J.W. Adam was active as a cabinetmaker in London, England in the 1880s. Designs for Cabinets in the Queen Anne and Adam styles by him are illustrated in The Cabinet Maker & Art Furnisher May 1884 (p.212); and designs for writing tables in the Adam and Queen styles by him are illustrated in The Cabinet Maker & Art Furnisher June 1884 (p.232)
His address was given as Brunswick Place, City Road, London in 1884