Silver · a closer look
Sheffield 1909 hallmark mark: H.W.Ld.
Mark details
- Period
- Undated
- Wording
- H.W.Ld.
- Place
- Birmingham
Dating cue
Captioned hallmark examples: Sheffield 1909; Sheffield 1911; Birmingham 1905; Chester 1914.
Notes
Attributed to Henry Williamson Ltd Business established in London by Henry Williamson in 1865. The firm was converted in 1892 into a limited liability company under the style H. Williamson Ltd. The firm went into liquidation in 1898 and was acquired by a new company of the same name. In the 1920s the firm had financial difficulties, culminating into a reorganization of their affairs in 1929 and went out of business in the 1930s.