Silver Makers' Marks - Birmingham Assay Office (S)

S& SA SB SC SD SE SF SG SH SI SJ SK SL SM SN SO SP SQ SR SS ST SU SV SW SX SY SZ

SO

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Oppenheimer, Seckel & Co 1906..1908 Pipe mount Louis Seckel & Sina Oppenheimer trading as Oppenheimer, Seckel & Co, pipe merchants & manufacturers, New Zealand Avenue, London EC; subsequently Barbican, London EC
Sothers, Orchard & Co 1907..1908
(registered Jan 1907)
Frame, jar lid, purse, toothbrush Spencer Street, Birmingham




SP

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Samuel Pemberton 1787..1811
(registered May 1775)
Box, caddy spoon, cheese scoop, nutmeg grater, vinaigrette Snow Hill, Birmingham

Subsequently (from 1812) Pemberton, Son & Mitchell and later (from 1821) S Pemberton & Son


(image courtesy of Joanie's House of Treasures)
1793..1806
(registered May 1775)
1812..1819
(registered Oct 1812)
1803..1817
Samuel Packwood 1814
(registered Feb 1811)
Watch case Case maker, Coventry
S P 1987 Napkin ring
Spooner, Painter & Co 1834..1837
(registered Jun 1834)
Creamer, toast rack William Spooner & Charles Painter, plate workers, New Market Street, Birmingham
S-p & K-n 1898 Jar lid
Sylvato Plate Co 1925..1929
(registered Feb 1925)
Spoon
S P Co 1988..1989 Ink stand
S P G 1996 Letter opener
S P Ora & Co (Stephanus Paul Ora) 1924..1936 Cigarette box, cigarette case, clock, dish, flask Cigarette manufacturers, Market Hill, Cambridge
S P S & Co 1961..1964 Bangle
1966..1971
1973




SR

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Roberts & Belk (Samuel Roberts & Charles Belk) 1848 Box Furnival Works, Sheffield




SS

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
S S 1888..1889 Spoon, tongs, trowel This mark is shown in the Chester CompendiumRidgway, Maurice H. & Priestley, Philip T. - The Compendium of Chester Gold & Silver Marks 1570 to 1962,  Antique Collectors' Club, 2004 but is "unidentified" due to a missing register
Samuel Smith

Samuel Smith & Son Ltd from 1899

1893 Vesta Jewellers, Strand, London

Also trading as Diamond Merchants Alliance, Piccadilly, London

Note: 1896 vesta shows trade mark of J M Banks & Co, a flower in an oval punch, probably as the manufacturer

1896

(image courtesy of Mark Ashcroft)
S S 1982 Cross pendant
S S 1994..2002 Frame
S S A 1967..1972 Bowl, ladle
William Hutton & Sons Ltd (1896..1908)
William Hutton & Sons Ltd (1918..1929)
William Hutton & Sons Ltd (1930)
S S M 1930..1934 Travel clock
1935..1937
S S W 2002 Coaster




ST

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Swann Thimbles 1986..1990 Thimble Successors to James Swann & Sons
1996..1997
Solo Trading Ltd 1994..2010 Box, card case, cuff links, money clip Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire
St Paul's Club 1995 Goblet St Paul's Square, Birmingham
Sydney Thomas Steel 1898..1902
(registered Oct 1897)
Buckle, dish, jug, salt Retail jeweller, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire




SU

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Samuel Usher 1895 Pendant Jeweller, Vyse Street, Birmingham
Samuel Usher Ltd 1921 Gold ring Manufacturing jewellers & goldsmiths, Vyse Street, Birmingham




SW

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
S W 1973 Box, dish
1977
S Warschauer & Co (Solle Warschauer & Joel Blankensee) 1874..1878
(registered Jul 1871)
Watch case Watch Makers & Importers, Summer Row, Birmingham
S W Goode & Co 1922..1934 Cigarette case, clock, frame, matchbox holder Prescot Street, Birmingham
S W J 1988..1989 Brooch, buckle
Samuel William Read 1894 Watch case Watch manufacturer, Craven Street, Coventry
Samuel Walton Smith 1886..1887
(registered Jan 1887)
Ash tray, candlestick, caster, condiments, creamer, decanter label, imported snuff box, napkin ring, salad servers, salt, spoon, tea caddy, toast rack, tray, vase, vesta Cambridge Street, Birmingham and Great Pulteney Street, London W1
1885..1900

(image courtesy of www.dartsilverltd.co.uk)
1882..1889
(registered Dec 1882)
S W Smith & Co 1901..1926
(registered Nov 1900)




SY

Mark Maker Dates seen Seen on Comments
Samuel Yeomans (registered Jun 1890) Watch case Case maker, Spon Street, Coventry
1893