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Dinanderie -
a mark under a souvenir jug from the historical brassmaking town of Dinant.
Interestingly, birds are perched on the crossed hammers of the
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DM
Co – unknown
mark on a copper tray. The maker may have been Australian. (information
from John Bisby) |
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Dirigold, USA,
tableware 'Dirilyte' trade name. 'Dirigold' was used between 1926 and 1935
after which it became 'Dirilyte' to satisfy the Federal Trade Commission. Three clover motif.
Dirilyte Co is based in Kokomo Indiana and still makes flatware
and holloware. Some has a bonded protective coating. |
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Down
Bros,
21 & 23 Thomas Street,
SE1 and other addresses in London. They were expert coppersmiths supplying
cookware and surgical equipment. |
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Christopher
Dresser The
majority of items made to his designs do not bear his signature.
There are many websites and books.
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Drew & Sons of
33, Piccadilly Circus, London had a shop selling goods including splendid picnic
sets. One kettle has the design registration number of 200166 which they
registered on 6th October 1892. |
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DRGM
German patent mark (meaning Deutsches Reich Geschmacksmuster (or
Gebrauchmuster?)) that appears with
or without a registration number. It seems to have been introduced around 1900
and was used on both domestic and industrial designs as well as jewellery.
Officially it was withdrawn in 1945 but also appears on some items of a later
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Dron-Wal - see
Phillip B Waldron Co Ltd. |
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Drum Craft,
Redruth, Cornwall., label found under a handmade bowl. More information
welcome. |
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Drumgold,
California, hand wrought tableware. There is a Drumgold Copper Arts at
7216 Hawley, Oakland, California listed in the 1949 Oakland Business Directory.
Leland Joseph Drumgold was a tinsmith for the railroad and an "industrial arts"
teacher in Oakland. He is the only Drumgold that I find in Oakland in this time
frame, so he seems the most likely person to have been the maker of the Drumgold
hand hammered wares. (Information from Pat Dolan) |
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Dryad
Lester, quality
art copperware, mainly bowls.
This
is the one of the marks used by the Dryad Handicrafts and Metal Work Company
based in Leicester. It was set
up by Harry Hardy Peach (1874-1936).
Harry Peach was one of those who felt that the efficiency of
industry was compatible with the individual flair of the artist. This faith
led him to found the Dryad Works for Handicrafts and Metal Work. |
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Peach
was also a rambler, a member of the Leicestershire Footpaths Association, a
Fabian, President of the Literary and Philosophical Society, an ardent
campaigner for the preservation of rural England, and a keen folk dancer.
His work, including the metalwork, is discussed in detail in Pat
Kirkham's book: ‘Harry Peach, Dryad and the DIA’ published by the
Design Council, London in 1986.
Leicester
is noted for its contribution to the arts and crafts movement especially
through the work of the architect and designer, Ernest Gimson. (Thanks
to Tom Whiteside, Leicester Museum).
Papers relating to Dryad Metal
Works c1920-1968 are in Leicestershire Records Office.
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Duparquet, Huot & Moneuse Co.
110, W 22nd Street, New York
ceased trading January
17th, 1936.
Mark on copper cooking pan. (Ack. John
Mason of Lexington, Ky.) |
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Mark with the full initials
from their address 43 and 45 Wooster Street, New York. |
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Dyer,
Herbert, Herbert
Dyer, art coppersmith, worked in Mousehole near Penzance, Cornwall during
the 1920s, influenced by the Newlyn School of craftsmen. |
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