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Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (W)



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Mark Maker Period Seen on Comments
W 1930 Trophy cup
W & Co 1929 Jar top
Wolfsky & Co 1891..1902
(entered Apr 1891) 		Flask, jar top, perfume bottle, smoker's set Dressing case makers
1904..1928
Wilsdorf & Davis (Hans Wilsdorf & Alfred James Davis) 1912
(entered Jun 1907) 		Clock Watch makers & importers, Hatton Garden, London
Wilson & Gill 1933..1953
(entered Feb 1914) 		Caster, goblet, mug, paper knife Regent Street, London
Walker & Hall (entered Nov 1893) Box Electro Works, Howard Street, Sheffield
1912
(entered Nov 1903)
West & Son 1899..1915
(entered Apr 1902) 		Cup, flatware, mustard, tea caddy, tea service, toast rack Grafton Street, Dublin
Wilson & Sharp 1930..1931 Spoon, table lighter Edinburgh retailers

An earlier mark with sans-serif characters entered Mar 1910

Wakely & Wheeler (James Wakely & Frank Clarke Wheeler) 1913..1982
(entered Apr 1909) 		Bowl, jug, mug, napkin ring, salt, salver, sauce boat, tea & coffee service, tongs Wakely & Wheeler took over the business of Lias & Son
W & W 1921 Napkin ring
Joseph Ward 1699
(entered Apr 1697) 		Tankard
Benjamin Watts 1699 Spoon
William Atkinson 1727
(entered 1725) 		Bowl
William Abdy I
(entered Oct 1779)

William Abdy II
(entered Sep 1790)

1784..1803 Basket, cruet, dish cross, pen tray, salt, sauce tureen Mark also seen without pellet:
WA
William Allen III 1799..1800 Basket, fish slice, salt, teapot stand, wine funnel
William Adshead 1849
(entered Jul 1849) 		Decanter label
William Aitken (entered Mar 1907) Summer Row, Birmingham
William Adams Ltd 1934 Pepperette Barr Street, Birmingham
William Amaziah Ellwick 1901..1908
(entered Sep 1882) 		Jar top An earlier mark with stops entered Mar 1880:
W.A.E
William & Aaron Lestourgeon (1768)
W A S 1935 Bowl
Walter Brind 1759..1764
(entered Oct 1757) 		Basket, bowl, brandy warmer, caddy spoon, coffee pot, creamer, cup, mug, sauce boat Holloware maker
1775..1794
(entered Aug 1751)
W M Birch 1781 Mug
William Bayley 1801..1810 Flatware, jug, plate, tray Also attributed to William Bennett
William Burwash 1803
(entered Aug 1802) 		Bowl, candle snuffer, goblet, salver, tea service, watch case Case maker (1802). In partnership as a "plate worker" with Richard Sibley 1805-1812.
1814..1821
(entered Apr 1813)
See Comments 1808..1828 Decanter label, salt, salver, teapot stand This (or very similar mark) entered by:
- William Bennett (Jul 1808)
- William Bruce (Jun 1811)
- William Bainbridge (Dec 1827)
- Walker Bluett (Sep 1832)
William Bateman I 1814..1825
(entered Feb 1815) 		Cruet, flatware, salver, tea pot
1820
William Brown 1823..1825 Plate, salver, tray
1826..1837
(entered Jan 1823 & May 1843)
William Bateman II 1826..1839
(entered Feb 1827) 		Flatware, tea service
William Barker 1858
(entered Nov 1855)
W B 1935 Sucrier ...marked "Bert & Co, 3 Vigo ST, W"
William Bruford & Son (entered Nov 1910) Bowl, brush, dish, ink well, mustard, salt, toast rack, trophy cup A similar mark in sans-serif font entered Nov 1913
William Bruford & Son Ltd 1933..1938
W Batty & Sons 1921..1934 Trophy cup Market Street, Manchester
W B & S 1945..1962 Dressing table set, napkin ring, pin tray, sauce boat Probably William Bruford & Son
William Bateman & Daniel Ball 1839..1842
(entered Dec 1839) 		Flatware, salver Partnership dissolved 1843
Wilkes & John Booth 1810..1813 Saucepan, wick trimmer
William Bottle & Jeremiah Wilsher 1817..1818 Mug, teapot Bath silversmiths
Walter & John Barnard 1877..1895
(entered Apr 1877) 		Bowl, coffee pot, flatware, cup, jug, mug, napkin ring, salt, salver
Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd 1896..1901
(entered Jun 1896) 		Basket, kettle & burner, napkin ring, salver, tea service, trophy cup
1903..1909
(entered Aug 1903)
Williams (Birmingham) Ltd (entered Apr 1905) Hockley Street, Birmingham
William Burwash & Richard Sibley 1806..1812
(entered Oct 1805) 		Dish, goblet, mustard, tea service, tureen
William Brown & William Nathaniel Somersall 1841..1842
(entered Apr 1839) 		Mug, salver
William Coles 1739
(entered 1724) 		Mug
William Cripps 1760..1763
(entered 1743) 		Coffee pot, spoon
1773..1774 Also attributed to WIlliam Collings
William Cafe 1758..1766
(entered c1758) 		Candlestick, ink stand, snuffer tray
William Cattell 1775, 1783
(entered 1771) 		Sauce boat, spoon A similar mark entered by William Crowder, Mar 1791
William Cox 1781..1790 Jug
William Chawner II 1816..1833
(entered Feb 1815) 		Flatware, grape scissors Spoon maker
1832..1833
(entered Feb 1815)
William Cooper 1845
(entered Dec 1844) 		Teapot
William Chandless 1858
(entered Nov 1841) 		Tastevin A similar mark entered by William Carter, case maker, Oct 1857
William Comyns & Sons Ltd 1884
(entered Jan 1859) 		Ash tray, basket, box, brush, button hook, chamberstick, claret jug, clock, cup & saucer, cup holder, decanter label, dressing set, frame, salver, spoon, tastevin, tea caddy, tea service, tray, vase, vesta
1888..1915
(entered Nov 1890)
William Cotton Bird (entered Aug 1891) Watch case maker, Norfolk Street, Coventry

(mark is wc over hc) 		Child & Child (Walter & Harold Child) 1898..1899
(entered Feb 1888) 		Beaker, mug
William Darker 1733 Coffee pot
William Devenport (entered Jun 1900) Northwood Street, Birmingham
W D & S 1975 Tea service
David Whyte & William Holmes (1760)
W Drummond & Co 1924..1933 Bowl, caster, cigarette case, sauce boat Retailer - branch in Melbourne
William Disney Barlow 1905..1907
(entered Mar 1905) 		Candlestick, condiments
James Hardy & Co (William Duncan Cooper) 1937..1938
(entered Nov 1904) 		Tea service
William Davidson & Frederick Upton 1863..1866
(entered Sep 1863) 		Flatware
Robert Eley 1794
(entered Mar 1790) 		Flatware Spoon maker
William Eley I 1795..1796
(entered May 1795) 		Flatware
1796
(entered Nov 1778)
William Edwards 1804..1825 Vinaigrette
William Eaton 1808..1839
(entered Mar 1781) 		Flatware, salver, toast rack Note: possibly 2 William Eatons represented here, father & son. Marks from 1813 onwards are probably the son's.
1815..1844
(entered Sep 1828)
William Ellerby 1814..1815
(entered Aug 1810) 		Decanter label Also a mark in a bevelled corner box entered Jun 1802:
W·E
William Elliott 1817..1823 Coffee pot, tureen Elliott's dates given as b1813, d1851 - maybe this is a different one?
William Eley II 1825..1828
(entered Jan 1825) 		Bowl, salver, teapot Spoon maker
William Edwards 1869..1876
(entered Jun 1868) 		Cup, spoon
William Evans 1869..1894
(entered Aug 1864) 		Bowl, mug, napkin ring, salt & spoon, toast rack
William Ehrhardt

subsequently William Ehrhardt Ltd

(entered Jul 1892) Watch Manufacturers, Time Works, Barr Street, Hockley, Birmingham
W E B 1935..1937 Coffee pot, forks, tea strainer
William, Charles & Henry Eley 1824
(entered Jul 1824) 		Flatware Probably only 1824
William Eley I & George Pierrepoint 1778
(entered Nov 1777) 		Spoons
W E K 1947..1961 Flatware, salt, souvenir anointing spoon
W E V 1980..1995 Coaster
William Eley & William Fearn 1798..1807, 1814..1824
(entered Jan 1797 & Oct 1814) 		Buckle, flatware, tea pot
William Eley, William Fearn & William Chawner 1808..1813
(entered Apr 1808) 		Flatware Spoon makers
William Fordham 1725..1728 Mug, ladle ... or possibly William Flemming
William Fearn 1772..1774
(entered May 1774) 		Spoon
William Frisbee 1797
(entered Jun 1798) 		Bowl, dish, teapot stand Previously in partnership with Paul Storr (1792 - 1793)
1802..1809
(entered Jun 1801)
William Fountain (entered Sep 1794) Plate, salver, sauce boat, teapot, tray, wine funnel
1825
(entered Jun 1798)
1825
(entered Feb 1821)
William Fielder 1813
(entered Apr 1813) 		Watch case Watch case maker, Clerkenwell, London
W F 1890..1894 Watch case A similar mark entered at Chester Assay Office, Nov 1883, by William Flower, watch case maker, Weston Street, Coventry
Fordham & Faulkner (William Charles Fordham & Albert Faulkner) 1896..1897
(entered Jun 1896) 		Bowl, napkin ring Orchard Works, Sheffield
William Francis Garrud 1890
(entered Dec 1887) 		Vesta Holborn Circus, London
William & John Fisher 1794..1795 Spoon, tongs
W F & I K 1767 Cup, salt ("Unidentified" by Jackson)
William Frisbee & Paul Storr 1792
(entered May 1792) 		Basket First work of Paul Storr (1792 - 1793 only)
William Frederick Williams 1880
(entered Nov 1875) 		Matchstriker
William Frederick Wright 1899..1918
(entered Jul 1895) 		Box, cigarette case, clock case, frame, vanity jar top, vesta
1918..1919
W Folgate & William Osborne 1825
(entered 1825) 		Spoon Norwich silversmiths
William Gwillim 1749 Toddy ladle
William Gould 1754
(entered Jun 1739) 		Plates Noted maker of candlesticks
W G 1765 Tongs
William Grundy 1756..1776
(entered Jun 1748) 		Butter shell, coffee pot, ink stand, mug, plate, tankard Holloware maker
1761
(entered May 1754)
W G 1783 Dish warmer
William Galloway 1824
(entered 1823) 		Salver
Gough & Silvester (William Gough) (entered Aug 1864) Chamber stick, ink stand, salt spoon Parade, Birmingham
Walter Gardener Groves 1925..1930
(entered May 1909) 		Bowl rim, magnifying glass
W G Connell 1899
(entered Apr 1893) 		Tray
William George Jamieson 1875..1885 Tongs Aberdeen maker
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co
(William Gibson & John Lawrence Langman) 		1882..1894
(entered Jun 1882) 		Bowl, candle snuffer, chalice, condiments, cup, flask, flatware, goblet, inkstand, mirror, napkin ring, salver, sauce boat, tea service, vase Regent Street, London
1890..1892
(entered Apr 1883)
1890..1899
(entered Sep 1890)
Mappin Brothers (William Gibson & John Lawrence Langman) 1890 Goblet, salver, sauce boat Baker's Hill, Sheffield

N.B. These marks are not shown in Culme, so perhaps were never formally registered at London Assay Office

1891
1892
William Gwillim & Peter Castle 1744 Sauce boat
W G V 1962 Spoon
W H 1746..1747 Salver
William Kersill (1758)
William Holmes 1776..1779 Tankard, tureen
William Hall 1795..1798 Spoon
William Hunter 1840..1864, 1884
(entered Oct 1841) 		Coffee pot, creamer, dish, tea pot
William Hutton & Son (entered Oct 1863) High Street, Sheffield
William Hammon 1885
(entered Feb 1876) 		Watch case Case maker, Coventry

Mark without stop entered Apr 1875:
W H

William Hornby 1903..1913
(entered Aug 1898) 		Box, vesta
William M Hayes (entered Nov 1905) Spencer Street, Birmingham
William Hair Haseler (entered Nov 1876) Birmingham silversmith
W H Manton Ltd 1936 Box
Searle & Co (William Henry Searle) 1898..1905
(entered Mar 1899) 		Berry spoon, box, coffee pot, lidded bowl, sauce boat, tea caddy, tea pot, vanity jar top Note: versions with & without stops
William Henry Sparrow (entered Jun 1907) Spencer Street, Birmingham
William Hutton & Sons Ltd 1893..1915
(entered Apr 1894) 		Basket, bowl, candlestick, caster, decanter label, flatware, frame, knife rest, pepperette, salver, tazza, tea caddy, tea kettle, tea pot, toast rack, tray, trophy cup West Street, Sheffield, Hanley Street, Birmingham & Farringdon Road, London
William Henry Toyé 1907..1920
(entered Jul 1892) 		Fob medal
Halstaff & Hannaford (William Halstaff & Thomas Charles Hannaford) 1843..1845
(entered Nov 1842) 		Box, inkwell
William Harrison Walter 1894..1898
(entered Jan 1888) 		Jar top, vesta Newgate Street, London
Walter H Willson Ltd 1957..1960 Coffee pot, flatware, napkin ring, salt
W H W 1952..1959 Caddy spoon, sauce boat, tea strainer
W I 1751..1755 Salver Probably William Justus, but does not match Justus's mark as shown by Grimwade
William & John Deane 1763 Mug, tongs
W F & I K (1767)
William Justus 1743..1762
(entered 1739) 		Mug, pap boat
William Turner (1759..1770)
W T (1762)
W T (1762)
Walter Tweedie (1783)
William Johnson 1823..1836
(entered 1822) 		Flatware
W J 1836 Spoon Probably William Johnson
W J G 1926 Trophy plaque
Jackson & Deere (William Henry Jackson & Peter Henderson Deere) 1887..1892
(entered May 1887) 		Covered serving dish, decanter label, flatware
William Kidney 1739
(entered 1734) 		Bowl
William Kersill 1758
(entered Jul 1757) 		Salt
William Key 1786 Box
William Knight II or William King 1815..1838 Caster, decanter label, flatware, ink well
William Knight 1845
(entered Mar 1839) 		Knife rests
Walter Keith 1888..1912
(entered Jul 1887) 		Salt, spoon
W K 1979 Napkin ring
Kay & Co Ltd (William Kilbourne Kay) 1907..1908
(entered Jun 1907) 		Imported watch case Watch makers & jewellers, Shrub Hill, Worcester
William Ker Reid 1829..1851
(entered May 1828) 		Creamer, decanter label, plate, salver, sauce boat, tea & coffee pots, tureen Newcastle silversmith
William & Samuel Knight 1810..1815 Flatware
William Laver 1790
(entered 1789) 		Salver
William Linsley 1824
(entered Oct 1818) 		Watch case Case maker, Bunhill Row, London
William Leuchars 1877..1888
(entered Apr 1876) 		Chamberstick, creamer, dressing set, ruler, salt, tray
Walter Latham & Son (entered Feb 1903) Brocco Works, Solly Street, Sheffield
William Lister & Sons 1895..1920
(entered Aug 1895) 		Ladle, salver Northumberland Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
William & Aaron Lestourgeon 1768
(entered 1767) 		Mug
William Mathew 1683 Spoon
William Matthews 1737 Salver
William Moore 1827
(entered 1827) 		Fork
William Mann 1847..1854
(entered Oct 1843) 		Cup, tea service
Walter Morrisse 1853..1859
(entered May 1843) 		Tea & coffee service A similar mark entered by William Moulson Jul 1840

Morrisse also entered a mark without pellet Aug 1831:
W M

William Moering 1897..1902
(entered Dec 1892) 		Box, chatelaine, imported jug "Foreign agent"
W N 1790 Tongs
William Nixon 1817..1821 Fish slice, spoon
William Neal 1859..1879
(entered Dec 1845) 		Box, masonic medal, vanity set N.B. WN died or retired in 1864, but another William Neal (see WN/GN below) subsequently used the same mark
W & G Neal 1895..1908
(entered Jul 1883) 		Ash tray, flask, frame, string box, vanity jar George Neal & George Arthur Neal trading as W & G Neal, Skinner Street, Clerkenwell, London
Edward Wood 1724
(entered Aug 1722) 		Salt
W O 1828
William Petley 1727 Spoon
William Gwillim & Peter Castle (1744)
William Peaston 1745..1754
(entered Jan 1746) 		Salver Specialist salver maker
William Plummer 1763..1789
(entered Apr 1755) 		Cruet, desk set, dish cross, fish server, plate, strainer, toast rack Maker of pierced work
William Pinder or William Peavey 1773 Spoon
William Price 1805..1815 Boxes
William Phillips 1839
(entered Aug 1838) 		Box
William Pope (entered Jul 1856) Plymouth silversmith
Walter Adams Phillips (entered Feb 1902) Holborn Circus, London
W P Co 1946 Napkin ring
William Pitts & Joseph Preedy 1795
(entered 1791) 		Tureen
William & James Priest 1759..1771
(entered c1766) 		Bowl, coffee pot, goblet, mug, tankard W & J Priest were brothers
William & Robert Peaston 1756..1757
(entered Jul 1756) 		Mug, salver, teapot
1761..1763
William Playfair & William Wilson c1782
(entered 1782) 		Tongs
William Reeve (or Reeves) 1731
(entered 1731) 		Spoon
William Reynolds 1759 Plate
William Robertson 1756..1769
(entered 1753) 		Coffee pot, salver, sauce boat
W R 1789 or 1809 Watch case
William Ker Reid 1826..1827
(entered 1825) 		Cruet, decanter label, salver
Walter Raymond 1897..1898
(entered Oct 1895) 		Box, buckle
Walker & Hall
W R F 1926 Flatware
William & Robert Peaston (1756..1757)
William Robert Smily 1843..1851
(entered Mar 1842) 		Creamer, flatware, mug, salt, salver Died in 1858
1853..1856
(entered Nov 1852)
1853..1856
(entered Nov 1852)
William Scarlett 1721
(entered Jun 1720) 		Marrow spoon
William Soame 1739..1741 Marrow scoop, spoon
William Shaw II 1762..1764
(entered Jan 1749) 		Cup, mug Also attributed to William Sampel
William Skeen 1765..1771
(entered 1755) 		Creamer, sauce boat, spoon
1775
(entered 1775 & 1783)
William Sumner 1782..1784
(entered Apr 1782) 		Flatware Presumed to have died in 1807
1784..1802
(entered Dec 1784)
1788..1806
(entered Jun 1788)
William Stephens 1790..1799 Flatware Also attributed to William Sutton & William Sumner
William Stroud 1791..1824
(entered Jul 1788) 		Bowl, chamberstick, cruet, flatware, plate, tea service A similar mark entered by William Sharp (Mar 1817)
1824..1826
(entered Mar 1821)
William Schofield 1816..1825 Flatware
William Southey 1831
(entered 1821) 		Spoon
A B Savory & Sons (William Smily) 1855..1864
(entered Aug 1855) 		Flatware, goblet, teapot & stand William Smily was manager of A B Savory & Sons. He died in 1865 and was succeeded by his son Samuel Smily.
William Stocker 1863..1885
(entered Aug 1848) 		Chamberstick, tea pot
William Summers 1873..1887
(entered Dec 1863) 		Box, decanter label
Whitehill Silver & Plate Co 1989 Frame
W & G Sissons (Walter & Charles Sissons) 1888..1908
(entered Feb 1887) 		Salver, tea caddy, tea & coffee service, vase Sheffield manufacturers
W & G Sissons (William & George Sissons) 1873..1883
(entered Feb 1866) 		Tea service, tray Sheffield manufacturers
William Stringer Mills 1884
(entered Jul 1875) 		Perfume bottle
William Samuel Norman 1858
(entered Jun 1858) 		Mug
William Sumner & Richard Crossley 1775..1781
(entered May 1775) 		Flatware Worked together from 1775 to 1782
William Hutton & Sons Ltd (1893..1915)
William Shaw & William Priest 1745..1762
(entered Oct 1749) 		Caster, coffee pot, cup, jug, mug, porringer, sauce boat, tea pot Holloware makers
William Toone 1725..1738 Spoon
W T 1759..1770 Spoon Probably William Turner (entered 1754); it is not exactly the same as shown in Jackson, but is very similar to an "unidentified" mark for 1762 (see below)
William Tuite
(entered c1755) 		1759..1769 Basket, coffee pot, tankard
William Taylor
(entered 1764)
W T 1762 Spoon Marked "Unidentified" by Jackson, but attributed to William Tant by Grimwade
W T 1762 Spoon
W T 1766 Salver
William Turton 1772..1775 Mug, salver, spoon, tankard, teapot stand This mark also attributed to Walter Tweedie
1773..1784
(entered 1773)
Walter Tweedie 1783
(entered Oct 1781) 		Ladle
William M Traies 1822..1830
(entered 1822) 		Flatware, goblet
1824..1829
(entered 1824)
W T (probably William Traies) 1823..1824 Flatware
William Theobalds 1833..1843
(entered Jan 1834) 		Flatware This mark in registration 1834-1838 & 1840-1843
Thornhill & Co (Walter Thornhill) 1891
(entered Mar 1878) 		Bookmark New Bond Street, London
William Thomas Imbrey 1905
(entered Mar 1904) 		Epergne Holborn Viaduct, London
William Theobalds & Lockington Bunn 1835..1836
(entered Jun 1835) 		Flatware
William Theobalds & Robert Metcalfe Atkinson 1838..1840
(entered Jun 1838) 		Flatware, knife handle Flatware makers
Thomas Whipham & William Williams (1740)

(image courtesy of www.silversugartongs.com) 		William Turton & William Walbancke c1790
(entered 1784) 		Tongs Worked together until March 1791
John Henry Vere & William Lutwyche (1763..1765)
William Vincent 1770..1790 Basket, tea caddy, tea pot
The Vilcar Company (Walter Villa Gilbert) 1909
(entered Apr 1908) 		Tongs Also stamped "VILCAR"
William Williams I 1742..1746
(entered Sep 1742) 		Mug, salver
William Woodward 1759..1760 Spoon
William Withers 1762..1763 Spoon
William Weston or William Williams II 1809..1820 Box, spoon
W W 1811..1819 Spoon
William Webb 1825
(entered May 1813, also 1833 & 1834) 		Watch case Watch case maker, Clerkenwell, London
William Weston 1827..1831
(entered 1822) 		Spoon
W H Wilson Ltd (William Wilson) 1929..1969 Creamer, fork, plate, sucrier, tea strainer
W W 1966..1973 Coffee pot, flatware
W W 1988..2003 Bowl, claret jug, frame, napkin ring, pepperette
Johnson, Walker & Tolhurst Ltd (Walter Walker & Brownfield Tolhurst) 1888..1903
(entered Dec 1885) 		Cruet, flatware, napkin ring, salver, spoon, tray, trophy cup Aldersgate Street, London EC
1903..1910
(entered Feb 1903)
William Thomas Wright & Frederick Davis 1865..1886
(entered Jun 1864) 		Box, decanter label, flask, match safe, purse, vanity jar, vesta, vinaigrette
W W Harrison & Co (William Wheatcroft Harrison) (entered May 1879) Montgomery Works, Fargate, Sheffield
William Shaw & William Priest (1745..1762)
William Wrangham Williams 1864..1874
(entered Feb 1860) 		Candlestick, salver, teapot
William Wilson & William Parkin 1790 Spoon

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