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• Herman Wachhorst
  
• Sacramento, CA 1850-1854 and 1861-1899; 
  
• San Francisco, CA 1859-1861
  

Founded by Hermann Wachhorst, jeweler. The business continued after after his death in 1899 to c. 1940.

• S. Wadsworth & Co. (Around 1874-1885)
  
• Keene, NH 
  

Founded by Seth Wadsworth, jeweler.

• Edwin R. Wait (Around 1855-1885)
  
• Ravenna, OH 
  

Jeweler. Was in the partnerships of Baird & Wait 1858-1864 then Wait Bros. 1871-1885.

• Wakefield & Woodward (Around 1865-1867)
  
• Great Falls, NH
  

Albert Wakefield and James J. Woodward.

• Wall & Dougherty (1912-c. 1926)
  
• Honolulu, HI 
  

Arthur Frederick Wall and J.D. Dougherty.

• Samuel H. Wales / S.H. Wales & Co. (Around 1835-1875)
  
• Providence, RI 
  

Watchmaker and jeweler, operated as S.H. Wales & Co. 1872-1875.

• Laird H. Wallace
  
• Red Cloud, MN 1884-1890 and 
  
• Ogden, UT 1890-1899
  

• Arthur Wallenhorst (1872-1905)
  
• Baltimore, MD 
  

Manufacturing jeweler.

• Isaac P. Walton
  
• Philadelphia, PA 1855-1858 and 
  
• Tyrone, PA 1859-1904
  

Watchmaker and jeweler. Was in the partnership of Walton & Acklin from 1892 until his death in 1904. Walton & Acklin remained in business to c. 1912.

• William D. Ward (1854-1903)
  
• Springfield, IL
  

• Joseph M. Warden (1860-1896)
  
• Bradford, VT 
  

Jeweler and merchant.

• Warner & Parker (1874-1890)
  
• Bridgeport, CT 
  

Succeeded by Parker & Davis.

• David B. Warren (Around 1819-1868)
  
• Pawtucket, RI  
  

• J.H. & D.E. Washburn
  
• Boston, MA c. 1850-51 and 
  
• Chickopee, MA c. 1852
  

Brothers Joseph H. and David E. Washburn. Jewelers and fancy good merchants.

• Joseph H. Washburn
  
• Boston, MA c. 1850-1851; 
  
• Chicopee, MA 1852-1860; and
  
• Natick, MA c. 1860-1897 
  

The business continued as J.H. Washburn & Co. after Washburn's death in 1897.

• Wellington W. Washburn (1859-1875)
  
• Galesburg, IL  
  

Watchmaker and jeweler.

• George Waterman (1848-1871)
  
• Albany, NY 
  

Jeweler.

• Wattles & Sheafer (1867-1890)
  
• Pittsburgh, PA 
  

W. Warren Wattles and James Sheafer

• W.W. Wattles & Sons (1889-c. 1960)
  
• Pittsburgh, PA 
  

• William Wallace Wattles (Around 1860-1905)
  
• Pittsburgh, PA 
  

• Webb & Lee (1856-1862)
  
• Janesville, WI 
  

• Jacob P. Weixler, Jr. (1865-1897)
  
• Worcester, MA 
  

Jeweler.

• Wells & Chamberlain (1860-1869)
  
• Minneapolis, MN 
  

G.G. Wells and William H. Chamberlain.

• Wells & Day (1872-1880)
  
• Oswago, PA 
  

Founded by Walter Wells and Charles Day.

• Welsh & Payne (1849-1851)
  
• New York, NY 
  

George William Welsh and John K. Payne.

• Wendell & Feltman (1860-1864)
  
• Albany, NY 
  

William Wendell and William Feltman, jewelers. Mark shown here on a piece made by John L. Westervelt.

• Wendell & Hyman (1866-1875)
  
• Chicago, IL 
  

Charles Wendell and Edward Sigmund Hyman.

• Wendell & Roberts (1864-1876)
  
• Albany, NY 
  

William Wendell and his brother-in-law Richard H. Roberts.

• West & Crane (Around 1855-1856)
  
• New Bedford, MA 
  

Watchmakers and jewelers.

• Ralph Wheeler (Around 1835-1871)
  
• Hudson, NY 
  

• Wheelers & Brooks (Around 1830)
  
• Livonia, NY 
  

• Franklin A. Whelan (1886-1926)
  
• Alexandria and Mount Vernon, VA 
  

• William G. Whilden & Co. (Around 1865-1871)
  
• Charleston, SC 
  

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