Silver signs

[Whatdoesmarkmean]

Just wondering about theses signs on the silver, wondering if it’s anything special or if it even is silver.

Any information will be greatly appreciated. 

[BackyardBullion]

These are hallmarks and are a way of tracing who made it, when and the quality of the silver.

From left to right the WB in an oval cartouche would be probably for a William Bagnel by my best guess. But here are a few links for you to look at and identify the maker. Every hallmark is unique by initials and shape.

https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Makers/London-WA-WB.html#WB

http://www.silvercollection.it/englishsilvermarksXW3.html

The next mark (a lion) is the symbol that tells you about the purity of the silver, in this case it means sterling silver (92.5% silver).

The third mark is the Assay office mark (for London) this is where the item would have been verified as sterling purity.

And the last mark is the year letter which tells you what year this item was made, in this case 1911.

Here are all the date letters.

https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Dates/London.html

It is import to note that some brands and makers would keep the hallmark of their original creators even though they might have passed away a long time ago. So your makers mark could well be William Bagnel from the early 1800's but the company he used to make these pieces continued to use his makers mark.