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Peter Macchiarini
(1909-2001)
San Francisco, CA
c1930s-1980s
Succeeded by his son, Daniel Macchiarini |
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J. Stuart MacDonald
Baltimore, Maryland ~ ca1900 - 1921
Sterling and plated ware. |
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D. J. Mahoney
New York, NY ~ c.1896 - 1904
Sterling manufacturers |
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Maisel's
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Founded 1939, trading post, retailer of Navajo Silver. |
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Manchester Silver Co.
Providence, Rhode Island -- 1914 - 1985
Founded in 1887 as W.H Manchester & Co., makers of flatware & holloware, purchased by Boardman in 1985.
See -> Baker-Manchester |
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William Mannerback
Reading, PA
Active c.1820 - 1835 |
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Marcus & Co.
New York, New York ~ 1880's - 1920's
High quality Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts gold & sterling jewelry and small items, some small holloware.
One successor of Starr & Marcus, the other being Theodore B. Starr. |
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Marquand & Company
New York, NY
Active c.1834 - 1839. Frederick Marquand (b.1799 - d.1882) |
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Marshall & Tempest
Philadelphia, PA
Active c.1813 - 1830 |
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Aime Mathey
New York, NY
Active c.1826 - 1865 |
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Mathews & Prior
New York, NY ~ ? - c.1904
Sterling holloware |
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Miye Matsukada
(1922-1981)
Boston, Massachusetts
active c.1950-1981, Studio jeweler.
Janiye was the name of Matsukada's shop on Newbury St. The shopcontinued on after her death and continued the use of the mark. (see: Watkins, Alexandra) |
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Matthews Company
Newark, New Jersey ~ 1907 - ca.1936
Sterling holloware and overlay glass. Succeeded by Hickok - Matthews Co. |
  
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Joseph Mayer & Bros.
Seattle, Washington -- 1895 - 1945
Mostly flatware makers, absorbed into E. J. Towle Co. |
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Benjamin Mayo
Newark, New Jersey ~ 1860 - 1908
Manufacturer of plated and sterling ware. |
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The McChesney Co.
Newark, NJ
1921 - 1926
Good maker, McChesney was one of the original founders of Kerr. The firm was taken over by Dominick & Haff in 1926, in short succession it was resold to Reed & Barton and finally was in the hands of Gorham by 1931.
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Thomas McConnell
Wilmington, DE
(b.1768 - d.1825) Active c.1790 - 1818 |
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J. B. McFadden
Pittsburgh, PA
Active c.1840 |
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McGrath-Hamin Inc.
Providence, Rhode Island
from c.1950
Jewelry manufacturer
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Wilson McGrew
Cincinnati, OH
(b.1800 - d.1859) Active c.1825 - 1859 |
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McKay, Spear & Brown
Boston, MA
Active c.1850 |
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Henry McKeen
Philadelphia, PA
Active c.1823 - 1850 |
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John McMullen
Philadelphia, PA
(b.1765 - d.1843) Active c.1795 - 1843. In partnership McMullin & Black c.1811 |
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Edward E. Mead
Utica, NY & St. Louis, MO
Active c.1831 - 1870. In St. Louis from 1838 and in partnership with Edwin Adriance 1836 - 1852 |
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John W. Mealy, Son & Co.
Baltimore, MD ~ c.1900
Sterling holloware, succeeded by the Mealy Manufacturing Co. c.1905 |
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Mechanics Sterling Co.
Attleboro, MA -- 1896 -?
A subsidiary of Watson & Newell Co., produced Sterling flatware and souvenir spoons. |
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Meriden Brittania Co.
Meriden, Connecticut -- 1895 - 1898
Sterling line began in 1895, absorbed into International Silver in 1898, but mark was used until the 1930's |
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Mermod, Jaccard & Co.
St. Louis, Missouri ~ 1845 - 1905
Retail merchants of sterling, silverplate & jewelry, some of their own manufacture.
Succeeded by Mermod, Jaccard & King Jewelry Co. |
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The Merrill Shops
New York, NY -- 1893 - c. 1931
Small shop, small quality items and custom work, some Arts & Crafts work. |
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Marcus Merriman
New Haven, CT
(1762 - 1850) Active c.1787 - 1826. Succeeded by Merriman & Tuttle in 1802, shortly followed by Marcus Merriman & Co. |
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Marcus Merriman & Co.
New Haven, CT
Active c.1802 - 1817. Marcus Merriman, Zebul Bradley & Bethuel Tuttle. Succeeded by Merriman & Bradley. |
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Max Meyer
St. Charles, MO
Active c.1866, probably a retailer. |
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William B. Meyers Co.
Newark, New Jersey ~ 1907 - c.1950s
Respected maker of quality antique reproductions, miniatures and ceremonial religious items. |
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Middletown Silver Co.
Middletown, Connecticut ~ ca.1900 - 1940
Makers of sterling and silverplate holloware. |
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D. B. Miller
Boston, MA
Active c.1850 |
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Frank Miraglia
New York
active 1950s/60s
studio jeweler |
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? Mitchell
Location unknown
Active second quarter 19th century. |
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Jared L. Moore
New York, NY
Active c.1824 - 1852 usually in partnership. |
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John C. Moore
New York, NY
Active c.1827 - c.1845, succeeded by John C. Moore & Son. |
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John C. Moore & Son
New York, NY
Active c.1845 - 1868 Produced for Tiffany & Company, the mark is often seen in conjunction with Tiffany's. The firm became part of Tiffany & Co. in 1868. |
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Morgan Morgans Jr.
New York, NY
Active c.1877 - 1883. Purchased the Albert Coles business in 1877, patented "Cupid's Arrow" pattern in 1878. In 1883, Morgans sold the firm and die patterns to George W. Shiebler. (note; Morgans also continued marking his silver with the Albert Coles trademarks.) |
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Philip Morton
(1911-2001)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Studio jeweler, author of "Contemporary Jewelry; a Craftsman's Handbook" 1970 |
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Abel Moulton
Newburyport, MA
(b.1784 - d.1840) in partnership of Moulton & Davis c.1824 - 1830 |
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Ebenezer Moulton
Boston & Newburyport, MA
(b.1768 - d.1824) |
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Joseph Moulton IV
Newburyport, MA
(b.1814 - d.1903) in partnership with Theophilus Bradbury (Moulton & Bradbury) c.1830 |
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William Moulton IV
Newburyport, MA
(b.1772 - d.1861) This mark may also have been used in his latter years by William Moulton III (b.1720 - d.1793) |
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Mueck - Carey Co.
New York, New York ~ 1940's - 1950's
Likely to have been absorbed into Towle. |
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Peter Muller-Munk
New York & Pittsburgh
(1904-1967)German born & trained silversmith and industrial designer. Handwrought holloware from 1926. |
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James Munroe
Barnstable, MA
(b.1784 - d.1879) |
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John Myers
Philadelphia, PA
(b.1757) Active c.1785 - 1804 |
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