Partnered with Sturgis Davis in Providence in the firm of Davis & Babbitt c. 1824-1828 then Davis, Babbitt & Co. 1828-1830.
Babbitt & Crossman (Around 1824)
Taunton, Massachusetts.
A partnership between Isaac and William Crossman. Produces Pewter ware. Henry G. Reed and Charles E. Barton acquire the company in the year 1834. Renamed Leonard, Reed & Barton. In the year 1840, Company renamed Reed & Barton
Bachrach & Freedman (1892-1900)
New York, NY and Chicago, IL
Acquired by E. & J. Bass in 1900
Bacon & Smith (1845-1857)
Boston, MA
D. Bacon and Edwin Smith
H.B. & H.M. Bacon (1875-1880)
Lowell, MA
Horace Baldwin Bacon and Henry McCobb Bacon.
Otto R. Bade (Around 1960-1981)
New Hope, PA
Modernist studio jeweler. A former foreman for Frank Rebajes.
James Monroe Badger (Around 1840-1874)
Brooklyn, NY
Tom Bahe (Around 1948-2009)
Tucson and Scottsdale, AZ c.
Navajo silversmith.
Bailey, Banks & Biddle (1878-Present)
Philadelphia, PA
Successor to Bailey & Co. George W. Banks and Samuel Biddle joined forces with Joseph T. Bailey II in 1878 and formed Bailey, Banks & Biddle. The name was changed to Bailey, Banks & Biddle Co. when the company incorporated in 1894. Makers and retailers of quality sterling flatware, holloware, jewelry and novelty items.
Bailey & Bros. (1846-1852)
Utica, NY
Hugh Bailey, James Bailey, Thomas Bailey, William Bailey, John J. Brown, and Thomas C. Stephens. Primarily retailers.
Bailey, Chapman & Co. (Around 1858-1859)
Boston, MA
Simon W. Bailey and John N. Chapman.
Bailey & Co. (Around 1848-1878)
Philadelphia, PA
Successor to Bailey & Kitchen. When Eli Westcot Bailey, the brother of Bailey & Kitchen founder Joseph T. Bailey, along with James Gallagher and Jeremiah Robbins joined Bailey & Kitchen, they formed a new partnership and named it Bailey & Co. Joseph T. Bailey II was added as a partner in 1856. Founder Joseph T. Bailey died in 1854. Forerunner to Bailey, Banks and Biddle.
Bailey, Kettell & Chapman (Around 1854-1858)
Boston, MA
Simon W. Bailey, Joshua V. Kettell, and John N. Chapman. Succeeded by Bailey, Chapman & Co.
Bailey & Kitchen (1832-1847)
Philadelphia, PA
The origin is in the partnership formed in 1832 by Joseph T. Bailey and Andrew B. Kitchen.Partners Joseph Trowbridge Bailey and Andrew B. Kitchen. Kitchen died in 1840 and the name remained the same until 1846. Forerunner to Bailey, Banks and Biddle. Jewelers and silversmiths.
Bailey & Parker (1868-1871)
Rutland, VT
Bradbury Melon Bailey and Wilbur F. Parker.
E.E. Bailey & Co. (1837-1839)
Claremont, NH
A partnership between Ebenezer Eaton Bailey, Charles Bailey, Roswell H. Bailey, and Samuel Chase Bailey
E.E. & S.C. Bailey (1836-1862)
Claremont, NH and Portland, ME
Partnership of Ebenezer Eaton Bailey and Samuel Chase Bailey.
Ebenezer Eaton Bailey (1836-1862)
Claremont, NH
Was in the firms of E.E. & S.C. Bailey 1836-1862 and E.E. Bailey & Co. 1837-1839.
Henry Bailey (Around 1803)
Boston, MA
Lebbeus Bailey (Around 1780-1827)
Portland and North Yarmouth, ME
Lebbeus Bailey was born in the year 1763 and passed away in 1827. Partnered with his son Lebbeus (Jr.) in the firm of Lebbeus Bailey & Son in 1816. Silversmith and clockmaker.
Loring Bailey (Around 1780-1814)
Hingham, MA
Roswell Hopkins Bailey
Claremont, NH 1837-1839 and Woodstock, VT 1839-1880
Was in partnership with Samuel C. Bailey, Charles Chase Bailey and Ebenezer Eaton Bailey in Claremont, NH as E.E. Bailey & Co. 1837-1839.
Samuel Philbrick Bailey
Woodstock, VT 1842-1845 and Indianapolis, IN 1851-1860
Ellis Baily (1836-1865)
Uniontown, PA
Silversmith, watchmaker, and jeweler.
William Baily, Jr. (1816-1857)
Philadelphia, PA
The Baker-Manchester Co. (Around 1914-c. 1930)
Providence, RI
Makers of sterling flatware, hollow-ware, and novelties, including many fancy and unusual flatware serving pieces.
In partnership with Jabez Baldwin in the firm of Baldwin & Baker c. 1817-1819.
Baldwin & Jones (1813-1819)
Boston, MA
Jabez Baldwin and John Belnap Jones.
Baldwin, Miller Co., Inc. (1883-c. 1980)
Indianapolis, IN
Makers of sterling flatware, holloware, jewelry and souvenir spoons. The B.M. Co. mark was used until 1915. No relation to Baldwin & Miller, Inc.
Baldwin & Miller, Inc. (1920-Present)
Newark, NJ
Founded by Milton Baldwin and Fred W. Miller Sr. Makers of sterling and pewter holloware, trophies, and novelties. No relation to Baldwin, Miller Co., Inc.
Baldwin & Smith (1850-1854)
Newark, NJ
Samuel Baldwin and Richard Smith.
J. & S. Baldwin (1831-1833)
Middletown, CT
Jesse G. Baldwin and Seymour W. Baldwin.
J. & S. Baldwin & Co. (1861-1862)
Newark, NJ
John Baldwin and Samuel E. Baldwin.
Jesse Garretson Baldwin
Oxford, CT 1825-1831 and Middletown, CT 1831-c. 1860
In the firm of J. & S. Baldwin 1831-1833.
L.G. Balfour Co.
Attleboro, MA 1913-1996 and Austin, TX 1996-Present
Makers of sterling holloware and jewelry.
Ball, Black & Co. (1851-1874)
New York, NY
Founded by William Black and Henry Ball, and Ebenezer Monroe. Successors to Ball, Tompkins & Black. Became Black, Starr & Frost in 1874. Makers and retailers of quality sterling flatware and holloware.
Ball & Heald (1811-1812)
Baltimore, MD
William Ball and and John S. Heald.
Ball, Tompkins & Black (Around 1839-1851)
New York NY
Henry Ball, Erastus O. Tompkins and William Black. Successors to Marquand & Co. and succeeded by Ball, Black & Co.
Calvin Stowe Ball (Around 1825)
Pompey, NY
Calvin Stowe Ball (1853-c. 1903)
Syracuse, NY
Born in the year 1832. In the partnership of Stone & Ball with Seymour H. Stone 1853-1869. Silversmith and jeweler.
Edward Ball Co. (Around 1918-1927)
New York, NY
Makers of sterling holloware.
Webb C. Ball Co. (1879-1961)
Cleveland, OH
A watchmaking and jewelry house; made an assortment of souvenir spoons in the early 1900s.
William Ball (1785-1815)
Baltimore, MD
William Ball was born 1763 and pass away 1815. In the partnership of Johnson & Ball with Israel Johnson 1785-1790 and later the partnership of Ball & Heald with John S. Heald 1811-1812.
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Partnered with Sturgis Davis in Providence in the firm of Davis & Babbitt c. 1824-1828 then Davis, Babbitt & Co. 1828-1830.
A partnership between Isaac and William Crossman. Produces Pewter ware. Henry G. Reed and Charles E. Barton acquire the company in the year 1834. Renamed Leonard, Reed & Barton. In the year 1840, Company renamed Reed & Barton
Acquired by E. & J. Bass in 1900
D. Bacon and Edwin Smith
Horace Baldwin Bacon and Henry McCobb Bacon.
Modernist studio jeweler. A former foreman for Frank Rebajes.
Navajo silversmith.
Successor to Bailey & Co. George W. Banks and Samuel Biddle joined forces with Joseph T. Bailey II in 1878 and formed Bailey, Banks & Biddle. The name was changed to Bailey, Banks & Biddle Co. when the company incorporated in 1894. Makers and retailers of quality sterling flatware, holloware, jewelry and novelty items.
Hugh Bailey, James Bailey, Thomas Bailey, William Bailey, John J. Brown, and Thomas C. Stephens. Primarily retailers.
Simon W. Bailey and John N. Chapman.
Successor to Bailey & Kitchen. When Eli Westcot Bailey, the brother of Bailey & Kitchen founder Joseph T. Bailey, along with James Gallagher and Jeremiah Robbins joined Bailey & Kitchen, they formed a new partnership and named it Bailey & Co. Joseph T. Bailey II was added as a partner in 1856. Founder Joseph T. Bailey died in 1854. Forerunner to Bailey, Banks and Biddle.
Simon W. Bailey, Joshua V. Kettell, and John N. Chapman. Succeeded by Bailey, Chapman & Co.
The origin is in the partnership formed in 1832 by Joseph T. Bailey and Andrew B. Kitchen. Partners Joseph Trowbridge Bailey and Andrew B.
Kitchen. Kitchen died in 1840 and the name remained the same until 1846. Forerunner to Bailey, Banks and Biddle. Jewelers and silversmiths.
Bradbury Melon Bailey and Wilbur F. Parker.
A partnership between Ebenezer Eaton Bailey, Charles Bailey, Roswell H. Bailey, and Samuel Chase Bailey
Partnership of Ebenezer Eaton Bailey and Samuel Chase Bailey.
Was in the firms of E.E. & S.C. Bailey 1836-1862 and E.E. Bailey & Co. 1837-1839.
Lebbeus Bailey was born in the year 1763 and passed away in 1827. Partnered with his son Lebbeus (Jr.) in the firm of Lebbeus Bailey & Son
in 1816. Silversmith and clockmaker.
Claremont, NH 1837-1839 and Woodstock, VT 1839-1880
Was in partnership with Samuel C. Bailey, Charles Chase Bailey and Ebenezer Eaton Bailey in Claremont, NH as E.E. Bailey & Co. 1837-1839.
Silversmith, watchmaker, and jeweler.
Makers of sterling flatware, hollow-ware, and novelties, including many fancy and unusual flatware serving pieces.
Flatware Patterns by Baker-Manchester Co.
Silversmith, clock and watchmaker.
Silversmith, watchmaker and jeweler.
In partnership with Jabez Baldwin in the firm of Baldwin & Baker c. 1817-1819.
Jabez Baldwin and John Belnap Jones.
Makers of sterling flatware, holloware, jewelry and souvenir spoons. The B.M. Co. mark was used until 1915. No relation to Baldwin & Miller, Inc.
Founded by Milton Baldwin and Fred W. Miller Sr. Makers of sterling and pewter holloware, trophies, and novelties. No relation to Baldwin, Miller Co., Inc.
Samuel Baldwin and Richard Smith.
Jesse G. Baldwin and Seymour W. Baldwin.
John Baldwin and Samuel E. Baldwin.
In the firm of J. & S. Baldwin 1831-1833.
Makers of sterling holloware and jewelry.
Founded by William Black and Henry Ball, and Ebenezer Monroe. Successors to Ball, Tompkins & Black. Became Black, Starr & Frost in
1874. Makers and retailers of quality sterling flatware and holloware.
William Ball and and John S. Heald.
Henry Ball, Erastus O. Tompkins and William Black. Successors to Marquand & Co. and succeeded by Ball, Black & Co.
Born in the year 1832. In the partnership of Stone & Ball with Seymour H. Stone 1853-1869. Silversmith and jeweler.
Makers of sterling holloware.
A watchmaking and jewelry house; made an assortment of souvenir spoons in the early 1900s.
William Ball was born 1763 and pass away 1815. In the partnership of Johnson & Ball with Israel Johnson 1785-1790 and later the partnership of Ball & Heald with John S. Heald 1811-1812.
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