Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks
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American Silver Marks
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American Studio Jewelers Mary Gage
(1898-1993)

New York, NY 1920s/30s
Westport CT & Hartland VT, 1940s
Waldoboro & Portland, ME 1950s-1993
Studio jeweler


Gaines & Relf
New Orleans, LA
Active c1866 - 1877. John G. Gaines and Stephen Z. Relf, successors to Henderson & Gaines. Retailers of jewelry, silver and household goods.


John L. Gale
New York, NY
Active c1816 - 1837. In partnership with William Gale 1825 - 1827. Earlier in partnership - Heyer & Gale c1800 - 1807


William Gale
New York, NY
(b.1779 - d.1845) Active c1822 - 1862, usually in a partnership. Gale was a dynastic figure in American silversmithing and the father of manufactured pattern flatware, having invented the diecut roller in 1826.


Gale, Wood & Hughes
New York, NY
William Gale, Jacob Wood & Jasper Hughes Active 1833 - 1845. predecessors to the firm of Gale & Hayden and also of Wood & Hughes.


William Gale, Son & Co.
New York, NY
William Gale & William Gale Jr. Firm active 1850 - 1853. Successors to Gale & Hayden, succeeded by William Gale & Son


William Gale & Son
New York, NY
William Gale & William Gale Jr. Firm active 1853 - 1866. After the death of Gale Sr., through a series of partnerships, the firm eventually evolved into Dominick & Haff, which was absorbed into Reed & Barton in 1928


American Silver Marks

Gale & Willis
New York, NY
Active c1859 - 1862. An interim partnership of Gale & Son with John R. Willis, the son in law of Gale Sr.


Albert J. Gannon
Philadelphia, PA
Active c1906 - 1914
Work retailed by Bailey, Banks & Biddle


American Studio Jewelry Robert E. Gardner
Pittsburgh, PA
Active from c1955, studio jeweler


Gardner Silver Co.
Location Unknown
Active c1960
Mark found on sterling holloware.


Thomas C. Garrett & Co.
Philadelphia, PA
Active c1829 - 1850. " & Co" from 1841 to 1850. predecessors to Clark & Biddle


Gaylord Silvercraft
Wallingford, CT (c1920-1945)
Handwrought sterling holloware, flatware & jewelry. Crafts shop at the Gaylord Sanitarium, a veterans hospital, the workshop was supervised by William Waldo Dodge and Margaret Wheeler Robinson.


S. Gazlay
Location unknown
Active mid 19th century




George Gebelein
Boston, Massachusetts ~ 1909 - c1950's
Handwrought Arts & Crafts sterling, mostly traditional forms.


James Geddy
Williamsburg, Virginia ~ (b.1731 - d.1807) Active c1750 - 1783. In 1783 he relocated to Petersburg, VA and continued working until his death at age 76. His sons John Jr. and William Waddill Geddy were also silversmiths. The mark illustrated is a facsimile used by William DeMatteo on reproductions of Geddy pieces made at the Colonial Williamsburg Restoration.


American Studio Jewelry Hans Gehrig
(1929-1989)

Montreal, Canada
Active from c1960, studio jeweler




Hugh Gelston
Baltimore, MD
(1794 - 1873) In the partnership of Welles & Co., Boston c1811-1815. In partnership of Gelston & Gould, Baltimore 1816-1821. Worked independently in Baltimore from 1822 - c1833.


Genova Penguin Mark Genova Silver Co.
New York, NY
active 1950s
Manufacturers or sterling holloware.


John W. Gethen
Philadelphia, PA
Active ca. 1811 - 1818


William Gethen
Philadelphia, PA
Active ca. 1797 - 1808


Michael Gibney
New York, NY
Active c1836 - 1851. In partnership of Gibney & Reade c1847


F. S. Gilbert
North Attleboro, Massachusetts ~ c1904 - c1915
Sterling Flatware


Joab Gillett
Cazenovia, NY
Active c1810 - 1833.


G. Gilman
Location Unkown
Active mid-19th C.


American Silver Marks John Ward Gilman
Exeter, NH
(b.1741 - d.1823) Active c1760 - c1792
Ensko attributes this mark to Gilman, easily confused with the unpelleted mark of J. W. Gethen.


Arthur Gilmore Inc.
New York, NY
active 1st H. 20th C.
Luggage specialists, mark is found on vanity case & travel items.


American Silver Marks John B. Ginochio
New York, NY
Active c1837 - c1854


Glenny W.H. Glenny, Sons & Co.
Buffalo, NY
18?? - 1898
Department Store - Mark found on flatware, mostly souvenir spoons.


Goddard
Location Unknown ~ c1830
Probably one of the Worcester, MA family of silversmiths.


American Silver Marks Goodnow & Jenks
Boston, Mass. ~ 1893 - 1905
Fine makers & retailers of sterling holloware and novelties, they were the principle suppliers to Boston's upper crust during their time. Successors of Kennard & Jenks.



Horace Goodwin - Hartford, CT
(b.1787 - d.1864) Active c1811 - 1852. In partnership with brother, Allyn, in first half of 1820's


Gorham & Webster
Providence, RI
Active 1831 - 1837, Jabez Gorham & Henry L. Webster, predecessors to Gorham, Webster & Price


Jabez Gorham & Son
Providence, RI
Active c1841 - 1850, successors to Gorham, Webster & Price, predecessors to Gorham & Thurber


Gorham & Thurber
Providence, RI
Active c1850 - 1852. John Gorham & Gorham Thurber, succeeded by Gorham & Co.


American Silver Marks

Gorham & Co.
Providence, RI
Active c1852 - 1865. predecessors to Gorham Mfg. Co.


Gorham Gorham Mfg. Co.
Providence, RI
1865 to Present
see • Gorham Date Code Marks


Gorham - Metal Gorham Mfg. Co.
Mark used on Brass, Copper, Iron (last quarter 19th century) and Silverplate (20th century)


Erik Magnussen Gorham Mfg. Co.
mark on modernist pieces designed by, the Danish smith, Erik Magnussen from 1925 to 1929


Miles Gorham
New Haven, CT
(b.1757 - d.1847)


Gould & Lewis
Location Unknown ~ 20th Cent.
Probably retailers




Graff, Washbourne & Dunn
New York, NY ~ 1899 - 1961
Good quality makers of sterling holloware and novelties. Successors of Wood and Hughes, GWD was acquired by Gorham in 1961.


Studio Jewelers Marks Ray Graves
Scottsdale, Arizona
active c.1960s/70s
Silversmith & studio jeweler


American Silver Marks Robert Gray
Portsmouth, NH
(b.1792 - d.1860) Active from c1813


Greenleaf & Crosby
Palm Beach, Florida
c.1890 - present
Retail jewelers


Gregg & Hayden
New York, NY & Charleston, SC
Active c1832 - 1846. Also as Hayden & Gregg


Grogan Company
Pittsburgh, PA
The leading retail jeweler of Pittsburgh ca. 1890-1930, sold high end jewelry and silver.


Grosjean & Woodward
Boston, MA & New York, NY
Active as early as 1840 in Boston, active c1852 - 1862 in NY. Charles Grosjean & Eli Woodward made high quality coin silver and some sterling and were major suppliers to the early Tiffany & Company.


A. T. Gunner & Co.
Attleboro, MA ~ c1920 - c1980
Spun sterling holloware & flatware.


American Silver Marks Frederick J. R. Gyllenberg
Boston, Massachusetts ~ c1900 - c1932
Handwrought Arts & Crafts silver and copper holloware.
Trained and worked at the Handicraft shop with Leinonen.


F. J. R. Gyllenberg & Alfred H. Swanson
Boston, Massachusetts ~ 1926 - c1932
Handwrought Arts & Crafts silver and copper holloware.
This partnership shared a workshop with Karl Leinonen.



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