Category Archives: Williams Silver

W.B.1900

Posted on February 26, 2017 by queenofsienna

I was recently researching the various backstamps of Williams Bros. Mfg. Co. One of those marks was W.B.1900. I believed this to be a Williams Bros. mark but I hadn’t been successful in finding an advertisement or a catalog from … Continue reading →

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J. B. Williams: From Soap to Silver

Posted on November 15, 2013 by queenofsienna

The back of the little silver plated demitasse spoon was marked “WB 1900”.  That mark was unfamiliar to me and, of course, my research began.  I determined that “WB” stood for Williams Brothers Manufacturing Co.  (UPDATE: This is incorrect. “WB … Continue reading →

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