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Artificers Guild  (1901 - 42)

They were a London based manufacturers of metalwork, silver and jewelery in the art and crafts style.  Founded in 1901 by Nelson Dawson from his workshop in Chiswick. Dawson sold the business in 1903 to Montague Fordham. He had previously been a director of the Birmingham Guild of Handicraft. Led by their chief designer Edward Spencer from c1903.

Workers included J H M Bonnor who designed jewellery and marked work "JHMB", Charles Moxey, Eric Ross, S Smith, John Green, Walter Spencer, Frank Green, Frank Jobe, H R Fowler and G Spink.

Silver usually hallmarked base metals usually unmarked.