AMERICAN STERLING SILVER MARKS
MARKS AND HALLMARKS OF USA AND CANADA MANUFACTURERS OF SILVER HOLLOWWARE, FLATWARE AND JEWELRY




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AMERICAN STERLING SILVER HALLMARKS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MAKERS:
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AMERICAN STERLING SILVER MARKS
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HOW TO READ, DECRYPT AND IDENTIFY THE MARKS
ON AMERICAN STERLING SILVER
LITERAL MARKS - INITIAL LETTERS    A     B     C     D     E     F     G     H     I     J     K     L     M     N     O     P     Q     R     S     T     U     V     W     X     Y     Z     
AMERICAN SILVERSMITHS         ALVIN CORPORATION      BLACK, STARR & FROST       J.E.CALDWELL & CO    CLEMENS FRIEDELL    WILLIAM GALE    GORHAM      HOLMES & EDWARDS    HOTCHKISS & SCHREUDER    INTERNATIONAL SILVER CO      KIRK STIEFF      DANIEL LOW & CO      LUNT SILVERSMITHS      MAUSER MFG. CO      MERIDEN BRITANNIA CO      POOLE SILVER CO      REED & BARTON      BERNARD RICE'S SONS      ROGERS      GEORGE W. SHIEBLER & CO      SHREVE, CRUMP & LOW      SIMPSON, HALL, MILLER & CO      WILLIAM SPRATLING      ARTHUR STONE      TIFFANY & CO      TOWLE      TUTTLE SILVERSMITHS     WALLACE      WATSON COMPANY      E.G. WEBSTER & SON     WHITING MFG CO     WILCOX SILVER PLATE CO
FLATWARE PATTERNS         GORHAM      HOLMES & EDWARDS     INTERNATIONAL SILVER CO      KIRK STIEFF CORPORATION      ONEIDA SILVERSMITHS      REED & BARTON      1847 ROGERS BROS      TOWLE MFG CO      WALLACE SILVERSMITHS INC.     
W. Faber & Sons - Philadelphia, PA W. FABER & SONS - Philadelphia, PA
active 1855-1892
Fahys Watch-case Co - New York, NY FAHYS WATCH-CASE CO - New York, NY
active from 1896 as Jos. Fahys & Co. Alvin-Beiderhase was operated as a branch from 1897 to 1910


Fairchild & Company - New York, NY FAIRCHILD & COMPANY - New York, NY
active 1919-c.1922, Succeeded to Fairchild & Johnson
George Wilson Fairchild / G.W. Fairchild & Co. - Bridgeport, CT GEORGE WILSON FAIRCHILD / G.W. FAIRCHILD & CO - Bridgeport, CT
George Wilson Fairchild (1836-1921) was a silversmith and jeweler active in Bridgeport from c. 1865 as G.W. Fairchild & Co. He worked in coin and sterling silver and was succeeded by G.W. Fairchild & Sons in partnership with his sons George A. and Henry L. Fairchild (c.1890-c.1960)
Marks and information in AMERICAN SILVERPLATE section FARBER BROS.
Marks and information in AMERICAN SILVERPLATE section FARBERWARE INC.
Farrington & Hunnewell - Boston, MA Farrington & Hunnewell - Boston, MA Farrington & Hunnewell - Boston, MA Farrington & Hunnewell - Boston, MA Farrington & Hunnewell - Boston, MA FARRINGTON & HUNNEWELL - Boston, MA
The partnership of John Farrington and George W. Hunnewell. Active 1835-1885c.
Federal Silver Company - New York
further marks and information in AMERICAN SILVERPLATE section 		FEDERAL SILVER COMPANY - New York
Listed as manufacturer of sterling and plated wares from 1920 to 1960. The same mark was used on "SILVER ON COPPER" (see AMERICAN SILVERPLATE section)


Albert Feldenhemer - Portland, OR ALBERT FELDENHEIMER - Portland, OR
Founded in 1891, later changed to A. & C. Feldenheimer. Out of business in 1904. Manufacturer of sterling souvenir flatware and jewelry
Abraham Fellows, Troy, NY ABRAHAM FELLOWS - Troy, NY
Active c. 1829-1850
Fenniman Co - New York, NY Fenniman Co - New York, NY FENNIMAN CO - New York, NY
Active c. 1915- c. 1922
Fessenden & Company - Providence, RI Fessenden & Company - Providence, RI Fessenden & Company - Providence, RI Fessenden & Company - Providence, RI FESSENDEN & COMPANY - Providence, RI
Founded in the 1850s as Whiting Fessenden & Cowan. The name was changed to Wm.P.Fessenden &Co (1858) and Fessenden & Company in 1860. Out of business in the 1920s


Marshall Field & Co - Chicago, IL Marshall Field & Co - Chicago, IL Marshall Field & Co - Chicago, IL Marshall Field & Co - Chicago, IL
further marks and information in AMERICAN SILVERPLATE section 		MARSHALL FIELD & CO - Chicago, IL
A department store with registered trademark for use on silverware (1921). Founded in 1864 as Farwell, Field & Company, in 1881 Marshall Field became sole owner and gave to the firm its present name.
Marks and information in AMERICAN SILVERPLATE section FIFTH AVENUE SILVER CO
Marks and information in AMERICAN SILVERPLATE section FILLEY, MEAD & CALDWELL
Michael C. Fina Co Inc - New York, NY Michael C. Fina Co Inc - New York, NY Michael C. Fina Co Inc - New York, NY MICHAEL C. FINA CO INC - New York, NY
A private family owned and operated New York City-based fine goods retailer. Founded by Michael Charles Fina and Rose Rosenblatt in 1935, Michael C. Fina opened on the fourth floor of 580 Fifth Avenue at 47th Street in Manhattan. In early years the company was a wholesaler specializing in fine silver plate and sterling silver hollowware. During the 1950s the company expanded into the retail market. In 2016, the company closed its physical store and transformed into an online-only retailer.


Fine Arts Sterling Silver Company - Morgantown, PA FINE ARTS STERLING SILVER COMPANY - Morgantown, PA
Founded in 1944, was the sole distributor of six sterling flatware patterns made by the International Silver Company. Out of business in 1979
William C. Fink Co - Elizabeth, NJ WILLIAM C. FINCK CO - Elizabeth, NJ
Maker of silverware and souvenir spoons. Active 1896-c.1912
Henry Fishel & Sons Inc. - New York, NY HENRY FISHEL & SONS INC. - New York, NY
succeeded to Fishel & Company before 1915. Manufacturer of sterling and silverite jewelry and hatpins.
Fishel, Nessler & Co - New York, NY Fishel, Nessler & Co - New York, NY
further marks and information in AMERICAN SILVERPLATE section 		FISHEL, NESSLER & CO - New York, NY
Active from c. 1886 to 1936-37. Manufacturer of sterling and plated goods
Fisher Silversmiths Inc - Jersey City, NJ and New York, NY Fisher Silversmiths Inc - Jersey City, NJ and New York, NY Fisher Silversmiths Inc - Jersey City, NJ and New York, NY Fisher Silversmiths Inc - Jersey City, NJ and New York, NY Fisher Silversmiths Inc - Jersey City, NJ and New York, NY

further marks and information in AMERICAN SILVERPLATE section		 FISHER SILVERSMITHS INC - Jersey City, NJ and New York, NY
Fisher Silversmiths was founded by Sam Fisher, an immigrant from Russia, in Providence, RI and later in New Jersey succeeding to M.Fred Hirsch Co. When Sam ritired, the business was continued as Fisher Silversmith & Fisher Diamonds by his sons expanding into the loose diamond business (silver manufacturing ceased in the 1970s). Fisher Jewelers & Silversmiths, INC founded in 1978 by Raymond (Sam grandchildren) and Jo Ann Fisher is still active in present days in Florence, South Carolina, trading fine jewelry and gifts.
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AMERICAN SILVER PLATE AND ELECTROPLATED SILVER - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MAKERS
AMERICAN SILVERPLATE MARKS
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HOW TO READ, DECRYPT AND IDENTIFY THE MARKS
ON AMERICAN SILVERPLATE AND ELECTROPLATED SILVER

SILVER MANUFACTURERS: MARKS, HISTORY AND INFORMATION
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Fabergé    Gorham    International Silver Co    Georg Jensen    Kirk Stieff    Meriden Britannia    Reed & Barton    Rogers    Tiffany & Co    Towle    Wallace    Wiener Werkstatte    WMF   


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