Providence was the manufacturing centre of American jewellery and small silver. The library records 191 Providence makers , most of them manufacturing jewellers whose marks appear on chain, novelties and flatware.
Reading a Providence mark
Expect a company mark rather than a personal one, often with a device. Many firms were absorbed into larger groups, so a mark may point to a predecessor name.
Recorded Providence makers
| Maker | Town | Active |
|---|---|---|
| A. & Z. CHAIN Co. | Providence | ca 1905–1980 |
| A. ROSENBERG | Providence | ca 1880–1920 |
| A.E. TYLER | Providence | ca 1891–1928 |
| ADOLPH TANZER | Providence | ca 1880–1910 |
| ALBERT MFG Co. | Providence | ca 1930–1960 |
| ALVIN Corp. - ALVIN MFG Co. [Div. of GORHAM after 1928] | Providence | ca 1886–2024 |
| AM LEE JEWELRY Co. | Providence | ca 1946–1980 |
| AMCO - A. MICALLEF & Co. | Providence | ca 1920–1970 |
| ANSON, Inc. | Providence | ca 1950–1990 |
| ANTHONY ATTRUIA | Providence | ca 1960–1990 |
| ARTEL JEWELRY MFG Co. | Providence | ca 1930–1960 |
| AUGUST A. GREEN & Co. | Providence | ca 1892–1930 |
| AVON JEWELRY MFG Co. | Providence | |
| B.A. BALLOU & Co. | Providence | ca 1890–1950 |
| B.A. BALLOU & Co. | Providence | ca 1890–1900 |
| B.A. BALLOU & Co. [PYRAMID Series] | Providence | ca 1930–1940 |
| BAKER-MANCHESTER MFG Co. [later MANCHESTER SILVER Co.] | Providence | ca 1887–1904 |
| BALDWIN, FORD & Co. | Providence | ca 1884–1904 |
| BARSTOW & WILLIAMS | Providence | ca 1880–1904 |
| BEAUCRAFT, Inc. [BEAU, Trademark] | Providence | ca 1940–2004 |
| BECKWITH, GRANT & Co. | Providence | ca 1880–1890 |
| BENEDICT & WARNER | Providence | ca 1880–1890 |
| BIXBY SILVER Co. | Providence | ca 1896–1909 |
| BOWER, ROBERTS & Co. | Providence | ca 1890–1914 |
| BRIER MFG Co. [LITTLE NEMO Series] [some variations] | Providence | ca 1912–1938 |
| C.C. DARLING | Providence | ca 1883–1914 |
| C.H. COOKE Co. | Providence | ca 1885–1908 |
| CAMPBELL-METCALF SILVER Co. | Providence | ca 1892–1900 |
| CARL ART, Inc. | Providence | ca 1930–1976 |
| CASTIGLIONI & CAPALDI Co. | Providence | ca 1890–1922 |
| CHAPIN & HOLLISTER | Providence | ca 1912–1924 |
| CHARLES E. HANCOCK Co. | Providence | ca 1896–1924 |
| CHARLES H. BALLOU & Co. | Providence | ca 1880–1920 |
| CHRISTOPHER BURR | Providence | ca 1800–1820 |
| CLARK & COOMBS Co. | Providence | ca 1872–2024 |
| CLARK & COOMBS Co. [Number of K varies] | Providence | ca 1872–2024 |
| CODMAN & CODMAN - EDWIN EVERETT CODMAN & FRANK CODMAN [Brothers] | Providence | ca 1904–1906 |
| DANIEL TREADWELL GOODHUE | Providence | ca 1824–1865 |
| DEITSCH BROS | Providence | ca 1898–1914 |
| DOLAN & BULLOCK Co. [later COLIBRI] | Providence | ca 1985–1997 |
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