Mystery Alto

Hiya, folks!

I intend to restore this alto sax, but i can't figure who produced it. I've done some snooping around, and i've gathered some assumptions, but i still have no real clue where it was made or when. 
Can ya help me? 

Some observations: 

There are only 4 instances of text on the entire horn: 
 - The letter "O" or number 0 is stamped on the bracket for holding the sheet music clip.
 - The letter "J" is stamped on the rib holding the lower posts for right hand pinky table.
 - The characters "W1" is stamped on the bell and on the bow where they connect to their respective couplers (I count this as 2 instances of text)

The tone holes appear to be soldered on.

All ribbed construction.

Very thick silver plating.

I have an incling that the neck in the pictures is not in fact the original neck, but i can't be sure.

Seems solidly made. Hefty and sturdy.

The thing that makes me scratch my head is: Why go to the trouble of making this horn and not mark it with a name, serial number or anything. Is it a copy? 

Thanks

PS. I dont know why the images are rotated like that. I can't seem to fix it. If you need better/other images, don't hesitate to ask. I like photographing saxophones :)

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