Sterling Shoe Button Hook(Get your glasses ready for this one)

[Breezie]

Hey good folks, I've managed to pull out another B.S. (before snow) find. It was found in the yard of an 1830's homestead. It's a sterling silver shoe button hook that appears to be British. It is monogramed with an Old English "O" on the handle. The makers marks are a B*S, an anchor, a lion, and a Y. On the other side is another lion and a Y. On the skinny part of the hook, it is embossed ? as you can see from the last pic. I think the next to the last work is MAKE and the last word may be the STER for sterling. Any information and date would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Breezie

 

[CKaufman]

i read in w&et last summer an article that said the lion mark you speak of is brittish and means sterling.

 

[trikikiwi]

Pretty sure, Birmingham (UK) 1923

Mike

 

[trikikiwi]

Synyer & Beddoes
http://www.925-1000.com/dlBirmingham5.html

7th listing down on RH side.

The marks on the 'back' say English Made (or make?) Ster

Cheers, Mike

 

[Breezie]

Synyer & Beddoes
http://www.925-1000.com/dlBirmingham5.html

7th listing down on RH side.

The marks on the 'back' say English Made (or make?) Ster

Cheers, Mike

Thanks CKaufman and Mike. . . .I noticed on the site, it stated the same mark was used in 1896 and 1926. I'm assuming by 1926 most people were 'over' button shoes. (Would they have loved Velcro or what? lol) Also major ^5 Mike on reading the script. Now that you've said it, I can see it.

What does the "Y" mean?

Breezie

 

[Kieth-Tx]

hallmarks defined

http://www.acsilver.co.uk/shop/pc/viewContent.asp?idpage=5

 

[Breezie]

WOWzers!!

That's a BEUT, Breezie!!!

Thanks Shugar, let me know if you need your spats buttoned! Moi

 

[Breezie]

hallmarks defined

http://www.acsilver.co.uk/shop/pc/viewContent.asp?idpage=5

Great website Kieth; I bookmarked that one. So the "Y" is the date, now I need to find out what year "Y" was. Breezie

 

[Kieth-Tx]

LOL...yeah Breezie...I was also trying to figure that out myself. 27 letters<100 numbers

http://www.silvercollection.it/englishsilvermarksXS.html Here's another

 

[Breezie]

LOL...yeah Breezie...I was also trying to figure that out myself. 27 letters<100 numbers

http://www.silvercollection.it/englishsilvermarksXS.html Here's another

According to that website, Birmingham with a Y with the lion & anchor with no duty mark is 1796; that couldn't be right. Button shoes were in vogue around the 1870's, so the hooks had to come later. Breezie

 

[Kieth-Tx]

It appears the company started 1896ish...and registered their trademark 1905 or 06.

 

[trikikiwi]

Breezie, believe me, 1923

 

[mile-ender]

Breezie, believe me, 1923

- Check this out - http://atlantaantiquegallery.com/i-...rn-button-hook-shoe-horn-set-circa-1920s.html

 

[Woodland Detectors]

WOWzers!!

That's a BEUT, Breezie!!!

Thanks Shugar, let me know if you need your spats buttoned! Moi

lol That just doesn't sound right!

 

[boondocker]

great find Breezie, by the sound of the weather reports you guys are getting more snow than us New Englanders, you can have it I'll take the warm weather and palm trees anyday Dean

 

[Breezie]

Thanks to all and GREAT information and websites! Looks like a green check is needed. Breezie

PS: Dean, I can send you some snow! LOL

 

[Breezie]

WOWzers!!

That's a BEUT, Breezie!!!

Thanks Shugar, let me know if you need your spats buttoned! Moi

lol That just doesn't sound right!

Mike, are you wearing spats too? LOL Breezie