Interesting ring

[jonnyrock]

Can anyone please identify the stone and hallmark? Looks quite old.

 

[soar697877]

My guess would be ONYX for the black stone...and unsure about the hallmark. But I think it is Sterling silver...

 

[justine093]

not sure about the WM...but the huge copyright afterwards
makes me think it is not so old...

the stone looks more metallic than onyx.
Hematite.

 

[dg39]

Could be marqusite. It is a fairly new ring though.
DG

 

[godisnum1]

I think the ring might have been put under some sort of flame or extreme heat... which might account for the black look of the stone? Maybe? Just a thought...

Bran <><

 

[Tricia]

Exactly what I was going to say, looks like it got tossed in a fire. Or at least the front part with the "stone" was exposed to something hot.

Any way you can gently scrape off the soot?

 

[Tricia]

P.S. In your first picture it looks like a lot of long striations are scratched inside the ring. Maybe this ring was placed over something which scratched it a lot and it was used to push or poke something in a fire.

 

[Tin Nugget]

Hang onto that ring. Could be a Birmingham mark but I have yet to find A WM with the circles. Still looking.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Hi... sterling silver jet stone early 1900s 8)

 

[Tricia]

Are we all assuming it's black or did the heat do something to the stone?

Or the glass or whatever it is.

 

[BioProfessor]

Hematite for the stone?

Daryl

 

[Rob66]

Hi... sterling silver jet stone early 1900s 8)

I don't think it's that old.... silver with onyx, copy right mark tells me.. it is is modern.

 

[diggummup]

Believe it or not, it was made by the Wheeler manufacturing company. That is a C over the W and a O under the M. http://www.wheelerjewelry.com/

 

[diggummup]

Here is an ebay thread that discusses it. https://community.ebay.com/t5/Archive-Fine-Jewelry-Gems/Silver-Hallmark-WM/td-p/2732383

 

[tamrock]

Believe it or not, it was made by the Wheeler manufacturing company. That is a C over the W and a O under the M. http://www.wheelerjewelry.com/

Good observation. Seems this one has been solved.