Joseph Draper (1800-1864)
Wilmington, DE 1826-1832 and Cincinnati, OH 1832-1856
Alphabetical By Name
AB
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Babbit to Ball
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Ballou to Beauchamp
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Beaucraft to Bingham
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Birge to Borsum
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Bostwick to Brewer
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Brigden to Browne
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Bruff to Byrnes
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Haddock to Hanners
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Hansel to Hawley
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Hayden to Henry
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Hequembourg to Hoffman
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Holden to Howell
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Hoyt to Hyman
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Saart to Schroth
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Schultz to Shaw
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Sheffield to Simpson
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Sinclair to Spaulding
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Spear to Steele
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Steen to Story
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Stoutenberg to Syracuse
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Wagner to Watrous
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Watson to Welch
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Welles to White
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Whitehead to Willey
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Williams to Wolcott
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Wolf to Wynne
Draper to Dyer
Alonzo M. Driscoll (1820-1903)
Worcester, MA c. 1850-1854
Benjamin Drowne (Drown) (1759-1793)
Portsmouth, NH 1775-1793
Samuel Drowne II (b. 1749 d. 1815)
Portsmouth, NH c. 1770-1804
Thomas Pickering Drowne (Drown) (1782-1849)
Portsmouth, NH c. 1804-1819
Don Drumm (b. 1935)
Akron, OH 1960-Present
Artist and sculptor, best known for working in aluminum.
Levin J. Drummond (1819-1866)
Baltimore, MD 1842-1866
Drummond was succeeded upon his death by his widow, Joanna E. Drummond, who may have also used this mark. She continued the business until 1868.
William Drysdale (1792-1856)
Philadelphia, PA 1816-1856
Abraham DuBois (b. 1751 d. 1807)
Philadelphia, PA 1777-1807
His son Abraham Dubois joined him in his business in 1805.
Upon the senior Dubois’ death in 1807, the business was
continued by his widow until 1813.
Benjamin Franklin DuBois (1838-1910)
Chester, PA c. 1857-1860 and Philadelphia, PA 1866-1896
Frederick N. Dubois (1829-1915)
Chicago, IL c. 1854-1862
J. & T. Dubois
New York, NY 1795-1797
Brothers Joseph Dubois and Teunis Dubois.
Joseph Dubois
New York, NY 1789-1797
In the firm of J. & T. Dubois 1795-1797.
Philo Dubois (1812-1887)
Buffalo, NY 1841-1884
Teunis Denyse Dubois (1773-1843)
New York, NY 1795-1799 and Freehold, NJ c. 1800-1810
In the firm of J. & T. Dubois 1795-1797.
Theodore Dubosq (1805-1875)
Philadelphia, PA 1829-1849 and San Francisco, CA 1849-1850
William A. Dubosq (1803-1879)
Philadelphia, PA 1839-1860
René Roche Duché
New York, NY 1795-1808 and Philadelphia, PA 1820-1825
Duchin Creations
New York, NY 1940s
Makers of a large line of sterling holloware.
James Duffel (1761-1835)
Philadelphia, PA c. 1782-1788; Georgetown, SC 1790 and 1798-1801;
New York, NY 1794-1798 and 1801-1802; Fredericksburg, VA
1802-1810; and Lynchburg, VA 1810-1835
Duhme & Co.
Cincinnati, OH 1844-1897
Founded by brothers Herman Duhme and John H. Duhme. Makers of sterling flatware, holloware and jewelry.
See flatware patterns.
Antoine Dumesnil (1772-1833)
Boston, MA c. 1796-1809 and Lexington, KY 1812-1833
Jeremiah Dummer (1645-1718)
Boston, MA 1667-c. 1711
John Baptiste Dumoutet 2nd (1761-1813)
Philadelphia, PA 1792-1813; Trenton, NJ 1797-1799; and
Charleston, SC 1802-1813
Silversmith and jeweler. Businesses were operated simultaneously in Philadelphia and Charleston from 1802 to 1813. Dumoutet died in 1813, and the businesses were continued by his widow, Elizabeth Dumoutet, until 1823.
Dunbar & Story
Worcester, MA 1838-1844
Rufus Davenport Dunbar and Simeon N. Story.
Rufus Davenport Dunbar (1807-1869)
Worcester, MA 1825-1852 and Columbus, OH 1852-1869
Was in the partnerships of Dunbar & Story with Simeon N. Story 1838-1844; Dunbar & Bangs c. 1849; and R.D. Dunbar & Co. c. 1867-1869.
Mary Dunhill
This was a fragrance company founded in the United Kingdom by Mary Dunhill in 1926. Sterling perfume bottles, funnels, compacts, and other small items can be found bearing the company name.
Dunkirk Silversmiths
Meriden, CT c. 1945-1950
Were the successors to the Gold Recovery & Refining Corp. Makers of sterling and silverplated holloware and novelties.
Dunlap & Baker
Manchester, NH 1870-1875
Thomas Dunlap and John N. Baker.
Dunlap & Parker
Manchester, NH 1852-1854
Thomas Dunlap and Amos Parker.
Thomas Dunlap (1822-1892)
Manchester, NH 1850-1888
In the partnerships of Dunlap & Parker 1852-1854; Dunlap & Lovejoy with James C. Lovejoy in 1864; and Dunlap & Baker with John N. Baker 1870-1875.
Cary Dunn (b. 1732)
Underhill, VT c. 1765; New York, NY c. 1765-1776 and 1784-1796;
Morristown, NJ 1776-1782; and Newark, NJ 1782-1783
In the firm of Cary Dunn & Son c. 1786-1791.
Bernard Dupuy
Raleigh, NC 1827-1843
Daniel Dupuy (1719-1807)
Philadelphia, PA 1745-1807
Was in the firm of Dupuy & Sons 1772-1773.
Daniel Dupuy, Jr. (1753-1826)
Philadelphia, PA 1772-1777 and c. 1780-1808 and
Reading, PA c. 1777
Was in the firm of Dupuy & Sons c. 1772-1773 and David & Dupuy
with John David, Jr. c. 1798-1808.
Cyrus Durand (1787-1868)
Newark, NJ 1814-1815
Shortly after 1815, Durand invented a number of machines for the mechanical drawing of intricate lines which transformed the banknote engraving industry; he spent the remainder of his life devoted to this industry.
Durgin & Burtt
St. Louis, MO 1859-1860
Freeman A. Durgin and Thomas F. Burtt.
Freeman A. Durgin (1838-1911)
St. Louis, MO 1858-1911
Was in the partnership of Durgin & Burtt 1859-1860.
William Butler Durgin (1833-1905) / Wm. B. Durgin Co.
Concord, NH 1853-1931
Business founded by William B. Durgin in 1853. His son George F. Durgin joined as a partner in 1884. Formed the Wm. B. Durgin Co. in 1898. In 1905, both Durgin and his son died and the company was sold to Gorham. The manufacturing operations were moved to Providence, RI, and merged with Gorham’s in 1931. Gorham continued to produce under the Durgin name through c. 1940. Major manufacturer of sterling and silverplated flatware and holloware.
See flatware patterns.
Durham Silver Co.
New York, NY c. 1950s-1960s
William C. Dusenberry (1799-1858)
New York, NY 1819-1835
Benjamin F. Duvall (1811-1872)
Versailles, KY c. 1860-1870
Joseph Dyar (Dyer) (1795-1850)
Concord, MA 1817-1820 and Middlebury, VT 1822-1850
Dyer & Eddy
Boston, MA c. 1805
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