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KATE SHEA Ltd.

London

An example of the work and mark of Kate Shea, a photograph frame, 3¼" (8cm) in height and weighing 70 grams. Assayed at Birmingham in 1987:












KS

Australian Kate Shea lived and worked in the UK from 1969 to 1998. She spent 24 years in London running the silver design and manufacturing business, KATE SHEA LTD. Manufacturing in London and Sydney.

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EDWIN HALL & Co.

52, Cannon Street, London, and Birmingham



Edwin Hall & Co. - London and Birmingham - 1908

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J.W. LEWIS

Howard Works, Howard Street, Birmingham



J.W. Lewis - Birmingham - 1871

The would be the continuation of the business formerly styled 'W.O. Lewis' (see above post).

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Noted members of the Birmingham Jewellers' & Silversmiths' Association who carried on an export trade in 1920:

Exporting Members :

Adams (W.), Ltd.
Adie Bros., Ltd.
Adie (C. J.) & Nephew.
Adie & Lovekin, Ltd.
Aitken (W.).
Allday (H.) & Son, Ltd.
Allday(J.)&Son,Ltd.
Anstey & Wilson, Ltd.
Antrobus (Philip), Ltd.
Ashford (H. W.) & Co.. Ltd.
Bailey (A. J.) & Son.
Baker (E.) & Son.
Banks (J. M.) & Co.
Barker Bros. Silversmiths, Ltd.
Blanckensee (S.) & Son, Ltd.
Boneham (F.) & Co.
Bowen (G.) & Sons.
Bragg (C. B.) & Co.
Bridgewater (Norman H.).
Britton (B. H.) & Sons.
Burgess (Alfred) Ltd.
Caldicott (J.W.).
Chatterley (J. B.) & Sons, Ltd.
Cheshire (C. H.).
Clarke (A. C).
Cole (F. W.).
Coley Bros.
Collins (C. H.) & Sons, Ltd.
Collins (W. H.) & Co.
Collyer(J.)&Co..Ltd.
Coulthard (W.), Ltd.
Cowlishaw (J. Y.).
Crisford & Norris, Ltd.
Davis (Montagu), & Sons.
Deakin & Francis, Ltd.
Dennison Watch Case Co., Ltd.
Devenport (W.).
Dingley (W. J.).
Durban (E.)& Co., Ltd.
Eaton & Wrighton.
Edmonds (E.)
Edmonds (G.), Ltd.
Ehrhardt (W.). Ltd.
Ellis & Co. (Birmingham), Ltd.
Emanuel (Lawrence.)
Evans (A. & E.).
Fenwick (A.), Ltd.
Fisher & Poole.
Fray (Joseph), Ltd.
Freeman (J.) & Co.
Cinder & Cinder.
Gloster (Joseph), Ltd.
Glover (J. G.) & Son.
Glover & Wiggin.
Gomm (F. R.).
Goode John) & Sons.
Goodman (Geo.), Ltd.
Gorham Manufacturing Co.
Gourdel, Vales & Co.
Green (C.) & Son.
Griffin (J. & R.). Ltd.
Griffith (H.) & Sons.
Griffith (W.) & Sons (Birmingham), Ltd.
Harold (S.)& Co.. Ltd.
Harrison & Hipwood.
Harrison (James) & Sons.
Haseler (W. H.), Ltd.
Hassett & Harper, Ltd.
Hepburn & Wilcox.
Hewitt (G. F.), Ltd.
Hirst Bros. & Co., Ltd.
Hollander (David) & Sons.
Hollis & Newman.
Hope & Co.
Horton & Allday.
Horton (Thomas).
Houlston (E. J.).
Hutton (William) & Sons, Ltd.
Hyde & Son, Ltd.
Johnson, Durban & Co., Ltd.
Johnstone (F. & A,).
Johnstone (G. H.) & Co., Ltd.
Jones (A. Edward).
Jones (R. H.) & Sons.
Jones (T. Walter).
Jones & Crompton.
Joseph (B. H.) & Co.
Kinsey Bros. & Patrick
Lander (C. R.).
Lawrence (A. J.).
Leather (W. H.) & Sons.
Lees & Sanders.
Levi (S. J.) & Co., Ltd.
Levi (S. M.).
Levi & Salaman, Ltd.
Lincolns, Ltd.
Lister & Wright, Ltd.
Lucas (F. H.).
Mander (E.) & Son.
Manton (William).
Mason (T.) & Co.
Matthews (W. G.). Ltd.
Mitchell, Bosly & Co.
Moreton (H.).
Morton & Crowder, Ltd.
Myatt (W. J.) & Co., Ltd.
Napper & Davenport.
Nathan Bros.
Osborn (W.), Ltd.
Owen (Henry) & Sons, Ltd.
Patterson (W. E.) & Co.
Payton Pepper & Sons, Ltd.
Pellow (W. J.), Ltd.
Pepper (Arthur J.) & Co., Ltd.
Radcliffe (H.) & Co.
Reed Williams (W.) (1908), Ltd.
Rose, John.
Rotherham & Sons, Ltd.
Round (B. J.) & Sons.
Sanders (E. W.) & Co.
Saunders (W. J.), Ltd.
Scott (Adolph).
Shakespear (W. H.).
Simmons (B. R.).
Small (W. H.) & Sons.
Smith (J.) & Sons (Birmingham), Ltd.
Smith (Vincent C).
Smith & Bartlam.
Smith & Ewen, Ltd.
Smith & Pepper.
Sothers (W. G.), Ltd.
Spiers (John) & Co.
Stagg (J. Bernard).
Stainton Bros.
Stokes & Ireland, Ltd.
Stratton & Co., Ltd.
Suckling, Ltd.
Sutton (W. J.).
Synyer & Beddoes.
Tiptaft's, Ltd.
Turner (C. E.), Ltd.
Turner & Simpson.
Vale (W.) & Sons.
Vaughton (E.).
Villers & Jackson.
Wainwright (J.).
Walker (Jos.) (Birmingham), Ltd.
Ward (R. S.) & Sons, Ltd.
Warrillow (John), Ltd.
Watson (W. A. P.), Ltd.
Westwood (G. F.) & Son.
Wheatley (R.) & Son.
Wilks (Charles).
Williams (Birmingham), Ltd.
Williamson (H.), Ltd.
Woolley (Thomas).
Wright & Hadgkiss. Ltd.
Wright & Perry.

Source: Export Register - Federation of British Industries - 1920

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GEORGE EDMONDS Ltd.

Soho Hill Works, Hockley, Birmingham



G. Edmonds - Birmingham - 1907


George Edmonds Ltd. - Birmingham - 1920

User of the trade names 'DON HIGH DEGREE', 'VICTORY', 'PRESSIT', 'OCTOPUS', and 'INTEGRITUS'

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E.F. BRAHAM Ltd.

88, Vyse Street, Birmingham

An example of the work of E.F. Braham Ltd., a quaich, assayed at Birmingham in 1911:












EFB - Birmingham - 1911

E.F. Braham Ltd. entered their marks 'EFB' (Edward Foligne Braham) with the Birmingham and Chester assay offices.

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HENRY CLIFFORD DAVIS (H. Clifford Davis Ltd.)

121, Vyse Street, later, Harford Works, Harford Street, later, 23, Warstone Lane, Birmingham

An example of the work of Henry Clifford Davis, a set of coffee spoons with enamelled bowls, 3¾" (9.6cm) in length, assayed at Birmingham in 1956:





HCD - Birmingham - 1956










H.C.D - Birmingham - 1929


Henry Clifford Davis entered the first of several marks with the Birmingham Assay Office in April 1901.

Henry Clifford Davis entered his first of several marks with the Chester Assay Office on the 28th April 1910.

The firm continued in business until at least the 1960's.

See: http://www.925-1000.com/dlBirmingham3.html

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THOMAS WHITCOMBE & SON

Berners Street, later, 59, Constitution Hill, later, 70, Northwood Street, Birmingham

Death has claimed another victim in Mr. T. Whitcombe, electro-plater, of Northwood Street. The deceased gentleman died very suddenly at his residence. The business will, I understand, be continued by the son, who has long been the moving spirit of the firm, and is au fait with all the requirements of the trade.

Source: The Jeweller and Metalwoker - 1st June 1886

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EVANS & MATTHEWS

79 & 80, Bull Street, Birmingham



Evans & Matthews - Birmingham - 1877

Established in 1784.

See: http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_E2.html

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F.T. & A. BARRATT & Co.

54, Summer Row, later, 107 & 108, Livery Street, Birmingham



F.T. & A. Barratt & Co. - Birmingham - 1913

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J. NICKLIN & Co.

166, Great Charles Street, Birmingham



J. Nicklin & Co. - Birmingham - 1904

Users of the trade name 'SAJONIC'.

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HARDY & MARSH

51, New Street, Birmingham



Hardy & Marsh - Birmingham - 1877

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WILLIAM WRAY - later William Wray & Son

38, New Street, Birmingham



William Wray - Birmingham - 1877


William Wray - Birmingham - 1878


William Wray & Son - Birmingham - 1887

Late Hurt & Wray.

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PELICAN Co.

89, Trafalgar Road, Moseley, Birmingham



Pelican Co. - Birmingham - 1907

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MAURICE KIRSCH (Jewellers) Ltd.

42, Warstone Lane, later, 311b/312 Hockley Centre, 120 Vyse Street, Birmingham



Maurice Kirsch (Jewellers) Ltd. - Birmingham - 1960

Established in 1956.

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T. MASON & Co.Ltd.

27, Hylton Street, later, 189, Warstone Lane, Birmingham

An advertisement for T. Mason & Co.Ltd. for the British Industries Fair of 1933:



T. Mason & Co.Ltd. - Birmingham - 1933

The business of Frank Valentine Patterson. Patterson had been in partnership with Arthur William Eyles as T. Mason & Co. up until 1918.

The firm were also exhibitors at the British Industries Fair of 1929.

It is thought that T. Mason & Co.Ltd. were wound up in 1971.

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THE EUREKA Co.

7, Gloucester Street, Birmingham



The Eureka Co. - Birmingham - 1902

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HARMAN BROS. Ltd.

115-118, Vyse Street, later, 257, Great King Street, Birmingham



Harman Bros. Ltd. - Birmingham - 1958


Harman Bros. Ltd. - Birmingham - 1981

Harman Brothers were established in 1918. They registered their mark 'H·BROS' contained within a punch of five conjoined lozenges, in September 1918 and registered similar marks over the years with the Birmingham Assay Office.

Users of the trade names: 'ARISTOCRAT', 'HAR-BRO', 'RICHMOND', 'PANDORA', and 'LEATHERLITE'.

Harman Bros. Ltd. was acquired by Kenneth West in 1965.

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J.A. HARDY

Sand Pitt Terrace, Birmingham



J.A. Hardy - Birmingham - 1839


James Austin Hardy registered his mark 'JAH' in lower case Gothic letters contained within an oblong punch, with the Birmingham Assay Office on the 17th November 1834. His trade was entered as a Plater.

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R. & L. MANUFACTURING COMPANY

263, Icknield Street, Hockley, Birmingham


DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP

The partnership subsisting between George Lovelock and Donald Joseph Robbins, carrying on business as manufacturing jewellers at 263, Icknield Street, Hockley, Birmingham, under the style of R. & L. Manufacturing Company, has been dissolved as from December 31, 1957, so far as concerns Donald Joseph Robbins, who retires from the firm.

Source: Watchmaker, Jeweller & Silversmith - March 1958

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