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Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
(image courtesy of AC Silver)	White & Co	(registered Mar 1883)		Vyse Street, Birmingham
	Wilsdorf & Davis (Hans Wilsdorf & Alfred James Davis)	1913 (registered Apr 1912)	Clock	Watch makers & importers, Hatton Garden, London
	Ward & Francis (Alfred Ward & William Francis)	1898..1903 (registered Mar 1898)	Watch case	Case makers, Croft Road, Coventry
	W & F Rabone (Walter Hayes Rabone & Frank Rabone)	(registered Apr 1883)		Frederick Street, Birmingham & Albion Street, Birmingham Partnership dissolved 2 Apr 1918
	White & Hawkins	(registered Jun 1874)		Legge Lane, Birmingham
	Walker & Hall	1901..1913 (registered Oct 1901)	Ash tray, box, brush, candlestick, card case, caster, cigar & cigarette cases, coffee pot, condiments set, dish, napkin ring, salt, salver, sauce boat, sovereign case, spoon, tea service, toast rack, tray, vase, vesta	Electro Works, Howard Street, Sheffield
		(registered Nov 1908)
		1920..1954 (registered May 1916)
	W & H Ltd	(registered c1913)		This mark listed as "unidentified" in the Chester CompendiumRidgway, Maurice H. & Priestley, Philip T. - The Compendium of Chester Gold & Silver Marks 1570 to 1962,  Antique Collectors' Club, 2004
	White & Reynolds	1899..1906 (registered Aug 1899)	Belt clip, compass fob, pendant, scent bottle	Frank Reynolds & William Alfred White trading as White & Reynolds, Vyse Street, Birmingham; subsequently Northampton Street, Birmingham
	West & Son	1905..1924 (registered Jun 1906)	Bowl, cigarette case, frame, spoon, tazza, tea service, toast rack	Grafton Street, Dublin
(image courtesy of John Child)	S Ward & Sons	1903..1906 (registered Jan 1900)	Brooch, fob medal	Samuel Herbert Ward & Samuel Robert Ward trading as S Ward & Sons, jewellers, Hockley Street, Birmingham
		1909..1913 (registered Feb 1910)
	Wakely & Wheeler	1959..1962 (registered Jan 1954)	Dish, spoon	Manufacturing silversmiths, Ganton Street, London W1

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WA

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	William Aitken	1890..1902 (registered Feb 1899)	Brush, buckle, button, cigarette case, dish, flatware, frame, mug, mustard, napkin ring, salt, tea service, tray	Vyse Street, Birmingham
		1895..1898 (registered c1893)
Mark is W.A with sans-serif characters	Walter Allen	(registered Feb 1911)		Pipe manufacturer & tobacconist, Cannon Street, Manchester; subsequently Thomas Street & Shudehill, Manchester A similar mark with serif characters registered Nov 1895
(image courtesy of Andy from Sydney)	William Adams Ltd	1935 (registered c1917)	Teether	Barr Street, Birmingham
	William Ambrose Emerson	1908 (registered May 1909)	Box	Chancery Lane, London
	William Alfred Massingham	1921 (registered Mar 1920)	Fob medal	Northampton Street, Birmingham
	W A Perry & Co Ltd	(registered Mar 1952)		Corporation Street, Birmingham

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WB

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	William Thomas Bullock	1892..1907 (registered c1888)	Watch case	Case maker, Cherry Street, Coventry
	William Bradbury	1902..1907 (registered Sep 1902)	Cigarette case, vesta	Hockley Hill, Birmingham
	William Bishop	1909 (registered Dec 1909)	Butt marker case	R Windsor Bishop trading as William Bishop, silversmith & jeweller, London Street, Norwich, Norfolk
	William Briggs & Co	(registered Mar 1903)		Andrew Street, Wicker, Sheffield
	William Batt & Sons	(registered Jun 1904)		Sycamore Road, Sheffield
	William Base & Sons	1926 (registered Jul 1926)	Flask	Kenyon Street, Birmingham
	Williams (Birmingham) Ltd	(registered Sep 1911)		Goodman Street, Birmingham
	William Pearson Bonaston	1936 (registered Oct 1931)	Spoon	"Machine insurance clerk", Royston Road, Liverpool
	William Barnes Russell	1898 (registered Nov 1899)	Cheroot holder	Tobacconist, Piccadilly, Manchester
	Wengold Brothers	1902..1906 (registered Feb 1902)	Thimble	B M & S H Wengold trading as Wengold Bros, wholesale jewellers, Corporation Street, Manchester
	Ward Brothers	1897..1918 (registered Jun 1897)	Brooch, coffee service	Branston Street, Birmingham
		1944..1949

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WC

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	William Chinn	1886..1887 (registered c1886)	Watch case	Case maker, Hill Street, Coventry
	W C (unidentified)	1889..1891 (registered c1888)	Watch case	"Unidentified" in the Chester CompendiumRidgway, Maurice H. & Priestley, Philip T. - The Compendium of Chester Gold & Silver Marks 1570 to 1962,  Antique Collectors' Club, 2004 due to a missing register
	W Coulthard & Co	1900..1908 (registered Jul 1900)	Creamer, dish, salad servers, spoon	Northampton Street, Birmingham
		(registered Jul 1900)
	W Coulthard Ltd	1909..1910 (registered Apr 1910)
(image courtesy of John Child)	William Clarke & Son	1909..1921 (registered Mar 1910)	Brooch, buckle	Manufacturing jewellers, Vyse Street, Birmingham
	William Cotton Bird	1890 (registered c1888)	Watch case	Case maker, Norfolk Street, Coventry; subsequently Craven Street, Coventry
	Coventry Watch Manufacturing Society (1894..1896)

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