Silber & Fleming AMS Albert Marcius Silber |
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Location and period of operation:
Sibler & Fleming |
London |
1854 |
1898 |
Albert Marcius Silber was
born in Schleswig-Holstein, North Germany, in 1833. He came to England in 1854, and, in conjunction with
Nobel Hutchinson Fleming as a junior partner established a business as
'Merchants, Commission Agents and Buyers.
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![]() Silber and Fleming's New Wholesale Warehouses, Wood-Street, London. The Illustrated London News, 11 October 1884. |
![]() Silber and Fleming Illustrated Pattern Book English China & Earthenware |
AMS
one of the
trade marks of Silber & Fleming was the
letters AMS inside a rope knot
this mark would often be used on
earthenware, china
and silverware produced for them
AMS
Trade Mark
"These initials, AMS
occur in a bow knot type outline, on a dinner service made by Wedgwood & Co of Tunstall.
This service bears the registration mark for June 1880. The initials probably relate to the retailer." |
cups bearing the AMS trade
mark
![]() plate produced to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887 |
![]() Manufacturered for Silber & Fleming Ltd 57 Wood St London E.C. although there is no manufacturer mark
on the plate the registration number 613164 tells us that the design was
registered by Wallis Gimson & Co.
of Fenton on the |
![]() Cake stand |
![]() This stand has both the AMS mark and the manufacturers mark of Powell, Bishop & Stonier
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small vase with impressed AMS
mark
the manufacturer is unknown
photos courtesy: Casey Prast
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