Silver & plate · reviewed identity clue set
John B. Akin — J.B.Akin mark #13
Reviewed
The reviewed sources support associating the transcribed clue set with John B. Akin in Danville, Kentucky with the source-transcribed recorded working period shown. Compare the full object and do not treat this mark alone as authentication.
The mark
Independently reviewed record- Maker/factory
- John B. Akin
- Mark text
- J.B.Akin
- Region
- Danville, Kentucky
- Recorded working period
- Active c.1820 - c.1860
- Review state
- Reviewed 2026-08-03
Every recorded John B. Akin mark, with line drawings →
Observable features
2 clues- Transcribed mark: J.B.Akin
- Presumed to have been a silversmith, known primarily as a retailer.
Common misreads and confused-with clues
- Worn or incomplete impressions
- Similar surnames, initials, or retailer marks
What the sources support
2 cited sourcesThe cited material supports a bounded maker or mark-family context and the source-transcribed date or reference note shown here. Exact variants require further review.
- 925-1000.com · American silver maker index · accessed 2026-07-30
- Smithsonian Libraries · CC0 public-domain silversmith and mark reference · accessed 2026-07-30
- Date basis
- Maker details are transcribed from the cited 925-1000 American silver index and have not been independently reconciled.
- Material context
- American silver
- Source detail
- Source-linked reference
About this comparison
First-party typographic transcription; not exact geometry
Appraisily typographic transcription checked against Ensko (1948), Smithsonian Libraries CC0.
First-party HTML transcription checked against a Smithsonian Libraries CC0 reference; the third-party reconstruction is not used on the indexable presentation.
What this mark cannot settle
- The mark alone cannot establish authenticity.
- The mark alone cannot establish condition or provenance.
- The mark alone cannot establish an exact production date unless a specific variant is independently sourced.
- The mark alone cannot establish value.
Read the cited sources alongside the complete object.