Wilmort Mfg. Co.
Chicago, IL c. 1918-1930
Silverplated and metal silverware, crumb sweepers, and novelties.
Alphabetical By Name
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Waldo to Wrought
Waldo HE
A trademark of the Holmes & Edwards Silver Co.
Waldorf Silver Co.
A trademark of the Woodman-Cook Co.
Wallace Bros.
Wallingford, CT 1875-1986
Formed in 1875, Wallace Brothers became part of the R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. in 1879. Goods continued to be produced under the Wallace Brothers name until 1986.
R. Wallace & Sons / Wallace Silversmiths
Listed under Silversmiths.
See silverplate flatware patterns.
Wallco
A trademark of Wallace Silversmiths.
See flatware patterns.
Wallingford Co.
Listed under Silversmiths.
See flatware patterns.
Wards Silver Plate / Montgomery Ward & Co.
Chicago, IL 1872-2001
Department store. Various manufacturers made silver patterns which were sold specifically through the Montgomery Ward department store chain.
See flatware patterns.
P.B. Warner & Co.
Chicago, IL c. 1891-1894
Warner Silver Mfg. Co.
Chicago, IL 1894-1904 and Dixon, IL 1904
Factory moved to Dixon, IL, in 1904 and the company went bankrupt later that year.
See flatware patterns.
Warren Silver Plate Co.
A trademark of Wm. A. Rogers Ltd., first used in 1901.
Waters & Thorp
New York, NY 1863-1867
Josiah C. Waters and Henry B. Throp.
Watrous Mfg. Co.
Listed under Silversmiths.
W.B. 1900
A trademark of Wallace Bros.
See flatware patterns.
WB/W
A trademark of Wallace Bros. registered in 1895 for a line of tinned steel goods.
Webster Mfg. Co.
Brooklyn, NY 1868-1874
Webster-Wilcox
Meriden, CT c. 1946-1981 and Sherrill, NY 1981-1990s
Traditional references state that Webster-Wilcox was formed in 1961 when the Wilcox Silver Plate Co., E.G. Webster & Son, and several other divisions of International Silver were consolidated. However, the Webster-Wilcox brand of silverplate started being regularly advertised by 1946. Webster-Wilcox was acquired by Oneida in 1981 and moved to Sherrill, NY, and production of Webster-Wilcox goods continued to the 1990s.
E.G. Webster & Bro.
Brooklyn, NY 1873-1886
Successor to the Webster Mfg. Co. and succeeded by E.G. Webster & Son.
E.G. Webster & Son
Brooklyn, NY 1886-c. 1946
Successor to E.G. Webster & Bro. Acquired by International Silver in 1928. Traditional references state that E.G. Webster & Son, the Wilcox Silver Plate Co., and several other divisions of International Silver were consolidated in 1961 to form Webster-Wilcox. However, the Webster-Wilcox brand of silverplate started being regularly advertised by 1946.
See flatware patterns.
Weidlich Bros. Mfg. Co.
Bridgeport, CT 1905-1950
Founded by Charles E. Weidlich and Louis W. Weidlich. Affiliated with the Weidlich Sterling Spoon Co.
E.M. Weinberg & Co.
New York, NY 1906-c. 1915
See flatware patterns.
Wendell August Forge
Brockway, PA 1923-1934 and Grove City, PA 1934-Present
Wessell Silver Co.
New York, NY 1893-1897
Not silverplaters, but rather manufacturers of goods made of a proprietary white metal alloy containing approximately 2% silver and sold under the trade name Wessell Silver.
West Silver Co.
Taunton, MA 1887-c. 1911
Originally, the F.B. Rogers Silver Co., the name was changed to the West Silver Co. in 1887 after being purchased by Edmund W. Porter and L.B. West. The name was changed back to the F.B. Rogers Silver Co. around 1911.
Western Silver Metal Co.
Chicago, IL 1896-1898
Western Silver Plate Co.
Chicago, IL 1886-1889
Whitby Silver Plate
A trade name of the Rogers Cutlery Co., part of International Silver after 1898.
See flatware patterns.
White Silver Co.
Taunton, MA c. 1900-1930
Wilcox Britannia Co.
West Meriden, CT 1865-1867
Succeeded by Wilcox Silver Plate Co.
Wilcox Silver Plate Co.
Listed under Silversmiths.
See flatware patterns.
Williams Bros. Mfg. Co
Naubuc, CT 1880-1950
Founded by James B. Williams and William S. Williams when they acquired the American Sterling Co. Went out of business in 1950.
See flatware patterns.
Williams & Ulmer Ltd.
Philadelphia, PA 1896-1898 with a branch in Atlantic City, NJ
Wilshire Silver Plate
A trademark of International Silver.
See flatware patterns.
Winthrop Silver Plate
A trademark of International Silver.
See flatware patterns.
J. Wiss & Sons
Listed under Silversmiths.
See flatware patterns.
N.G. Wood & Sons
Listed under Silversmiths.
Woodman-Cook Co.
Portland, ME 1893-1914
Successor to Stevens, Woodman & Co.
W.R. / W.R. Keystone
See Wm. A. Rogers Ltd.
See flatware patterns.
Wrought-Right
A trademark of Marshall Field & Co.
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