BARKER BROTHERS
BARKER BROTHERS SILVERSMITHS LTD
BARKER ELLIS SILVER CO

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Business established in Birmingham in 1801. The firm still possesses the original Boulton & Watt dies acquired during its early days of manufacturing. The business appears in an 1871 directory as Barker Brothers, silversmiths active in Paradise Street. As Barker Brothers Silversmiths Ltd, it was incorporated in 1907. The company had moved to Constitution Hill in the 1920s, where it remained until the 1980s maintaining a London showroom during the early part of the 20th century. In the 1960s, the firm merged with Ellis & Co (Birmingham) Ltd.
CHRONOLOGY:
Mary Barker, 1801
Barker & Creed
William & Matthias Barker, until 1885
Barker Brothers, 1886-1907
Barker Brothers Silversmiths Ltd, 1907 amalgamated with Levi & Salaman, 1921, acquired Ellis & Co (Birmingham) Ltd, 1931
Barker Ellis Silver Co Ltd

 
B.B mark, Barker Bros , Birmingham 1902
B.B
Barker Bros ,
Birmingham 1902 hallmark
BB over SLd into a shield mark, Barker Bros Ltd, now Barker Ellis Co LTD, Birmingham 1930 BB over SLd into a shield mark, Barker Bros Ltd, now Barker Ellis Co LTD, Birmingham 1930 BB over SLd into a shield mark, Barker Bros Ltd, now Barker Ellis Co LTD, Birmingham 1938
B.B over SLd into a shield (in relief or engraved)
Barker Bros Ltd

Birmingham 1930 hallmark
Birmingham 1938 hallmark
BE over SCo into a shield mark, Barker Ellis Silver Company, Birmingham 1967
BE over SCo into a shield
Barker Ellis Silver Company
Birmingham 1967 hallmark
B.B mark, Barker Bros , Birmingham 1902 BB over SLd into a shield mark, Barker Bros Ltd, now Barker Ellis Co LTD, Birmingham 1930
BE over SCo into a shield mark, Barker Ellis Silver Company, Birmingham 1967 BB over SLd into a shield mark, Barker Bros Ltd, now Barker Ellis Co LTD, Birmingham 1938
BRITISH SILVER MAKERS: MARKS, HISTORY AND INFORMATION
E. Barnard & Sons mark Wakely & Wheeler mark Asprey & Co mark Barker Brothers mark Elkington hallmark Mappin & Webb mark Hester Bateman mark Walker & Hall mark Garrard & Co Ltd mark Hayne & Cater page mark
E. Barnard & Sons
Wakely & Wheeler
Asprey & Co
Barker Brothers
Elkington
Mappin & Webb
Bateman
Walker & Hall
Garrard & Co Ltd
Hayne & Cater
BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ILLUSTRATED LISTING OF MAKER'S AND SPONSOR'S MARKS
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