Boston carries much of the early American record. The library holds 84 Boston makers alongside the wider New England trade.
Coin silver first
Early Boston work is coin silver, roughly 900 fine, and is usually marked with a surname or initials in a rectangle. STERLING appears later.
Recorded Boston makers
| Maker | Town | Active |
|---|---|---|
| A. CUTLER | Boston | ca 1820–1852 |
| A. LEACH | Boston | ca 1860–1890 |
| ACME SILVER PLATE Co. | Boston | ca 1885–1910 |
| ADALINE HICKS | Boston | ca 1897–1922 |
| ADOLPH KUNKLER | Boston | ca 1900–1920 |
| ALEXANDER CROUCKSHANKS | Boston | ca 1768–1780 |
| ALEXANDRA SOLOWIJ WATKINS | Boston | ca 1958–2024 |
| BAYLESS JEWELRY Co. | Boston | ca 1880–1890 |
| BENJAMIN B. WOOD | Boston | ca 1840–1850 |
| BIGELOW, KENNARD & Co., Inc. | Boston | ca 1869–1922 |
| BOSTON FOUNTAIN PEN Co. [later WAHL] | Boston | ca 1887–1917 |
| D.C. PERCIVAL & Co. [later PERCIVAL & MORRIS] | Boston | ca 1868–1872 |
| DANIEL BOYER | Boston | ca 1740–1779 |
| DYER & EDDY | Boston | ca 1803–1810 |
| E. HOWARD WATCH Co. [later KEYSTONE and WALTHAM] | Boston | ca 1842–1903 |
| EARLY AMERICAN PEWTER Co. | Boston | ca 1930–1940 |
| EDWARD OAKES | Boston | ca 1910–1930 |
| F.A. HERMANN | Boston | ca 1908–1977 |
| FRANK GARDNER HALE [b.1876 - d.1945] | Boston | ca 1906–1940 |
| FRANK GARDNER HALE [b.1876 - d.1945] [minor variations] | Boston | ca 1906–1940 |
| FREDERICK J. R. GYLLENBERG & ALFRED H. SWANSON | Boston | ca 1925–1940 |
| FREDERICK J. R. GYLLENBERG [on designs made for the HANDICRAFT SHOP] | Boston | ca 1900–1912 |
| GEORGE E. GERMER | Boston | ca 1890–1920 |
| GEORGE E. HOMER | Boston | ca 1875–1970 |
| GEORGE GEBELEIN | Boston | ca 1908–1930 |
| GILBERT OAKES [son of EDWARD OAKES] | Boston | ca 1930–1970 |
| GOODNOW & JENKS | Boston | ca 1893–1914 |
| HANDICRAFT SHOP | Boston | ca 1900–1940 |
| HANDICRAFT SHOP [SETH EK, Silversmith] | Boston | ca 1900–1940 |
| HANDICRAFT SHOP [on COIN Silver] | Boston | ca 1900–1940 |
| HAZEL B. FRENCH [Jewelry Designer] | Boston | ca 1930–1950 |
| HENRY BAILEY | Boston | ca 1780–1808 |
| J.G. CHEEVER & Co. | Boston | ca 1890–1910 |
| J.R. WENDT & Co. | Boston | ca 1850–1871 |
| JAMES T. WOOLLEY [b.1864] | Boston | ca 1910–1930 |
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