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3 November 1797 John Horsley the Elder of Haberdashers Walk Hoxton in the Parish of Saint Leonard Shoreditch in the County Middlesex Brass Founder will proved at London. Reference: TNA PROB 11/1298/17

Or comment! Spoon with the mark of James Bryan Hill of Fayetteville, TN:

Thank you! They are great sturdy pieces.

Looks like OF to me too. Thank you very much.

My uneducated guess is that the hallmark is Exeter and the maker is completely unknown to me. Any and all help will be very much appreciated.

Any thoughts about the OW mark or the practice of marking such flatware thusly certainly welcome. Also identification of the amorial if that's what it is would be especially interesting.

Thank you! Hope you are correct.

Attempt at better closeups:



Date letter 1726?

Hoping someone can help with the name of this maker. Many thanks in advance.

Here's some more images of the spoon and its partner. The mark in a serrated edge cartouche on front of the handle of one of the spoons is OW. I'll work on some images that are better close ups. http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1589/6430983/12454042/414340129.jpg http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL158...

14 August 1764 Thomas Harrison of Lamb Court in the Parish of Saint James Clerkenwell in the County of Middlesex Silversmith will proved at London. Not surprisingly his wife's name was Margaret. One of the testators give his Thomas' death date as 5 January 1764. Reference: London Metropolitan Archiv...

17 December 1770 Benjamin Griffin, Gun Maker of Saint George Hanover Square , Middlesex will proved at London. His house on Bond Street is mention at least a couple in this will, so this may be the subject Gentleman.

Reference: TNA PROB 11/962/275

Thank you; that is fabulous! Will do my best to post better images of the mark and the whole spoon when I can.

This mark on a spoon I just bought is completely unfamiliar to me. I'm not sure it British. Just starting it here. Will post more images when I'm able. Any help with identification will be very much appreciated.

4 September 1809 William son of Thomas Goslee of Fore Street London apprenticed to Thomas Goslee Founder of London. It is unclear to me whether this was a father/son apprenticeship or otherwise.

15 December 1686 in the second year of the Reign of King James II William son of John Fawdery of Enston in the County of Oxford Gentleman apprenticed to Robert Cooper Goldsmith of London.

Possibly George Waring who was a watchmaker at 88 Fulton Street, New York, NY in the second quarter of the nineteenth century.

20 July 1732 John Dearmer of the Parish of Saint Brides London Batchelor and Watchcasemaker aged 28 years bound in marriage to Mary Hewkly of the same Parish Spinster aged 21 years. This entry may put Grimwade's John Dearmer Free Clockmaker citation for the 1724 mark right back in the picture and su...

4 February 1788 Richard Andrews Armourer and Brazier of London by trade a Jeweller (at 109 Leadenhall Street) of Saint Andrew Undershaft City of London will proved at London. Reference: TNA PROB 11/1038/317

There are Knowles patterns on this site as well. Click on the Knowles link in American marks.