Marks O P


	O & S L A Oakden & Sons Ltd., 86/90 Curtain Road, London EC2. Stockists of builders ironmongery.	O & S L

	Olbury Hand made copper and brass trays with a hammered finish and having regularly spaced dimples at the edges of the inside of the items. The quality of the workmanship is equal to the simple but well made hammered copper trays often seen bearing the London mark 'J P' of John Pearson. More information on the maker will be welcome.
		Newlyn Copper
	Olney & Newbury Ltd Art Metal, Icklford, Herts. Mark on rear of a useful hammered copper tray. More information welcome.


	Oregon Brass Works, 1127, S. E. 10th Ave, Portland, Oregon, began foundry operations about 1930 making brass and aluminium castings until November 1998 (thanks to 'Dapeb') . This mark found inside a brass art casting of superb quality.

	Orme Evans & Co (O & E Co) Elgin Works, Great Brickkiln Street, Wolverhampton. This mark is underneath an art deco candlestick. They were founded in 1864 and took over Henry Fearncombe in 1902. They were showing no copper or brassware in their 1927 catalogue and seem to have ceased trading altogether in 1960, see the Wolverhampton History Society website:
	http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/metalware/orme/orme.htm
	This Orme Evans mark is under the name and instructions for a copper hot water bottle with the Shirleys' "Hecla" brand name usually associated with Alfred Shirley Ltd., 83, Clifford Street, Birmingham B19, hearth furniture, Hecla™ hot water bottles.

	Ottone Italian word for 'Brass'.

	W. Ottway & Sons, London. The Ottway optical factory was in Ealing, making microscopes, telescopes, theodolites and similar instruments. This mark on a theodolite.

	J Ouenault, Tin Smith, Jersey, cream jugs.	Guernsey & Jersey Jugs (Cream

	William Overton of Walsall, Black Country, quality horse brasses made during the early part of the 20th century (Photo by Michael Buckley)

	Parker-Hale, Birmingham. Brassfoundry founded in 1880s, became Parker-Hale in 1936, and subsequently P-H Arms Co. in 1940.

	Josiah Parkes & Sons Ltd., Union Street, Willenhall, founded c1840, taken over by Chubb & Son plc in 1965. Union Locks	Photo to follow.
	http://www.antonymaitland.com/jp&s.htm

	S Parkes & Sons, Birmingham, rolled gold goods.	Photo to follow.

	Parkinson Cowan, Stechford, Birmingham, see Monitor Engineering.	Marks Me-Mz

	Parkinson and W & B. Cowan, Birmingham, manufacturers mark on a spirit burner made in 1918. They still manufacture cookers in the Tricity Bendix Group.
		www.parkinson-cowan.co.uk
	Parnall & Sons Ltd., Narrow Wine St., Bristol and other addresses. The firm was founded by Henry Parnall in 1820, became limited in 1889, started making 'churn' weights in 1886 and 'bottle' weights in 1890. For more details and other weight makers see:
	http://home.clara.net/brianp/nameskp.html
	Parry & Bott Ltd., Birmingham, spirit levels. (Possibly connected with Joseph Taylor Bott of Falcon Works, Glover St., maker of brass bedsteads c1900).

	A S Paul, Salcombe, Devon, coppersmith. This mark found under a copper chamberstick dated 1991. Other items seen have been dated between 1978 and 1989 and it is said that the family was established previously.

	Paye & Baker, Arcadia, California, art metal souvenir specialists.	Photo to follow.

	Pearson, John, Cornish craftsman, Newlyn. Signed some of his work with name and date. A 'JP' initials in a serrated oval mark was registered to him as a silversmith.
		Newlyn Copper

	J R Pearson, 63-69 Burlington Street, Aston and 34 Porchester Street, Birmingham B19 2JY. Architectural metalware manufacturers established 1878, possibly as Sherrif & Pearson of 30½ High Street and 18a Bromsgrove Street, Birmingham. . Their trade mark is an 8-point star with JRP monogram therein. They are now also at 27, John Adam Street, Adelphi, WC2N 6HX, This mark on the reverse of a letter box flap.

	Pearson-Page, then Pearson Page Jewsbury, Soho Works, Birmingham, see Peerage. Good reproduction brassware from early to mid 20th century that was not usually marked until after 1945 when the 'Peerage' brand came into use for current designs. 'PPJ' mark found on one item.	Illustrations Peerage

	Peerage Brass, Formed from Pearson Page Jewsbury . Trade Mark registered to Pearson Page Jewsbury, Dulverton Road, Witton, Birmingham 6. It lapsed 1971.	Illustrations Peerage

	'J P' mark. This mark is the subject of much discussion, having been attributed to both Joseph Pengelly of Newlyn School and John Pearson for various reasons. It is usually found on hammered trays of simple design. Occasionally it can be seen on more complex items, some of which are typical of John Pearson's excellent repousée work. A mark like this was registered to John Pearson by The Goldsmiths' Company in September 1894 for use on gold and silver. The Goldsmiths' mark registration does not cover work on copper. David Kirk of Newlyn has suggested that since the simple trays are found country wide rather than near Newlyn, they were probably made in Pearson's workshop in Hanway Street, London.	Newlyn Copper

	Penney, W & C	Guernsey & Jersey Jugs (Creamers)

	Period Brass Co., 2, 3 & 60, Graham Street, Birmingham, 1950s, cabinet and reproduction brassware.



	Richard Perry & Co., Temple Street, Wolverhampton, in The Black Country, near Birmingham, their production included some art copperware designs by Christopher Dresser. Without the name, this 'Staffordshire' knot emblem was also used by several other manufacturers including Thomas Richards of Birmingham.
	http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk./Museum/metalware/general/perry.htm

	John Phillips & Co, Glasgow, 17, Anderson Quay and 127 Hydepark Street,Glasgow. Brassfounders and cooking apparatus. (K1927)

	J. Picard & Co., 140, Strand, then 117, Regent Street, London W (K1922). Later, they moved to 6, Virgo St W1 and 10 Heddon St., W1. ‘Coffee merchants and manufacturers of patent French coffee and tea apparatus and patent coffee roasters’.

	The registration No. dates to 1922 so the Heddon St. address would be the same date or not much later.

	As retailers, their mark is found on good quality hammered copper coffee sets that include kettles, table burners, milk jugs, sugar and milk bowls. One of the items also has the mark of a French maker, others have been seen that were made by Henry Loveridge & Co. of Wolverhampton.

	J W Pickavant & Co Ltd, Apkoway Works, Bow Street and 41, Frederick Street, Birmingham B1, ‘Quicko’ brand, sheet metal components and motor accessories including bulb cases 1930’s – 1950s.	Photo to come.

	Planboden with 'SUS in a cloverleaf trade mark - see Schulte-Ufer	Marks S

	J. W. Pole mark on a cast mirror plate of late Victorian period. More details welcome.

	George Polkey, 126, Pitsford Street, Birmingham makers of lamps.

	J & F Poole Ltd, Hayle, Cornwall. Hand wrought copper in Newlyn tradition but unmarked	J & F Poole Hayle Copper

	Powell and Hanmer, P & H Ltd., Dartmouth Street, then Chester Street, Aston Manor, Birmingham (1929), 4, Ernest Street, B1 machined components, motor accessories including carbide/acetylene and electric lamps.	Photo to come. Lamp Makers A-R

	PPJ mark - see Pearson Page Jewsbury.	Illustrations Peerage

	Pratt, Henry ‘Nestor’ Nestor Works, Dean St Birmingham 5	Marks N

	Pratt & Son, London, mark on a well cast brass vase.

	Edward Preston, E. Preston & Sons, from c1880, Whittal Works, Whittall Street, Birmingham., carpenters' tools and patent corkscrews, c1900. Also noted for Preston's Improved Power Corkscrew (see 'Mechanical Corkscrews' by Ferd Peter).

	B.P. Co./Flemish Copper.	Benedict

	Josiah Pumphry, Newtown Row, Birmingham (c1829) then 25, Hick Street, Birmingham foundry making fire furniture and brackets.

	G & W Purser Ltd , Trafalgar Works, Palmer Street, first Listed in 1883 as measuring tape manufacturers, 1^st listed as making Garden syringes in 1896. Not in Kelly directory of 1948. (Notes from Adrian Lanchester-Hale.)

	Marks Q R