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Silver Makers' Marks - Birmingham Assay Office (W)



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Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
Wheeler & Cronin (Mary Wheeler & James Bartholomew Cronin) 1842..1853
(entered Sep 1842) 		Card case, flatware, vinaigrette
W & C Manton 1886 Chamberstick, pepperette
W & Co 1882 Bracelet
Woodward & Co 1902
(entered Oct 1900) 		Dish
W & Co Ltd 1920 Mustard
William & Edward Turnpenny 1843..1846
(entered Jul 1844) 		Box, card case, vinaigrette
W & F Rabone (Walter Hayes Rabone & Frank Rabone) 1911..1915
(entered Oct 1911) 		Ashtray, cigarette case, dish, knife handle Frederick Street, Birmingham
Wilson & Gill 1919..1931 Cigarette case, mustard, salt Regent Street, London
Walker & Hall 1895..1901 Box, card case, dish, dressing table set, flatware, matchbook holder, mustard, napkin ring, sauce boat, sovereign holder, tea service, tray, vase Electro Works, Howard Street, Sheffield
1899
1933..1980
W & H Ltd 1916 Vanity mirror This mark listed as "unidentified" in Chester Compendium
Wardell & Kempson 1805..1819
(entered Apr 1815) 		Caddy spoon, decanter label, vinaigrette
W & P 1931 Butter knife
Wilmot & Roberts 1835..1840
(entered Feb 1835) 		Box, butter knife John Wilmot & William Roberts
1838
(entered Jul 1838)
(entered Jan 1849) Edward Wilmot & Charles Roberts
(entered Aug 1848)
Wilson & Sharp 1903..1934 Condiments, mug, ring box, toast rack Edinburgh retailers
Johnson, Walker & Tolhurst 1911 Mustard Aldersgate Street & New Bond Street, London
William Aitken 1892..1894 Bowl, candlestick, cigarette case, claret jug, dish, egg cup, grape scissors, ink stand, mustard, napkin ring, salt, spoon, tazza, tea service, vase, vesta Vyse Street, Birmingham
1901..1916
(entered Aug 1904)
William Adams Ltd (entered Feb 1901) Box, candlestick, caster, cigarette case, condiment set, cruet, dish, flatware, fob medal, mirror, mug, napkin ring, quaich, tea & coffee service Barr Street, Birmingham
1907....1991
(entered Jan 1910)
1909, 1933..1940
William Amaziah Ellwick 1898 Jar top
W A H 1963..1965 Napkin ring, tea strainer, vase
W A P & Co 1938 Compact
W A Perry Ltd 1951 Box Corporation Street, Birmingham
William Boot 1805..1810
(entered Aug 1804) 		Box
William Base 1911..1920
(entered Mar 1919) 		Cigarette case, condiments, decanter label, jar top, napkin ring
William Briggs & Co 1901..1905 Salt, sifter spoon Andrew Street, Wicker, Sheffield
William Bruford & Son 1906..1908, 1930 Creamer, salt, sugar bowl, trophy cup
William Base & Sons 1921..1930
(entered Mar 1921) 		Box, card case, cigarette case, dish, flask, napkin ring, salt, spoon, tea strainer, vesta Kenyon Street, Birmingham
William Bickley Johnson 1977 Tankard b1903, d1991
Williams (Birmingham) Ltd 1902..1921
(entered Jun 1905) 		Basket, bookmark, candlestick, card case, cigar case, dressing table set, epergne, ink well, napkin ring, purse, salt, tea service, tray, vesta Goodman Street, Birmingham

This company traded between 1902 and 1929

W Bros 1897 Spoon
W Bros 1908 Pendant
Walker Brothers 1894..1903
(entered Mar 1894) 		Cup, salt
Ward Brothers 1888
(entered Oct 1888) 		Brooch Branston Street, Birmingham
W Bs (probably also Ward Brothers) 1971 Souvenir spoon
William Comyns & Sons Ltd 1893..1904 Book cover, box, cup holder
W Coulthard & Co (entered Jan 1897) Box, bowl, dish, jar lid Northampton Street, Birmingham
W Coulthard & Co Ltd 1912..1926
(entered Apr 1909)
William Clark & Son 1898 Jug
W C G 1892 Jar top
W C Griffiths 1908..1922
(entered Jan 1909) 		Flask, jar top Powell Street, Summer Hill, Birmingham
William Dudley 1852..1860
(entered Aug 1848) 		Box, vinaigrette
William Devenport 1893..1901, 1912..1929 Basket, bowl, brush, buttonhook, cigarette box, cigarette case, dish, egg cup, flatware, frame, hatpin stand, jar top, jug, manicure set, match holder, menu holder, mustard, napkin ring, salt, shoe horn, tea service Northwood Street, Birmingham
1904..1910
(entered Nov 1901)
W D & S 1926..1937 Fob medal
W D B 1909 Brooch
William Disney Barlow 1905..1912 Bowl, brush, souvenir spoon
W D Pritchard 1940..1941
(entered Sep 1938) 		Cigarette case, compact
W D S 1898 Dish
W E 1880..1889 Watch case Possibly William Ehrhardt (see below)
William Ehrhardt

subsequently William Ehrhardt Ltd

1887..1890 Watch case Watch Manufacturers, Time Works, Barr Street, Hockley, Birmingham
1900, 1916
W E Houlston 1908
(entered Jul 1903) 		Napkin ring
William E Turner 1900..1905
(entered Sep 1899) 		Box, dish, napkin ring, posy holder
W F Casewell 1894
(entered Sep 1893) 		Napkin ring
W F C & Co 1946..1947 Caddy spoon
W F Mitchell 1932..1936
(entered May 1925) 		Mug, tea service
William Gough

Gough & Silvester (from 1859)

1849..1868
(entered Nov 1840) 		Chamber stick, ink stand, salt spoon, tea & coffee service Parade, Birmingham
W G 1899 Jar lid
William Garner 1945
(entered Jul 1945) 		Cigarette case
William Griffiths & Sons 1907 Jug Northampton Street, Birmingham
William Greenwood & Sons 1927..1953 Egg cup, fob medal, napkin ring, pepperette, sauce boat, tea service, tray Leeds & Huddersfield
Mappin Brothers (William Gibson & John Laurence Langman) Bowl 1892..1893
W G & J O 1882 Salt
W G Keight

W G Keight & Co (from 1901)

1901..1907
(entered Sep 1901) 		Basket, card case, chatelaine, cigarette case, condiments, dressing table set, mug, napkin ring, punch bowl, tazza, tea service, tray, vase, vesta Warstone Lane, Birmingham
1899..1906
(entered Apr 1883)
Walter & George Myers 1890..1892 Brooch, fob medal Northampton Street, Birmingham
W G Sothers & Co 1909..1913
(entered Jun 1909) 		Cigarette case, dressing set, frame, tea & coffee service, tray
W G Sothers Ltd 1923..1955
(entered Jul 1920)
W H 1887 Watch case
William M Hayes 1896..1910
(entered Oct 1896) 		Box, bowl, buckle, button, cigarette case, creamer, napkin ring, spoon, vesta Spencer Street, Birmingham
W H 1901 Perfume bottle top
W H 1908..1910 Cigarette holder & case, vesta
W Higgs & Perry 1919
(entered Apr 1919) 		Cigarette case
W H Collins & Co 1936,,1938 Napkin clip, tongs Excelda Works, Handsworth, Birmingham
W H Darby & Sons Ltd 1959..1961
(entered Jun 1955) 		Fob medal, spoon
William Hair Haseler

W H Haseler Ltd (after c1910)

1899..1912
(entered Jul 1864) 		Box, buckle (Liberty style), cigarette case, dish, flatware, fob medal, hair comb, napkin ring, sovereign case, sugar bowl, vesta Richmond Street, Birmingham; subsequently Vyse Street & Hylton Street, Birmingham

Haseler was closely linked with Liberty

1908..1949
W H Lyde 1894..1905
(entered May 1886) 		Butter knife, napkin ring, spoon
William Henry Leather 1895..1909
(entered Oct 1904) 		Book mark, dish, fork, spoon, teapot Pitsford Street, Birmingham
1914..1925
W H Leather & Son 1928
William Henry May 1940 Trophy cup Clumber Street, Nottingham
W H Manton Ltd 1941..1945
(entered Jan 1930) 		Box, cigarette case, compact, cruet set
1955..1963, 1986
(entered Mar 1956)
W H O 1904 Match striker
W H S 1896 Pin tray
H Williamson Ltd (William Henry Sparrow) 1902..1920
(entered Jan 1903) 		Butter knife, card case, cigarette case, cruet, napkin ring, vesta, watch stand Spencer Street, Birmingham
William Hutton & Sons Ltd 1896..1928 Button, cigarette case, decanter label, flatware, frame, napkin ring, sauce boat, scent bottle, tea caddy, tea kettle, tray, trophy cup Hanley Street, Birmingham
William Henry Toyé 1907 Fob medal London silversmith
William Harrison Walter 1897..1900 Candlestick, card case, match box holder, sovereign case, jar top Newgate Street, London
1898..1906
W H Weston 1933 Napkin ring Richard Hines trading as W H Weston, Barr Street, Birmingham; subsequently Frederick Street, Birmingham
W Inman & Son 1933
(entered Feb 1933) 		Creamer
W J 1867..1868 Box
W J & Co 1873 Candle snuffer
W Johnson & Sons 1928..1936
(entered Apr 1937) 		Spoon Clifford Street, Birmingham

Mark with no stop entered Apr 1912

William James Dingley 1897..1932 Fob medal, napkin ring, presentation key, spoon Warstone Lane, Birmingham
W J D 1962..1966 Spoon, trophy cup
William J Holmes

William J Holmes Ltd (after c1938)

1897..1911, 1929 Brooch, fob medal, Jersey cream jug, salt, spoon, vesta Hockley Hill, Birmingham

Note: First mark (with serifs) also attributed to F Hutchinson & Co (William John Hutchinson), Furnival Street, London

1901..1913
W J Myatt & Co Ltd 1902..1935
(entered Oct 1900) 		Box, brush, buttonhook, calendar, candlestick, dressing set, frame, pincushion, shoe horn, spoon, tray, vesta Graham Street & Frederick Street, Birmingham
W J Rodgers 1899..1906
(entered Dec 1898) 		Cigarette case, pin tray, tea service
W J S 1975 Medal Possibly W J Sutton Ltd, Vyse Street, Birmingham
W K 1814 Decanter label
W K 1829 Spoon
W K & Co 1927..1929 Napkin ring, souvenir spoon
W L 1895..1907 Fob medal, vesta
William Lewis 1911 Vesta Rosebury Avenue, London & Northampton Street, Birmingham
W Coulthard Ltd (1912..1926)
William Manton 1903
(entered Nov 1895) 		Stamp case Vyse Street, Birmingham
William Manton 1978..1998
(entered Mar 1974) 		Box, candlestick, cigar cutter, paper knife, tastevin
Wilmot Manufacturing Co 1913..1934
(entered Jun 1912) 		Baby's rattle, card case, cigarette case, condiments, flatware, goblet, ink well, napkin ring, tea service, trophy Camden Street, Birmingham
1937
(entered Jul 1930)
W M Ltd 1947..1966 Box, cigar cutter, coin holder, pencil Possibly William Manton Ltd
William Neale

William Neale & Son (from 1890)

William Neale & Son Ltd (from 1909)

1890..1911
(entered Apr 1862) 		Box, cigar & cigarette cases, condiments, dressing set, flask, goblet, match book holder, mug, napkin ring, pencil, purse, salver, sauce boat, sovereign case, spoon, tea service, trophy, vesta Warstone Lane, Birmingham; subsequently Cox Street, St Paul's, Birmingham
1912..1937
(entered Nov 1911)
1946..1964
(entered Oct 1946)
William Norris & Sons 1897..1898
(entered Feb 1898) 		Vesta
William Oliver 1895..1906 Butter shell, napkin ring, vesta Tenby Street, Birmingham
W O Lewis 1916..1930
(entered Feb 1898) 		Spoon
W O L 1970 Fob medal
William Pugh 1804..1816
(entered Jun 1801) 		Box, caddy spoon, ladle, vinaigrette
W P 1902..1906 Souvenir spoon Possibly W Pearsall
William Ryley 1801
(entered Mar 1793) 		Watch case Watch case maker, St John's Street, Coventry
W R 1858 Fork Attributed to William Ryland (entered Jan 1838), but his mark does not have a stop between W & R
W R & Co 1906..1911 Button hook, flatware Possibly Wingfield, Rowbotham & Co of Sheffield
W R & Co 1946..1959 Souvenir spoon
Walker & Hall (1895..1901)
William Russell 1895 Watch case Wholesale jewellers & watch manufacturers, Argyle Street, Glasgow
Warwickshire Reproduction Silver 1970..1971
(entered Jun 1969) 		Caddy spoon, cup, skewer
W Reed Williams Ltd 1910 Napkin ring Hatton Garden, London
William Simpson 1808
(entered Apr 1808) 		Box, butter knife, vinaigrette Same mark for William Smith (entered Sep 1824)
1825..1826
(entered Jul 1825)
1828..1840
(entered Jan 1829)
W Spurrier & Co 1898..1909
(entered May 1889) 		Decanter label, dish, flatware, napkin ring
W S 1919..1926 Napkin ring, pencil
W Smith (Birmingham) Ltd 1919
(entered Jun 1919) 		Cigarette case
Whitehill Silver & Plate Co 1982..1989 Cup, decanter label
W S Ltd 1947 Caddy spoon
William Hutton & Sons Ltd (1896..1928)
William Thorneywork 1896 Bowl, card case, cigarette case, match box, napkin ring, vesta Northampton Street, Birmingham; subsequently Tenby Street North, Birmingham
1899..1903
1901
W Turner 1907
(entered May 1907) 		Mustard
W T Toghill & Co 1929..1951
(entered Oct 1927) 		Box, cigarette case, napkin ring
1928..1943
(entered Oct 1927)
W T Wiseman 1927..1930
(entered Mar 1928) 		Cigarette case, napkin ring
William Vale & Sons 1896..1919 Bookmark, buckle, button hook, frame, fruit knife, hatpin stand, napkin ring, pencil, pepperette, pincushion, salt, shoe horn, vanity jar top, vesta Unett Street, Birmingham
Williams Ltd (William Williams) 1899..1901
(entered Mar 1899) 		Box, butter dish & knife, sauce boat, tea service William Williams & Leigh A Elkington trading as Williams Ltd, Hockley Street, Birmingham
W W 1987..2000 Cheese scoop, claret jug, decanter label, pencil
William Willey & Co 1923
(entered May 1922) 		Spoon
W W & S 1946 Cigarette case, fob medal Possibly William Weston & Sons
William Walter Cashmore 1908..1933 Card case, fob medal, napkin ring, spoon, toast rack Warstone Lane, Birmingham

(image courtesy of www.acsilver.co.uk) 		W W C 1946 Mug
W W Kemp & Son Ltd 1923..1937 Compact, mug, spoon Corn Street, Bristol
W Wright Ltd 1922..1924 Cigarette case, manicure tools, napkin ring East Street, Brighton, Sussex
W Wilkinson Ltd 1925..1936 Cigarette case, condiments, match book holder Skinner Street & Clerkenwell Road, London

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