Herman Wachhorst
Sacramento, CA 1850-1854 and 1861-1899;
San Francisco, CA 1859-1861
Founded by Hermann Wachhorst, jeweler. The business continued after after his death in 1899 to c. 1940.
Wachhorst to Wendell
S. Wadsworth & Co.
Keene, NH 1873-1885
Brothers Samuel Wadsworth and Franklin Wadsworth, jewelers.
Edwin R. Wait
Ravenna, OH c. 1855-1891
Jeweler. Was in the partnerships of Baird & Wait 1857-1862; Wait, Dewey & Co. 1871-1882; and Wait Bros. 1882-1889.
Edward S. Waite
Portland, ME 1900-1931
Successor to Randolph H. Boynton. Watchmaker and jeweler.
Wakefield & Woodward
Great Falls, NH c. 1865-1867
Albert Wakefield and James J. Woodward.
Wall & Dougherty
Honolulu, HI 1912-c. 1926
Arthur Frederick Wall and J.D. Dougherty.
Samuel H. Wales / S.H. Wales & Co.
Providence, RI c. 1832-1875
Watchmaker and jeweler, operated as S.H. Wales & Co. 1872-1875.
J.C. Walk & Son
Indianapolis, IN 1892-1941
Founded by Julius C. Walk and Carl F. Walk. Jewelers.
Micah Walker
Port Huron, MI c. 1860-1877
Jeweler and bookseller.
Laird H. Wallace
Red Cloud, MN 1884-1890 and Ogden, UT 1890-1899
Arthur Wallenhorst
Baltimore, MD 1872-1912
Watchmaker and jeweler.
Isaac P. Walton
Philadelphia, PA 1852-1859 and Tyrone, PA 1859-1904
Watchmaker and jeweler. Was in the partnership of Walton & Acklin from 1892 until his death in 1904. Walton & Acklin remained in business to c. 1914.
William D. Ward
Springfield, IL 1854-1903
Joseph M. Warden
Bradford, VT 1860-1896 and 1902-1911
Jeweler and merchant.
Warner & Parker
Bridgeport, CT c. 1874-1890
Succeeded by Parker & Davis.
David B. Warren
Pawtucket, RI c. 1819-1868
J.H. & D.E. Washburn
Boston, MA c. 1850-51 and Chickopee, MA c. 1852
Brothers Joseph H. and David E. Washburn. Jewelers and fancy good merchants.
Joseph H. Washburn
Boston, MA c. 1850-1851; Chicopee, MA 1852-1860;
Newton, MA c. 1864-1865; and Natick, MA 1868-1896
The business continued as the J.H. Washburn Co. after Washburn’s death in 1896 and remained in business to c. 1905.
Wellington W. Washburn
Cuyahoga Falls, OH c. 1859 and Galesburg, IL 1859-1875
Watchmaker and jeweler.
George Waterman
Albany, NY 1848-1871
Jeweler.
Wattles & Sheafer
Pittsburgh, PA 1867-1890
W. Warren Wattles and James Sheafer.
W.W. Wattles & Sons
Pittsburgh, PA 1892-1980s
William Wallace Wattles
Pittsburgh, PA c. 1860-1905
Was in the partnership of W.W. Wattles & Sons 1892-1905.
Webb & Lee
Janesville, WI 1856-1862
Jacob P. Weixler, Jr.
Worcester, MA 1865-1897
Jeweler.
Weld & Bro.
Lockport, NY 1862-1881
William H. Weld and Willard H. Weld, jewelers.
Weld & Sons
Minneapolis, MN 1886-1958
Jewelers, founded by William H. Weld, Thomas H. Weld, and William H. Weld, Jr.
Wells & Chamberlain
Minneapolis, MN 1864-1872
G.G. Wells and William H. Chamberlain
Wells & Day
Oswago, PA 1872-1880
Walter Wells and Charles Day.
Welsh & Payne
New York, NY 1849-1851
George William Welsh and John K. Payne.
Wendell & Feltman
Albany, NY 1860-1864
William Wendell and William Feltman, jewelers. Mark shown here on a piece made by John L. Westervelt.
Wendell & Hyman
Chicago, IL 1866-1875
Charles Wendell and Edward Sigmund Hyman.
Wendell & Roberts
Albany, NY 1864-1876
William Wendell and his brother-in-law Richard H. Roberts.
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