Silver Makers' Marks - London Assay Office (W)

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WT

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Toone 1725..1738
(registered Nov 1725)
Spoon
William Turner 1755
(registered Jun 1754)
Spoon
W T 1759 Spoon Not listed by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990. It may have been recorded in the lost 1739-1758 Smallworkers' Register or the 1758-1773 Largeworkers' Register.
William Tuite
or
William Taylor
1759..1769 Basket, coffee pot, tankard Similar marks registered by:
  • William Tuite, largeworker (c1755)
  • William Taylor, smallworker (Oct 1764)
W T 1761..1762 Spoon Not listed by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990. It may have been recorded in the lost 1739-1758 Smallworkers' Register or the 1758-1773 Largeworkers' Register.
W T 1762..1764 Spoon Listed by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 under Unregistered Marks. It may have been recorded in the lost 1739-1758 Smallworkers' Register or the 1758-1773 Largeworkers' Register.
William Tuite (probably) 1763..1766 Candlestick, tea caddy Attributed by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 as "?William Tuite". It was probably recorded in the lost 1758-1773 Largeworkers' Register.
W T 1767..1770 Ladle, spoon Not listed by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990. It may have been recorded in the lost 1739-1758 Smallworkers' Register or the 1758-1773 Largeworkers' Register.
Walter Tweedie (probably) 1772..1780 Dish cross, mug, spoon, tankard, teapot stand Tweedie is presumed to have registered a mark prior to 1775 as a largeworker but this would have been recorded in the lost 1758-1773 Largeworkers' Register

A similar mark registered by William Turton, May 1782 & 1783, 1791

William Turton
or
Walter Tweedie
1773..1784 Brandy pan, covered dish, mug, salver, spoon, tea caddy Similar marks registered by:
  • William Turton, smallworker (Oct 1773)
  • Walter Tweedie, spoonmaker (Dec 1775)
Walter Tweedie 1781..1783
(registered Oct 1781)
Ladle, spoon
William Troby 1811..1823
(registered Mar 1812 & 1821)
Covered dish, flatware, teapot
William M Traies 1822..1827
(registered Jun 1822 & 1823, 1825)
Flatware, goblet
1824..1829
(registered Nov 1824)
William Theobalds 1830..1832
(registered Jan 1829)
Flatware
1833..1843
(registered Jan 1834)
Thornhill & Co (Walter Thornhill) 1878..1891
(registered Mar 1878)
Bookmark, flask, jar lid New Bond Street, London
William Thomas Bell 1921
(registered Sep 1904)
Decanter label
Thomas & William Chawner (c1760)
Thomas & William Chawner (1762..1767)
William Tween & Frederick Purnell 1866
(registered Sep 1864)
Box
W T H 1926 Jar lid
William Thomas Imbrey 1905
(registered Mar 1904)
Coaster, epergne Holborn Viaduct, London
William Theobalds & Lockington Bunn 1835..1836
(registered Jun 1835)
Flatware, tea & coffee service
William Thomas Pavitt 1926..1929 Caddy spoon, clock case
William Taylor Ryley 1872..1875 Watch case Watch manufacturer, Little Park Street, Coventry

This mark not shown in CulmeCulme, John - Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914,  Antique Collectors' Club, 1987, but registered at Chester Assay Office Nov 1871

William Theobalds & Robert Metcalfe Atkinson 1838..1840
(registered Jun 1838)
Flatware, knife handle Flatware makers
William Thomas Woodruff 1883
(registered Nov 1883)
Imported mug
Thomas Whipham & William Williams (1739..1741)

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William Turton & William Walbancke c1790
(registered Apr 1784 & 1788)
Tongs Worked together until March 1791




WV

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Vincent 1769..1790 Basket, tea caddy, teapot Noted as "Unregistered" by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990 but was probably recorded in the lost 1758-1773 Largeworkers' Register.
Walter Anthony Leonard Vernon 1995..2003 Candlestick, napkin ring
The Vilcar Company (Walter Villa Gilbert) 1908..1910
(registered Apr 1908)
Tongs Also stamped "VILCAR"
John Lawford and William Vincent (1762..1766)




WW

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Williams I 1742..1746
(registered Sep 1742)
Coffee pot, mug, pap boat, salver, tankard
William Woodward 1759..1770
(registered Oct 1743)
Spoon
William Watkins (1761)

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William Withers 1762..1763
(registered Aug 1762)
Spoon
William Williams II 1798
(registered Feb 1797)
Tongs
William Weston 1809..1820
(registered Sep 1810)
Box, spoon
1827..1832
(registered Sep 1822)
W W 1816 Spoon This mark not illustrated by GrimwadeGrimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives,  Faber & Faber, 1990
William Webb 1817..1838
(registered May 1813 & 1833, 1834)
Watch case Case maker, Clerkenwell, London
William Wright 1824
(registered Feb 1819 & 1829)
Gold watch case Case maker, St Luke's, London
William Walker (registered May 1901) Pipe and general mounter, Percival Street, Clerkenwell, London EC
William Wilkinson

W Wilkinson Ltd (from 1914)

1911..1912
(registered Jan 1906)
Gold ring Ring maker & manufacturing jeweller, Skinner Street & Clerkenwell Road, London EC

A similar mark registered Oct 1887 and other marks with extra stops from 1882:
.W.W.

Wakely & Wheeler (1913..1982)

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William Wilkinson & Co 1921
(registered Apr 1911)
Flask Dressing bag makers, Long Acre, Covent Garden, London WC
Walter H Willson Ltd 1929..1977, 2001 Creamer, coffee pot, flatware, napkin ring, plate, salt, sucrier, tea strainer King Street, St James, London; subsequently Kingston-Upon-Thames, Surrey
1957..1981
William Walter Antiques Ltd 1966..1975 Caster, coaster, flatware, salt, tea & coffee service Chancery Lane, London WC2
W W 1988..2004 Bowl, claret jug, coaster, frame, napkin ring, pepperette One item marked "Whitehill", but is not Whitehill Silver & Plate Co
1989

(mark is WWa)
William Watkins 1761 Spoon
Johnson, Walker & Tolhurst Ltd (Walter Walker & Brownfield Tolhurst) 1888..1903
(registered Dec 1885)
Bowl, cruet, cup & cover, flatware, flask, imported box, napkin ring, salver, spoon, tea & coffee service, tray, trophy cup Aldersgate Street, London EC
1902
(registered Feb 1903)
1902..1910
(registered Feb 1903)
1907
(registered Feb 1895)
Wright & Davies (William Thomas Wright & Frederick Davies) 1865..1886
(registered Jun 1864)
Barometer, belt, box, cigarette case, clock case, decanter label, flask, frame, jar top, match safe, menu holder, purse, vanity jar, vesta, vinaigrette Oxford Street, London W

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Wright & Davies (William Thomas Wright & William Frederick Wright) 1893..1894
(registered Jan 1893)
Wright & Davies (William Frederick Wright) 1895..1918
(registered Jul 1895)
1918..1919
W W Harrison & Co (William Wheatcroft Harrison) (registered May 1879) Montgomery Works, Fargate, Sheffield
W Wilkinson Ltd (registered May 1914) Gold ring Skinner Street & Clerkenwell Road, London
1920..1957
1968
William Shaw II & William Priest (1749..1762)
William Wrangham Williams 1860..1874
(registered Feb 1860)
Beaker, candlestick, salver, teapot
Wright & Davies (1893..1894)




WY

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
William Young 1739..1743
(registered Jun 1739)
Marrow scoop, spoon
William Yardley c1790
(registered Nov 1780 and Dec !782)
Buckle Bucklemaker. The buckle on which this mark was seen had a post-1785 duty mark but no date letter
W Y 1802 Vinaigrette Possibly William Yardley (mark registered as a bucklemaker 1780 and 1782)