A topic for recording details of church silverware and the makers thereof.
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Ecclesiastical Silver and Its Makers
Ecclesiastical Silver and Its Makers
ECCLESIASTICAL SILVER AND ITS MAKERS
A topic for recording details of church silverware and the makers thereof.
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A topic for recording details of church silverware and the makers thereof.
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Re: Ecclesiastical Silver and Its Makers
BLUNT & WRAY
An example of the work and mark of Blunt & Wray, an Altar Set, assayed at London in 1915 and retailed by Reid & Sons of Newcastle-on-Tyne:
FD/W (Frederick Dendy Wray) - London - 1915
Blunt & Wray were established in c.1888 by Sidney Blunt and Frederick Dendy Wray.
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An example of the work and mark of Blunt & Wray, an Altar Set, assayed at London in 1915 and retailed by Reid & Sons of Newcastle-on-Tyne:
FD/W (Frederick Dendy Wray) - London - 1915
Blunt & Wray were established in c.1888 by Sidney Blunt and Frederick Dendy Wray.
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Re: Ecclesiastical Silver and Its Makers
J. & R. LAMB
59, Carmine Street, New York
J. & R. Lamb - New York - 1879
J. & R. Lamb - New York - 1886
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59, Carmine Street, New York
J. & R. Lamb - New York - 1879
J. & R. Lamb - New York - 1886
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Re: Ecclesiastical Silver and Its Makers
F. OSBORNE & Co. Ltd.
27, Eastcastle Street, Oxford Street, and 50, Clerkenwell Road, Clerkenwell, later, 117, Gower Street, London
F. Osborne & Co. Ltd. - London - Box detail
F. Osborne & Co. Ltd. - London - 1913
Osborne - London - 1921
F. Osborne & Co. Ltd. - London - 1921
F. Osborne & Co. Ltd. - London - 1922
F. Osborne & Co. Ltd. - London - 1922
F. Osborne & Co. Ltd. - London - 1928
F. Osborne & Co. Ltd. - London - 1959
Osborne - London - 1967
Established in 1874.
Converted into a limited liability company, with James Thomas Hunt and Herbert Francis Wauthier as directors, by 1911.
Removed to 117, Gower Street in 1935.
Users of trade mark 'OSCRAFT'
Frank Osborne entered his mark, 'F.O.', contained within an heraldic shield, with the London Assay Office on the 22nd October 1901.
F. Osborne & Co. Ltd. entered their marks, 'FO/&Co/Ltd', contained within an heraldic shield, with the London Assay Office on the 26th April 1911 and 1st December 1913
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27, Eastcastle Street, Oxford Street, and 50, Clerkenwell Road, Clerkenwell, later, 117, Gower Street, London
F. Osborne & Co. Ltd. - London - Box detail
F. Osborne & Co. Ltd. - London - 1913
Osborne - London - 1921
F. Osborne & Co. Ltd. - London - 1921
F. Osborne & Co. Ltd. - London - 1922
F. Osborne & Co. Ltd. - London - 1922
F. Osborne & Co. Ltd. - London - 1928
F. Osborne & Co. Ltd. - London - 1959
Osborne - London - 1967
Established in 1874.
Converted into a limited liability company, with James Thomas Hunt and Herbert Francis Wauthier as directors, by 1911.
Removed to 117, Gower Street in 1935.
Users of trade mark 'OSCRAFT'
Frank Osborne entered his mark, 'F.O.', contained within an heraldic shield, with the London Assay Office on the 22nd October 1901.
F. Osborne & Co. Ltd. entered their marks, 'FO/&Co/Ltd', contained within an heraldic shield, with the London Assay Office on the 26th April 1911 and 1st December 1913
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Re: Ecclesiastical Silver and Its Makers
R. GEISSLER - R. GEISSLER Inc.
127, Clinton Place, later, 318-322, East 48th Street, later, 124, Clinton Place, later, 56, West 8th Street, later, 490, 6th Avenue, New York, later, 252-17, Northern Boulevard, Little Neck, New York
An example of the work and mark of R. Geissler:
R. Geissler - New York - 1881
R. Geissler - New York - 1882
R. Geissler - New York - 1885
R. Geissler - New York - 1898
R. Geissler - New York - 1902
R. Geissler - New York - 1907
R. Geissler Inc. - New York - 1922
R. Geissler Inc. - New York - 1940
R. Geissler Inc. - New York - 1959
Established in 1877.
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127, Clinton Place, later, 318-322, East 48th Street, later, 124, Clinton Place, later, 56, West 8th Street, later, 490, 6th Avenue, New York, later, 252-17, Northern Boulevard, Little Neck, New York
An example of the work and mark of R. Geissler:
R. Geissler - New York - 1881
R. Geissler - New York - 1882
R. Geissler - New York - 1885
R. Geissler - New York - 1898
R. Geissler - New York - 1902
R. Geissler - New York - 1907
R. Geissler Inc. - New York - 1922
R. Geissler Inc. - New York - 1940
R. Geissler Inc. - New York - 1959
Established in 1877.
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Re: Ecclesiastical Silver and Its Makers
A. WERNER
Werner Building, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This cross, made of steel and silver, consists of 2,060 separate parts, not a single screw, pin or particle of solder being used in fastening the entire piece together. Square steel rods, into which incisions have been filed and all the parts fitted together, so that the cross in its entirety looks like a solid casting, make up the distinct parts.
On each piece a sharp point has been filed so that it does not permit of any firm grasp by the bare hand. An image of the Redeemer occupies the center. This image, which is of gilt, is surrounded by a silver frame.
A. Werner, a Silversmith of Milwaukee, the constructor of this wonderful piece of work abandoned his task on three different occasions, so arduous and trying did it become. All the square rods from which the cross is made have been filed and placed together by hand.
By exact calculation 2,000 hours were occupied in its construction, or 250 working days of eight hours each. This, including Sundays, is nearly a year's labor.
Source: The Church Times - July 1909
A. Werner - Milwaukee - 1920
A. Werner - Milwaukee - 1921
A. Werner - Milwaukee - 1922
A. Werner - Milwaukee - 1922
A. Werner - Milwaukee - 1922
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Werner Building, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This cross, made of steel and silver, consists of 2,060 separate parts, not a single screw, pin or particle of solder being used in fastening the entire piece together. Square steel rods, into which incisions have been filed and all the parts fitted together, so that the cross in its entirety looks like a solid casting, make up the distinct parts.
On each piece a sharp point has been filed so that it does not permit of any firm grasp by the bare hand. An image of the Redeemer occupies the center. This image, which is of gilt, is surrounded by a silver frame.
A. Werner, a Silversmith of Milwaukee, the constructor of this wonderful piece of work abandoned his task on three different occasions, so arduous and trying did it become. All the square rods from which the cross is made have been filed and placed together by hand.
By exact calculation 2,000 hours were occupied in its construction, or 250 working days of eight hours each. This, including Sundays, is nearly a year's labor.
Source: The Church Times - July 1909
A. Werner - Milwaukee - 1920
A. Werner - Milwaukee - 1921
A. Werner - Milwaukee - 1922
A. Werner - Milwaukee - 1922
A. Werner - Milwaukee - 1922
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Re: Ecclesiastical Silver and Its Makers
PATRICK J. GILL - PATRICK GILL & SONS
387, Washington Street, Boston, later, 9, Fowle Street, Woburn, Massachusetts
Patrick J. Gill - Boston - 1922
Patrick J. Gill - Boston - 1935
Patrick J. Gill - Boston - 1939
Patrick J. Gill & Sons - Boston - 1948
Patrick J. Gill & Sons - Boston - 1960
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387, Washington Street, Boston, later, 9, Fowle Street, Woburn, Massachusetts
Patrick J. Gill - Boston - 1922
Patrick J. Gill - Boston - 1935
Patrick J. Gill - Boston - 1939
Patrick J. Gill & Sons - Boston - 1948
Patrick J. Gill & Sons - Boston - 1960
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Re: Ecclesiastical Silver and Its Makers
TOWNSHEND Ltd.
Ernest Street, Holloway Head, Birmingham
Townshend's Ltd. - Birmingham - 1907
Townshend Ltd. - Birmingham - 1928
Townshend Ltd. - Birmingham - 1928
Later styled 'Townshend's Art Metal Co. Ltd.'
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Ernest Street, Holloway Head, Birmingham
Townshend's Ltd. - Birmingham - 1907
Townshend Ltd. - Birmingham - 1928
Townshend Ltd. - Birmingham - 1928
Later styled 'Townshend's Art Metal Co. Ltd.'
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Re: Ecclesiastical Silver and Its Makers
W. BAINBRIDGE REYNOLDS Ltd.
Manor House Metal Works, 7b, Old Town, Clapham, London
W. Bainbridge Reynolds Ltd. - London - 1905
Examples of the work of William Bainbridge Reynolds:
1900
1900
William Bainbridge Reynolds entered his mark, 'W.B.R' contained within an oblong punch, with the London Assay Office on the 17th October 1904.
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Manor House Metal Works, 7b, Old Town, Clapham, London
W. Bainbridge Reynolds Ltd. - London - 1905
Examples of the work of William Bainbridge Reynolds:
1900
1900
William Bainbridge Reynolds entered his mark, 'W.B.R' contained within an oblong punch, with the London Assay Office on the 17th October 1904.
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Re: Ecclesiastical Silver and Its Makers
C.E. MORTON & Co.
19, Bouverie Street, Fleet Street, London
C.E. Morton & Co. - London - 1839
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19, Bouverie Street, Fleet Street, London
C.E. Morton & Co. - London - 1839
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Re: Ecclesiastical Silver and Its Makers
GAWTHORP later GAWTHORP & SONS
16, Long Acre, Covent Garden, London WC, later 11, Tufton Street, London SW
Gawthorp - London - 1861
Gawthorp - London - 1875
Gawthorp - London - 1890
Gawthorp - London - 1897
Gawthorp & Sons - London - 1907
Gawthorp & Sons - London - 1907
Gawthorp & Sons - London - 1907
Gawthorp & Sons - London - 1907
Gawthorp & Sons - London - 1907
Gawthorp & Sons - London - 1907
Gawthorp & Sons - London - 1907
Established 1854 by Thomas John Gawthorp (b.1832, d.1912). In the 1880's they amalgamated with the firm of Matthews & Sons of 377, Oxford Street, London. By 1907 the business was styled Gawtrorp & Sons, and by 1913 the firm was in the hands of Walter Edmund Gawthorp (d.1936). Following the death of Walter Gawthorp the business was acquired by the Church Furnishers, J. Whippell & Co. Ltd. of Exeter.
Gawthorps entered three marks with the London Assay Office, 'TJG' (Thomas John Gawthorp), contained within an elliptical punch on the 26th November 1885. 'TJG' contained within an oblong punch with clipped corners on the 14th October 1898, and a similar one on the 17th December 1901.
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16, Long Acre, Covent Garden, London WC, later 11, Tufton Street, London SW
Gawthorp - London - 1861
Gawthorp - London - 1875
Gawthorp - London - 1890
Gawthorp - London - 1897
Gawthorp & Sons - London - 1907
Gawthorp & Sons - London - 1907
Gawthorp & Sons - London - 1907
Gawthorp & Sons - London - 1907
Gawthorp & Sons - London - 1907
Gawthorp & Sons - London - 1907
Gawthorp & Sons - London - 1907
Established 1854 by Thomas John Gawthorp (b.1832, d.1912). In the 1880's they amalgamated with the firm of Matthews & Sons of 377, Oxford Street, London. By 1907 the business was styled Gawtrorp & Sons, and by 1913 the firm was in the hands of Walter Edmund Gawthorp (d.1936). Following the death of Walter Gawthorp the business was acquired by the Church Furnishers, J. Whippell & Co. Ltd. of Exeter.
Gawthorps entered three marks with the London Assay Office, 'TJG' (Thomas John Gawthorp), contained within an elliptical punch on the 26th November 1885. 'TJG' contained within an oblong punch with clipped corners on the 14th October 1898, and a similar one on the 17th December 1901.
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Re: Ecclesiastical Silver and Its Makers
TONKS, Ltd.
201, Moseley Street, Birmingham and 12, Farringdon Avenue, London
Tonks, Ltd. - Birmingham - 1900
Tonks, Ltd. - Birmingham - 1907
Established in 1789 as Bedington, Tonks and Co., the firm later became William Tonks and Sons, and later still, Tonks, Ltd.
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201, Moseley Street, Birmingham and 12, Farringdon Avenue, London
Tonks, Ltd. - Birmingham - 1900
Tonks, Ltd. - Birmingham - 1907
Established in 1789 as Bedington, Tonks and Co., the firm later became William Tonks and Sons, and later still, Tonks, Ltd.
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Re: Ecclesiastical Silver and Its Makers
WALKER & HALL
Sheffield
Ecclesiastical silver by Walker & Hall:
These details from the 1920's.
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Sheffield
Ecclesiastical silver by Walker & Hall:
These details from the 1920's.
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Re: Ecclesiastical Silver and Its Makers
THE GOLDSMITHS & SILVERSMITHS COMPANY Ltd.
London
Ecclesiastical silver by The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Limited:
These details from 1899.
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London
Ecclesiastical silver by The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Limited:
These details from 1899.
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Re: Ecclesiastical Silver and Its Makers
LE ROUX
94, rue de Rennes, Paris
An advertisement from Geo. Grégoire, representative of Maison le Roux in New York:
Geo. Grégoire - New York - 1908
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94, rue de Rennes, Paris
An advertisement from Geo. Grégoire, representative of Maison le Roux in New York:
Geo. Grégoire - New York - 1908
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Re: Ecclesiastical Silver and Its Makers
CHARLES-FRÉDÉRIC BERGER & HENRI NESME
25 Montée du Chemin-Neuf, later, 122 Rue Saint-Georges, Lyon
Examples of the work and mark of Charles-Frédéric Berger & Henri Nesme:
Member Zilver2 wrote:
This is the mark of Charles-Frédéric Berger & Nesme Henri
25 montée du Chemin-Neuf, Lyon (1)
122 rue Saint-Georges, Lyon (2)(1900)
Symbol : a chalice (un calice)
Mark entered 1889
Mark cancelled 1924
See: http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=50659
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25 Montée du Chemin-Neuf, later, 122 Rue Saint-Georges, Lyon
Examples of the work and mark of Charles-Frédéric Berger & Henri Nesme:
Member Zilver2 wrote:
This is the mark of Charles-Frédéric Berger & Nesme Henri
25 montée du Chemin-Neuf, Lyon (1)
122 rue Saint-Georges, Lyon (2)(1900)
Symbol : a chalice (un calice)
Mark entered 1889
Mark cancelled 1924
See: http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=50659
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Re: Ecclesiastical Silver and Its Makers
WRIGHT MANUFACTURING Co. Inc.
127-135, Master Street, Philadelphia
Wright Manufacturing Co. Inc. - Philadelphia - 1922
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127-135, Master Street, Philadelphia
Wright Manufacturing Co. Inc. - Philadelphia - 1922
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Re: Ecclesiastical Silver and Its Makers
PLACIDE POUSSIELGUE-RUSAND - POUSSIELGUE-RUSAND FILS
Rue Cassette 3, Rue Pape-Carpantier 5 & 7, Paris. Lyon, Orlèans, Biarritz, Rome, Madrid, London and New York
Title page from Possielgue-Rusand Fils 1893 Catalogue:
Successor to Orfèvre De N.S.P Le Pape.
Founded by Placide Poussielgue-Rusand (b.1824-d.1889) in 1849, he ran the business up until his death in 1889 and then afterwards it was continued by his son, Maurice Poussielgue-Rusand (b.1861-d.1933), and then by his son, Jean-Marie Poussielgue-Rusand (b.1895-d.1967), who closed the business in 1963.
The mark of Poussielgue-Rusand Fils:
PRF
An example of the work and mark of Placide Poussielgue-Rusand:
PPR
See: http://www.925-1000.com/fx_pPoussielgue.html
and: http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=50656
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Rue Cassette 3, Rue Pape-Carpantier 5 & 7, Paris. Lyon, Orlèans, Biarritz, Rome, Madrid, London and New York
Title page from Possielgue-Rusand Fils 1893 Catalogue:
Successor to Orfèvre De N.S.P Le Pape.
Founded by Placide Poussielgue-Rusand (b.1824-d.1889) in 1849, he ran the business up until his death in 1889 and then afterwards it was continued by his son, Maurice Poussielgue-Rusand (b.1861-d.1933), and then by his son, Jean-Marie Poussielgue-Rusand (b.1895-d.1967), who closed the business in 1963.
The mark of Poussielgue-Rusand Fils:
PRF
An example of the work and mark of Placide Poussielgue-Rusand:
PPR
See: http://www.925-1000.com/fx_pPoussielgue.html
and: http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=50656
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Re: Ecclesiastical Silver and Its Makers
GEORGE J. HUNT
Boston, Massachusetts
George J. Hunt - Boston - 1907
George J. Hunt was born (1865) and served his apprenticeship in Liverpool. He arrived in the United States in 1885 and was noted as a member of the Society of Arts and Crafts at Boston. He spent a period in partnership with James T. Woolley at 79, Chestnut Street, Boston as 'Hunt & Woolley'.
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Boston, Massachusetts
George J. Hunt - Boston - 1907
George J. Hunt was born (1865) and served his apprenticeship in Liverpool. He arrived in the United States in 1885 and was noted as a member of the Society of Arts and Crafts at Boston. He spent a period in partnership with James T. Woolley at 79, Chestnut Street, Boston as 'Hunt & Woolley'.
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Re: Ecclesiastical Silver and Its Makers
ALT SILVER-PLATE MANUFACTURING Co. Inc.
16-20, East Randolph Street, Chicago
Alt Silver-Plate Manufacturing Co. Inc. - Chicago - 1922
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16-20, East Randolph Street, Chicago
Alt Silver-Plate Manufacturing Co. Inc. - Chicago - 1922
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