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Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	William & Patrick Cunningham	1812..1826	Box, caster, decanter label, flatware, salver, tea service
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)	William & Patrick Cunningham	1818	Box, caster, decanter label, flatware, salver, tea service
	Wilson & Sharp (Robert Wilson & Andrew Sharp) subsequently Wilson & Sharp Ltd	1870..1871	Caddy spoon, fob medal, luggie, menu holder, quaich, spoon, tea caddy, teapot	Princes Street, Edinburgh
		1894..1895
		1896..1928
		(registered Oct 1901)
		1898..1949 (registered Oct 1901)
		1927 (registered Jul 1926)
		(registered c1930)
		1931..1935
	Wakely & Wheeler	1971..1979 (registered Jan 1938)	Quaich, napkin ring	Manufacturing silversmiths, Ganton Street, London W1

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Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	William Aytoun	1720..1748	Spoon
	W A	1725	Teapot
	William Auld (probably)	1780..1814	Flatware, tea service	or possibly William Allan
	William Anderson & Sons	1916 (registered 1905)	Regimental badge	Military tailors
	W A Humphries Ltd (Walter Albert Humphries)	1996 (registered Apr 1964)	Quaich	Hockley Hill, Birmingham
	W A Perry & Co Ltd	(registered May 1951)		Corporation Street, Birmingham
	W A S	1995..1997	Caddy spoon
	Watson	1816..1819	Spoon	Retailer's mark (seen with Charles Dalgleish's maker's mark)

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WB

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	W B	1880..1881	Figural fruit spoon	Edinburgh
	Ward Brothers	1958..1964 (registered May 1958)	Bracelet, brooch, spoon (especially Iona-style souvenir items)	Branston Street, Birmingham
		1959..1962 (registered May 1958)
		1961..1967
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)	William Buchanan Taylor	1910 (registered c1906)	Walking cane handle	Church Street, Inverness

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WC

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	W C	1790	Tray
	William Constable	1807..1834	Flatware	Clock & watch maker; goldsmith & jeweller, Dundee Mark seen with the mark of John Zeigler (1807-1808)
	William Cunningham	1823..1842	Decanter label, flatware, plate, tea service	Attribution of this mark is from JacksonPickford, Ian, ed. - Jackson's Silver and Gold Marks of England, Scotland and Ireland, Antique Collectors' Club, 1997 with a date of 1828-29, but Jackson shows a similar mark for 1863-64 attributed to William Crouch. Edinburgh Goldsmiths Incorporation attributes the mark to "W Crouch & Son [?]" but dates Crouch's first registration as 1847.
	William Cunningham	1837..1842	Decanter label, flatware, plate, tea service
	William Crouch & Son	1855	Ladle, spoon	Gold & silversmiths, North Bridge, Edinburgh
	William Crouch & Son	1861..1870	Ladle, spoon	Gold & silversmiths, North Bridge, Edinburgh
	W C & S	1873	Napkin ring
	William & Patrick Cunningham	1782..1789	Basket, coaster, decanter label, flatware, salt, salver, teapot, wine funnel stand
	William & Patrick Cunningham	1792..1823
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)	W C S	c1850	Decanter label	Possibly William Clarke Shaw of Glasgow. This mark seen with duty mark and thistle only - no town mark.
	W C S	1854	Tea service	Possibly William Clarke Shaw of Glasgow

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Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	W D	1756	Spoon	Possibly either William Davie or William Dempster. This mark not listed by Edinburgh Incorporation of Goldsmiths
	William Dempster	1756..1762	Bowl, salt, spoon, teapot
	William Dempster	1757..1768	Bowl, salt, spoon, teapot
	William Davie	1771..1782	Button, cruet stand, salver, spoon, tea caddy, teapot	Working from 1740; died 1788
		1773
		1772..1784
	William Dunningham & Co	1898..1950	Bowl mount, brooch, cup, caster lid, letter opener, napkin ring, quaich, spoon, tongs, vinaigrette	Manufacturing jewellers & silversmiths, Diamond Street, Aberdeen
		1905..1906
		1935..1943
		1946

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Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
(image courtesy of Matt King)	William Robertson Edmonstoun	1822	Spoon	Working dates: 1817 until his death in 1834
	William Robertson Edmonstoun (probably)	1825..1832	Flatware

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WF

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	William Ferguson	1840	Spoon	Elgin Working dates 1828-1875. May be seen with Elgin mark:
	William Forrest & Co	1829..1831	Ladle, spoon
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)	W F & Co	1829..1839	Spoon	This mark seen split on both sides of the hallmark. Possibly William Fillan & Co, Aberdeen

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WG

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	William Ged	1724	Spoon
	William Gilchrist	1756	Spoon

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WH

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	William Hannay (probably)	1809..1821	Flatware	This mark seen with the marks of Alexander Henderson (1819) & J W Howden & Co (1819-1821)
	William Hannay	1802..1813	Spoon, tongs	Paisley
	W H	1818..1820	Flatware	This mark seen with the mark of J W Howden & Co (1820)
	William Hardwick Hall	1967..1989 (registered Jun 1965)	Brooch, pendant	Rothesay, Isle of Bute
	William Hamilton & Son	1926	Salt
	W H Darby & Sons Ltd	(registered Feb 1985)		Birmingham
(image courtesy of Keith Saville)	William Hubert Rankin	1979 (registered Apr 1975)	Spoon	"Amateur silversmith", Perth
	Walter H Willson Ltd	1996	Medal	Retail silversmith & goldsmith, Kingston-Upon-Thames, Surrey

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WI

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
(image courtesy of Tony Ellis Antiques)	W I	1855	Spoon
	Robert Winter	1827..1828	Flatware	Jeweller & silversmith, South Bridge, Edinburgh A retailer's mark; seen with the mark of Peter Sutherland (1827)

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WJ

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	William Jamieson	1836..1837	Flatware
	William James Fraser	1927..1938	Bookmark, caddy spoon, spoon, tongs, vesta	Ballater
	W J McDonald	1854..1863	Flatware, jar top

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WM

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	William Marshall subsequently William Marshall & Son	1802..1821	Buckle, decanter label, flatware, napkin ring, tea service
		1822..1866
		1872..1895
	William Moon	1860..1879	Flatware
	W M	1872, 1881	Ladle, spoon
	W M	1875	Spoon
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)	W M	1889	Napkin ring
	William McMaster (probably)	1817	Ladle	Greenock
	William McGregor Michael	(registered Sep 1973)		Designer, jeweller and silversmith, Glasgow
	William Maurice Stewart	1985 (registered Mar 1969)	Spoon	Jeweller & silversmith, Dunblane

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WP

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	William Scott Peat	1824..1839	Flatware
	William Henry Prout	1975..1989 (registered Mar 1964)	Trophy	Glasgow Registered at Glasgow Assay Office before its closure in 1963
	William & Patrick Cunningham (1792..1823)

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WR

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	William Robertson	1790..1805 (registered 1789)	Cruet stand, flatware	In partnership with William Dick 1796-1800 using a mark "D&R"
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)	William Robertson (probably)	c1810	Fork, knife, spoon	Both marks seen on the same set of spoons, none with date letter
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)	William Robertson (probably)	c1810	Fork, knife, spoon
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)	William Robb	1890..1892	Bookmark, box, brooch, letter opener, medal, menu holder, napkin ring, quaich, souvenir spoon, tongs, vesta	Ballater, Aberdeenshire Robb started in business in Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeenshire for a short time and later moved to Ballater. He died in 1926. An incuse mark "ROBB BLTR" seen 1895, 1897 and 1920
(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)		1893
		1902..1913
		1910..1926
	Walker Crichton	1834..1866	Bowl, flatware, salt, tea service
	Winifred Rose McConachie	1984 (registered Oct 1980)	Letter opener	Nairn, Scotland

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WS

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
(image courtesy of Peter Scott)	W S (or S W)	1883	Flatware	Seen with mark of Mackay, Cunningham & Co Edinburgh Incorporation of Goldsmiths suggests either S Williams or William Sturrock when listing this mark under Edinburgh, but William Smith or William Sharp II when listing it under Glasgow
(image courtesy of John Child)	William Stewart Robinson	1976 (registered Dec 1975)	Pendant, ring	Amateur silversmith and silver craftsman, Currie, Midlothian

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WT

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	William Taylor	1760..1770 (registered 1753)	Sauce boat, spoon

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WW

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
	William Whitecross	1834..1837	Spoon	Aberdeen Seen with "ABD"
	Wakely & Wheeler (1971..1979)
(image courtesy of Mark Ashcroft)	William Wilson	2000 (registered May 1978)	Money clip	Died 2010
	W W	2002	Bowl
	William McGregor Michael

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WZ

Mark	Maker	Dates seen	Seen on	Comments
(image courtesy of Matt King)	William Zeigler	c1800	Spoon	Mentioned in Edinburgh records 1800-1850

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