The Silver Marks library records 2854 American silversmiths, manufacturers and retailers , each with a photographed mark, a town and recorded working years. American silver is the second-largest section of the library after Britain.
American marking is a different system
There is no assay office and no date letter. A US piece carries the maker's mark and, from roughly the 1860s, STERLING or 925. Earlier work is often coin silver at 900 fine and frequently carries only a surname or initials.
Where the trade was
New York, Providence, Newark and Attleboro dominate the manufacturing record; Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore carry most of the earlier hand-work.
A sample of recorded American makers
| Maker | Town | Active |
|---|---|---|
| A. & Z. CHAIN Co. | Providence | ca 1905–1980 |
| A. ANZELEWITZ & Co. | New York | ca 1884–1908 |
| A. BLUMSTEING - LUCIEN PICCARD | New York | ca 1947–2024 |
| A. COHEN & SONS Corp. - CROSBY | New York | ca 1911–2024 |
| A. CUTLER | Boston | ca 1820–1852 |
| A. JORALEMON & SON | Newark | ca 1861–1915 |
| A. LEACH | Boston | ca 1860–1890 |
| A. LOUNSBURY & SON | New York | ca 1897–1915 |
| A. LUDWIG & SON | New York | ca 1875–1911 |
| A. MARTIN | New York | ca 1880–1906 |
| A. ROSENBERG | Providence | ca 1880–1920 |
| A. WALLACH & Co. | New York | ca 1902–1928 |
| A.B. SCHREUDER - HOTCHKISS & SCHREUDER [later SYRACUSE SILVER MFG Co.] | Syracuse | ca 1852–1895 |
| A.C. BECKEN Co. | Chicago | ca 1892–1930 |
| A.E. GOODHUE | Mass. | ca 1950–1960 |
| A.E. TYLER | Providence | ca 1891–1928 |
| A.F. TOWLE & SON Co. [later ROGERS, LUNT & BOWLEN Co.] | Greenfield | ca 1890–1902 |
| A.F. TOWLE & SON Co. [later ROGERS, LUNT & BOWLEN Co.] | Greenfield | ca 1880–1902 |
| A.G. SCHULTZ & Co. | Baltimore | ca 1899–1950 |
| A.J. WILD JEWELRY Co. | New York | ca 1880–1910 |
| A.K. HAWKES Co. | New York | ca 1891–1915 |
| A.M. SOFFEL Co., Inc. | Newark | ca 1920–1930 |
| A.P. CRAFT Co. | Indianapolis | ca 1902–1928 |
| A.R. JUSTICE Co | Philadelphia | ca 1881–1930 |
| A.R. JUSTICE Co. [RIVERTON SILVER Co.] | ca 1881–1930 | |
| A.R. KATZ & LEUDAN Co. | New York | ca 1899–1912 |
| A.W. ROBINSON | New York | ca 1860–1870 |
| ABEL BROS & Co. | New York | ca 1904–1920 |
| ABEL BUELL | ca 1760–1822 | |
| ABEL MOULTON | Newburyport | ca 1800–1830 |
| ABRAHAM & STRAUS [Later Macy's] | Brooklyn | ca 1893–1995 |
| ABRAHAM BEGAY | Scottsdale | ca 1980–1990 |
| ABRAHAM DUBOIS | Philadelphia | ca 1777–1813 |
| ABRAHAM GERRISTE FORBES | New York | ca 1785–1805 |
| ABRAHAM Van NICE | Danville | ca 1810–1820 |
| ABRAHAM WARMBRAND JEWELERS | New York | ca 1962–1987 |
| ABRAM BRINSMAID | ca 1790–1841 | |
| ACADEMY SILVER Co. | New York | ca 1950–1960 |
| ACCESSOCRAFT PRODUCTS Co. | New York | ca 1930–1990 |
| ACME SILVER PLATE Co. | Boston | ca 1885–1910 |
| ADA HUSTED-ANDERSEN [b.1898 - d.1990] | New York | ca 1930–1970 |
| ADAGIO | Northbrook | ca 1983–2024 |
| ADALINE HICKS | Boston | ca 1897–1922 |
| ADAM & RITA TELLER [Navajo] | ca 1990–2000 | |
| ADAM FIERO [or FIERRO] [Navajo] | Albuquerque | ca 1980–1990 |
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