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Chicago Silver

 

 

Led by The Kalo Shop (click here for Kalo Jewelry, or here for Kalo Holloware), Arts & Crafts metalworkers flourished in Chicago in the early 1900s.  Other cities, especially Boston and Cleveland, also produced fine work, but Chicago makers created the widest range of beautiful handwrought metal objects.

 

CHICAGOSILVER AMERICAN MAKER INDEX

Chicago

 

Chicago

 

Boston

 

California

 

Grand Rapids

Kalo Shop

 

Carence Crafters

 

Oakes

 

Friedell

 

Forest Craft Guild

Jarvie

 

Art Silver Shop

 

Hale

 

 

 

 

Novick

 

Wilro Shop

 

Rogers

 

New York

 

Ohio

Winn

 

Cellini Aluminum

 

Foss

 

Smed

 

Potter Studio

Lebolt

 

Boyden

 

Cauman

 

Gage and Pines

 

Rokesley Studio

Randahl

 

Breese

 

Knight

 

Elverhöj

 

Carson and Barnum

Olsson

 

TC Shop

 

 

 

Lawrence

 

Frost Workshop

Hanck

 

Brandt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pitchers

 

Mysteries

 

No Stone

(Click on the above links for marks, information on these makers, and examples of their work)

 

For Arts & Crafts jewelry, see Kalo, Oakes, Hale, Jarvie, Winn, Hanck, Smed, Foss, Gage, Friedell, or Rogers (or the many unknown makers).  For leatherwork, see the Wilro Shop and Forest Craft Guild.  For other objects see Cauman, Knight, Potter, Frost, Forest Craft Guild or Carence Crafters.   For a selection of 50 interesting Arts & Crafts pieces, click here.

 

 

Marks

 

 

For the biggest, most comprehensive list of every

online silver, gold, and jewelry mark, click here.

 

        

 

 

 

Or click here to see a master index of silver and jewelry marks from the early 1900s -- or click on a letter in the alphabetical index below.   A complete list of Kalo Shop marks appears here.  For Arts & Crafts marks click here and here.  Note that some entries are listed in the master index by first name or initial (e.g. Julius O. Randahl rather than Randahl, Julius O.). 

 

JEWELRY AND SILVER MARKS INDEX

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

XYZ

(Click on a letter to see the corresponding alphabetical listing)

 

Items For Sale

 

 

This website is for research and reference purposes.  While the objects on this site are part of our permanent collection and are not for sale, you can find a good selection of Arts & Crafts pieces that are available for purchase at trocadero.com/ChicagoSilver/

 

Online References

 

Original source material on Arts & Crafts metalcrafters is often difficult to find.   And information on silver, metalcrafting techniques, and topics like the difference between a lemon fork and an oyster fork is equally elusive.   This site provides valuable reference articles, catalogs, etc. to help fill in the gaps.

 

Utensil guide photo showing various servers

 

Below is an index to full-text references on topics such as Arts & Crafts metalwork, Kalo Shop marks, the Society of Arts and Crafts Boston, how silver is made -- as well as catalogs showcasing metalcraft tools, a visual guide to the differences between fork and spoon types, and more.   (Or check here for an illustrated index.)

 

CHICAGOSILVER  RESEARCH  INDEX

Silver Marks and Master Marks Index

 

1926 Arthur Stone article

Kalo Shop Marks

 

1924 Janet Payne Bowles article

1916 History of American Silver

 

1916 and 1926 Samuel Yellin articles

1903 Silversmith's Tools and Techniques

 

1908 Frost Workshop Tools Catalog

1927 Machine-made vs. Hand-Made Objects

 

Edward Oakes Ring Catalog

1937 How Silver is Made

 

Handwrought Jewelry (1906 article)

1949 Society of Arts and Crafts Boston

 

Handwrought Jewelry (1910 article)

1937 The Story of Sterling

 

Handwrought Jewelry (1911 article)

1909 Glossary of Jewelry Terms

 

Handwrought Jewelry (1915 article)

1937 Glossary of Sterling Terms

 

1937 Illustrated Utensil Guide

1914 Monogram Construction / Orno Shop

 

1917 Chicago Artists' Guild with Who's Who

1909 Jewelry in the Arts & Crafts Movement

 

1932 Silversmiths of New England

(Click on the above links to see each resource)

 

Gallery 1

 

A representative selection of 50 fine Arts & Crafts objects, including holloware, flatware, and jewelry, from makers such as Rebecca Cauman, Carence Crafters, Frank Gardner Hale, Robert Jarvie, Kalo, Mary Catherine Knight, Bjarne, Falick Novick, Edward Oakes, Potter Studio, Margaret Rogers, the Rokesley Shop, Elverhöj, Peer Smed, and Madeline Turner.

 

Rebecca Cauman copper / silver bowl

Margaret Rogers enameled silver dish

Mary C. Knight enameled bowl and spoon

To see a selection of 50 representative pieces from our collection, click here or on the above pictures.

 

Gallery 2

 

A representative selection of 50 additional fine Arts & Crafts objects, including holloware, flatware, and jewelry, from the makers above plus Albert Wehde, Marie Zimmermann, Boyden-Minuth, C. H. Didrich, Yngve Olsson, Isadore V. Friedman / Hull House, Mildred Watkins, Cellini Shop, Porter Blanchard, Laurence Foss, and Emily Day.

 

To see an additional 50 representative pieces from our collection, click here or on the above pictures.

 

Introduction

 

Large early Kalo Shop coffee urn from its Park Ridge studio

Large early Kalo coffee urn from the shop's Park Ridge studio

 

For an introduction to the Arts & Crafts period, a discussion about metalwork in the early part of the 20th Century, and the differences between Midwest makers and those in the East, click here.  For background information about Chicago metalcrafters, click here.

 

Site Map

 

 

For quick navigation to any page on this website, click here.  The ChicagoSilver Index page you're currently viewing has most of the important links, but the Site Map has them all.

 

Silver Standards, Legends, Use, and Care

 

Morgan silver dollar made of 90 percent silver

Click here for information about silver

standards, legends, use, and care

 

Silver has a fascinating story, from its early discovery and use, to its importance in creating the first atomic bombs, to its magnetic appeal on the young Mark Twain, to its exotic technical uses and even its ability to turn human skin blue.  It has also been a target of greed and envy for several millennia, as recently as the 1970s when two Texans and a few Saudi sheiks tried to corner the silver market, with comical adventures including a small army of gun-totin' cowboys and midnight cargo flights out of the country.

 

For more information on silver, including cleaning methods, firescale, purity standards, and more, click here.

 

 

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