Gorham is the most systematically marked American maker. The anchor, lion and G device appears with a date symbol that pins the year of manufacture, which almost no other US firm offers.
The Silver Marks library records 41 marks under this name and its related firms.
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Recorded marks under this name
| Maker | Town | Active |
|---|---|---|
| ALVIN Corp. - ALVIN MFG Co. [Div. of GORHAM after 1928] | Providence | ca 1886–2024 |
| BJARNE [Arts & Crafts Designer, also worked with GORHAM] | Chicago | ca 1920–1940 |
| BLACK, STARR & GORHAM, Inc. | New York | ca 1940–1962 |
| FRIEDMAN SILVER Co., Inc. [PILGRIM, Trademark] [later GORHAM] | Brooklyn | ca 1908–1960 |
| FRIEDMAN SILVER Co., Inc. [later GORHAM] | Brooklyn | ca 1908–1960 |
| FRIEDMAN SILVER Co., Inc. [later GORHAM] [WINTHROP Series] | Brooklyn | ca 1908–1960 |
| GORHAM & Co. [later GORHAM MFG Co.] | Providence | ca 1852–1865 |
| GORHAM Corp. [NEWPORT of Whiting Div.] | Providence | ca 1930–1960 |
| GORHAM Corp. [SUFFOLK SILVERSMITHS, Trademark] | Providence | ca 1930–1950 |
| GORHAM MFG Co. | Providence | |
| GORHAM MFG Co. | Providence | ca 1852–1865 |
| GORHAM MFG Co. | Providence | ca 1848–1865 |
| GORHAM MFG Co. | Providence | ca 1865–1965 |
| GORHAM MFG Co. | Providence | ca 1870–1930 |
| GORHAM MFG Co. | Providence | ca 1860–1900 |
| GORHAM MFG Co. | Providence | ca 1974–2024 |
| GORHAM MFG Co. | Birmingham | |
| GORHAM MFG Co. | Providence | ca 1950–1960 |
| GORHAM MFG Co. - AMERALLOY | Providence | ca 1970–1980 |
| GORHAM MFG Co. [MARTELE Series] | Providence | |
| GORHAM MFG Co. [some variations] | Providence | |
| GRAFF, WASHBOURNE & DUNN [later GORHAM] | New York | ca 1899–1961 |
| H.G. HUDSON [later GORHAM] | Mass. | ca 1840–1910 |
| HAYES & McFARLAND [later Mt. VERNON SILVERSMITHS Co. and GORHAM] | ca 1887–1913 | |
| HENRY L. WEBSTER & Co. [acquired by GORHAM ca 1840s] | Providence | ca 1830–1840 |
| J. GORHAM & SON [later GORHAM & Co. and then GORHAM MFG Co.] | Providence | ca 1841–1852 |
| JOHN GORHAM | London | ca 1720–1740 |
| KENNARD & JENKS [later GORHAM] | Boston | ca 1876–1880 |
| KENNARD & JENKS [later GORHAM] | Boston | ca 1876–1800 |
| LEWIS E. JENKS [later GORHAM] | Boston | ca 1875–1885 |
| MAUSER MFG Co [later GORHAM] | New York | ca 1887–1913 |
| MT. VERNON COMPANY SILVERSMITHS, Inc. [later GORHAM] | ca 1914–1923 | |
| QUAKER SILVER Co., Inc. [later GORHAM] | N. Attleboro | ca 1926–1959 |
| ROGER WILLIAMS SILVER Co. [later GORHAM] | Providence | ca 1901–1913 |
| ROGER WILLIAMS SILVER Co. [slight variations] [later GORHAM] | Providence | ca 1901–1913 |
| SPAULDING & Co. [later GORHAM] | Chicago | ca 1855–1930 |
| SPAULDING & Co. [later GORHAM] | Chicago | ca 1855–1920 |
| THE McCHESNEY Co. [later GORHAM] | Newark | ca 1890–1928 |
| THOMAS G. BROWN [on items made for GORHAM] | New York | ca 1881–1915 |
| WILLIAM B. DURGIN Co. [later Div. of GORHAM Corp.] | Providence | ca 1853–1905 |
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