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(W) inside a lozenge	unidentified
\|W\|\|&\|\|B\|\|S\|	Williams & Brooke - Sheffield - 1892-1898
*\|W&C\| inside a rectangle* 'symbol (animal)' 'symbol'**	unidentified
\|W&\|\|Co\|	Walker & Co - Sheffield
\| W & C° \| inside a rectangle	George Waterhouse & Co - Sheffield
(W)(&)(Co) inside oval and lozenge	Wooley & Co - Birmingham - 1894
[W][&][Co]	George Waterhouse & Co - Sheffield (possibly)
(W&Co Ltd) inside a circle	unidentified
[W][&][Co] gothic	George Waterhouse & Co - Sheffield (possibly)
\| W \|\| & \| C° \|\| S \|	George Waterhouse & Co - Sheffield - 1842
[W&D over S] inside a shield	Wilson & Davis - Sheffield - 1871-1883
[W&D over L] inside a shield	Wilson & Davis - Sheffield & London
[W][&][D][&][S](BP)	Wilson & Davis - Sheffield & London
[W][&][D] [L][&][S]	Wilson & Davis - Sheffield & London
\|W\|\|&\|\|G\|(EP)	Watson & Gillott - Sheffield
\|W\|\|&\|\|G\|\|S\| 'gothic'	Watson & Gillott - Sheffield (possibly)
\|W\|\|&\|\|G\|\|S\|[EPNS]	Watson & Gillott - Sheffield
( W& H\| inside a 'rectangle'	George Walker & Henry Hall - 1861
\| W& H) inside a 'flag'	Walker & Hall - Sheffield
\|W\|\|&\|\| H\|\|S\| 'gothic'	Walker & Hall - Sheffield
\|W\|[&H]('crown')\|S\|	unidentified
(W)(&)(H)(S)	unidentified
\|W\|\|&\|\|J\|\|symbol\|	unidentified
\| W&J.A. BAXTER\| inside a rectangle	W.&J.A. Baxter Ltd
\| W & over MD \| inside a square	W. & M. Dodge - Manchester
(W)(&)(M)(D)(M)	W. & M. Dodge - Manchester
(W)(&)(P)(M)	unidentified
*[W&P over* S]**	unidentified
( W& S\| inside a 'rectangle'	George Waterhouse & Co
*\|W\|(&)\|S\| [crossed keys]*	Wilkinson & Shaw - Birmingham (possibly)
*\|W\|\|&\|\|S\| gothic* ['crown' over EP]**	Walker 1852-1897
(W)(&)(S)	unidentified
\|W\|\|&\|\|S\|\|symbol\|	unidentified
W. & S. BUTCHER	William & Samuel Butcher - Sheffield - 1845c.-1919
*W&W over* WALTER over WARRINGTON over SHEFFIELD**	W.A. Colley Ltd - Sheffield
W.A COLLEY LTD	W.A. Colley Ltd - Sheffield
( W A ) inside two conjoined circles	William Adams Inc.- Birmingham and New York - 1854-1966
[W] 'compasses' [A] inside two shields	William Adams Inc.- Birmingham and New York - 1854-1966
\|W\|\|A\|(&)\|S\|\|G\| gothic	William Alexander & Son - Glasgow - 1897
WADE	William & Samuel Butcher - Sheffield - 1845c.-1919
*WADE & BUTCHER over* SHEFFIELD**	William & Samuel Butcher - Sheffield - 1845c.-1919
WADE, WINGFIELD & ROWBOTHAM\|	Wingfield, Rowbotham & Co - Sheffield
WALKER & HALL over SHEFFIELD and 'pennant W&H'	Walker & Hall - 1878 c.
(WALKER BROS BIRMINGHAM) into a circle	Walker Brothers - Birmingham
*(W)\|A\|(P)\|symbol\|[S]*	William Padley & Son - Sheffield
\|WARD & S\| inside a rectangle	Thomas Ward & Sons Ltd - Sheffield
\|WARDONIA PLATE\| inside a rectangle	Thomas Ward & Sons Ltd - Sheffield
WARING & GILLOW LTD	Waring & Gillow - Lancaster
(WARRANTED over BEST over CAST STEEL) inside a double circle	*cocker Bros. Ltd - Sheffield - 1862c- 1919**
WARRISS	George Warriss - Sheffield
[WASB] inside a 'shield with silversmith's tools'	William Arthur Smith Benson & Co - London

*WATTS & HARTON over* LONDON**	Watts & Harton - London
WAY under a 'head'	John Bedford & Sons (Lion Works) - Sheffield - 1865c.-1919
*\|W\|('star')\|B\|*	unidentified
W.B	William Brearley - Sheffield
W B	William Brearley - Sheffield
*[W][B] 'gothic'['crown']['symbol'][S]*	William Briggs - Sheffield
(W.B) \|S\|\|EP\|	William Brearley - Sheffield
[ W.B ] [ & ] [ C° ] \| S \|	William Briggs & Co - Sheffield - 1875 - 1922
[ W.B ] [ & ] [ C° ] \| S \| (EP)[A]	William Briggs & Co - Sheffield - 1875 - 1922
\|WB&Co S\|	William Briggs & Co - Sheffield - 1900
( W.B ) \| & \| ( C° ) ( S )	William Briggs & Co - Sheffield - possibly
\|WB&Co LTD\| into a pennant	William Briggs & Co - Sheffield (posssibly)
\|W\|\|B\|\|symbol\|\|L\|	unidentified
[ WB ] \|symbol\|[L](EP)	unidentified or William Batt & Sons Ltd - Sheffield
\|W\|\|B\|\|&\|\|S\|.\|G\|\|S\|	unidentified
\| W.B & S \|(S)	William Batt & Sons - Sheffield
[ W.B ] (&) [S ](EP)	William Batt & Sons - Sheffield - 1863-1934
\|W.B&S\|\|Ltd\|	William Batt & Sons Ltd - Sheffield
W.B &S Ltd without frame	William Batt & Sons Ltd - Sheffield
*(WB over* Ld inside a 'heart')**	Williams - Birmingham
*W.BELK over* EPNS**	Walter Belk & Son - Sheffield - 1915-1931
W. BLEWS	William Blews - Birmingham
*W.BUTCHER over* an 'arrow'**	William & Samuel Butcher - Sheffield - 1845c.-1919
\| W.C \| inside a rectangle	W.C. Cox - Birmingham - 1872
(W)(C)\| under a 'crown'	W. Carter - Sheffield
[WC over G] into a shield	unidentified
\|W\|\|C\|\|'crown'\|\|G\| 'gothic'	William Clarke - London (possibly)
\|W\|\|C\|\|D\|\|&\|\|Co\|\|'star'\| gothic	unidentified
W.COODLAD over an 'anchor'	William & Samuel Butcher - Sheffield
\|W\|\|D\|\|&\|\|S\|	unidentified
WEAR-WITE	a trademark of Viners Ltd
WEBBER & HILL	Webber & Hill - London
WEBBER AND HILL	Webber & Hill - London
WEIR & SONS	Weir & Sons - Dublin
WELBECK.A1	The Alexander Clark Mfg Co Ld, London
WELDON	Charles Chambers & Co(Castle Hill Works) - Sheffield - 1892
(WE LIVE IN STIRRING TIMES over 'teapot' and coffeepot') inside a circle	Bonser & Son - London - 1892
*WELL 'target'* DONE**	Francis Howard
WELL over FINISHED inside a 'well'	James Henry Blyde - Sheffield - 1868-1919
WESCO CLICC	Clifton &Co Ltd - Sheffield - 1892-1919
WEST & SON DUBLIN	unidentified + Martin & Hall mark (retailer)
\|W\|\|E\|\|W\|	Perry & Co Ltd - Birmingham
W.E.W.	Perry & Co Ltd - Birmingham
(WF)[&](S)	William Fairbairns & Sons - London - 1885-1893
(W.F)[&](S)(S)	William Fairbairns & Sons - London & (possibly) Sheffield
\| W. F. C \| inside a rectangle	W.F. Casewell - Birmingham - 1893
\| W \| F \| H \|	Francis William Hydes - 1876 - 1891
\|W\|\|F\|\|S\| into three squares	unidentified
W. F. W	W.F. Wolstenholme - 1858 - 1870
[ WG ] inside a shield	William Gallimore - Sheffield - 1863 - 1891
*(W)(G)[crown][shield]*	William Gallimore & Co - Sheffield - 1863 - 1891
[W G & S] inside a shield	William Gallimore & Sons - Sheffield
[W.G] (&)(Co)	William Gallimore & Co - Sheffield
[W.G over &Co] into a shield	William Gallimore & Co - Sheffield
[WG over JL] inside a shield	Gibson & Langman - London - 1882
*(W)'hammer'* (G)(S)**	William Gregory & Sons - Sheffield
W.G.S.S	unidentified
( W H ) inside an oval	William Hutton & Sons - Sheffield & London
(WH) inside a heart	The Wayne Hart Co - Birmingham
\|W\|\|H\|('crown')\|'symbol'\| gothic	William Howe - Sheffield (possibly)
[W]\|H\|('fleur de lys')\|S\|	unidentified
\|W\|\|H\|(&)\|Co\|\|S\| gothic	William Howe & Co - Sheffield (possibly)
(WH&CO EPNS) inside a lozenge	William Howe & Co - Sheffield (possibly)
*( W H ) (&)(S)[symbol]*	William Hutton & Sons - 1864-1886 c.
'crossed arrows' \|W\|\|H\|\|&\|\|S\|	William Hutton & Sons
*\|W\|\|H\|\|&\|\|S\|\|symbol\|*	William Hutton & Sons - 1849
( W H ) [&](S)\|B\|\|P\|EH]	William Hutton - Sheffield & London
( W H ) [&](S)\|B\|\|P\|[MP over A]	William Hutton - 1849
W.H &S.E.P. under ANGLE PLATE	William Hutton & Sons - Sheffield 1886-1893
*W.HALL over* 2865**	W.H. Brittain (Alma Works) - Sheffield 1892
(Whall)(flower, symbol) (Whall)(flower, symbol) in script	W. Hall - Sheffield
[WHB][&]\|Co\|	William Henry Beaumont & Co - Sheffield
*\|W\|\|H\|\|B\|\|symbol\|*	William Henry Beaumont - Sheffield
(WHB)\|S\|\|EP\|\|crown\| 'Gothic'	William Henry Beaumont & Co - Sheffield - 1881-1886
\|W.H.C\| inside a rectangle	unidentified
*WHEAT 'symbol'* SHEAF**	Wheatley Brothers - Sheffield
[ WH over L ] inside a shield	William Henry Lyde - Birmingham - 1881
[W.H.H] inside a shield	unidentified
*W.HOVE over* SHEFFIELD**	William Howe - Sheffield - 1860
*\|W\|\|H\|\|S\|(cross)*	William Henry Sampson - Sheffield - 1879
\|W\|\|H\|\|W\|	W.H. Weston - Birmingham (possibly)

*WIDE AWAKE under* a 'eagle's head'**	George Barnsley & Sons (Cornish Works) - Sheffield - 1860-1919
WIGNALL HEELEY & COover SHEFFIELD	Wignall Heeley & Co - 1895
WILDMAN'S	unidentified
\|WILLIAM ADAMS.INC over SHEFFIELD.ENGLAND\| inside a rectangle	William Adams Inc.- Birmingham and New York - 1854-1966
*WILLIAM WEBSTER over* SYCAMORE WORKS**	William Webster - c. 1864
WILSON & GILL	Wilson & Gill - London
*WILSON & SHARP over* EDINBURGH**	Wilson & Sharp - Edinburgh
WINCHESTER	unidentified
\|WINGFIELD\|	trade mark of T.Turner & Co - Sheffield
\|WINGFIELD ROWBOTHAM\|	Wingfield, Rowbotham & Co - Sheffield - 1907
*WISHBONE (figural) into a heart*	unidentified
*WITHIN over* THE REACH OF over ALL**	Birts & Son
WITNESS under an 'eye'	Needham, Veall & Tyzach - Sheffield - 1890 c.
*W.J. BELCHER & CO over* SHEFFIELFD**	William Beckett - Sheffield - 1860
[WJM over & Co] inside a shield	William James Myatt & Co - Birmingham c. 1900
W.J.M & S	unidentified
W.J.MYATT Ltd	William James Myatt & Co - Birmingham c. 1900
[WLdC] into a shield	W. Coulthard Ltd - Birmingham c. 1909
\| W \| K \| & \| C° \|	Walker, Knowles & Co - 1853 - 1861
\| WK over & C° \| inside a square	Walker, Knowles & Co - 1853 - 1861
(W.K & Co) inside an oval	Walker, Knowles & Co - Sheffield & London
( W L intertwined ) inside a circle	Lee, William William & Sons
( W L & Co over ECONOMIC over EXCHANGE over SHEFFIELD ) inside a hexagon	Brookes & Crookes (Atlantic Works) - Sheffield - 1864-1919
\| WM \| inside a rectangle	W. Morton
W.M.	a generic mark for WHITE METAL
( W.M ) inside an oval	William Mammatt & Sons - Sheffield
*( WM )[&][S]\| gothic\|*	William Marples & Sons - Sheffield (possibly)
*( WM )[&][S]\|symbol\|*	William Marples & Sons - Sheffield - 1897
( W.M ) (&((S) (S into a lozenge) over a long tail mammal	William Mammatt & Sons - Sheffield
*Wm BRIGGS & CO over* SHEFFIELD**	William Briggs & Co - Sheffield
( WM ) ('crown') (S)	William Marples & Sons - Sheffield - 1863-1896
(WMCo) VICEROY	unidentified
\|Wm.PAGE & CO Ltd\|	William Page & Co Ltd - Birmingham
[W][M][S][P] 'gothic'	unidentified
WN&CO	William Naylor & Co - Birmingham
WOLF under a 'crown'	Joseph Elliot & Sons - Hollis Croft - Sheffield - 1876 c. - 1919
WOLSTENHOLME & BIGGIN	Wolstenholme & Biggin - Sheffield - 1876-1881
(WOLSTENHOLME & SON over ECCLESAL WORKS) into an oval	W. Wolstenholme & Son - Sheffield - 1893
\|WOSTENHOLM\|	George Wostenholm & Sons Ltd - Sheffield
\| WP \| inside a rectangle	William Parkin - Sheffield
( WP ) inside a 'crown'	William Page & Co - Birmingham - 1896
( WP ) inside a 'lozenge'	William Page & Co - Birmingham
\|W\|\|P\|\|&\|\|Co\|	William Page & Co - Birmingham
\|W\|\|P\|\|&\|\|S\| 'gothic'	William Padley & Son - Sheffield
(WP)(&)(S)(symbol)(crown)	unidentified
( WP SILVERITE & C ) inside four spoons	William Page & Co - Birmingham
(WR) [&] (Co) (S)	unidentified
\|W\|\|R\|\|&\|\|Co\| inside four squares	William Rae & Co - Liverpool
\|W.R&Co\| inside a rectangle	Wingfield, Rowbotham & Co - Sheffield - 1891
\| W.R.H \|\|& Co S\| inside two rectangles	W.R.Humphreys & Co - 1889 c.
\| W.R.H \|\|& Co S\| inside two rectangles	W.R.Humphreys & Co - 1889 c.
\| WRN \|\|&\|\|Co\| )	W.R.Nutt & Co - Sheffield - 1894
\| W.R SILVERODE ) inside a lozenge	John Ingram - Birmingham
\|W\|\|R\|\|T\|\|L\|	unidentified
( WS ) inside an oval	William Sissons & George - Sheffield & London
( WS ) inside a lozenge	William Spurrier & Co - Birmingham - c.1880-1887
*\|W\|\|S\|gothic* \|symbol\|(fleur de lys)**	unidentified
\|W\|\|S\|\|&\|\|Co\|	unidentified
\|W\|\|S\|\|&Co\|	W. Savage & Co - Sheffield - 1863
*W.S&S 'signpost'* EPNS**	William R. Shirtcliffe & Son - Sheffield
*[W.S over EP] ('signpost')('fleur de lys')*	William Suckling & Sons - Birmingham - 1890
( WS over GS ) inside a quatrefoil	Sissons - 1858-1885

W.S&S	William Suckling & Sons - Birmingham - 1895
*\|WSAS\| \|'signpost'\|[EPNS]\|A1\|*	Willian Suckling (Shirtcliffe)- 1921-1931
[W]\|S\|\|Co\| 'gothic'	unidentified
\|WS\|\|GS\|	William Jun & George Sissons - Sheffield & London
( WS over HS \| inside a square	Stratford, W. & H.
[WSS]\|&\|\|Co\|	W.S.Savage & Co - Sheffield
[W.S.S]\|&\|\|Co\|	W.S.Savage & Co - Sheffield c. 1910
*(W.T)(S)('star')*	unidentified
(W)(T)(&)(S)	William Tay & Sons - Birmingham - c. 1930
(W)(T)(&)(S)(Ltd)	William Tay & Sons Ltd - Birmingham - c. 1930
W.T.M without contour	unidentified
\|W\|\|T\|\|W\|\|&\|\|Co\|	W.T. Wiseman & Co - Birmingham (possibly)
W.TYLER	William Tyler - Sheffield
(WURTTEMBERG SILVER PLATE CO) into an oval	Wurtemberg Electro Plate Company - Geislingen, Germany
( WW ) inside a circle and 'two crossed halberds'	Robert Pringle & Co, Wilderness Works-Middlesex
( WW over H ) inside a trefoil	W.W. Harrison & Co, Montgomery Works
\| WWH \| inside a rectangle	W.W. Harrison & Co, Montgomery Works
*W.WHITELEY over* WESTBOURNE GROVE over BAYSWATER**	William Whiteley - London 1885 c.
( W.W over& over J.H ) inside a quatrefoil	White Henderson & Co, Elcho Works - Sheffield
\|W\|\|W\|\|&\|\|R\|\|S\|	Wade, Wingfield & Rowbotham - Sheffield
\|W \| W \| & \| S \| [crown ] gothic	unidentified
*['crown' over* W W over & S ] into a shield**	unidentified
(W)(W)(H) inside three circles	W.W. Harrison & Co, Montgomery Works
\|WWH &Co\|	W.W. Harrison & Co, Montgomery Works
*[W][W][H] gothic* (S)['crown' over EP]**	William Wheatcroft Harrison - Sheffield - 1857-1896
[ W.W over T.J ] inside a shield	White & Johnstone
XL ALL	Parkin & Marshall - Sheffield
X-NS	trade mark of W.R.Humphreys & Co
X PRESS	Henry Hobson & Sons - Sheffield and London
X X	John Copley & Sons, Richmond Works
\| Y & S \|	John Yates & Sons - Birmingham
*\|symbol\|\|symbol\| Yates 'in scrpt'* \|symbol\|**	John Yates & Sons - Birmingham (possibly)
YATES & SONS	John Yates & Sons - Birmingham
*Y over* V S**	John Yates & Sons - Birmingham
*YATES'S over* VIRGINIAN**	John Yates & Sons - Birmingham
*YATES over* VIRGINIAN SILVER**	John Yates & Sons - Birmingham
*(YEOMAN PLATE over* E.P.N.S. over MADE IN ENGLAND)**	YEOMAN OF ENGLAND COMPANY - Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire
(YORK PLATE) inside an oval	Needham, Veall & Tyzack - Sheffield
\|Y S C EPNS\|	unidentified
\|YUKON\|\|SILVER\| inside a rectangle	S.Hibbert & Son - 1900-1909
[ Y over V S ] into a shield	John Yates & Sons - Birmingham (Virginian Silver)
ZAPAL	Cowper-Coles, Cowper Bickerton - London 1892
\|Z\|\|B\|\|&\|\|S\|	Z.Barraclough & Sons - Leeds
*\|ZB intertwined][&S intertwined][L]*	Z.Barraclough & Sons - Leeds
*Z.BARRACLOUGH&AMP;SONS over* LEEDS**	Z.Barraclough & Sons - Leeds 1887

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