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Silver Makers' Marks - Sheffield Assay Office (W)

W& WA WB WC WD WE WF WG WH WI WJ WK WL WM WN WO WP WQ WR WS WT WU WV WW WX WY WZ

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Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Wheeler & Cronin (Mary Wheeler & James Bartholomew Cronin) 1845 Fruit knife St Paul's Square, Birmingham
William Wild & Co 1800..1811
(registered Dec 1784) 		Salt, tongs Plate workers, Trinity Street, Sheffield
W & Co 1907..1920 Flatware

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk) 		Warriss & Co (probably) 1976 Box, knife handle, napkin ring Cutlery & silverware manufacturers, Mary Street, Sheffield
1978..1987
1982
W & Co (S) Ltd 1928..1937 Fork, spoon
W & E V 1911..1914 Creamer, sucrier
John Wright & George Fairbairn 1809..1812
(registered Mar 1809) 		Caster top, coaster, egg cruet, salt Plate Workers, Sheffield Park
W & G 1919..1941 Ash tray, coffee pot, spoon
Wilson & Gill 1953 Dish Regent Street, London
Walker & Hall 1882..1897
(registered Aug 1894) 		Basket, bowl, box, card case, cigarette case, dish, flatware, frame, fruit knife, napkin ring, pepperette, presentation key, sauce boat, tea & coffee service, toast rack, tray, trophy cup, vanity jar top, vase, vesta, watch stand Electro Works, Howard Street, Sheffield
1891..1907
(registered Mar 1896)
1892..1894
(registered Jul 1892)

(Note: some variations also possible) 		1892..1894
(registered Jan 1894)
1909..1960
1909..1934
Webber & Hill Ltd 1961..1962 Knife handle Curtain Road, London EC2
W & J A B 1944..1946 Flatware, napkin ring, toast rack

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk) 		Wardell & Kempson c1805 Fruit knife Plate Workers, Birmingham
(registered Jan 1811)

(image courtesy of Tony Ellis Antiques) 		W & P 1928 Butter knife
W & R 1850 Fruit knife Possibly Wilkinson & Roberts who registered a similar incuse mark Nov 1831
West & Son 1905..1913
(registered Feb 1902) 		Flatware, toast rack College Green, Dublin
Wilson & Sharp Ltd 1924..1933 Box, tea service, toast rack Princes Street, Edinburgh

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WA

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Adams Ltd 1902
(registered Jun 1901) 		Fruit knife Barr Street, Birmingham
William Aitken (registered Nov 1903) Summer Row, Birmingham
W A 1934..1943 Flatware, napkin ring, sauce boat, toast rack
William Allanson & Co 1834..1845
(registered Aug 1832) 		Candlestick, decanter label, lid Plate Workers, Norfolk Street, Sheffield

(image courtesy of David Shallis) 		William Alexander & Son 1896
(registered Apr 1897) 		Spoon Buchanan Street, Glasgow

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Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk) 		William Briggs 1838..1844
(registered Aug 1823) 		Fruit knife, masonic medal, spoon Plate worker, Button Lane, Sheffield

The mark recorded in the Sheffield Register of marksWatson, B.W. - The Sheffield Assay Office Register,  Wm Townsend & Sons, Sheffield, 1911 has a stop between the letters:
W.B

William Briggs & Co (1899)
William Bocking 1899
(registered Sep 1898) 		Fruit knife & fork Ebor Works, Gell Street, Sheffield
William Bush & Son Ltd (probably) 1931..1963 Bowl, candelabra, caster, communion silver (paten, pyx), decanter label, dish, hot water jug, knife handle, mug, mustard, napkin ring, salver, spoon, tea strainer, toast rack Silversmiths, Denby Street, Sheffield
1965
William Birks & Co 1779
(registered Sep 1773) 		Knife & fork handles William Birks, Benjamin Withers, John & Dinis Sykes, plate workers, Pincin Lane, Sheffield

A similar mark but with pellet between W and B registered Feb 1781 by William Birks & Son

William Blackwell & Co 1816
(registered Jun 1816) 		Toast rack William Blackwell & William Parkin, Hicks Lane, Sheffield
William Briggs & Co (1894..1909)
William Briggs & Co, Sheffield (1900..1911)
William Batt & Sons 1901..1930
(registered May 1901) 		Flatware, fruit knife Sycamore Road, Sheffield
W Batty & Sons 1927..1932 Spoon, trophy cup Market Street, Manchester
William Bruford & Son Ltd 1938..1960 Fish eaters, tea strainer Jewellers, silversmiths & watchmakers, Terminus Road, Eastbourne & High Street, Exeter
William Birks & Son (probably) 1827 Egg cruet Norfolk Street, Sheffield

Mark not shown in the Sheffield RegisterWatson, B.W. - The Sheffield Assay Office Register,  Wm Townsend & Sons, Sheffield, 1911

William Briggs & Co 1875..1888
(registered Mar 1873) 		Flatware, mug, mustard, sauce boat, sugar scuttle Andrew Street, Wicker, Sheffield
1899
(registered Nov 1890)
1894..1909
(registered Jan 1900)
William Briggs & Co, Sheffield 1900..1911
(registered Oct 1900)
Williams (Birmingham) Ltd (registered Feb 1907) Hockley Street, Birmingham
William Bruford & Son Ltd (1938..1960)
W Bros 1970..1977 Decanter label, mug, salver Possibly Wheeldon Brothers, manufacturing silversmiths, Arundel Street, Sheffield
Bryer & Sons 1895
(registered Feb 1896) 		Fork, spoon William & John Thomas Bryer trading as Bryer & Sons, The Gold Refinery, Barbican, London

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