WHT Abbreviations of Makers
Last Updated
2008-1-1
(This list is not complete. We are always finding more makers and put them in accordingly)
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS OF MAKERS and JOBBERS: (When possible I have used the Initial used on the mould. Capitals are initials of the Co, A small letter, the second letter of the name, is added when the initial has been used for another maker) or a few sources. ( ) = identified other than by name or initial on mould, ie trade mark, Catalogue picture ext.. / = next line; // = another part of the mould.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ
A or AA [earlier] = August Anthoine, Paris
Aaz = Aaz, Paris
AB = Alfred Bodderas, Erndtebruck, Ger.
Aba = Abadie, Paris
A.Ber = A. Bertuch, Berlin, Germany
ABoi = André Boicervoise, Paris
AC = American Chocolate Mould Co., NYC
Ach= Achard, Paris
ACl = A Cluyots, Antwerp
AdS = Adams + Son, London
AF = Allez Freres, Paris
AFB = Andre Francois Boicervoise
Ag = Agathon, Bottrop Ger.
AH = Anton Hurtz, Düsseldorf
AJB = Alexis Jean-Baptiste Boicervois, Paris
AK = Monogram AK unidentified alluminum boiled sugar mould; maker unidentified. also AK = ak
Al = Allmetal Chocolate Mould Co., Bronx, NY
AM = August Massey, Baltimore
AMa = Aug. Maag, Balto=August Maag, Baltimore, job.
AMACO = American Art Clay Co.,Indianapolis
Amer. = American
AMü = Alb. Münster, Berlin
AnB = Andrews&Benham , NYC; tin
AntB = Antoine Biocervoise
AP = Alphonse Perrault, Paris
Apo = Apollo, Tulsa, OK
AR = Anton Reiche AG, Dresden, Ger
As = Assmann, Saronno
ASch = Aug. Schultz , Belg
ASJ = A Savy, Jeanjean et Co, Paris
Aub = Aubry, Paris
Auber = Aubert, Paris
AuM = August Maag, Baltimore, job.
Aup = Anc Ets Aupin, Paris
Aus = Austria
Aust = Australia
AV=A. Anthoine Vve, Paris
AWD= Arthur W. Day, London
BaS = Henry Bates + Son
Bau = Ad. Baudoux, Paris
BC = Boicervoise/Commarmot
BD = Bary + Dussoussois, Paris
BE= Brown + Englefield, London
Bel = Belgian
Ben = Benham, London
BenF = Benham + Froud,
BenS = Benham + Sons, London
BenSt = Benham+ Stoutentenborough, NY
Ber = Willisam Bernard, NYC
Bev = Bevozet freres et soeur, Paris
Bey = Beyer freres, Paris
BF= Benham+Froud Ltd., London
BFP = B.F.Pincus, Phila
BI = Base Italiana, Saonno, It
Bier = Biertumpfel, London
BierC = Biertumpfel + Clark, London
BierH = Biertumpfel Hepting, London
BierS = Biertumpfel + son, London
Bil = Bilco, Zurich, distrib
BK = {Kei} = Berthold Keinke, Hamburg
BL = J, Bosch & E Linder, Paris
BM = Ben-Mohr Co, NYC
Bo = Boicervoise, Paris
Bob = Bobrowski, Paris
Boy= Boyer + Krapf, Paris
BP = Belmoplast, Brussels
Br = Hans Brunner, Glonn
Bram = Bramigk Co, London, agent
Bro = Brouillet, Paris
Brou = Brousse ainé [elder], Paris
BS= Bary+ son, London
BT = Brüder Teich, Vienna
Bur = Bursted’s Hobbycraft
Burg = Pol Burgeuros, Spain
C. & M. = Cassell & Milthack, job.
Ca = Officina Cabrellon, Vicenza
Cab = Cabrellon Sac, Vicenza
CAG = Charles Alfred Grimes, London
Cah = Cahouet, Paris
Can = Canada
Cat = Catalog [maker+yr]
CB = Charles Boicervoise, Paris
CBu = C Butterfield + Co, London
CC = Charles Cadot et Cie, Paris (b = Breveté/S.G.D.G.; r= Rotund; t = tall)
CCA = A. Cadot, Paris
CCB = Elite C.C.B. Co., El Paso TX
CD = C. Dirlam + Co, London
CCG=Ch. Charles Carl Gotz
CdV = Charles del Vecchio, London
CG = Crandall + Godley, NYC+ Philadelphia,
CGö= Carl Göte, Stuttgart
CGr= Charles Grim , NYC mfg sugar toys) [conJ] job
Ch = Charlot, Paris
ChC= Charles Conradt 224 Vine st., Phila [con J]o
Char= J. Charmois, Paris
Chau = Chaumette, Paris
CHL= Compiegne, H+L, Paris
CJ=Cladder+Jansen, Amsterdam [dealer]
CL = Carl Lunds Fabriker, Bernstorfsvej 19, Kjobenhavn V; [CL is MF of LCo]
CMT = CMT Co., Czechekoslova
Cl= Cluyots,Antwerp
CLD = C + L Dunan, Brussels
Cla = Clark
CLP = Christian Ludwig Pelargus
Clu = Cluyots, Antwerp
C+M.= Cassel & Milthack, NYC, job; succ was FC.
Com = Commarmott, Paris
Com+Ca = Commarmot + Cagney, Paris
Como = Comolo freres, Paris, job?
Comp = Thomas Compton, London
Compa= J Comparot, Paris
Con = Contourier, Paris
Cor=Corlieu Paris
Cou= Couturier,Paris
Cox = Edwin Cox, London
Cow = Edward Cowles, Hounslow, Eng
CP = Crandall + Petit 1912, New York
CR = Cooetzmann Regenhard, NY
CT = C.Taylor, job
Cu = Cupri, Brussels
CW = Carl Wiedemann, Hamburg
CWP = C.W. Pilz, Freiberg
CWPa = Chas Wm Parker, IC Freezers[conJ]
D = James Dixon+Son, Sheffield, Eng
Da = A W Day, Dairy
DAC = Dacoras, Paris
DC = Disney Corp
D+C = Dietrich & Co, NYC, job.
DD = Dupas et Ducholet, Paris
DDP = Duane D Poulterer,PA
De = Denet, Paris
DeD = Dehaeck-Delvaere, Ghent, Belgium (dealers)
Deh = Dehaeck of Gand
Del = J.Delzangles, Paris
Den = Denmark
Des = Destot, Paris
Desm= Desmaret, Paris
DF = Dumon Fils, Brussels
DH&MCo (RarelyDHM&Co) = Duparquet, Hoot & Moneuse Co, NYC, job.
Diet = Dietrich+Co, N.Y. job
Dir= C.Dirlam, Solingen, Ger.
D-J= E. Delaport et Junea, Paris
DM = Denver Metal Foundry, Denver, CO
Dor: Prof. Henri Dorchy; Brussels, Belg.
DR = Detzman + Regenhard, NY
DS = Dover Stamping Co.
Du = Dufour, Montmarte, 124 ,Paris; 1811
Dum=A. Dumoulinet Cie, Bronze, Paris
Dut =Dutertre, Paris
E = Eppelsheimer & Co, NYC. See:AC
EAW= Mrs Elizabeth Ann Watts, London
EB = Edmond Bournaud, Paris
EBo = Edward Bonk
EBoi = E. Boicervoise
Ebor = E.Bormet+Sons, Paris
EC = Ernest Compeigne, Paris
ECa= Enrico Canton, London
ECF = Compeigne Freres, Paris
ECM = East Coast Mold Mfg. Corp., W. Babylon, N.Y.
ED = Edmé Dunan, Brussels
EFT = EF Teich ,Vienna [BT]
EG = E. Gôbel, Paris, Fr.
EGF = Göbel Fils
EH = E. Hahn, Buffalo, NY
EHG = E. Hermann Gross, Leipzig
EHo = Edward Hofmann, Chicago
EHP = E.H. Paillard, Paris
El = Elskes, Montreuil-sous-Bois, Fr.
ELD = Etablissments les Duimauxbrich, Paris[IC maker]
EM = Et Metro, Deurne-Anvers
EMK= Emkay,NY
En= Enaux,a bronze, Paris
EnF= Enaux freres, Paris
Eng = English
Engl =Englefields, London
EP= Eulant Petrina, Rotterdam,dealer
Er = Jacob Ernst , New York
ES= Elmslie + Simpson, London
ET = E.F. Teich, Wien
Eur = European
EW= E Woillaume, Belg (deal?)
F.A. = F.W.Assmann, Lüdenscheid ,Naples, Italy
FAR = Fonderi Artische Runite, Naples
FAU = Fonderi Artistiche Riuniye
Fauch= Faucheur, Paris
Fau-L =Fauveau-Lorin, Paris
Fauv = Fauveau, Paris
Fav = Faveau, Paris
FAW = F.A.Walker & Co, Boston
FC = F.Cassel = Frederick C.Cassel, New York, job; succ of CM.
FCC = Frederick , NYC, job.
FDS = Fras Duffin + Son, London
Fe = Ferrero, Turin
Fed = Federal Die + Mould Corp. Brooklyn, NY
Fel= Fellmme, Paris
FF = Frank Freital, Ger
FG = Friedrich Gundermann, Nürnberg,Ger.
FH= Fletcher Hotton Ltd, London, Glasgow
Fin= Finnieston Engineering Co., London
FL= Fitted Lug group
Fou = Fouveau, Paris
Fox = Samuel Foxball+ Co,London
FR = Fox Run, Bedford Heights OH
Fr. = France
Fri = Friedrich + Co. Stuttgart
FT = Faith Timberlake-Alves; Eaton, NH
G = Gardiner, N. 7th St., Philadelphia
GAB = Gustav Adolf Bergmanm, Sweden
Gag = Gagnier,Paris
GAK = Gustav A. Krieg, See BK
Gan= Ganil, Paris
Gar = Garrigues, Paris
Gas = Gasnier, Paris
Gau = Ch. Gaudychon
GBL = Gôbel fils, Paris
GBM= Great Batch+ Montford, London
GBS= Great Batch + Son, London
GBTG = Great Batch Thomas George + Co, London
GC = George Coldwell
GCa = Georges Cassat, Paris
GC,B = Gaskell+Chambers, Birmingham
GC,L= Gaskell+Chambers, London
GCR = G. Carl Richter, Dresden
GD = George Diltoer, Belgium
GdH = G. DeHaeck, Gand
GE = George Endriss, Philadelphia
Ger = Germany
GG = Gesetzlich Gesshützt [protected by law, registered, patented]
GGri= George Grimes, London
GH = Gebr. Hepp, Ger.
GIC = Gervais Ice Cream, Paris [maker]
GIL = Enrique Gil, Madrid
GJ = G.Janssen, Berlin
GJK = George J. Kraft, NY, job
GK = Gustav Krieg, Hamburg, Germany
GKi = George Kieth, London
GL = George Lieb, Stuttgart, Germany
Glud = Glud & Marstrands Fabriker,, Kobenhavn N.
GM = G. Mora, Paris
GMT = G.M.T. Co., Germany (unknown)
GN = Georg Normann; Nürnberg, Germany
Gô = Gobel [Gabel],Paris;
GôFi = Gobel fils, Paris
Goi = Goilbaut, Paris
GP= Georges Pettavel, Belg (agent)
Gr = Griswold, Erie, Penn
Gri= Grisaud, Paris
GS=George Simpson, London
Gu = Guay, Paris
Gui = Guibaut, Paris
Gut = Gutermann, Biberäch
GW= Gerardin + Watson, London
Ha = Haddon Ltd., London
Hak = George H Hake
HarS= Harton+Son, London
HaS = Hartstone, Zanesville OH 43701
HB = Hans Bruhn, Hamburg; Vienna
HBier = Henry Biertumpfel, London
HBS = Henry Bates+Son, London
HComp = Henry Compton, London
HD = H. Danz, Köln
He = Heris, Nürenberg
Hec = Hecht+ Co, London
Hel = Helskes, Paris
Hep = Emanuel Hepting, London
HF= Henry Folger, 1206 Locust st 3rd floor, Phila [conJ]
HFW= Henry+Frederick Warne,London
HH = Herman Hueg, Long Island City, NY
HLC = H+L Compiegne
HLF = Harry L Friend Co 52 India St. Boston
Hof = vom Hofe, E.W., Soligen,Ger.
Hol = Holland
HS = Harton Son+Co, London
HvL= H. van Lingen [Lon]; Amsterdam, Holland
HW = Horton and Watts
HWi = Heinz Winkelhausen, Switz.
IdM = Ideal Mould Co.
Is= Isambard + Ganil, Paris
IW = Isaac Williams
J = Jaburg Brother, New York City
JAB=Bäselsöder, Nürnberg
Jap = Japan
JAS=Smith, owner
JB = Julius Böhmer, Dresden
JBBoi = Jean Baptiste Boicervoise, Paris
JBl = Jos. Blitz, (Danzig?)
JBo = Jules Bosch, Paris
JBoi = Jos. Borgen, Bruxelles
JBr= Jones Brothers, London
JBT = JB Thiebaut, Belg
JC = Jack the Clipper
JCF = J Chiurazzi+Fils, Naples, Italy
JD = Jack the Dipper, [St. Paul] Minneapolis
JDes = J. Desjardins, Paris
JDi = Jane Dixon, Hawley,PA
JDu = J Dusaussois, Paris
JF = Johann Fohn, Vienna
JFIC = Jacob Fussell, Baltimore, dealer
JFT = Johann Fohn’s Tocher [daughter] Mag. Schmidt to 1975
JGI = John G Ils Co,job
JGri - Jas. Grimes, London
JH = J. Hilbed[Hilbert], Hamburg
JHS = J. Hodges + Son, Dublin
JJP= Johann Joseph Pelargus, Stuttgart
JJW= Joshua James Watts, London
JKV = JKV, Gilz, Holland, agent
JLP = Joseph Ludwig Pelargus, Stuttgart
JM = Josef Matauschek, Vienna
JMC = Josef Manner & Comp
JMH= J.M. Horton, NYC
JMi = Joseph Micelli Sr,New York
JoB = Jos. B... Holland
Jon = Jones Bros, importers
Jou= Joualte, Paris
JP = Joseph Pimpfinger, Wien
JR = Johnson + Ravey, London
JML = Jörgen + Magda Lehfeld, Hamburg, [Confect]
JS = Joseph Sankey& Sons, London
JSi = Joseph Sichart,Vienna
JSom= Jules Sommet, London
JT = J. Thérien, Montreal
JTS= Joseph Tylor+sons, London
JTy= Joseph Tyler+Sons, London
Jue = Eugene Juery, Paris
JW= John Wright (Repros)
JWar= John Warne+Co, London
JY = Jas Yates, Birmingham
JYS= James Y. Watkins + Son, NYC. job.
Kau = Gunther Kaupert, Erntebruch, Ger
Ke = Keuter, Amsterdam
Kei (BK in new list) = Berthold Keinke, Hamburg
KF = Kallenberg + Feyerabend, Ludwigsburg, Ger.
KFr = Karl Fritz, Stuttgart, Ger.
KG = Ch.Karl Gotz, Stuttgart
KH = Karl Hohenstock, Penn
Ki = Kinniburg + Son, Edinburgh
KK = Kiddie Kandie
KKo = Kurt Koop see House of BK
KL = Karl Lieb, Stuttgart
KLM = Konditorei La Glace, Copenhagen col.
KM = Krebs, Mathew, NY
KnF = Kneppert freres,Paris
KnLav = Kneppert & Laveur, Paris
KnV= Vve Kneppert, Paris
Ko = Konos
Koe = Koestlin, Györ, Hun.
Kor = Korea
KP = Karl Pauli Corp., NY+Boston distrib.
Kr= Krapf, Pari
Ku = Kulenkamp, Amer.
Kut = F.W. Kutscher jun , Schwartzenberg, Ger.
L = J.G. Laurösch, Schwabisch, Gmünd, Ger.
La = Laxa, Belmont, MA.
LaC = La Cotte, Paris
Lag = Alexandre Lagorse, Paris
LaC = La Cotte, Paris
LBJ = L.B.Justice (Successor to EC Seaman [con j]
Lag = Alexandre Lagorse, Paris
LaC = La Cotte, Paris
LBJ = L.B.Justice , 157 N. 2nd, Phila[IC machines]
LEB = L.E. Butler, Chicago
LC = Henri Le Cerf & Cie, Cologne, Ger.
LCo = Leon Collenot, Paris
LDM = Louis & David Marx 1919 - 2000; Erie, PA
Le= Leroy, Paris
Lef = Lefranc (succ to Lagorse), Paris
Les= Lesage, Paris
Lesg = Lesgaoin, Paris
Lef = J.Lefranc,Paris[V= Vve[widow]
Let= Letang, Paris
Lev = C. Levard, Paris
LF = Lavalle Freres, Brussels
LG = Le Tang Fils, Paris, Fr.
Lgo= Metro,Deurne-Anvers = Louis Goetzman, NYC, importer
Li = E.Linder,Paris
Li-Gas = Linder[E]-Gastner, Paris
Lic = Charles Lichtenberg
LL = Leon Letang et Cie, Paris Fr.
LM = Letang Maison, Paris, Fr
LMF = Letang, Marie Et Flis, Paris, Fr
Lo = Lodge, S. Pittsburg TN 1890
Lon = Longaberger Company, Newark, OH
LP = Ludwig Pelargus, Stuttgart
LT=Lohmeyer, Tait + Co, London
Lu = Lunate latch group
Luc = Lucotte, Paris
LucV = Vve Lucotte, Paris
LV= Letang Vve, Paris
LVF = Letang Vve et Fils, Paris
Ma = Maganza, Milan, Italy
Mai = Maillard, Paris
Mar = Marco, Saint-Nicolas, Belg.
MarL = Marte Letang
Mars = Mrs. Marshall, London, dealer
Mas = Masson fils Sr, Paris
Mat = Mateer
MB = Manfred Bergmeier, Vilsbiburg, Germany
MC + Mitchell + Cooper, London
MCM= Metallic Chocolaate Mould Co,NY
MD = Metseler,Theodore + Denivelle, Frederick L, NYC
Me MF = Moret Fils, Paris
M+F = Moret+Fauveau, Paris
MG = Maurice Guay, Paris
MG-S = Maurice Guay + Savier
MI = Mattel Inc.
Mik = Mikrovaerk, Copenhagen
Mil = Miller, Boston
MIS = Magnus I Schönefelt, Copenhagen
MK = Martin Keppler, NY
MKr = Martin Krebs,NY
ML = Marie Letang
MLF = Marie Letang et Fils, Paris, Fr.
MM&Son = M.Michaelis &Sons, NYC, job.
Mo = Monos, Chzechoslovakia
MON = Monimpex, Budapest
Mont = Montes, Paris
Mor = Moriecke, Dresden
Mora= Morane, Paris
More = Moret.Paris
MP = Moss + Parker, NYC, agent?[CoJ]
MR = Max Riner,Swiss.
Mü = Daniel Mühlschegel
MW+Midwinter+Co, London; Rupperswil
NB = Nicholas Boicervoise, Paris
NBP = N.B Picard, Paris
NBC = Nancy B. Cooper, San Fransisco
NE = National Equipment Co, Springfield, MA
NF = Nancy Fasolt, (dealer)
NO = NOFA, Tilburg, Holland
NP = Nieuland Pelkman, Rotterdam, Holland
O = Ernst Obermann, Budapest, Wien
Od= Odin, Paris
OAM = Odd American Makers
OS = O.S.A., Turin
OT = Osborne, Thompson +Co. Ltd, Birmingham
Pa =Parain, Paris
PaC = Pampered Chef
PAB = Pierre Andre Boicervoise, Paris
PC= Petit Caillot, Paris
Pe = Perrin, Paris
Pel = Pelargus, Stuttgart
Per = Peret, Paris
Pet= A. Petit,Paris
PF = Paul Franke & Co, Leipzig-Plagwitz
PFB = Pierre-Felicien Bary, Paris
PFMI= Piston Freezing Machine + Ice Co. London
PFMS = Plamd Finger, Vienna, Wien
PH = Pfeil & Hioling, New York
Pi = Pinat, Paris
Pic = Picard,Frepillon, Paris
PicG = Picard, Gve, Paris
Pil= Albrecht Pilszerck+Co, Freidberg,Ger.
Pim = Joseph Pimpfinger, Wien
PJJM= PJJ Maass, Hamburg
S = Schall, New York [distributer of K moulds, try K]
S&S = Sunrey & Siechen, Cincinati, OH
SAF = S de Angelis+Fils
SAM = S.A.Merker, Baden
Sav = Savage Bros. Chicago, job.
SB = Saupe&Busch, Radebeul-Dresden
SB&S = Shevill, Bowlby & Shevill Co, NYC.job.
Sc = Josef Schwarzer, Czechoslovakia
Sch = H. Schlim, Paris
SdAF =S.de Angelis + Fils, Naples Italy
SF = Sommet Freres, Paris
SFi = Sommet Fils + Cie, Paris
SP = P.Sommet & Cie, Paris
Sh = Shelly, mfg
SHS= Samuel Harton+Son, London
Si = Simplex Confectioner Machinery Co, NYC
SJ = S. Josepf, NYC
SO = Schreuder & Olsson, Stockholm
SID = SIDAM, Milan
SK = Skandianavisk,job
SKF = Skandinavisk Konditorivac Forretetung, Stockholm.
Sm = Smeulders, Brussels, Belgium
SMHS =SM Harton+ Son, London
SO = A G Schroeder + Olsson, Stockholm
Som = E. Sommet. Paris
Son-Men = Sonnet et Menant, Paris
ShS = Shaw Siechow
Su = Sutter, Switzerland
Sw = Switzerland
Syk = Sykes, Birmingham
TC = Thomas Chamberlain, Soho
TCo= Thomas Compton, Emg
TCr = Tony Cronin,London deal
TCW = T.C.Weygandt, New York
TJA = T.J.Andress & GW Keyes, Phila
TM = Thomas Mills + Bro, Philadelphia, Penn,job + maker
TML = T. Mills, large
TMM = T. Mills, medium)
TMet = Theodore Metzler
Tr = Trottier, Paris
Ty=Tylor+Son, London
TyS= Tylor +Sons, London
TW= Thomas Warne, London
U = unplaced, undetermined, unknown
Ulm= Ulm Brot Musum, Ulm W. Germany
V = B.V. Vormenfabriek, Tilburg, Holland
VC= Valentine Clad; later
VCS Victor Clad+ Son, Philadelphia, Penn.job of ICM.
VE = Van Emden, New York
VEB = VEB Schokoladenformen, Dresden
Vo = Voorhees R.M., N.Y.
VT =” Vienna Type”
VW = Villlers + Wilkes, Birmingham
WA = Wedefo-Agathon
Wag= Wagner Brothers, Esslingen,Ger.
War = Warren Bros. Corp., N.Y.
Wat = Watts, London
WB = Willie Burkhardt, Nurenberg, agent for AR
WD = Walt Disney
WE= Winsor Engineering, London
WF=William Fuller, London
WGH= Wm G. Hennis, Phila[CoJ]
WH[Hö] = Walter Hörnlein, Schwabisch Gmünd, Ger
W&H = HW
WHa = William Hart, NYC, job[CJ].
WGH = Wm G.Hennis, Phila.
WH = Wm Hart 34 Catherine, NYC
WHe = Wm Hessin, Toronto, Ont.
WHes = William Hessin, Ont [CoJ]
WHN = W.H. Nohl, Lohn, Swiss
WHop= William Hopkins, London
Wi = Wilton, Chicago
Wil= Wilson + Blessley, London
WJ = Walter, J. Sönne, Stuttgart
WK or WOK = William O Kraft Co., Los Angeles
WRL = William Robert Loftus
WLM= Wurtemburgisches Landes Museum, Stuttgart
WS = William Scott, Edinburgh
WSA = William S Adams,+Son London
WvV = Dutch maker
WW = William Will,London; Philadelphia
Wwo = William Worth, Chicago
Y = Yorkshire Moulds, Halifax.
ZP = Zimm & Pauer, Vienna