Silver Makers' Marks - Birmingham 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

WL

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Walter Low 1884
(registered Dec 1882)
Watch case Watch manufacturer, Bury Street, London
William Light (probably) 1895..1912 Brooch, clock, cuff links, dish, fob medal, napkin ring, stamp case, vesta Augusta Street, Birmingham
Walter Lunt 1891..1907 Thimble Handsworth, Birmingham
W L 1894 Cheroot case
William Luckett 1904..1905
(registered May 1904)
Sovereign case Vyse Street, Birmingham
William Lewis 1904..1911 Cigarette case, vesta Rosebury Avenue, London & Northampton Street, Birmingham

(image courtesy of Dave Koncher)
William Locke & Co 1900 Dish James G Parkes & Henry Loveridge trading as William Locke & Co, Hockley Hill, Birmingham
William Lister & Sons 1932 Mug Northumberland Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
Willmotts Ltd 1905..1929 Chatelaine clip, spectacle case mount Northampton Street, Birmingham
Winegartens Ltd 1962..1978 Candlestick, commemorative gold medal, mug, trophy Watchmakers, jewellers & diamond merchants, Bishopsgate, London EC2
W Coulthard Ltd (1912..1926)

(image courtesy of Julian Ochyra)
W L F 1975 Box




WM

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
W M 1895 Gold ring
William Maguires (probably) 1903..1905
(registered Oct 1887)
Novelty cigar & cigarette cases "Pencil case maker"
William Manton 1903..1930
(registered Nov 1895)
Cigarette holder case, spoon, stamp case Vyse Street, Birmingham

(N.B. Mark has a stop between letters)
W Middleton 1903..1905
(registered Feb 1902)
Fob medal Badge maker
W M 1928..1935 Fob medal
William Manton

(also known as Birmingham Gold & Silversmiths Ltd)

1976..1981
(registered Mar 1974)
Book mark, box, buckle, candlestick, cigar cutter, coin case, cuff links, money clip, paper knife, pen, tastevin Caroline Street, Birmingham
1975..1998
(registered Mar 1974)
1982..1984

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
1990..2004
Wilmot Manufacturing Co 1912..1928
(registered Jun 1912)
Baby's rattle, box, card case, cigarette case, condiments, flatware, goblet, ink well, napkin ring, tea service, trophy Camden Street, Birmingham
1927..1937
(registered Jul 1930)
W M Co 1919 Cigarette case
W M Ltd 1947..1978 Box, cigar cutter, cigarette holder, coin holder, pencil Possibly William Manton Ltd, Tenby Street, Birmingham
William Pearsall 1917..1935 Box, brooch, cigarette case Silversmith & jeweller, New Street, Birmingham




WN

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Naul (registered May 1843 & 1858) Case maker, Albion Street, Coventry
William Neale

William Neale & Son (from 1890)

William Neale & Son Ltd (from 1909)

1890..1911
(registered Apr 1862)
Box, cigar & cigarette cases, clock, compact, condiments, dressing set, flask, goblet, match book holder, mug, napkin ring, pencil, purse, quaich, salver, sauce boat, sovereign case, spoon, tea service, toast rack, trophy, vesta Warstone Lane, Birmingham; subsequently Cox Street, St Paul's, Birmingham

(image courtesy of Dave Koncher)
1892
1913..1922
(registered Nov 1911)
1924..1937
(registered Oct 1919)
1946..1964
(registered Oct 1946)
William Neal (registered May 1904) Case maker, Allesley Old Road, Coventry
W N 1972 Spoon
W N 1977 Ingot pendant
William Norris & Sons 1897..1898
(registered Feb 1898)
Vesta
W N Co 1910 Medal
W N N 1967 Spoon




WO

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Oliver 1886..1908 Box, buckle, butter shell, cigar case, fob medal, napkin ring, vesta Tenby Street, Birmingham
William Owen 1897 Fob medal Leeds
William Osborn

W Osborn Ltd

1927
(registered Aug 1888)
Box, brush Northampton Street, Birmingham

(image courtesy of Sterling Choice)
W O B 1904 Sovereign case
William Oakley Davies 1900..1903 Fob medal, locket Warstone Parade, Birmingham
William Osborn Lewis

W O Lewis (Badges) Ltd
(from 1922)

1899..1937
(registered Feb 1898)
Badge, brooch, button, cuff links, fob medal, spoon Howard Street, Birmingham
1953..1970




WP

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Pugh 1804..1816
(registered Jun 1801)
Box, ladle, spoon, vinaigrette
William Page 1901
(registered Oct 1897)
Spoon
W P 1902..1920 Souvenir spoon
William Pearsall (1917..1935)
William Philip Whiteman 1918
(registered Jan 1908)
Fob medal Vyse Street, Birmingham




WR

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Ryley 1801..1816
(registered Mar 1793)
Watch case Case maker, St John's Street, Coventry
W R 1858 Fork Attributed to William Ryland (registered Jan 1838), but his mark does not have a stop between W & R
W R 1890 Fob medal

(image courtesy of Guy Ellis Antiques)
Wingfield, Rowbotham & Co (probably) 1902 Caster Suffolk Road, Sheffield
1904 Spoon
1906..1914 Button hook, flatware
W Reeves & Co Ltd (probably) 1946..1960 Souvenir spoon Tenby Street, Birmingham
Walker & Hall (1895..1912)
William & Son (William Asprey) 2007..2018 Frame, note pad holder Mount Street, London W1
W R C 1895..1898 Napkin ring, purse mount An apparently identical mark registered by Corke Brothers & Co (William Richard Corke) at the London Assay Office Feb 1895
William Russell 1895 Watch case Wholesale jewellers & watch manufacturers, Argyle Street, Glasgow
Warwickshire Reproduction Silver 1970..1979
(registered Jun 1969)
Caddy spoon, claret jug, coaster, cup, goblet, skewer
W Reed Williams Ltd 1910..1925 Imported box, napkin ring Hatton Garden, London