Silver Makers' Marks - Birmingham Assay Office (W)

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Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Wheeler & Cronin (Mary Wheeler & James Bartholomew Cronin) 1842..1853
(registered Sep 1842)
Butter knife, card case, decanter label, flatware, vinaigrette St Paul's Square, Birmingham

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1842
(registered Sep 1842)
W & C Manton 1886 Chamberstick, pepperette
W & Co 1803 Nutmeg grater
Williams & Co 1881..1882
(registered Apr 1873)
Bracelet, pendant James Williams & Alfred Williams trading as Williams & Co, goldsmiths and jewellers, Hylton Street, Birmingham

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White & Co 1881..1882 Bangle, locket Vyse Street, Birmingham
W & Co 1898..1900 Box mount, letter opener, whistle
Woodward & Co 1900..1904
(registered Oct 1900)
Dish, tray
Whittaker & Co 1902 Button Wilton Road, London
J T Wordsworth & Co 1904..1905 Box, teapot
Wolfsky & Co Ltd 1896 Jar lid, stick mount Dressing case makers, Upper Marylebone Street, London W1
1912
W & Co Ltd 1905 Mustard
W & Co Ltd 1913 or 1938 Cigarette case
W & Co Ltd 1920..1923 Caster lid, mustard
W & Co W 1919 Box, vesta
Wilsdorf & Davis (Hans Wilsdorf & Alfred James Davis) 1909
(registered Jun 1909)
Watch case Watch makers & importers, Hatton Garden, London
William & Edward Turnpenny 1843..1846
(registered Jul 1844)
Box, card case, vinaigrette
Ward & Francis (Alfred Ward & William Francis) 1901
(registered Feb 1898)
Watch case Case makers, Croft Road, Coventry
Williams & Franks 1902
(registered Jul 1903)
Sovereign case Hylton Street, Birmingham
W & F Rabone (Walter Hayes Rabone & Frank Rabone) 1911..1917
(registered Oct 1911)
Ashtray, cigarette case, dish, dressing table set, jug, knife handle, mustard, salt, spoon Frederick Street, Birmingham & Albion Street, Birmingham

Partnership dissolved 2 Apr 1918


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Wagner & Gerstley Ltd 1906 Watch holder "Importers & exporters of fancy goods, watches, clocks, etc", Milton Street, London EC
Wilson & Gill 1919..1931 Cigarette case, mustard, salt Regent Street, London
Wilson & Green 1928
(registered May 1929)
Fob medal Birmingham
W & G 1968..1981 Gold ring

(image courtesy of David Mercer)
Walter & George Myers (probably) 1878..1888 Brooch, vesta Northampton Street, Birmingham

A very similar mark registered at Chester Assay Office c1886 by W & G Myers, wholesale jewellers & factors

White & Hawkins 1872..1875
(registered Mar 1872)
Jug, mug Legge Lane, Birmingham

(Note: some variations seen)
Walker & Hall 1895..1912 Badge, box, brooch, button, card case, cigarette case, claret jug, dish, dressing table set, flatware, fob medal, matchbook holder, matchbox cover, menu holder, mustard, napkin ring, purse, salt, sauce boat, sovereign holder, tea service, tray, vase Electro Works, Howard Street, Sheffield
1902..1913
1918..1980
W & H Ltd 1916..1919 Box, compact, matchbox holder, vanity mirror This mark listed as "unidentified" in the Chester CompendiumRidgway, Maurice H. & Priestley, Philip T. - The Compendium of Chester Gold & Silver Marks 1570 to 1962,  Antique Collectors' Club, 2004
W & J 1930 Fob medal
Wardell & Kempson 1808..1819
(registered Apr 1815)
Caddy spoon, decanter label, etui, vinaigrette
W & P 1930..1931 Butter knife
Waterhouse & Ryland 1813..1818
(registered Jul 1810)
Cup, dish, mustard, salver Hill Street, Birmingham
1822
(registered Jul 1811)
Wilmot & Roberts (John Wilmot & William Roberts;
from 1848
Edward Wilmot & Charles Roberts)
1835..1841
(registered Feb 1835 & 1839, 1840 & Jan 1849)
Box, butter knife Summer Road, Birmingham; subsequently Friday Street, Birmingham
1838
(registered Jul 1838 & Aug 1848)
Waterhouse & Son (Thomas & George Waterhouse) 1829..1835
(registered Mar 1830)
Coaster, decanter label, plate, tea service Silversmiths, Hill Street, Birmingham
Wilson & Sharp

subsequently Wilson & Sharp Ltd

1903..1937 Box, condiments, frame, mug, quaich, toast rack Princes Street, Edinburgh
W & S 1912..1913 Australian-themed items: brooch, cuff links, fob medal, hat pin, souvenir spoon
West & Son (probably) 1936 Irish-themed souvenir spoon (with Dublin import mark)

(image courtesy of John Child)
S Ward & Sons 1900 Brooch Samuel Herbert Ward & Samuel Robert Ward trading as S Ward & Sons, jewellers, Hockley Street, Birmingham
Johnson, Walker & Tolhurst 1911 Mustard Aldersgate Street & New Bond Street, London
W & T A Ltd 1966 Bowl
W & W L 1879 Brooch
W & W R 1946 Box




WA

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Aitken 1891..1894 Bowl, brush, buckle, candlestick, cigarette case, claret jug, condiments, dish, egg cup, grape scissors, ink stand, mirror, napkin ring, sauce boat, spoon, tazza, tea service, vase, vesta Vyse Street, Birmingham
1901..1921
(registered Aug 1904)
William Adams Ltd 1900..1938
(registered Feb 1901)
Ash tray, box, brush, butter shell, candlestick, caster, cigarette case, condiment set, cruet, decanter label, dish, egg cup, flatware, fob medal, medal, mirror, mug, napkin ring, quaich, sauce boat, smoker's tool, tea & coffee service, whistle Barr Street, Birmingham
1903..1991
1909, 1933..1940
1921..1955
1975..1978

Mark is W.A with sans-serif characters
Walter Allen (probably) 1900 Pipe mount Pipe manufacturer & tobacconist, Cannon Street, Manchester; subsequently Thomas Street & Shudehill, Manchester
William Amaziah Ellwick 1895..1898 Jar top, wallet mount
W A H 1941 Napkin ring
W A Humphries Ltd (Walter Albert Humphries) 1963..1993 Candlestick, decanter label, napkin ring, quaich, tastevin, tea strainer, toy tea service, vase Hockley Hill, Birmingham
W A Perry (probably) 1909 Jar lid Corporation Street, Birmingham
W A Perry & Co (probably) 1938 Compact Corporation Street, Birmingham
W A Perry & Co Ltd 1951 Box Corporation Street, Birmingham
W A P Watson Ltd 1931..1946 Brooch, fob medal, souvenir spoon Manufacturing jewellers, Northampton Street, Birmingham; later Great Hampton Street, Birmingham

Company in existence from at least 1921

William Arthur T Hallett 1902..1905
(registered Mar 1902)
Napkin ring, salt, spoon




WB

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Boot 1804..1811
(registered Aug 1804)
Box

(image courtesy of John Child)
W B 1907 Finger ring
W B 1909 Place card holder
William Base 1911..1920 Box, card case, cigarette case, condiments, decanter label, dish, flask, jar top, napkin ring, salt, spoon, tea strainer, toast rack, vesta Kenyon Street, Birmingham

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1919..1920
William Base & Sons 1920..1930
(registered Mar 1921)
William Bullock 1920
(registered Mar 1895)
Watch case Cherry Street, Coventry; Haveley Road, Coventry (from Sep 1920)

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W B 1990 Flask
William Briggs & Co 1901..1905 Salt, sifter spoon Andrew Street, Wicker, Sheffield
Woolf Brothers & Co Ltd 1955
(registered Feb 1949)
Spoon Key Hill Drive, Birmingham 18
William Bruford & Son 1906..1908, 1930 Creamer, salt, sugar bowl, trophy cup Jewellers, silversmiths & watchmakers, Terminus Road, Eastbourne & High Street, Exeter

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W B & S 1920 Vase
William Base & Sons (1920..1930)
W Batty & Sons Ltd 1930..1953 Fob medal, medal, spoon Market Street, Manchester
Wilfred Bickley Johnson 1977 Tankard b1903, d1991
Williams (Birmingham) Ltd 1902..1903
(registered Apr 1902)
Basket, bookmark, candlestick, card case, cigar case, clock, dish, dressing table set, epergne, ink well, napkin ring, purse, salt, tea service, tray, vesta Goodman Street, Birmingham

This company traded between 1902 and 1929

1904..1910
(registered Jun 1909)
1905..1925
(registered Jun 1905)
1905..1923
W B Muddeman & Son 1955 Spoon Fore Street, Totnes, Devon
W Bros 1885 Watch case
W Bros 1897 Spoon
W Bros 1908 Pendant
Walker Brothers 1894..1903
(registered Mar 1894)
Creamer, cup, napkin ring, salt
W Brs 1898 Pin tray
W Brs 1903..1904 Sovereign case
Ward Brothers 1888..1902
(registered Oct 1888)
Brooch, corn holder, cuff links, souvenir spoon Branston Street, Birmingham
1965..1973
1969..1978
W BS 1911 Brooch
W B W 1922 Caddy spoon