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Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (WK-WR)



WK   WL   WM   WN   WO   WP   WR  

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Kidney 1739
(registered Jun 1734) 		Bowl
William Kersill 1758
(registered Jul 1757) 		Salt
William Key 1786
(registered Dec 1783) 		Box
William Knight II 1815..1838 Caster, decanter label, flatware, ink well Plateworker
(registered Feb 1816 & 1830, 1839)
William King Plateworker
(registered Nov 1826)
William Knight 1845
(registered Mar 1839) 		Knife rests
Walter Keith 1888..1912
(registered Jul 1887) 		Salt, spoon, urn
W K 1979 Napkin ring
Kay & Co Ltd (William Kilbourne Kay) 1907..1910
(registered Jun 1907) 		Imported watch case Watch makers & jewellers, Shrub Hill, Worcester
1910..1914
(registered Jun 1907)
William Ker Reid 1829..1851
(registered May 1828) 		Coffee pot, decanter label, plate, salver, sauce boat, tea service, tureen Newcastle
William & Samuel Knight 1810..1815
(registered Jan 1810) 		Flatware
William London 1767
(registered Dec 1762) 		Spoon
William Laver 1790
(registered Aug 1789) 		Salver
William Linsley 1800
(registered Mar 1800) 		Watch case Case maker, Banner Street, Bunhill Row, London

Mark is "WL, stag above" 		1807..1808
(registered Feb 1802 & 1813, 1814)
1818..1824
(registered Oct 1818)
William Lewis 1810
(registered Apr 1809) 		Watch case Case maker, Red Lion Street, Clerkenwell, London

A similar mark without pellet registered Dec 1798

William Leuchars 1877..1888
(registered Apr 1876) 		Chamberstick, creamer, dressing set, ruler, salt, tray
Walter Latham & Son (registered Feb 1903) Brocco Works, Solly Street, Sheffield
William Lister & Sons 1895..1923
(registered Aug 1895) 		Coffee pot, ladle, salver Northumberland Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
William & Aaron Lestourgeon (1768..1770)
Willmotts Ltd 1906
(registered Nov 1906) 		Spectacles case
William Mathew 1683..1694 Spoon
William Matthews 1737
(registered c1728) 		Salver
W M 1747 Skewer This mark not listed by Grimwade
W M 1757 Skewer A similar listed by Grimwade with pellet between letters as unidentified and unregistered
William Mean 1815
(registered Oct 1800) 		Watch case Case maker

A similar mark with fleur-de-lys above registered Apr 1783

William Moore 1827
(registered Apr 1827) 		Fork
William Moulson 1841
(registered Jul 1840) 		Salt
William Mann 1847..1854
(registered Oct 1843) 		Cup, tea service
Walter Morrisse 1853..1859
(registered May 1843) 		Tea & coffee service Morrisse also registered a mark without pellet Aug 1831:
W M
William Matthews (registered Jan 1889) Case maker, Norfolk Street, Coventry
William Moering 1897..1902
(registered Dec 1892) 		Box, chatelaine, imported items: jug, spoon "Foreign agent"
Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd (1896..1901)
Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd (1903..1909)
W M M 2000 Chalice
W N 1790 Tongs
William Nixon 1817..1821
(registered Jun 1817 & 1821) 		Fish slice, spoon
William Neal 1859..1879
(registered Dec 1845) 		Box, masonic medal, vanity set Original note for this entry:
WN died or retired in 1864, but another William Neal (see WN/GN below) subsequently used the same mark.
This is not correct as William Neal, aged 63, is still in business in the 1871 census as a "Master Silversmith" employing 7 men & 2 boys.
William Naul 1865
(registered May 1865) 		Watch case Case maker, Albion Street, Coventry
William Neale & Sons (registered Sep 1896) Warstone Lane, Birmingham
W & G Neal 1887..1908
(registered 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
(registered Aug 1722) 		Salt
William Petley 1727
(registered Jun 1720) 		Spoon
William Gwillim & Peter Castle (1744)
William Peaston 1745..1754
(registered Jan 1746) 		Salver Specialist salver maker
William Plummer 1763..1789
(registered Apr 1755) 		Cruet, desk set, dish cross, fish server, plate, strainer, toast rack Maker of pierced work
William Pinder 1773
(registered Feb 1770 & 1771) 		Spoon
William Parker 1805
(registered Nov 1798) 		Box Also a mark with pellet registered Jun 1803
William Phillips 1839
(registered Aug 1838) 		Box
William Pope (registered Jul 1856) Plymouth, Devon
Walter Adams Phillips (registered Feb 1902) Holborn Circus, London
W P 1982 Imported mirror
W P Co 1946 Napkin ring
William Pitts & Joseph Preedy 1795..1797
(registered Jan 1791) 		Plate, tureen
William & James Priest 1759..1771
(registered c1768) 		Bowl, coffee pot, goblet, mug, tankard William & James Priest were brothers
William & Robert Peaston 1756..1757
(registered Jul 1756) 		Mug, salver, teapot
1761..1763
William Playfair & William Wilson c1782
(registered May 1782) 		Tongs
William Reeve (or Reeves) 1731
(registered May 1731) 		Spoon
William Robertson 1756..1769
(registered Oct 1753) 		Coffee pot, salver, sauce boat
William Russell 1789
(registered Aug 1784) 		Watch case Case maker
William Ker Reid 1826..1827
(registered Nov 1825) 		Cruet, decanter label, salver
William Rowlands 1837
(registered Jun 1817 & 1821, 1830, 1838) 		Watch case Case maker

(image courtesy of Dart Silver Ltd) 		William Richards 1841
(registered Sep 1841) 		Cruet
Walter Raymond 1897..1898
(registered Oct 1895) 		Box, buckle
Walker & Hall (1903)
William Richard Corke 1895..1896
(registered Feb 1895) 		Perfume bottle Also a mark in sans-serif characters registered Nov 1892:
W.R.C
W R F 1926 Flatware
William & Robert Peaston (1756..1757)
William Robert Smily 1843..1851
(registered Mar 1842) 		Creamer, flatware, mug, salt, salver Died in 1858
1853..1856
(registered Nov 1852)
1853..1856
(registered Nov 1852)

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