Silver Makers' Marks - Edinburgh Assay Office (W)

WA WB WC WD WE WF WG WH WI WJ WM WP WR WS WT WW WZ

W&

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William & Patrick Cunningham 1812..1826 Box, caster, decanter label, flatware, salver, tea service

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1818
Wilson & Sharp (Robert Wilson & Andrew Sharp)

subsequently Wilson & Sharp Ltd

1870..1873 Caddy spoon, fob medal, luggie, menu holder, quaich, spoon, tea caddy, teapot, tongs Princes Street, Edinburgh
1894..1895
1896..1928
(registered Oct 1901)
1898..1949
(registered Oct 1901)
1927
(registered Jul 1926)
(registered c1930)
1931..1935
Wakely & Wheeler 1971..1979
(registered Jan 1938)
Quaich, napkin ring Manufacturing silversmiths, Ganton Street, London W1




WA

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Aytoun 1720..1748 Spoon
W A 1725 Teapot
William Auld (probably) 1780..1814 Flatware, tea service or possibly William Allan
William Anderson & Sons 1916
(registered 1905)
Regimental badge Military tailors
W A Humphries Ltd (Walter Albert Humphries) 1996
(registered Apr 1964)
Quaich Hockley Hill, Birmingham
W A Perry & Co Ltd (registered May 1951) Corporation Street, Birmingham
W A S 1995..1997 Caddy spoon
Watson 1816..1819 Spoon Retailer's mark (seen with Charles Dalgleish's maker's mark)




WB

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
W B 1880..1881 Figural fruit spoon Edinburgh
Ward Brothers 1958..1964
(registered May 1958)
Bracelet, brooch, spoon (especially Iona-style souvenir items) Branston Street, Birmingham
1959..1962
(registered May 1958)
1961..1967

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William Buchanan Taylor 1910
(registered c1906)
Walking cane handle Church Street, Inverness




WC

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
W C 1790 Tray
William Constable 1807..1834 Flatware Clock & watch maker; goldsmith & jeweller, Dundee

Mark seen with the mark of John Zeigler (1807-1808)

William Cunningham 1823..1842 Decanter label, flatware, plate, tea service Attribution of this mark is from JacksonPickford, Ian, ed. - Jackson's Silver and Gold Marks of England, Scotland and Ireland,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1997 with a date of 1828-29, but Jackson shows a similar mark for 1863-64 attributed to William Crouch. Edinburgh Goldsmiths Incorporation attributes the mark to "W Crouch & Son [?]" but dates Crouch's first registration as 1847.
1837..1842
William Crouch & Son 1855 Ladle, spoon Gold & silversmiths, North Bridge, Edinburgh
1861..1870
W C & S 1873 Napkin ring
William & Patrick Cunningham 1782..1789 Basket, coaster, decanter label, flatware, salt, salver, teapot, wine funnel stand
1792..1823

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W C S c1850 Decanter label Possibly William Clarke Shaw of Glasgow. This mark seen with duty mark and thistle only - no town mark.
W C S 1854 Tea service Possibly William Clarke Shaw of Glasgow




WD

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
W D 1756 Spoon Possibly either William Davie or William Dempster.

This mark not listed by Edinburgh Incorporation of Goldsmiths

William Dempster 1756..1762 Bowl, salt, spoon, teapot
1757..1768
William Davie 1771..1782 Button, cruet stand, salver, spoon, tea caddy, teapot Working from 1740; died 1788
1773
1772..1784
William Dunningham & Co 1898..1950 Bowl mount, brooch, cup, caster lid, letter opener, napkin ring, quaich, spoon, tongs, vinaigrette Manufacturing jewellers & silversmiths, Diamond Street, Aberdeen
1905..1906
1935..1943
1946




WE

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments

(image courtesy of Matt King)
William Robertson Edmonstoun 1822 Spoon Working dates: 1817 until his death in 1834
William Robertson Edmonstoun (probably) 1825..1832 Flatware




WF

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Ferguson 1840 Spoon Elgin

Working dates 1828-1875. May be seen with Elgin mark:

William Forrest & Co 1829..1831 Ladle, spoon

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W F & Co 1829..1839 Spoon This mark seen split on both sides of the hallmark.

Possibly William Fillan & Co, Aberdeen





WG

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Ged 1724 Spoon
William Gilchrist 1756 Spoon




WH

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Hannay (probably) 1809..1821 Flatware This mark seen with the marks of Alexander Henderson (1819) & J W Howden & Co (1819-1821)
William Hannay 1802..1813 Spoon, tongs Paisley
W H 1818..1820 Flatware This mark seen with the mark of J W Howden & Co (1820)
William Hardwick Hall 1967..1989
(registered Jun 1965)
Brooch, pendant Rothesay, Isle of Bute
William Hamilton & Son 1926 Salt
W H Darby & Sons Ltd (registered Feb 1985) Birmingham

(image courtesy of Keith Saville)
William Hubert Rankin 1979
(registered Apr 1975)
Spoon "Amateur silversmith", Perth
Walter H Willson Ltd 1996 Medal Retail silversmith & goldsmith, Kingston-Upon-Thames, Surrey




WI

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments

(image courtesy of Tony Ellis Antiques)
W I 1855 Spoon
Robert Winter 1827..1828 Flatware Jeweller & silversmith, South Bridge, Edinburgh

A retailer's mark; seen with the mark of Peter Sutherland (1827)





WJ

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Jamieson 1836..1837 Flatware
William James Fraser 1927..1938 Bookmark, caddy spoon, spoon, tongs, vesta Ballater
W J McDonald 1854..1863 Flatware, jar top




WM

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Marshall

subsequently William Marshall & Son

1802..1821 Buckle, decanter label, flatware, napkin ring, tea service
1822..1866
1872..1895
William Moon 1860..1879 Flatware
W M 1872, 1881 Ladle, spoon
W M 1875 Spoon

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W M 1889 Napkin ring
William McMaster (probably) 1817 Ladle Greenock
William McGregor Michael (registered Sep 1973) Designer, jeweller and silversmith, Glasgow
William Maurice Stewart 1985
(registered Mar 1969)
Spoon Jeweller & silversmith, Dunblane




WP

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Scott Peat 1824..1839 Flatware
William Henry Prout 1975..1989
(registered Mar 1964)
Trophy Glasgow

Registered at Glasgow Assay Office before its closure in 1963

William & Patrick Cunningham (1792..1823)




WR

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Robertson 1790..1805
(registered 1789)
Cruet stand, flatware In partnership with William Dick 1796-1800 using a mark "D&R"

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William Robertson (probably) c1810 Fork, knife, spoon Both marks seen on the same set of spoons, none with date letter

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William Robb 1890..1892 Bookmark, box, brooch, letter opener, medal, menu holder, napkin ring, quaich, souvenir spoon, tongs, vesta Ballater, Aberdeenshire

Robb started in business in Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeenshire for a short time and later moved to Ballater. He died in 1926.

An incuse mark "ROBB BLTR" seen 1895, 1897 and 1920


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1893
1902..1913
1910..1926
Walker Crichton 1834..1866 Bowl, flatware, salt, tea service
Winifred Rose McConachie 1984
(registered Oct 1980)
Letter opener Nairn, Scotland




WS

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments

(image courtesy of Peter Scott)
W S (or S W) 1883 Flatware Seen with mark of Mackay, Cunningham & Co

Edinburgh Incorporation of Goldsmiths suggests either S Williams or William Sturrock when listing this mark under Edinburgh, but William Smith or William Sharp II when listing it under Glasgow


(image courtesy of John Child)
William Stewart Robinson 1976
(registered Dec 1975)
Pendant, ring Amateur silversmith and silver craftsman, Currie, Midlothian




WT

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Taylor 1760..1770
(registered 1753)
Sauce boat, spoon




WW

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Whitecross 1834..1837 Spoon Aberdeen

Seen with "ABD"

Wakely & Wheeler (1971..1979)

(image courtesy of Mark Ashcroft)
William Wilson 2000
(registered May 1978)
Money clip Died 2010
W W 2002 Bowl
William McGregor Michael




WZ

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments

(image courtesy of Matt King)
William Zeigler c1800 Spoon Mentioned in Edinburgh records 1800-1850