WMC & Lion Mark on a copper & brass tray.

any idea of this mark? googling only found a similiar mark on something else that the owner didn't identify. Thanks!

 

Did you see this one?
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/11469921_brass-standish-tray

 

No I did not, thank you. No ID there either. =(

 

I found brass with copper trim or handles with the same maker's mark/logo. Nobody knew the maker, but most dated their items to the 1960s. This mark was not on any of the copper or brass marks websites either. As the items I found were in the USA, I suspect it is American or Canadian made. Here are a few that I found.

Sold piece. need to scroll down the page to see the pics that are still up online.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fancy-Brass-Porridge-Bowl-with-lid-Hallmark-Lion-WMC-/261228510360?nma=true&si=7fExokl1Gkg6Ao0Qli4nwH2aBLU%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

https://www.etsy.com/listing/190404175/round-copper-tray-brass-handles-large?ref=market

Here is a query about this mark posted on the allexpert.com website. The so-called expert didn't know the maker either. The expert speculated that WMC stood for white metal casting. I agree with the white metal casting.
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Collectibles-General-Antiques-682/2013/7/brass-hallmark.htm

Here is a query about a lamp marked L&L WMC. The L & L is the maker Loevsky & Loevsky and the WMC is for White Metal Casting
http://www.artifactcollectors.com/have-you-heard-of-l-l-wmc-480844.html

--- Susan

 

Thanks Susan, I found most of those too and no one knew. White metal casting, meaning made of white metal? my object is definitely solid copper with a brass medallion in the center.

 

These cast pieces (not the lamps) are by Winkler Mills Craftsmen from near Santa Fe, New Mexico. There can easily be confusion with their mark--WMC with a lion facing left and a row of dots under the lion--and the White Metal Casting that is used for base-metal lamps. Winkler Mills folks came from Winkler Mills, MI, to Nambe, NM, some time before the 1950. Their work is definitely mid-20th century. Pauline Cabel, a secretary for WMC, bought foundry in the early 1950s and renamed it nambé. Many of the WMC designs are continued by nambé as their "heritage" series, but in the 8-metal alloy it is now known for. Hope this helps.

 

further research suggests that it's MILL not Mills.

 

Thanks for your update, @Nambe collector . The original poster @wildrose does still come here sometimes, but looks like it has been a while now. I'm tagging her here in hopes that she sees the tag and the information you posted.