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W

See Webster Company.

“W” in a triangle — See WHITE, J.J.
W. & D. — See WHITING & DAVIS
W.E. — See STERN, LOUIS
W.H.H. — See W.H. HASELER
W.H. Haseler — Birmingham, England

• Mark:  W.H.H.      Courtesy Carolyn Sunday.
• Founded in 1870 by William Hair Haseler.

 
W. & H. JEWELRY CO., Inc. — Providence, RI c. 1965

• Mark:   Harwood first used April 1937.
• Mark:   Harwood Leading Lady     Courtesy Lilly Vittetow
• Mark:   Leading Lady used since June 1940.
• Mark:   Leading Band first used August 1940.
• Mark:   Co-Star first used 1940. (Dolan)     Photo courtesy Simply Sharon.
• Mark:   Tiny Jewels since 1940 (Dolan)
• Mark:   WH (co-joined)    Courtesy Barbara Schwartz
• Mark:   W & H
• Mark:   Jack ‘N Jill
• Date: Providence, RI c. 1965

WAITE EVANS — See STERN, LOUIS
WALBURT — See LAMPL, WALTER
WALKER, ALBERT

• View an Albert Walker catalog from 1915.

WALT DISNEY

• Mark:    Photo courtesy ID: justabunchawildflowers

WARNER

• Mark:   Warner  
• Mark:   Joseph Warner     Courtesy Mary Ann Docktor-Smith
• Dates: c. 1950s-1970s
• Owner — Joseph Warner.

WARNER NEW YORK

• Mark:   Warner New York     Courtesy eclecticgramma

W.E. RICHARDS — See RICHARDS, W.E.
WEBSTER COMPANY — 1879 — Attleboro, MA

• Mark:   Sterling & the logo   
• Founded by George K. Webster.

WECKSTROM, BJORN

• Mark:      Photo courtesy Cathy Gordon.

WEEBER, MARION

• Mark:   Her personal studio jewelry was signed “Marion Weeber”      Photo courtesy Cheri Van Hoover.
• Notes: Weeber designed jewelry for Coro 1940 – 1941.
• Notes: She also designed whimsical plastic buttons during the 1940’s.

WEINREICH BROTHERS — See MARVELLA
WEISS — ALBERT WEISS & CO., INC., NY, NY — 1942 — 1971 (Wice — like “rice”)

• Mark:   Albert Weiss New York    Photo courtesy Glitz & Glitter Boutique.
• Mark:   Weiss N.Y.     Courtesy Linn Alber
• Mark:   Weiss — first used1951 
• Mark:   ©Weiss   
• Tags were also marked A.W.Co.
• Mark:   Jewels by Albert Weiss & AWCo, with a “W” crown on a brooch card       Courtesy RCJ
• Mark:   Pieces have been seen with both “TOP” and “Weiss” on them.     Photo courtesy of eclecticgramma.
• Mark:   Weiss/Weissco first used 1947
• Mark:   WEISSCO – first used 1947     Photo courtesy of Jennifer from Jennifer Lynn’s Timeless Jewelry.
• Mark:   WEISSCO NY     Courtesy of Lyn Peightal

Notes: Identical rhinestone clips have been found — one marked Weiss and one marked Weissco.  Front of clips    Back of clips
Thanks to Plenty O’[email protected] for sharing proof that WEISSCO was an Albert Weiss mark and for much of the other Weiss information contained here.
Note: Weiss did not design all of their jewelry, and manufactured none of it. Some items were made for Weiss by Hollycraft, including Christmas trees. Have ads from 1954 thru 1966

WEISS MEXICO

• Mark:   Weiss Sterling 925 Mex and in the center it either says SIII or 1115      Photo courtesy Paula Robinson.

WELL’S JEWELRY

• Date: c. May 1964
• Mark:   Wells
• Manufactured: Pierced earrings
• Special Notes: Have ads from 1964 & 1965

WELLS INC., Attleboro, MA 1922 — 1978

• Mark:   Wells 14K GF    Courtesy Norma Adams
• Mark:   Photo courtesy Glitz & Glitter Boutique.
• Mark:   Wells 10K G.F.     Photo courtesy Linda Lange.
• Mark:   Wells Sterling   Photo courtesy eclectic gramma.
• Notes: 1977 combined with Benrus to become Wells Benrus Corp.
• Terminated: Left the jewelry industry in 1978.

WENDY GELL — See GELL, WENDY
WERTHEIMER, E.K. c.1930 to at least 1972; NY, NY

• Mark:   A Werthley Creation 1930
• Mark:   Werthley Whipoos 1946
• Mark:   Tween-age Jewelry

WERTHLEY WHIPOOS — See WERTHEIMER
WEST GERMANY / WESTERN GERMANY — See GERMANY
WHIRLAWAY — See CORO
WHITE BLUSH — See TRIFARI
WHITE COPPER BY RENOIR — See RENOIR
WHITE, J.J.; Providence, RI; 1896 – at least until 1978

• Mark:   “W” in a triangle     Courtesy Lee Caplan
• Mark:   Crusader
• Mark:   Helgen Mfg. Co.
• Mark:    Letter “H” with small triangle above and below the letter.
• Mark:   Horoscope

WHITE JET — See DALSHEIM
WHITE METAL CASTER’S ASSOC., INC., NY, NY

• Mark:   WMCA — first used June 1930    Photo courtesy Stefanie Brawner.
• Mark:   WMCA     Courtesy Richard Hanson
• Mark:   WMCA     Courtesy Jessica Hope

WHITE  MFG. Co. — North Attleboro, MA

• Mark:   WhiteCo — first used in 1928.    Photo courtesy Lilly Vittetow.

WHITING, FRANK M.  — N. Attleboro, MA – C. 1878 — c. 1960

• Mark:   Griffin holding a shield with a “W” on it. Not used after 1896.
• Mark:   first used 1896     Courtesy RCJ
• Notes: Made Sterling flatware; accessories such as bookmarks, etc. Don’t know if they made any jewelry. Thanks to Carolyn Davis for bringing this info to our attention.

WHITING AND DAVIS — WHITING & DAVIS CO., Plainville, MA

• Mark:   Whiting & Davis Chain Co., first used Nov. 1926
• Mark:   Whiting Davis         Photo courtesy Simply Sharon.
• Mark:   
• Mark:   Alumesh
• Mark:   Beadite
• Mark:   Perlimesh
• Mark:   Mesh-Mates c 1950    courtesy Joan Elias Vogel.
• Mark:     Courtesy eclecticgramma
•   Logo on a presentation box — RCJ
• Mark:   Oromesh     Courtesy Sandra Carroll; see Mesh Mates card above
• Mark:   Bracelet was found with both these marks on it, but can find no information.        Courtesy Cathy Corday
• Rainwater states that the following marks were discontinued by 1915:
• Mark:   W. & D.
• Mark:   Alice Nielsen
• Mark:   Florodoro
• Mark:   Yo San
• Notes: They stopped making non-mesh jewelry in 1980. They stopped making mesh jewelry in 1991. (Updated information needed here mll 20191016)

WHITNEY, FRANNY c. Dec. 1967

• Manufactured: Sculptured jewelry.

WHITESIDE & BLANK

• Mark: Arrow through a “C” or crescent   Photo courtesy RCJ
• Mark: Letter “C” with an arrow through it side to side.
• Dates: 1903 – 1986
• Founded: Henry Blank
• Location: Newark, NJ
• Notes: Original firsm was N.E. Whiteside & Co. (1890), which became Whiteside & Blank in 1903
• Notes: Became Henry Blank & Co. in 1917.

WIESNER OF MIAMI, INC., Miami Beach, FL — c. 1953

• Mark: Wiesner

(script font with a fancy W)

• Notes: Have ad for “trickettes” line of purse accessories from 1953
• Doesn’t appear to be related to Joseph Wiesner, N.Y.

WIESNER, JOSEPH — New York – until at least 1954

• Mark:   Wiesner
• Mark:   Joseph Wiesner N.Y.      Photo courtesy Beth Rowlands.
• Mark: Astra c. 1950s.   Courtesy Linda Lombardo
• Notes: Listed in a 1954 brochure of an accessories show at the Hotel McAlpin in New York.
• Doesn’t appear to be related to Wiesner of Miami, which produced compacts and purse accessories along with some jewelry marked in script font with a fancy W.
• Appears to have had offices in both New York and Los Angeles according to 1953 Jewelers’ Buyers Guide (source Costume Jewelry 101 by Julia C. Carroll).

WILD BRYDE JEWELRY — El Sobrante, CA — 1980 to present

• Mark:   Wild Bryde     Courtesy Carol Hearn
• Mark:   WB     Courtesy justabunchawildflowers
• Mark:   Wild Bryde     Courtesy
• Notes: Jewelry is based on nature and animals. Hand-hammered base metal is recycled brass which is then plated in either 14k gold or rhodium.
• Founded by artists Mike Warner and Tracy Holzman; now owned by Mike Warner.

WILLITTS DESIGNS INTERNATIONAL

  Mark:      Photo courtesy Matt & Patti Ribarich

• Mark: Willets Design
• Dates: 1984 to present
• Location: Petaluma, CA
• Notes: Mail order company who sold gifts, ornaments, collectibles and general merchandise.
• Notes: Appears to have been purchased by Department 56.

WINARD – until at least 1954

• Mark:   Winard 1/20 – 12 KGF     Courtesy RCJ
• Mark:   Photo courtesy ID: justabunchawildflowers.
• Mark:   Photo courtesy justabunchawildflowers.
• Notes: Listed in a 1954 brochure of an accessories show at the Hotel McAlpin in NY

WIND, JOHN — Philadelphia, PA — contemporary artist

• Mark:   Maximal Art — 1985; commercial line of John Wind    Courtesy Cindy Amirkhan
• Notes: He started the John Wind Signature Collection in 2004.

WINGBACK — See MCCANN, JUDITH
WMCA — See WHITE METAL CASTER’S ASSOC
WOLF, NINA

• Mark:   Nina Wolf
• Notes: Have ads from 1943, 1946

WOLPERT, LUDWIG — (1900-1981)

• Mark:   WOLPERT    Photo & information courtesy Laura Libio.
• Notes: Silversmith designer of Judaica, who worked exclusively for the Jewish Museum in New York.

WOOD, J.R.  — See J.R. WOOD
WOOD NYMPH — See CORO
WORN THE MOST FROM COAST TO COAST — See CORO
WRE — See W.E. RICHARDS CO.
WRISTACRAT — See LOUIS STERN CO., INC.
BIBLIOGRAPHY

PAT SEAL: research files
DOTTY STRINGFIELD: research files
BOBYE SYVERSON: research files.
A TRIBUTE TO AMERICA by Carla and Roberto Brunialti
AMERICAN COSTUME JEWELRY by Carla and Roberto Brunialti
AMERICAN JEWELRY MANUFACTURERS by Dorothy T. Rainwater
COLLECTIBLE COSTUME JEWELRY by Cherri Simonds
COLLECTING COSTUME JEWELRY 101 By Julia Carroll
COLLECTING COSTUME JEWELRY 202 By Julia Carroll
COLLECTING RHINESTONE COLORED JEWELRY by Maryanne Dolan
COPPER ART JEWELRY by Burkholz and Kaplan
COSTUME JEWELRY A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK AND GUIDE by Fred Rezazadeh
COSTUME JEWELRY (2nd Ed.) by Harrice Simons Miller
EUROPEAN DESIGNER JEWELRY by Ginger Moro
INSIDE THE JEWELRY BOX By Ann Pitman
LUCILLE TEMPESTA: owner-publisher of the Vintage Fashion & Costume Jewelry Magazine
MASTERPIECES OF COSTUME JEWELRY by Ball and Torem
MID-CENTURY PLASTIC JEWELRY By Susan Klein
MIRIAM HASKELL JEWELRY by Cathy Gordon and Sheila Pamfiloff
OLD JEWELRY by Jeanenne Bell
WARMAN’S JEWELRY 2nd Ed. by Christie Romero
WARMAN’S JEWELRY 3rd Ed. by Christie Romero

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