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Silver Makers' Marks - Birmingham Assay Office (W)



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Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Wheeler & Cronin (Mary Wheeler & James Bartholomew Cronin) 1842..1853
(registered Sep 1842) 		Card case, decanter label, flatware, vinaigrette
W & C Manton 1886 Chamberstick, pepperette
W & Co 1882 Bracelet

(image courtesy of www.acsilver.co.uk) 		White & Co 1882 Bangle Vyse Street, Birmingham
Woodward & Co 1900..1904
(registered Oct 1900) 		Dish, tray
Whittaker & Co 1902 Button Wilton Road, London
Wolfsky & Co Ltd 1896 Jar lid Dressing case makers
W & Co Ltd 1920 Mustard
W & Co W 1919 Vesta
Wilsdorf & Davis (Hans Wilsdorf & Alfred James Davis) 1909 Watch case Watch makers & importers, Hatton Garden, London
William & Edward Turnpenny 1843..1846
(registered Jul 1844) 		Box, card case, vinaigrette
Ward & Francis (Alfred Ward & William Francis) 1901 Watch case Case makers, Croft Road, Coventry
W & F Rabone (Walter Hayes Rabone & Frank Rabone) 1911..1916
(registered Oct 1911) 		Ashtray, cigarette case, dish, dressing table set, knife handle, spoon Frederick Street, Birmingham
Wilson & Gill 1919..1931 Cigarette case, mustard, salt Regent Street, London
White & Hawkins 1872
(registered Mar 1872) 		Mug Legge Lane, Birmingham
Walker & Hall 1895..1909 Box, button, card case, cigarette 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
1924..1980
W & H Ltd 1916 Vanity mirror This mark listed as "unidentified" in Chester Compendium
W & J 1930 Fob medal
Wardell & Kempson 1805..1819
(registered Apr 1815) 		Caddy spoon, decanter label, vinaigrette
W & P 1931 Butter knife
Waterhouse & Ryland 1818
(registered Jul 1810) 		Mustard Hill Street, Birmingham
Wilmot & Roberts (John Wilmot & William Roberts) 1835..1840
(registered Feb 1835 & 1839, 1840) 		Box, butter knife Similar marks registered by both partnerships

Summer Road, Birmingham; subsequently Friday Street, Birmingham

1838
(registered Jul 1838)
Wilmot & Roberts (Edward Wilmot & Charles Roberts) (registered Jan 1849)
(registered Aug 1848)
Waterhouse & Son (Thomas & George Waterhouse) 1829..1835
(registered Mar 1830) 		Decanter label, tea service Silversmiths, Hill Street, Birmingham
Wilson & Sharp 1903..1936 Condiments, mug, ring box, toast rack Princes Street, Edinburgh
Johnson, Walker & Tolhurst 1911 Mustard Aldersgate Street & New Bond Street, London
W & T A Ltd 1966 Bowl
William Aitken 1891..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
(registered Aug 1904)
William Adams Ltd (registered Feb 1901) Box, candlestick, caster, cigarette case, condiment set, cruet, decanter label, dish, flatware, fob medal, mirror, mug, napkin ring, quaich, tea & coffee service Barr Street, Birmingham

(image courtesy of Andy from Sydney) 		1907..1991
(registered Jan 1910)
1909, 1933..1940

(image courtesy of Dart Silver Ltd) 		1955
(registered Sep 1926)
William Amaziah Ellwick 1898 Jar top
W A Humphries Ltd (Walter Albert Humphries) 1963..1977 Napkin ring, tastevin, tea strainer, vase Hockley Hill, Birmingham
W A Perry (probably) 1909 Jar lid Corporation Street, Birmingham
W A Perry & Co (probably) 1938 Compact Corporation Street, Birmingham
W A Perry & Co Ltd 1951 Box Corporation Street, Birmingham
W A P Watson Ltd 1937..1938 Souvenir spoon Manufacturing jewellers, Northampton Street, Birmingham; later Great Hampton Street, Birmingham

Company in existence from at least 1921

W A T Hallett 1904
(registered Mar 1902) 		Spoon
William Boot 1804..1810
(registered Aug 1804) 		Box
William Base 1911..1920
(registered 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 Eastbourne & Exeter
William Base & Sons 1920..1930
(registered Mar 1921) 		Box, card case, cigarette case, dish, flask, napkin ring, salt, spoon, tea strainer, vesta Kenyon Street, Birmingham
Wilfred Bickley Johnson 1977 Tankard b1903, d1991
Williams (Birmingham) Ltd 1902..1921
(registered 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 B M & S 1955 Spoon
W Bros 1897 Spoon
W Bros 1908 Pendant
Walker Brothers 1894..1903
(registered Mar 1894) 		Cup, salt
Ward Brothers 1888..1889
(registered Oct 1888) 		Brooch Branston Street, Birmingham

This mark also seen on souvenir spoons 1971..1975 and was used in Edinburgh during the 1960s

W BS 1911 Brooch
William Clark 1845
(registered Oct 1843) 		Watch case Case maker, Coventry

A similar incuse mark without stop registered Feb 1844

William Comyns & Sons Ltd 1891..1913 Book cover, box, chamberstick, comb, cup holder, menu holder
W G & Co (or perhaps W C & Co) (1895)
W Coulthard & Co (registered Jan 1897) Box, bowl, dish, jar lid Northampton Street, Birmingham
W Coulthard Ltd 1912..1926
(registered Apr 1909)
William Clark & Son 1898 Jug
W C G 1892 Jar top
W C Griffiths 1908..1922
(registered Jan 1909) 		Flask, jar top Powell Street, Summer Hill, Birmingham
W C M 1890..1903 Brooch
W over C M 1969 Napkin ring
Whittaker & Co (1902)
William Dudley 1852..1860
(registered 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
1903..1910
(registered Nov 1901)
W Dowsett & Co 1913
(registered Sep 1913) 		Vesta
W M Dowler & Sons 1904..1940
(registered Aug 1893) 		Fob medal Military ornament makers
W D B 1908..1911 Brooch
William Disney Barlow 1905..1912 Bowl, brush, cup, souvenir spoon

(image courtesy of Dart Silver Ltd) 		W D Pritchard 1940..1946
(registered Sep 1938) 		Cigarette case, compact
W D S 1898 Dish
William Ehrhardt (probably) 1874..1889 Watch case
William Ehrhardt; subsequently William Ehrhardt Ltd 1887..1897 Watch case Watch manufacturers, Time Works, Barr Street, Hockley, Birmingham & Hatton Garden, London
1900..1916
1923
W E Houlston 1908
(registered Jul 1903) 		Napkin ring
William Edward Stevens 1899 Watch case Watch manufacturer, Earlsdon, Coventry
William E Turner 1900..1905
(registered Sep 1899) 		Box, dish, napkin ring, posy holder
W F Casewell 1893..1894
(registered Sep 1893) 		Napkin ring, vesta
W F C & Co 1946..1947 Caddy spoon
W F H 1928 Frame
W F Mitchell 1932..1936
(registered May 1925) 		Mug, tea service
Gough & Silvester (William Gough) 1849..1868
(registered Nov 1840) 		Chamber stick, ink stand, salt spoon, tea & coffee service Parade, Birmingham

William Gough as sole trader before 1859

William Goss 1895
(registered Jun 1882) 		Spoon
W G 1899 Jar lid
William Garner 1945..1946
(registered Jul 1945) 		Cigarette case
W G & Co (or perhaps W C & Co) 1895 Watch 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
William George Hammon (probably) 1884..1896 Watch case Case maker, Coventry
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co
(William Gibson & John Lawrence Langman) 		1890..1891 Pepperette, salt Regent Street, London
Mappin Brothers (William Gibson & John Lawrence Langman) 1892..1894 Bowl, salt Baker's Hill, Sheffield
W G & J O 1882 Salt
W G Keight

W G Keight & Co (from 1901)

1901..1907
(registered 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
(registered Apr 1883)
Walter & George Myers 1878, 1896..1906 Brooch, fob medal, sovereign case Northampton Street, Birmingham
1890..1892
W G Sothers & Co 1909..1913
(registered Jun 1909) 		Box, cigarette case, dressing set, frame, tea & coffee service, tray
W G Sothers Ltd 1923..1955
(registered Jul 1920)
William Howard 1808
(registered Sep 1801) 		Watch case Case maker, Coventry
W H 1887 Watch case
William M Hayes 1896..1910
(registered Oct 1896) 		Box, bowl, buckle, button, cigarette case, creamer, napkin ring, spoon, vesta Spencer Street, Birmingham
W H 1901..1904 Dish, perfume bottle top
W H 1908..1910 Cigarette holder & case, vesta, walking cane top

(image courtesy of Dart Silver Ltd) 		William Harrison (probably) 1909 Pipe mount Canonbury Street, London N; subsequently: Tollington Road, London N; Caledonian Road, London N; Florence Road, Finsbury Park, London N
W Higgs & Perry 1919
(registered Apr 1919) 		Cigarette case
W H Collins & Co 1936..1938 Book mark, napkin clip, tongs Excelda Works, Handsworth, Birmingham
William Henry Creswick 1945 Spoon "Artist in gold & silver", Branscome, Devon
W H Darby & Sons Ltd 1961 Brooch, fob medal, spoon A similar mark with pellets between letters registered Jun 1955
1964..1965
(registered Jan 1965)
William Hair Haseler; W H Haseler Ltd (after c1910) 1898..1935
(registered Jul 1864) 		Box, buckle (Liberty style), button, cigarette case, dish, flatware, fob medal, hair comb, napkin ring, purse, sovereign case, sugar bowl, vesta Richmond Street, Birmingham; subsequently Vyse Street & Hylton Street, Birmingham
1903..1937
1923
1941
W H Lyde 1894..1905
(registered May 1886) 		Butter knife, claret jug, napkin ring, spoon Newhall Hill, Birmingham
William Henry Leather; subsequently W H Leather & Son 1895..1909
(registered Oct 1904) 		Book mark, brush, dish, fork, salt, spoon, teapot Pitsford Street, Birmingham
1914..1926
1928
W H Manton Ltd 1934..1949
(registered Jan 1930) 		Box, cigarette case, compact, cruet set
1955..1965, 1986
(registered Mar 1956)
William Henry May 1940 Trophy cup Clumber Street, Nottingham
W H O 1904 Match striker
W H S 1896 Pin tray
William Henry Sparrow 1902..1920
(registered Jan 1903) 		Butter knife, button hook, card case, cigarette case, cruet, napkin ring, thimble, vesta, watch case, watch stand Spencer Street, Birmingham
1906
(registered Mar 1906) 		Watch case
William Hutton & Sons Ltd 1896..1930 Button, cigarette case, decanter label, flatware, frame, match box holder, napkin ring, sauce boat, scent bottle, tea caddy, tea kettle, tray, trophy cup Hanley Street, Birmingham
William Henry Toyé 1907..1917 Fob medal London
William Harrison Walter 1897..1900 Candlestick, card case, match box holder, sovereign case, jar top Newgate Street, London
1898..1906
1905
W H Weston 1933 Napkin ring Richard Hines trading as W H Weston, Barr Street, Birmingham; subsequently Frederick Street, Birmingham
W Inman & Son 1933
(registered Feb 1933) 		Creamer
W J 1867..1868 Box
William Henry Johnson 1902 Box, spoon Clifford Street, Birmingham

W Johnson & Sons registered a mark with no stop Apr 1912:
WJ & S

Later W.J&S marks have a lower stop

W Johnson & Sons 1928..1936, 1965..1972
(registered Apr 1937)
W J & Co 1873 Candle snuffer

(image courtesy of Dave Koncher) 		W J Carroll 1933 Fob medal Watchmaker & jeweller, London Street, London EC3 & Wallbrook, London EC4
William James Dingley 1886..1932, 1962..1966 Button, fob medal, napkin ring, presentation key, spoon, trophy cup Warstone Lane, Birmingham
William J Holmes

William J Holmes Ltd (after c1938)

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

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

1901..1922
W J Myatt & Co 1902..1946
(registered Oct 1900) 		Box, brush, buttonhook, calendar, candlestick, dressing set, frame, pepperette, pincushion, shoe horn, spoon, tray, vesta Graham Street & Frederick Street, Birmingham
W J Rodgers 1899..1906
(registered Dec 1898) 		Cigarette case, pin tray, tea service
W J S 1938, 1973..1975 Bangle, bracelet, medal Possibly W J Sutton Ltd, Vyse Street, Birmingham
W K 1814 Decanter label
W K 1829 Spoon
W K & Co 1924..1939 Napkin ring, spoon
Kay & Co Ltd (William Kilbourne Kay) 1911 Watch case Watch makers & jewellers, Shrub Hill, Worcester
1912..1913
W L 1884 Watch case
W L 1895..1912 Brooch, cuff links, fob medal, napkin ring, vesta
W L 1904..1905 Sovereign case

Note: mark is W·L in conjoined circles

William Lewis 1911 Cigarette case, vesta Rosebury Avenue, London & Northampton Street, Birmingham

(image courtesy of Dave Koncher) 		William Locke & Co 1900 Dish James G Parkes & Henry Loveridge trading as William Locke & Co, Hockley Hill, Birmingham
Willmotts Ltd 1905, 1918 Chatelaine clip
W Ltd 1966 Candlestick
W Coulthard Ltd (1912..1926)
William Maguires (probably) 1903
(registered Oct 1887) 		Novelty cigarette case "Pencil case maker"
William Manton 1903
(registered Nov 1895) 		Stamp case Vyse Street, Birmingham
William H Manton

(also known as Birmingham Gold & Silversmiths Ltd)

1976..1979
(registered Mar 1974) 		Box, buckle, candlestick, cigar cutter, paper knife, pen, tastevin Pittsford Street, Birmingham
1978..1998
(registered Mar 1974)
1984

(image courtesy of Dart Silver Ltd) 		1990..2001
Wilmot Manufacturing Co 1913..1934
(registered Jun 1912) 		Baby's rattle, card case, cigarette case, condiments, flatware, goblet, ink well, napkin ring, tea service, trophy Camden Street, Birmingham
1937
(registered Jul 1930)
W M Ltd 1947..1978 Box, cigar cutter, coin holder, pencil Possibly William Manton Ltd, Tenby Street, Birmingham
William Naul (registered May 1843 & 1858) Case maker, Albion Street, Coventry
William Neale

William Neale & Son (from 1890)

William Neale & Son Ltd (from 1909)

1890..1911
(registered 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

(image courtesy of Dave Koncher) 		1892
1912..1937
(registered Nov 1911)
1946..1964
(registered Oct 1946)
William Norris & Sons 1897..1898
(registered Feb 1898) 		Vesta
William Oliver 1892..1906 Buckle, butter shell, cigar case, napkin ring, vesta Tenby Street, Birmingham
William Osborn

W Osborn Ltd

1927
(registered Aug 1888) 		Box Northampton Street, Birmingham
W O Lewis 1916..1937
(registered Feb 1898) 		Brooch, button, spoon
W O L 1970 Fob medal
William Pugh 1804..1816
(registered Jun 1801) 		Box, caddy spoon, ladle, vinaigrette
W P 1902..1906 Souvenir spoon Possibly W Pearsall
W-P 1918 Cigarette case
William Philip Whiteman 1918
(registered Jan 1908) 		Fob medal Vyse Street, Birmingham
William Ryley 1801
(registered Mar 1793) 		Watch case Case maker, St John's Street, Coventry
W R 1858 Fork Attributed to William Ryland (registered Jan 1838), but his mark does not have a stop between W & R
W R 1890 Fob medal
W R & Co 1906..1914 Button hook, flatware Possibly Wingfield, Rowbotham & Co of Sheffield
W R & Co 1946..1960 Souvenir spoon
Walker & Hall (1895..1909)
Walker & Hall (1899)
W R A 2007 Frame
William Russell 1895 Watch case Wholesale jewellers & watch manufacturers, Argyle Street, Glasgow
Warwickshire Reproduction Silver 1970..1978
(registered Jun 1969) 		Caddy spoon, claret jug, cup, goblet, skewer
W Reed Williams Ltd 1910..1925 Imported box, napkin ring Hatton Garden, London
William Simpson 1808
(registered Apr 1808) 		Box, butter knife, vinaigrette Same mark for William Smith (registered Sep 1824)
1825..1826
(registered Jul 1825)
1828..1840
(registered Jan 1829)

(image courtesy of www.acsilver.co.uk) 		W Spurrier & Co 1874..1880
(registered Nov 1867) 		Decanter label, dish, flatware, napkin ring, salver Colmore Row, Birmingham
1898..1910
(registered May 1889)
W S 1919..1926 Napkin ring, pencil
W Smith (Birmingham) Ltd 1919
(registered Jun 1919) 		Cigarette case
W S & Co 1903 Fob medal
Whitehill Silver & Plate Co 1982..1998 Cup, decanter label, frame
W Shammon & Sons 1903
(registered Sep 1895) 		Whip mount Whip makers, Moseley Street, Birmingham
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
1898..1901
1899..1903
W Turner 1907
(registered May 1907) 		Mustard
W T Toghill & Co 1929..1951
(registered Oct 1927) 		Box, cigarette case, napkin ring Vyse Street, Birmingham
1928..1943
(registered Oct 1927)
1964
W T Wiseman 1927..1938
(registered Mar 1928) 		Cigarette case, mustard, napkin ring
William Vale & Sons 1896..1907, 1918
(registered Jun 1883) 		Bookmark, buckle, button hook, cigarette holder case, frame, fruit knife, hatpin stand, napkin ring, pencil, pepperette, pincushion, salt, shoe horn, vanity jar top, vesta Unett Street, Birmingham
1919
(registered Feb 1909)
William Waterhouse 1850
(registered May 1839 & 1845) 		Watch case Case maker, New Road, Coventry
William Warr 1895 Bracelet
W W 1897 Fob medal
W W 1897 Watch case
Williams Ltd (William Williams) 1899..1901
(registered Mar 1899) 		Box, butter dish & knife, sauce boat, tea service William Williams & Leigh A Elkington trading as Williams Ltd, Hockley Street, Birmingham
W W 1921 Cigarette case
W W 1969..1970 Coaster, dish Possibly William Weaver
W W 1971 Caster
W W 1971..1978 Knife handle, mug, pepperette Also without central pellet
W W 1987..2003 Candlestick, cheese scoop, claret jug, decanter label, pencil
William Willey & Co 1921..1923
(registered May 1922) 		Spoon
W W & S 1927..1948 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
W W C 1946..1948 Mug, napkin ring
W W G & S 1971..1978 Spoon

(image courtesy of Ray Nimmo) 		W W Kemp & Co 1899 Compact, mug, spoon, thimble, vesta Stokes Croft, Bristol, subsequently Corn Street, Bristol
W W Kemp & Son Ltd 1923..1937
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, vesta Skinner Street & Clerkenwell Road, London

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