Maker's mark comparison reference

Waterhouse & Ryland maker's marks

Compare 2 source-linked mark variants recorded under Waterhouse & Ryland. These are reconstructions for comparison, not source photographs or authentication evidence.

Source location statements
Hill Street, Birmingham
Source date statements
1822 (registered Jul ;1811) · 1813..1818 (registered Jul ;1810)

Mark variant 1

Waterhouse & Ryland: W, ampersand, and R with source spacing and no added border; line reconstruction.
Line reconstruction
Waterhouse & Ryland: W, ampersand, and R with source spacing and no added border; oxidized reconstruction.
AI-assisted oxidized reconstruction

W, ampersand, and R are preserved with source spacing and no added border.

Low confidence comparison reconstruction.

Mark variant 2

Waterhouse & Ryland: Conservative retry retained the horizontal rectangular boundary and three broad internal silhouettes without unsupported internal letteri…; line reconstruction.
Line reconstruction
Waterhouse & Ryland: Conservative retry retained the horizontal rectangular boundary and three broad internal silhouettes without unsupported internal letteri…; oxidized reconstruction.
AI-assisted oxidized reconstruction

Conservative retry retained the horizontal rectangular boundary and three broad source-visible internal silhouettes without unsupported internal lettering detail.

Low confidence comparison reconstruction.

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