed and acknowledged. Please email to
vin@oldcopper.org.
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