THE DIRECTORY OF AUSTRALIA SILVERSMITHS
MARKS AND HALLMARKS OF AUSTRALIAN SILVER
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SILVERSMITH'S NAME
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SILVERSMITH'S INFORMATION
KEAN TONY
Tony Kean - Maldon Central Victoria		 Maldon, Central Victoria
Jewellery established in 1979. A retail presence opened in Bath Lane Bendigo in 1995. Since late 2007 Tony Kean Jewellery has been owned and operated by Kate Blackwood. Tony continued to provide services to the Bath Lane gallery/workshop up until it closed in 2018.
M. KENDRICK or FIDLER AND KENDRICK (possibly)
M. KENDRICK or FIDLER AND KENDRICK (possibly) M. KENDRICK or FIDLER AND KENDRICK (possibly)		 South Australia, Adelaide
active 1920s
KERR William
KERR William		 New South Wales, Sydney
After the death of William Kerr Snr in 1896 the family business at 542-544 George Street was carried on by his widow and three of his sons. The firm of W Kerr continued to use the mark of W Kerr Snr on goods manufactured in their workshop, and for them, throughout the period 1896 to 1938, when they ceased trading. W.J. Sanders acted as supplier of the Kerr retail jewellery business.



KILPATRICK & CO
KILPATRICK & CO KILPATRICK & CO KILPATRICK & CO		 Victoria, Melbourne
The Australian branch of the business established in London c. 1846 by John Kilpatrick (1810-1884). As wholesalers they began in 1853 at 20, Queen Street, Melbourne, moving to Collins street (1855) and developing into a retail outlet. The partners in Melbourne were John Kilpatrick, his brother-in-law Andrew Drummond, and John Thomson. The partnership was dissolved in 1875 when John Thomson became the sole proprietor of John Kilpatrick and Company.
LAMB Richard
LAMB Richard		 New South Wales, Sydney
active 1830s/1850s



LEVINY Ernest
 Victoria, Castlemaine
active 1850s
LINTON Jamie A.
Linton Jamie A. - Perth Linton Jamie A. - Perth		 Western Australia, Perth
1904-1980
K.G. LUKE PTY LTD
K.G.Luke pty Ltd - Melboune: PARAMOUNT trade mark		 Victoria, Melboune
Founded in 1925 by Ken Luke. In 1930 the firm was listed as K. G. Luke Pty. Ltd. and in 1953 became K. G. Luke (A/Asia) Ltd. The name changed to Luke Ltd. in 1976 and was taken over by National Consolidated Ltd. in 1983. Manufecturer of plate and cutlery under the trade mark PARAMOUNT
K.G.Luke pty Ltd - Melboune: PARAMOUNT advertisement 1928
LYNN Felix
LYNN Felix LYNN Felix LYNN Felix		 New South Wales, Sydney
active 1830s




HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER - MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION
BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS
AUSTRALIA AND ITS SILVER
A BRIEF HISTORY
1841 map of Australia Colony
Australia in the 19th century was made up of six separate colonies, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Queensland and Western Australia, South Australia (including, at this time, also the Northern Territories).
In term of working silversmiths only three colonies supported any number of craftsmen, namely South Wales capital, Sydney, Victoria, capital Melbourne and South Australia capital, Adelaide.
In the first half of the 19th century inhabitants of Australia were few tenths of thousands and pre 1850 Australian silver by comparison to colonial silver in general must be considered very rare.
Most working silversmiths with retail business carried imported silver or plated items as current stock and locally produced items were manufactured only to fulfill immediate orders (as presentation trophies) when the waiting time to order pieces from England was too long.
No form of official mark or date letter system was introduced into the hallmarking of Australian silver.
Early Australian silversmiths marked their objects with their full name or initials and imitations of English hallmarks as leopard's heads, lions and anchors.
In 1988 was formed the Gold and Silversmiths Guild of Australia. A voluntary system of marking was introduced (maker's mark, standard mark, guild mark and date letter).





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