Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks
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American Silver Marks
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Pictorial Marks              Initial Marks              Unidentified Marks

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William F. Ladd
New York, NY
Active c1828 -c1845


T. Lafoy
Location Unknown
Active second quarter 19th century.


C. Lamond Fils
Montreal, Canada ~ c. 1928 - c. 1970
Sterling souvenir spoons, some enamel work. Acquired the dies of the defunct Caron Bros. around 1930.


Walter Lampl Co.
New York, NY ~ 1921 - 1959
Sterling & costume jewelry manufacturer.




Lapaglia Sterling



Alphonse La Paglia
(1907-1953)

New Jersey ~ 1930s/40s
Connecticut ~ 1950's
Silversmith & jeweler.


La Pierre Mfg. Co.
New York, NY & Newark, NJ ~ 1888 - Present
Sterling novelties and vanity items, a division of International Silver since 1929.


Robert Larin
Montreal, Canada
active c.1968-1972
Worked in cast pewter, often plated.


Almon Leach
Utica, NY
(b.1823) Active c1845 - 1880, silversmith & jeweler


Lebkuecher

Lebkuecher & Co.
Newark, New Jersey -- c1896 - 1909
Later became the Eleder - Hickock Co.




Lebolt & Co.
Chicago, IL
Active from c.1908
Manufacturers of Arts & Crafts handwrought sterling holloware, flatware & jewelry






Nicholas Le Huray Jr.
Philadelphia, PA
Active c1821 until his death in 1846


Karl F. Leinonen
Boston, Massachusetts ~ 1901 - Present
Head smith at the Handicraft Shop, independant shop sometime after 1932
which became Karl F. Leinonen & Sons.


Knight Leverett
Boston, MA
(b.1703 - d.1753)


American Studio Jewelry Marks

Ed Levin
(1921-2008)

New York, NY c1950-1964
Bennington, VT 1964-2008
Studio jeweler


Lewis & Smith
Philadelphia, PA
Active c1805 - 1811


John Lewis
East Gloucester, MA 1955-c1958
Ogunquit, Maine c1958-c1972
Boston, Massachusetts c1972-present


Isaac Lewis
Connecticut
(b.1773 - d.1860) Active c1796 - 1809 in Huntington, c1810 - 1820 in Ridgefield, Ct.


Esther Lewittes
(1904-1990)

Los Angeles, CA
active late 1930s-1960s


Lincoln & Foss
Boston, MA
Active c1850




William C. Little
Newburyport, MA
(b.1745 - d.1816)


Paul Lobel
(1899-1983)

New York, NY & Provincetown, RI
Industrial designer, sculptor & studio jeweler
Jewelry from c.1943


Jonathan Lloyd Locke Jonathan L. Locke
Titusville, Pennsylvania ~ (b.1901 - d.1974)
This mark was used c1950 - 1968. Mr. Locke began as an apprentice with Joel F. Hewes in 1914 and spent his entire working life in the shop. On Hewes' retirement in the early 1950's, Locke took over the shop and changed the mark stamp to match. Small shop, well made handwrought hammered work.


P. H. Locklin & Sons
New York, NY ~ c1920's
Manufacturers of sterling holloware, tableware & novelties, noted for gold embellishment.


V. Lollo
Brooklyn, New York ~ c1950's
Manufacturers of sterling holloware, often spun and weighted.


Thomas Long Co.
Boston, MA 1878 - Present
Sterling flatware & novelty items, costume jewelry manufacturer under the "Longcraft" trademark.


Henry Longley
New York, NY
Active early 19th C.


G. Loomis & Co.
Erie, PA
Active c1850


Benjamin B. Lord
Pittsfield, MA & Rutland, VT
(b.1770 - d.1843) Active c1796 - 1807, later as B. B. Lord & Co.


Joseph Loring
Boston, MA
(b.1743 - d.1815) Active c1770s - 90's


John J. Low
Boston, MA
(b.1800 - d.1876) active ca. 1820's. Later a partner in J. J. Low & Co. - Low, Ball & Co. - Shreve, Crump & Low


Joseph Lownes
Philadelphia, PA
(b.1758 - d.1820) Active from c1780, in partnership of Lownes & Erwin c.1816 and thereafter with brother Josiah H. Lownes.




Ted Lowy
(b.1919)

South Orange, NJ
studio jeweler


Lunt



Lunt Silversmiths
Greenfield, Massachussetts -- 1901 - Present
Until 1935, the name was Rogers, Lunt & Bowlen


Nita Lustig
Chicago, Illinois
Active c.1950s, studio jeweler



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