Babbit to Ball
Ballou to Beauchamp
Beaucraft to Bingham
Birge to Borsum
Bostwick to Brewer
Brigden to Browne
Bruff to Byrnes
Haddock to Hanners
Hansel to Hawley
Hayden to Henry
Hequembourg to Hoffman
Holden to Howell
Hoyt to Hyman
Saart to Schroth
Schultz to Shaw
Sheffield to Simpson
Sinclair to Spaulding
Spear to Steele
Steen to Story
Stoutenberg to Syracuse
Wagner to Watrous
Watson to Welch
Welles to White
Whitehead to Willey
Williams to Wolcott
Wolf to Wynne
Chicopee, MA 1829-1920
Founded by brothers Nathan Peabody Ames and James Tyler Ames. Well known maker of knives and swords, they were the first company in the U.S. to cast bronze statues. Their sterling division was sold to Gorham c. 1872, although their mark continued to be used for many decades.
See American Sterling Co. in Silverplate section.
Meriden, CT c. 1905-1960
Acquired c. 1940 by the Ellmore Silver Co. Flatware dies were purchased by the Crown Silver Co. Makers of sterling flatware, holloware, and jewelry.
See flatware patterns.
New York, NY c. 1920-1927
Reading, PA 1901-1944
Makers of sterling jewelry and souvenir spoons.
New York, NY 1797-1799
William Andras and Samuel Richard.
Salem, MA 1769-1788
Andrew had a branch location in Cambridge, MA.
Philadelphia, PA 1795-1800
New York, NY 1774-1776; Philadelphia, PA 1779-1788;
Augusta, GA 1788-1789; Savannah, GA 1789-1790; and
Norfolk, VA 1791-1817
Richmond, IN 1867-1879 and Lafayette, IN 1879-1908
In the partnership of Seib & Ankeny in Richmond 1867-1869. Was in the firms of C.H. Ankeny & Co. in 1879-1896, Ankeny & Erisman with Charles Q. Erisman c. 1901-1902; and C.H. Ankeny & Co. again c. 1905-1908. Ankeny died in 1908, and the business of C.H. Ankeny & Co. continued until 1931 when it was succeeded by the Hays Jewelry C0. Silversmith and jeweler.
Philadelphia, PA 1783-1814
Formed J. Anthony & Sons when sons Michael and Thomas Anthony joined him 1810-1814.
Providence, RI c. 1832-1894
Anthony was in the firms of Clark & Anthony 1836-1837 and
L.D. Anthony & Co. c. 1850-1894.
New York, NY c. 1898-1932
A subsidiary of Bernard Rice’s Sons. Makers of sterling novelties and silverplate holloware. Sterling dies were acquired by Garden Silversmiths.
Marblehead, MA 1823-1833 and Portland, ME 1833-1852
Was in the partnership of J. & J. Appleton with son James Appleton, Jr. 1834-1849. Served as a colonel in the War of 1812, later promoted to brigadier general.
Lowell, MA c. 1849-1852 and 1875-1892 and
Salem, MA c. 1855-1872
New York, NY 1930s
Makers of sterling holloware.
Richmond, KY 1865-1902 and Richmond, IN 1902-1904
Baltimore, MD 1866-1896
Was in the partnership of Justis & Armiger with John C.C. Justis 1877-1892. Armiger died in a house fire in 1896, and the business was incorporated that same year as the James R. Armiger Co. and remained in business until c. 1970.
Philadelphia, PA 1797-1825
Maker of military insignia and silverplater.
Philadelphia, PA 1806-1817
Newport, RI 1760-1817
Brooklyn, NY c. 1960-1966
Succeeded by Garden Silversmiths.
New York and Mount Vernon, NY 1927-Present
Manufacturers of sterling holloware.
Chicago, IL 1918-1934
Edmund Boker and Ernest Gould founded the Chicago Art Silver Shop in 1912, changing the name to Art Silver Shop in 1918. The focus of the shop changed to primarily jewelry in 1934 and the name was changed again at that time to Art Metal Studios. Makers of handwrought sterling Arts & Crafts holloware and jewelry.
Cincinnati, OH c. 1854 and Covington, KY 1863-1906
Primarily a jeweler and retailer.
Attleboro, MA 1909-1915
Maker of sterling vanity items and jewelry.
Philadelphia, PA 1821-1837
Charleston, MA Before 1761 and Hartford, CT 1761-1787
Vergennes, VT 1825-1843
Charlestown, MA c. 1760-1776 and Boston, MA 1776-1816
Erie, PA 1840-c. 1890
Silversmith and jeweler.
New York, NY c. 1940-c. 1965
Maker of sterling and gold men’s accessories and jewelry.
Kerrville, TX 1954-Present
Primarily a jewelry maker with a focus on Christian jewelry, they also make some small sterling items.
Website.
Preston, CT 1765-1794
Silversmith and clockmaker.
Preston, CT c. 1776-1815
Preston, CT c. 1779
Son of John Avery, Sr.
Louisville, KY c. 1820-1831
Elias Ayers and Evans C. Beard.
Elmira, NY 1835-1837; Penn Yan, NY 1837-1844; and
Elmira, NY 1844-c. 1877 and c. 1891-1894
Was in partnership with Amasa M. Badger in the firm of Ayers & Badger 1835-1836. He went into the insurance business by 1878 and continued in that occupation until his son, Frederick S. Ayres, and he formed a jewelry and insurance business as S. Ayres & Son c. 1891-1894. Silversmith and jeweler.
Lexington, KY 1811-1813
Samuel Ayres and Noah Haydon.
Lexington, KY 1787-1823 and Danville, KY 1823-1824
Silversmith and jeweler. In the partnerships of Ayres & Haydon
1811-1813, Ayres & Hiter with John G. Hiter c. 1813, and Ayres &
Jameson with John D. Jameson 1817-1818.
Danville, KY 1823-1857 and 1861-1864 and Keokuk, IA 1865-1878.
Son of Samuel Ayers. Was in the partnerships of R.V.V. Bailey & Co. in 1866; Ayres, Mann & Ayres 1866-1868; and founded the jewelry business of T.R.J. Ayres & Sons 1868-1878.
