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Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (WE-WJ)



WE   WF   WG   WH   WI   WJ  

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Robert Eley 1794
(registered Mar 1790) 		Flatware Spoon maker
William Eley I 1795..1796 Flatware Unregistered mark. Also a rectangular mark registered Nov 1778 & 1785:
W E
William Eaton 1804..1830 Coffee pot, flatware, tureen, vinaigrette Bucklemaker
(registered Mar 1781 & 1786, 1801)

Plateworker
(registered May 1813 & 1825)

A mark with pellet registered May 1813

William Edwards Smallworker
(registered Dec 1800 & 1809)

A mark with pellet registered Apr 1823

William Esterbrook Spoonmaker
(registered Nov 1817 & 1824)

A mark with pellet registered Sep 1834

William Eley II Plateworker
(registered Jun 1826)
William Ellerby 1814..1815
(registered Aug 1810) 		Decanter label Also a mark in a bevelled corner box registered Jun 1802:
W·E
William Eaton 1825
(registered Mar 1824) 		Flatware, salver, toast rack
1829..1844
(registered Sep 1828)
William Eley II 1825..1828
(registered Jan 1825) 		Bowl, coffee pot, salver, teapot
William Edwards 1869..1876
(registered Jun 1868) 		Cup, spoon
William Evans 1869..1894
(registered Aug 1864) 		Bowl, mug, napkin ring, salt & spoon, toast rack
William Ehrhardt; subsequently William Ehrhardt Ltd (registered Jul 1892) Watch Manufacturers, Time Works, Barr Street, Hockley, Birmingham
W E B 1935..1937 Coffee pot, forks, salt, tea strainer
William, Charles & Henry Eley 1824
(registered Jul 1824) 		Flatware Probably only 1824
William Eley I & George Pierrepoint 1778
(registered Nov 1777) 		Spoons
W E Hill & Co 1904
(registered Jul 1904) 		Creamer
W E K 1947..1961 Flatware, salt, souvenir anointing spoon

(Note: top of punch is mirror image of bottom) 		W E M 1955..1960 Spoon
W E V 1970..1995 Coaster, pepper mill
William Eley & William Fearn 1798..1807, 1814..1824
(registered Jan 1797 & Oct 1814) 		Buckle, flatware, teapot
William Eley, William Fearn & William Chawner 1808..1813
(registered Apr 1808) 		Flatware Spoon makers
William Fordham 1725..1728 Mug, ladle
William Fearn 1772..1774
(registered May 1774) 		Spoon
William Frisbee 1797
(registered Jun 1798) 		Bowl, dish, plate, teapot stand Previously in partnership with Paul Storr (1792 - 1793)
1802..1809
(registered Jun 1801)
William Fountain 1794
(registered Sep 1794) 		Kettle & burner, plate, salver, sauce boat, teapot, tray, wine funnel
1816..1825
(registered Jun 1798)
1825
(registered Feb 1821)
William Fielder 1813
(registered Apr 1813) 		Watch case Case maker, Clerkenwell, London
W F 1890..1894 Watch case A similar mark registered at Chester Assay Office, Nov 1883, by William Flower, case maker, Weston Street, Coventry
Fordham & Faulkner (William Charles Fordham & Albert Faulkner) 1896..1897
(registered Jun 1896) 		Bowl, napkin ring Orchard Works, Sheffield
William Francis Garrud 1888..1890
(registered Dec 1887) 		Buckle, vesta Holborn Circus, London
William & John Fisher 1794..1795
(registered Aug 1793 & Aug 1797) 		Flatware A similar mark without pellets registered May 1814 by William & John Frisbee
W F & I K 1767 Cup, salt "Unidentified" by Jackson, "not traced" by Grimwade
William Frisbee & Paul Storr 1792
(registered May 1792) 		Basket First work of Paul Storr (1792 - 1793 only)
William Frederick Williams 1872
(registered Nov 1872) 		Buckle, matchstriker
1880
(registered Nov 1875)
William Frederick Wright 1899..1918
(registered Jul 1895) 		Box, cigarette case, clock case, frame, vanity jar top, vesta
1918..1919
W Folgate & William Osborne 1825
(registered Nov 1825) 		Spoon Norwich, Norfolk
William Gwillim 1749
(registered May 1740) 		Toddy ladle
William Gould 1754
(registered Jun 1739) 		Plates Noted maker of candlesticks
William Grundy 1756..1776
(registered Jun 1748) 		Butter shell, coffee pot, cup, ink stand, mug, plate, tankard, teapot Holloware maker
1761
(registered May 1754)
William Godfrey 1783
(registered Jan 1772) 		Dish warmer
William Galloway 1824
(registered 1823) 		Salver
Gough & Silvester (William Gough) (registered Aug 1864) Chamber stick, ink stand, salt spoon Parade, Birmingham
Walter Gardener Groves 1925..1933
(registered May 1909) 		Bowl rim, magnifying glass
W G Connell 1893..1899
(registered Apr 1893) 		Dish, tray
William George Jamieson 1875..1885 Tongs Aberdeen, Scotland
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co
(William Gibson & John Lawrence Langman) 		1882..1894
(registered 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
(registered Apr 1883)
1890..1899
(registered Sep 1890)
Mappin Brothers (William Gibson & John Lawrence Langman) 1890 Coffee pot, 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)
W G V 1962 Spoon
William Kersill (1758)
William Holmes 1776..1779
(registered Jan 1776) 		Tankard, tureen
William Hall 1795..1798
(registered Jan 1795) 		Spoon
William Hewitt 1835
(registered Jan 1834) 		Tea service Also a similar mark with square corners registered Feb 1829:
W·H
William Hunter 1840..1884
(registered Oct 1841) 		Coffee pot, dish, mug, tea service
William Hutton & Son (registered Oct 1863) High Street, Sheffield
William Hammon 1869
(registered Jan 1869) 		Watch case Case maker, Coventry

Mark without stop registered Apr 1875:
W H

1876..1885
(registered Feb 1876)
William Hornby 1903..1913
(registered Aug 1898) 		Box, vesta
William Edward Hurcomb 1906
(registered Jul 1900) 		Novelty pepperette
William M Hayes (registered Nov 1905) Spencer Street, Birmingham
W H 1963..1970 Bangle
Brewis & Co (William Henry Brewis) 1890
(registered Feb 1890) 		Grape scissors, spoon Mark erased from register Feb 1891. For succeeding Brewis & Co mark see TKB.
William Hair Haseler; W H Haseler Ltd (after c1910) (registered Nov 1876) Birmingham
W H Manton Ltd 1936 Box
William Holmes & Nicholas Dumee 1774
(registered Sep 1773) 		Bowl
Searle & Co (William Henry Searle) 1898..1905
(registered Mar 1899) 		Berry spoon, box, coffee pot, lidded bowl, sauce boat, tea caddy, teapot, vanity jar top Note: versions with & without stops

Lombard Street, London

William Henry Sparrow 1917
(registered Jun 1907) 		Imported watch case Spencer Street, Birmingham
William Hutton & Sons Ltd 1893..1915
(registered Apr 1894) 		Basket, bowl, candlestick, caster, decanter label, flatware, frame, knife rest, pepperette, salver, tazza, tea caddy, tea kettle, teapot, toast rack, tray, trophy cup West Street, Sheffield, Hanley Street, Birmingham & Farringdon Road, London
William Henry Toyé 1907..1920
(registered Jul 1892) 		Fob medal, pendant
Halstaff & Hannaford (William Halstaff & Thomas Charles Hannaford) 1843..1845
(registered Nov 1842) 		Box, inkwell
William Harrison Walter 1894..1898
(registered Jan 1888) 		Jar top, vesta Newgate Street, London
Walter H Willson Ltd (1957..1981)
W H W 1952..1959 Caddy spoon, sauce boat, tea strainer
David Willaume 1702..1709
(registered Apr 1697 & 1719) 		Spoon
Possibly William Justis 1751..1755 Salver This mark does not match Justus's mark as shown by Grimwade
William & John Deane (1763)
W F & I K (1767)
William John Salt 1879
(registered May 1879) 		Box
William Justis 1743..1762
(registered Jun 1739) 		Mug, pap boat
William Turner (1759..1770)
W T (1762..1763)
W T (1762)
Walter Tweedie (1783)
Probably William Johnson 1823..1836 Flatware
William Johnson 1836
(registered Dec 1822) 		Spoon
William Jee 1873
(registered May 1867) 		Watch case Case maker, Hertford Place, The Butts, Coventry

A similar mark, but with less space between W.J, registered Jul 1861 by William Jackson, case maker

William Henry Jackson 1884
(registered Aug 1883) 		Caster top Similar marks registered by:
- William Jago (pencil case maker), May 1872
- William Jordan (gold worker), Nov 1875
- William Johnson (small worker), Apr 1877
- William Jennings (gold worker), Jul 1879
W Jackson & Son 1909
(registered Sep 1905) 		Jug
W J G 1926 Trophy plaque
Jackson & Deere (William Henry Jackson & Peter Henderson Deere) 1887..1892
(registered May 1887) 		Coffee pot, covered serving dish, decanter label, flatware

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