George Unite
English Silversmith
About George Unite
Lived 1798 – 1896 (aged 97–98). George Unite was a British and English silversmith.
George Unite (1798 – 19 October 1896) was an English silversmith working in Birmingham, England. He worked in partnership with James Hilliard from 1825, but registered his own maker's mark, "GU", with the Birmingham Assay Office on 8 August 1832, when he gave his address as 42, Caroline Street, Birmingham. The Hilliard partnership ended before 1845. and Unite continued business under his own name. By 1854, the firm was at 65 Caroline Street and had representation through agents at Thavies Inn, Holborn, London.
The business became George Unite & Sons . Unite died in 1896 and the company merged with William Henry Lyde's electroplate company, located at 50 Newhall Hill, Birmingham, in 1928, to become George Unite Sons & Lyde Ltd.
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Who was George Unite?
English Silversmith (1798–1896)
When was George Unite born?
George Unite was born in 1798 in Birmingham.
When did George Unite die?
George Unite died on 19 October 1896.
What was George Unite's occupation?
George Unite was a silversmith.
What nationality was George Unite?
George Unite was British and English.
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