Maker-name gallery · page 4 of 10

Silver makers’ marks beginning with W

389 makers, 458 mark variants whose catalog name begins with W. Named firms first, then initial-style marks. Search every letter in the atlas.

These are reconstructions for comparison. They are not source photographs and cannot authenticate, date, value, or prove provenance. Open the source or the atlas before relying on a resemblance.

Sheet of oxidized silver makers’ marks beginning with W, page 4. Reconstructions for comparison, not authentication. — All reconstructions on this page as one sheet. Open this sheet to jump to the individual marks.

W makers on this page

William Barker

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William Barker: Separate W-like and B white forms inside one dark rounded punch; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

William Barker: Separate W-like and B white forms inside one dark rounded punch; oxidized reconstruction. — Oxidized reconstruction

Corrective render preserves separate W-like and B white forms inside one dark rounded punch and removes the unsupported outer ring and ma…

Low confidence · Source record

William Barret II

Maker record · Open in the atlas

Mark reading The two capitals and small rounded rectangular outline are retained in the visible order as a clean monochrome line drawing; line reconstruction — Line reconstruction

The two capitals and small rounded rectangular outline are retained in the visible order as a clean monochrome line drawing

Low confidence · Source record

William Bateman I

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William Bateman I: Uppercase W, one central pellet, and uppercase B inside one horizontally pinched two-lobed cartouche; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

William Bateman I: Uppercase W, one central pellet, and uppercase B inside one horizontally pinched two-lobed cartouche; oxidized reconstruction. — Oxidized reconstruction

Uppercase W, one central pellet, and uppercase B inside one horizontally pinched two-lobed cartouche

Low confidence · Source record

William Batt & Sons

Maker record · Open in the atlas

Mark reading W, B, ampersand and S are retained in order, including B and ampersand counters clipped-corner cartouche; line reconstruction — Line reconstruction

W, B, ampersand and S are retained in order, including B and ampersand counters clipped-corner cartouche

Medium confidence · Source record

William Beatson & Sons

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William Beatson & Sons: C.B in very small worn serif capitals with one period between C and B, inside one compact rectangular cartouche; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

William Beatson & Sons: C.B in very small worn serif capitals with one period between C and B, inside one compact rectangular cartouche; oxidized reconstruction. — Oxidized reconstruction

C.B in very small worn serif capitals with one period between C and B, inside one compact rectangular cartouche

Low confidence · Source record

William Belcher

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William Belcher: W B arranged left to right inside one rough worn cartouche; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

W B arranged left to right inside one rough worn cartouche

Low confidence · Source record

William Blackwell & Co

Maker record · Open in the atlas

Mark reading The long rectangular frame and W, B, ampersand, C, O lettering left to right; the B and O counters remain present; line reconstruction — Line reconstruction

The long rectangular frame and W, B, ampersand, C, O lettering left to right; the B and O counters remain present

Medium confidence · Source record

William Boulton

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William Boulton: The visible mark geometry and supported lettering or device; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

William Boulton: The visible mark geometry and supported lettering or device; oxidized reconstruction. — Oxidized reconstruction

Source-bounded low-confidence contour preserves the visible mark geometry and supported lettering or device

Low confidence · Source record

William Brady

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William Brady: W B lettering and the clipped-corner rectangular punch are retained; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

Mark reading W B lettering clipped-corner rectangular punch are retained without added marks; oxidized reconstruction — Oxidized reconstruction

W B lettering clipped-corner rectangular punch are retained without added marks

Medium confidence · Source record

William Braisted Heyer

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William Braisted Heyer: W.B.Heyer; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

William Braisted Heyer: W.B.Heyer; oxidized reconstruction. — Oxidized reconstruction

W.B.Heyer

Low confidence · Source record

William Briggs

Maker record · Open in the atlas

Mark reading The three initials retain their left-to-right order inside the double rectangular punch; final-letter counters are retained; line reconstruction — Line reconstruction

The three initials retain their left-to-right order inside the double rectangular punch; final-letter counters are retained

Low confidence · Source record

William Briggs & Co

Maker record · Open in the atlas

Mark reading WB&CoS as uppercase W and B, ampersand, uppercase C, small raised lowercase o, and uppercase S on one line inside one long narrow rectang…; line reconstruction — Line reconstruction

Mark reading WB&CoS as uppercase W and B, ampersand, uppercase C, small raised lowercase o, and uppercase S on one line inside one long narrow rectang…; oxidized reconstruction — Oxidized reconstruction

WB&CoS as uppercase W and B, ampersand, uppercase C, small raised lowercase o, and uppercase S on one line inside one long narrow rectang…

Low confidence · Source record

William Briggs & Co: The four visible glyphs W/B over J/A remain in a two-by-two arrangement inside a worn square cartouche; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

William Briggs & Co: The four visible glyphs W/B over J/A remain in a two-by-two arrangement inside a worn square cartouche; oxidized reconstruction. — Oxidized reconstruction

The four visible glyphs W/B over J/A remain in a two-by-two arrangement inside a worn square cartouche

Low confidence · Source record

William Brown

Maker record · Open in the atlas

Mark reading The two letters, central stop, and paired overlapping oval lobes preserve the visible arrangement and reading direction; line reconstruction — Line reconstruction

The two letters, central stop, and paired overlapping oval lobes preserve the visible arrangement and reading direction

Low confidence · Source record

William Bruford & Son (probably)

Maker record · Open in the atlas

Tentative catalog attribution: William Bruford & Son (probably). W B, ampersand-like separator, and S preserved left to right inside one worn rounded cartouche. line reconstruction for comparison. — Line reconstruction

W B, ampersand-like separator, and S left to right inside one worn rounded cartouche

Low confidence · Source record

William Bullock

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William Bullock: Separate W-like and B-like dark forms within one worn diamond; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

William Bullock: Separate W-like and B-like dark forms within one worn diamond; oxidized reconstruction. — Oxidized reconstruction

Corrective render preserves separate W-like and B-like dark forms within one worn diamond and removes the unsupported separator dash

Low confidence · Source record

William Burch

Maker record · Open in the atlas

Mark reading The two horizontal letters and single rounded rectangular enclosing punch are retained without added symbols; line reconstruction — Line reconstruction

The two horizontal letters and single rounded rectangular enclosing punch are retained without added symbols

Medium confidence · Source record

William C. Finck Co.

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William C. Finck Co.: W.C. Finck; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

William C. Finck Co.: W.C. Finck; oxidized reconstruction. — Oxidized reconstruction

W.C. Finck

Medium confidence · Source record

William C. Little

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William C. Little: WL; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

William C. Little: WL; oxidized reconstruction. — Oxidized reconstruction

WL

Low confidence · Source record

William C. Little: W.L; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

William C. Little: W.L; oxidized reconstruction. — Oxidized reconstruction

W.L

Low confidence · Source record

William Carter

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William Carter: The paired joined W/C-like silhouette, central join, and horizontal orientation; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

William Carter: The paired joined W/C-like silhouette, central join, and horizontal orientation; oxidized reconstruction. — Oxidized reconstruction

Square contour reconstruction preserves the paired joined W/C-like silhouette, central join, and horizontal orientation

Medium confidence · Source record

William Cattell

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William Cattell: WC and the shallow rectangular cartouche are retained without reversal or added symbols; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

Mark reading WC shallow rectangular cartouche are retained without reversal or added symbols; oxidized reconstruction — Oxidized reconstruction

WC shallow rectangular cartouche are retained without reversal or added symbols

Medium confidence · Source record

William Cawdell (probably)

Maker record · Open in the atlas

Tentative catalog attribution: William Cawdell (probably). Two abstract source-bounded curve groups in the visible vertical arrangement without a recognizable animal or added lettering. line reconstruction for comparison. — Line reconstruction

Tentative catalog attribution: William Cawdell (probably). Two abstract source-bounded curve groups in the visible vertical arrangement without a recognizable animal or added lettering. oxidized reconstruction for comparison. — Oxidized reconstruction

Corrective output retains two abstract source-bounded curve groups in the visible vertical arrangement without a recognizable animal or a…

Low confidence · Source record

William Chawner II

Maker record · Open in the atlas

Mark reading The two initials and intervening stop are retained left to right in the plain rectangular border; line reconstruction — Line reconstruction

The two initials and intervening stop are retained left to right in the plain rectangular border

Medium confidence · Source record

Mark reading Uppercase W, one central pellet, and uppercase C inside one horizontal rectangular cartouche; line reconstruction — Line reconstruction

Uppercase W, one central pellet, and uppercase C inside one horizontal rectangular cartouche

Low confidence · Source record

William Chinn

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William Chinn: Unenclosed W and C forms are reconstructed side by side in the source reading direction; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

William Chinn: Unenclosed W and C forms are reconstructed side by side in the source reading direction; oxidized reconstruction. — Oxidized reconstruction

Unenclosed W and C forms are reconstructed side by side in the source reading direction with no invented plaque or ornament

High confidence · Source record

William Clark

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William Clark: The W/C horizontal group and their irregular silhouettes; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

William Clark: The W/C horizontal group and their irregular silhouettes; oxidized reconstruction. — Oxidized reconstruction

Preserves the W/C horizontal group and their irregular silhouettes without added text or border

Low confidence · Source record

William Clark Manton

Maker record · Open in the atlas

Mark reading The three horizontal initials single rounded rectangular border are retained without added symbols; line reconstruction — Line reconstruction

The three horizontal initials single rounded rectangular border are retained without added symbols

Medium confidence · Source record

William Clarke & Son

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William Clarke & Son: W.C&S lettering and the source-supported scalloped continuous punch are retained; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

Mark reading W.C&S lettering source-supported scalloped continuous punch are retained; oxidized reconstruction — Oxidized reconstruction

W.C&S lettering source-supported scalloped continuous punch are retained

Low confidence · Source record

William Collins

Maker record · Open in the atlas

Mark reading The left letter, central stop, and right letter inside the same horizontal clipped-corner cartouche; line reconstruction — Line reconstruction

Mark reading The left letter, central stop, and right letter inside the same horizontal clipped-corner cartouche; oxidized reconstruction — Oxidized reconstruction

The left letter, central stop, and right letter inside the same horizontal clipped-corner cartouche

Medium confidence · Source record

William Comyns & Sons

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William Comyns & Sons: The connected three-lobed arrangement retains C, ampersand, R across the top and C below; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

Mark reading The connected three-lobed arrangement retains C, ampersand, R across the top and C below; oxidized reconstruction — Oxidized reconstruction

The connected three-lobed arrangement retains C, ampersand, R across the top and C below

Medium confidence · Source record

Mark reading Uppercase R and uppercase C inside one worn squarish scalloped cartouche; line reconstruction — Line reconstruction

Mark reading Uppercase R and uppercase C inside one worn squarish scalloped cartouche; oxidized reconstruction — Oxidized reconstruction

Uppercase R and uppercase C inside one worn squarish scalloped cartouche

Low confidence · Source record

Mark reading Uppercase W, one central pellet, and uppercase G inside one horizontally pinched two-lobed cartouche; line reconstruction — Line reconstruction

Mark reading Uppercase W, one central pellet, and uppercase G inside one horizontally pinched two-lobed cartouche; oxidized reconstruction — Oxidized reconstruction

Uppercase W, one central pellet, and uppercase G inside one horizontally pinched two-lobed cartouche

Low confidence · Source record

William Cripps

Maker record · Open in the atlas

Mark reading Rounded rectangular border two clearly visible initials same left-to-right reading direction; line reconstruction — Line reconstruction

Mark reading Rounded rectangular border two clearly visible initials same left-to-right reading direction; oxidized reconstruction — Oxidized reconstruction

Rounded rectangular border two clearly visible initials same left-to-right reading direction

Medium confidence · Source record

William D. Steward

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William D. Steward: W. D. Steward; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

William D. Steward: W. D. Steward; oxidized reconstruction. — Oxidized reconstruction

W. D. Steward

Low confidence · Source record

William Darby

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William Darby: Source-linked W-like and D-like two-form group retained in the shallow rounded rectangular border; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

Source-linked W-like and D-like two-form group retained in the shallow rounded rectangular border

Low confidence · Source record

William Darker

Maker record · Open in the atlas

Mark reading The trefoil-like upper device and lower two-letter field remain stacked in the same upright arrangement; line reconstruction — Line reconstruction

Mark reading The trefoil-like upper device and lower two-letter field remain stacked in the same upright arrangement; oxidized reconstruction — Oxidized reconstruction

The trefoil-like upper device and lower two-letter field remain stacked in the same upright arrangement

Medium confidence · Source record

William DeHart

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William DeHart: DeHart · william dehart maker's mark; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

William DeHart: DeHart · william dehart maker's mark; oxidized reconstruction. — Oxidized reconstruction

DeHart · william dehart maker's mark

Medium confidence · Source record

William Devenport & Co

Maker record · Open in the atlas

Mark reading The connected first pair, ampersand, following capital, and final small rounded glyph retain their visible left-to-right sequence and joi…; line reconstruction — Line reconstruction

The connected first pair, ampersand, following capital, and final small rounded glyph retain their visible left-to-right sequence and joi…

Low confidence · Source record

William Dorrell (probably)

Maker record · Open in the atlas

Tentative catalog attribution: William Dorrell (probably). Separate W-like and D-like forms left to right inside a thin horizontal rectangle on white. line reconstruction for comparison. — Line reconstruction

Tentative catalog attribution: William Dorrell (probably). Separate W-like and D-like forms left to right inside a thin horizontal rectangle on white. oxidized reconstruction for comparison. — Oxidized reconstruction

Corrective render preserves separate W-like and D-like forms left to right inside a thin horizontal rectangle on white

Low confidence · Source record

William Dudley (possibly)

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William Dudley (possibly): A rounded rectangular W.D punch is reconstructed with the border, orientation, and supported W and D forms preserved; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

William Dudley (possibly): A rounded rectangular W.D punch is reconstructed with the border, orientation, and supported W and D forms preserved; oxidized reconstruction. — Oxidized reconstruction

A rounded rectangular W.D punch is reconstructed border, orientation, and supported W and D forms

High confidence · Source record

William Dunningham & Co

Maker record · Open in the atlas

Mark reading The initial sequence, the two joining symbols, enclosing rounded rectangle are retained in the observed order; the enclosed counter remai…; line reconstruction — Line reconstruction

The initial sequence, the two joining symbols, enclosing rounded rectangle are retained in the observed order; the enclosed counter remai…

Low confidence · Source record

William Dyer

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William Dyer: Visible W and D glyphs are preserved in order inside one continuous oval cartouche; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

William Dyer: Visible W and D glyphs are preserved in order inside one continuous oval cartouche; oxidized reconstruction. — Oxidized reconstruction

Visible W and D glyphs in order inside one continuous oval cartouche

Low confidence · Source record

William E Turner

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William E Turner: W E T preserved left to right inside one rectangular cartouche with two detached period-like dots; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

W E T left to right inside one rectangular cartouche with two detached period-like dots

Low confidence · Source record

William Eaton

Maker record · Open in the atlas

Mark reading Rectangular cartouche and W-E initials left to right; line reconstruction — Line reconstruction

Rectangular cartouche and W-E initials left to right

Low confidence · Source record

William Edwards

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William Edwards: W.E. and its rectangular enclosure are retained in source order; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

Mark reading W.E. and its rectangular enclosure are retained in source order; oxidized reconstruction — Oxidized reconstruction

W.E. and its rectangular enclosure are retained in source order

Medium confidence · Source record

William Ehrhardt

Maker record · Open in the atlas

William Ehrhardt: The separated W-like and E-like forms, two separator dots, proportions, spacing, and orientation; line reconstruction. — Line reconstruction

William Ehrhardt: The separated W-like and E-like forms, two separator dots, proportions, spacing, and orientation; oxidized reconstruction. — Oxidized reconstruction

Preserves the separated W-like and E-like forms, two separator dots, proportions, spacing, and orientation

High confidence · Source record

Mark reading Oval cartouche two visible initials in their original left-to-right arrangement, with no added symbols; line reconstruction — Line reconstruction

Mark reading Oval cartouche two visible initials in their original left-to-right arrangement, with no added symbols; oxidized reconstruction — Oxidized reconstruction

Oval cartouche two visible initials in their original left-to-right arrangement, with no added symbols

Medium confidence · Source record

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