S.W. Silver and Company
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S.W. Silver and Company was a prominent 19th-century British firm known for manufacturing waterproof clothing and equipment, whose operations helped give rise to the industrial area later known as Silvertown in London.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| S.W. Silver and Company canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22736158 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: S.W. Silver and Company Context triple: [Silvertown, namedAfter, S.W. Silver and Company]
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A.
Holmes & Edwards Silver Company
Holmes & Edwards Silver Company was a prominent American silverware manufacturer known for its silver-plated flatware and hollowware designs, later operating as a subsidiary of the International Silver Company.
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B.
Barbour Silver Company
Barbour Silver Company was an American silverware and silver-plated goods manufacturer known for its ornate Victorian and early 20th-century designs, later operating as part of the International Silver Company conglomerate.
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C.
John Barker & Co.
John Barker & Co. was a prominent British department store company best known for operating major London stores such as Barkers of Kensington and Derry & Toms.
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D.
Wilcox Silver Plate Company
Wilcox Silver Plate Company was a prominent American manufacturer of silver-plated wares, later incorporated into the larger International Silver Company conglomerate.
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E.
J. T. Buckingham and Company
J. T. Buckingham and Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm known for producing influential literary and cultural periodicals in New England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: S.W. Silver and Company Target entity description: S.W. Silver and Company was a prominent 19th-century British firm known for manufacturing waterproof clothing and equipment, whose operations helped give rise to the industrial area later known as Silvertown in London.
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A.
Holmes & Edwards Silver Company
Holmes & Edwards Silver Company was a prominent American silverware manufacturer known for its silver-plated flatware and hollowware designs, later operating as a subsidiary of the International Silver Company.
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B.
Barbour Silver Company
Barbour Silver Company was an American silverware and silver-plated goods manufacturer known for its ornate Victorian and early 20th-century designs, later operating as part of the International Silver Company conglomerate.
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C.
John Barker & Co.
John Barker & Co. was a prominent British department store company best known for operating major London stores such as Barkers of Kensington and Derry & Toms.
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D.
Wilcox Silver Plate Company
Wilcox Silver Plate Company was a prominent American manufacturer of silver-plated wares, later incorporated into the larger International Silver Company conglomerate.
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E.
J. T. Buckingham and Company
J. T. Buckingham and Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm known for producing influential literary and cultural periodicals in New England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.