John Christian Wiltberger (b. 1769 d. 1851)
Philadelphia, PA 1793-1819
Was in the partnership of Wiltberger & Alexander with Samuel Alexander 1797-1799.
Wilson & Klein
Vicksburg, MS 1842-1849
S.H. Wilson & John Alexander Klein.
R. & W. Wilson
Philadelphia, PA c. 1825-1846
Robert and William Wilson.
Hosea Wilson / Hosea Wilson & Co.
Baltimore, MD c. 1812-1819
Was in the partnership of Hosea Wilson & Co. 1814-1816.
Edwin Franklin Wilson
Rochester, NY 1838-1850
The mark to the far right was when Wilson was an apprentice to
Erastus Cook.
William Wilson & Son
Philadelphia, PA c. 1857 to c. 1909
Makers of sterling and silverplated novelties. The "W in a Triangle"
mark was registered as a trademark in 1883.
Hugh Wishart
New York, NY 1793-1824
William Wise
Brooklyn, NY 1834-1913
Wise's son Alfred E. Wise was admitted to the firm in 1904, and the name
was changed to Wm. Wise & Son. William Wise died in 1913 and the business was sold to J. Ernest Stern
in 1915.
Robert Wilson
New York, NY 1803-1816 and Philadelphia, PA 1816-1846
Was in the partnership of R. & W. Wilson c. 1825-1846.
S. & S. Wilson
Philadelphia, PA c. 1805
Wolcott & Gelston
Boston, MA 1820-1827
A partnership between Henry D. Wolcott and Maltby Gelston.
J. Wiss & Sons
Newark, NJ 1885-Present
Successor to the Jacob Wiss Cutlery Co., founded by Jacob Wiss in 1848.
Primarily a shears and cutlery manufacturer, some with sterling handles. Jewelry and silverware was added to
their line in the 1890's. A retail store was opened in 1887 and continues today as Wiss & Lambert Bros. Jewelers.
J. Wiss & Sons was acquired by Cooper Industries in 1976, and the manufacturing operation was eventually
moved overseas.
John Winckler (b. 1730 d. 1803)
Charleston, SC 1761-1763; Raleigh, NC c. 1771-1778; Meclkenburg County, VA
1778-1803
Silversmith and jeweler. Mark also used by son below.
Charles J. Wingate
Waterville, ME 1849-1856
Wilson to Wolcott
Wilson to Wolcott
Edward Winslow
Boston, MA c. 1689-1750
Moses Wing
Windsor Locks, CT c. 1781-1803; Hartford, CT 1803-1805; and Worcester, MA
1805-1809
Silversmith and clockmaker.
Orlo J. Wolcott
Norfolk, CT c. 1840-1858
Henryk Winograd
1970's-2008
Polish-born silversmith who emigrated to the U.S. in the
early 1970's. Worked primarily in repoussé. Best known for
his artistic silver plaques and Judaica. Often worked with pure
silver (marked 999).
Edmund Wiltse
Farmville, VA 1826-1848
Silversmith and jeweler. The mark shown is from a piece made by
Gale & Hayden.
John Withers (b. 1788 d. 1869)
Salem, VA 1815-1869
John Winckler, Jr. (b. 1775 d. 1854)
Mecklenburg County, VA c. 1790-1854
Silversmith and jeweler. Mark also used by father above.