WBMark wording
Undated
WB
Seen on objects dated 1778–1780.
gold · silver
Jackson Pickford, Ian, ed. - Jackson's and Gold Marks of England, Scotland and Ireland, Antique Collectors' Club, 1997 & Grimwade Grimwade, Arthur - London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives, Faber & Faber, 1990 both attribute I:B on 1770 sugar tongs to "? John Buckett". Research shows that John Buckett (or Beckett) died in 1767 and that this is the mark of John Booth (died 1787), a known snuffer maker, father of Wilkes Booth (see ) who took over his father's business in 1787.