Retailer Marks

Retailers - A

Can't find your maker's mark on the silversmiths pages? Try here.

In the past, it was common for retailers and merchants to put their own business's mark on silver and other
fancy goods. Oftentimes a piece of silver will bear both a maker's and a retailer's mark. Sometimes, though, all
one has available for reference is the retailer's mark.

Of course there were thousands of individuals and businesses that retailed and marked the silver they sold, and
some businesses continue to do so today. Pictured here is a small sampling of some of these retailers.

Ayres & Sons
Keokuk, IA c. 1900

Adams & Farnsworth
Boston, MA 1846-1848 George Edward Adams and John Carey Farnsworth.

Thomas Alsop
Philadelphia, PA 1849-1850

Ayers & Dunning
Penn Yan, NY c. 1840

Alexander Anderson
Danville, KY c. 1864-1870

William Adriance & Co.
Natchez, MS 1834-1841

James Annin
Le Roy, NY 1849-c. 1890

Thomas F. Albright
Philadelphia, PA c. 1835-1847

James R. Ayres
Waterbury, CT c. 1856 Jeweler and watchmaker.

James D. Anderson
New Orleans, LA 1849-1853 Jewelry and watch importer.

Abraham & Straus
Brooklyn, NY 1893-1995 Successor to Wechsler & Abraham (1865-1893). Always having
close ties to Macy's Department Stores, Abraham & Straus became part of Macy's in 1995.

James Allan & Co.
Charleston, SC 1865-1920's Jewelers.

Adler & Myers
Lovingston, VA c. 1880-1901

M.B. Allebach & Co.
Philadelphia, PA c. 1845-1865

Don Carlos Ayer
Boston, MA c. 1840-1865

Anderson & Randolph
San Francisco, CA 1871-1877 Manufacturing jewelers.

Joseph R. Albertson
Cleveland, OH 1849-1858

James R. Armiger / James R. Armiger Co.
Baltimore, MD 1892-1936 Founded by James R. Armiger as a successor to Justis &
Armiger. Name was changed from James R. Armiger to James R. Armiger Co. when
the business was incorporated in 1896. Jewelers.