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FIGURAL / PICTORIAL MARKS
anchors, animals, arrows, bells,
birds, candelabra, crosses, crowns
fantastical entities, horses
human figures,
keys,
lions, musical instruments
plants and vegetables, stars swords, axes and blades,
tools, windmills,
wings, others |
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WHEELOCK SILVERSMITHS - Newport, RI
Founded by Frank G. Wheeler and Emil H. Pflock(1920-1970). Active 1948-1985 |
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HARRY S. WHITBECK - Northampton, MA
Active 1906-1912 working in Arts & Crafts style |
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WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO - Newark, NJ
Manufacturers of gold plate, gold filled and sterling advertising jewelry and novelties (1892-1959). |
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FRANK M. WHITING CO - North Attleboro, MA
Origin as Holbrook Whiting & Albee in the 1870s. The firm was changed to F.M. Whiting & Co (1878), F.M. Whiting (1891), F.M. Whiting Co (1895) and Frank M. Whiting & Co (1896). From 1940 became a division of Ellmore Silver Co and went out of business 1960 c. |
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WHITING MANUFACTURING COMPANY - New York
Whiting Manufacturing Company was formed in 1866. Purchased by Gorham in 1924 and moved to Providence,RI in 1926.
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WHITING & DAVIS |
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H.F. WICHMAN & CO. - Honolulu, HI
Henry F. Wichman was born in Hanover, Germany in 1866. His family emigrated to New York in 1868. Henry went to Hawaii in 1887 as a successful candidate to an ad placed in a San Francisco newspaper by Hawaiian King Kalakaua who was looking for an engraver and jeweler. Henry began in the jewelry business that same year along with J. E. Gomes as "Gomes & Wichman". One year later (1888) Henry bought out Gomes and became sole owner. In 1903 the firm of "H. F. Wichman & Co. Ltd." was incorporated. H. F. Wichman & Co. are still in business today |
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WIGHTMAN & HOUGH COMPANY |
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WIGHTMAN & HOUGH COMPANY - Providence, RI
Established in 1856 with a partnership of A. Augustus Wightman and Walter S. Hough. After the death of Wightman (1893) the firm was incorporated under the control of Hough family. They were manufacturers of gold, rolled plate and sterling silver lockets, seal, medallions and other jewelry. Out of business c. 1922. |
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WILCOX & EVERTSEN - New York, NY
Started in 1889 as Rowan & Wilcox. Became Wilcox & Evertsen in1892 with Robert M. Wilcox and Henry H. Evertsen as partners. In 1896 the company was bought by Meriden Britannia Co and moved to Meriden, CT. After the formation of the International Silver Co the flatware line moved to Wallingford, CT while the hollowware was maintained in Meriden. In 1929 they were consolidated with other sterling lines in the old Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co buildings. |
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WILCOX & WAGONER - New York, NY
Active in the 1900s. Beginning about 1900, Watson Company produced a line of sterling hollow-ware for Wilcox & Wagoner using the "sword and laurel wreath" mark. Wilcox & Wagoner closed down c.1905 and Watson continued producing with this mark until 1929.
WATSON HISTORY & MARKS |
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WILCOX-ROTH CO - Newark, NJ
Active 1907-1920 |
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WILCOX SILVER PLATE CO - Meriden CT
organized in 1865 by Jedediah and Horace Wilcox
WILCOX HISTORY & MARKS
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WILLARD & HAWLEY - Syracuse, NY
Formed in 1845 by William Wallace Willard and John Dean Hawley (Willard & Hawley, 1845-1869). William W. Willard was in partnerhip also with T. Stokes (Willard & Stokes 1833-1834) and Joseph Seymour (Willard, Hawley & Co, 1846-1848) |
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WOLFENDEN SILVER COMPANY - North Attleboro, MA
Successors to J.W. Wolfenden Corp (1919). Became a division of Crown Silver Inc, moving to New York in 1955 |
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WOOD & HUGHES - New York
founded in 1833 as Gale Wood & Hughes. From 1845 to 1899 Wood & Hughes. |
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WOODBERRY, DIX & HARTWELL - Boston, MA
partnership of Asa Woodberry jr, Timoty Brown Dix & John Walker Hartwell active at 251 Washington, Boston c.1835-1844 |
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RICHARD M. WOODS & CO - New York, NY
succeeded to Woodside Sterling Company in the 1920s |
 
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WOODSIDE STERLING CO - New York, NY
active since 1896. Succeeded in the 1920s by Richard M. Woods & Co |
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JAMES T. WOOLLEY - Boston, MA
After a training at Gorham, Woolley (1864-after 1927) worked for many years for the Boston silversmiths Goodnow and Jenks and established his own workshop in 1908. An early member and award-winning medalist of Boston's Society of Arts and Crafts, he also belonged to the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts and exhibited in New York City. Much of Woolley's work reflects the Colonial Revival style. |
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WORDEN-MUNNIS CO INC. - New York, NY
Founded in 1940 as manufacturer of early America, English and Irish reproduction. Bought by Old Newbury Crafters in 1964 |
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YALE SILVER CO |
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YOUNG & LEAVITT |
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ZWEE & BURR COMPANYT |
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