ESSENTIAL LINKS

“The sheen of silver reminds us of the beauty found in resilience.”
By Frederick Nietzsche, German Philosopher

This section has links to helpful resources and useful information essential for collectors and aficionados of sterling silver shoehorns

Makers Marks, Hallmarks, & Date Marks
(American and International Marks)

Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers’ Marks:
https://www.925-1000.com
This is a wonderful comprehensive resource to find makers’ marks, hallmarks, date marks, etc. on sterling silver. It is also a resource for information about the silver makers and companies from the US and around the world. This site provides a wealth of information for collectors.

SilverCollection.it – Marks & Hallmarks:
https://www.silvercollection.it/sitemaphallmarks.html
SilverCollection.it is another essential resource for collectors searching for hallmarks and silversmiths from around the world. This site provides a wealth of information for collectors.

SilverCollection.it – Silversmiths:
SilverCollection.it
https://www.silvercollection.it/sitemapsilversmiths.html

British Hallmarks Guide:
925-1000.com:
https://www.925-1000.com/british_marks.html

Canadian Silver Marks:
925-1000.com:
https://www.925-1000.com/canadiansilver_01.html

Chinese Export Silver Marks:
925-1000.com
https://www.925-1000.com/chinex_marks.html

Danish Silver Marks:
925-1000.com:
https://www.925-1000.com/dm_menu.html

French Makers Marks:
925-1000.com:
https://www.925-1000.com/Ffrench_menu.html

German Silver Marks:
925-1000.com
https://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_marks.html

Georg Jensen Marks:
925-1000.com
https://www.925-1000.com/jensen_marks.html

Italian Hallmarks:
925-1000.com
https://www.925-1000.com/Fitalian_marks_01.html

List of Makers’ Date Marks

Native American Makers Marks

Indian Native American Jewelry Artists & Southwest Shop Trademarks:
https://www.art-amerindien.com/hallmarks/

Native American Indian Jewelry Hallmark Identification:
Medicine Man Gallery – Mark Sublette
https://www.medicinemangallery.com/collections/identify-native-american-indian-jewelry-hallmarks

Miscellaneous Links

The Guinness World Record of the Largest Shoehorn Collection in the World
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-collection-of-shoe-horns

In September 2014, Guinness World Records proclaimed that Martien Tuithof, from the Netherlands (Schagerbrug), had collected 1594 shoehorns of all kinds, thus creating the first and only World Record, which has never been challenged.

The Buttonhook Society:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/thebuttonhooksociety/about
Established in England, before relocating its home to Facebook in 2024.

Dendritics.com:
https://dendritics.com/metal-calc/
Scrap Metal Calculator: This website can calculate the current value of gold or silver by calculating the weight of an article in relation to the current market price of the metal content (9K, 10k, 14K, 18K gold and .800, .925, .950 silver). This is considered a scrap metal calculator.

ROJETTE Silver Restoration:
https.//rojettesilver.com
Roger Jette

Museums

Footwear Research Network:
https://FootwearResearchNetwork.org/museums-archives
Footwear “Research Network’s. museum and archives directory. This resource builds upon a study of shoe museums and their web presence. The directory lists publicly available archives and museums in alphabetical order by country, with a final category for purely virtual museums.

Footwear ResearchNetwork.org
https://footwearresearchnetwork.org/
This is a wonderfully informative and entertaining website that offers many current, relevant articles about footwear.

Guinness World Record of Largest Shoehorn Collection in the world:
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-collection-of-shoe-horns
In September 2014, Guinnesss World Records proclaimed that Martien Tuithof, from the Netherlands (Schagerbrug), had collected 1594 shoehorns of all kinds, thus creating the first and only World Record, which has not been challenged.

Robert Mindum’s Shoehorn Collection:
https://www.academia.edu/20393370/A_catalogue_of_shoehorns_made_by_Robert_Mindum_1593_1613

Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
www.batashoemuseum.ca/about-us/
The Bata Shoe Museum is a museum of footwear and calceology in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Tennant Shoehorn Museum, 336 S. Glendora Ave., West Covina, CA 91791:
https://www.ShoehornMuseum.org/
336 S. Glendora Avenue, West Covina, CA 91791
The Shoehorn Museum, curated by George Tennant, has over 3,000 shoehorns on display, from the emergence of “horners” circa 1450, to shoehorns made of precious metals during the Victorian age, and ending with plastic and stainless steel shoehorns, all representing the history and art of shoehorns. Dr. Tennant wrote and published, The Art and History of Shoehorns, published February 2024.

Silver Maker Links

Mario Buccellati:
Buccellati.com: https://www.buccellati.com_us/maison-history
Silver Collection.it: https://www.silvercollection.it/SILVERSMITHSMI1.html
https://www.silvercollection.it/italianhallmarks.html
Invaluable.com: www.invaluable.com/blog/buccellati-jewelry
Wikipedia.org: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buccellati

Dominick & Haff:
Silver Collection.it: https://www.silvercollection.it/AMERICANSILVERMARKSD.html
925-1000.com: https://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_D.html
Wikipedia.org: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominick_%26_Haff
Nasvete.com: https://nasvete.com/dominick-and-haff-sterling-silver-art/
WorthPoint.com: https://www.worthpoint.com/dictionary/p/metals/manufacturers—north-america/dominick-haff-new-york-post-1850s

Gorham Manufacturing Company:
SilverCollection.it: www.silvercollection.it/GORHAM.html
925-1000.com (date marks): https://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_G3.html
Wikipedia.org: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorham_Manufacturing_Company
Invaluable.com: www.invaluable.com/blog/gorham-silver/
MedallicArtCollector.com: https://medallicartcollector.com/gorham.shtml

William B. Kerr/Kerr & Company:
SilverCollection.it: https://www.silvercollection.it/AMERICANSILVERMARKSK.html
925-1000.com: https://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_K.html
Wikipedia.org: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerr_%26_Co
Nasvete.com: https://nasvete.com/william-kerr-antique-silver-jewelry/
WorthPoint.org: https://www.worthpoint.com/dictionary/p/jewelry/fine-jewelry/william-b-kerr-jewelry

Reed & Barton:
SilverCollection.it (+date marks): https://www.silvercollection.it/REEDBARTONDATE.html
925-1000.com: https://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_R2.html
Wikipedia.org: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_%26_Barton
Invaluable.com: https://www.invaluable.com/blog/reed-barton-silver-guide/
AntiqueSilver.com: https://antiquesilver.org/reed-barton-an-influential-and-significant-silversmith-in-the-19th-20th-century/

George W. Shiebler:
SilverCollection.it: www.silvercollection.it/AmericanSilverMarks.html
925-1000.com: https://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_S4.html
WorthPoint.com: https://www.worthpoint.com/dictionary/p/jewelry/studio/george-w-shiebler-jewelry
SMPub.com: https://www.smpub.com/ubb/Forum13/HTML/000718.html

Theodore “Theo” B. Starr:
SilverCollection.it: https://www.silvercollection.it/DICTIONARYADVSTARR.html
925-1000.com: https://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_S6.html
Wikipedia.org: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_B._Starr
WorthPoint.com: https://www.worthpoint.com/dictionary/p/jewelry/fine-jewelry/theodore-b-starr-jewelry

Tiffany & Company:
SilverCollection.it: https://www.silvercollection.it/tiffany.html
925-1000.com: https://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_T.html
Wikipedia.org: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffany_%26_Co.
Invaluable.com: https://www.invaluable.com/blog/jewelry-house-histories-tiffany/

Whiting Manufacturing Company:
SilverCollection.it: https://www.silvercollection.it/USASILWHITING.html
925-1000.com: https://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_W4.html
https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=54380
Wikipedia.org: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dean_Whiting
SilverMuseum.org: https://www.silvermuseum.org/post/the-whiting-manufacturing-company-of-sterling-silver-flatware-and-hollowware-items

Miscellaneous Links

Museums

Silver Maker Links

  • Mario Buccellati:
    • Buccellati.com: https://www.buccellati.com_us/maison-history
    • Silver Collection.it: https://www.silvercollection.it/SILVERSMITHSMI1.html
    • https://www.silvercollection.it/italianhallmarks.html
    • Invaluable.com: www.invaluable.com/blog/buccellati-jewelry
    • Wikipedia.org: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buccellati
  • Dominick & Haff:
    • Silver Collection.it: https://www.silvercollection.it/AMERICANSILVERMARKSD.html
    • 925-1000.com: https://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_D.html
    • Wikipedia.org: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominick_%26_Haff
    • Nasvete.com: https://nasvete.com/dominick-and-haff-sterling-silver-art/
    • WorthPoint.com: https://www.worthpoint.com/dictionary/p/metals/manufacturers—north-america/dominick-haff-new-york-post-1850s
  • Gorham Manufacturing Company:
    • SilverCollection.it: www.silvercollection.it/GORHAM.html
    • 925-1000.com (date marks): https://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_G3.html
    • Wikipedia.org: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorham_Manufacturing_Company
    • Invaluable.com: www.invaluable.com/blog/gorham-silver/
    • MedallicArtCollector.com: https://medallicartcollector.com/gorham.shtml
  • William B. Kerr/Kerr & Company:
    • SilverCollection.it: https://www.silvercollection.it/AMERICANSILVERMARKSK.html
    • 925-1000.com: https://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_K.html
    • Wikipedia.org: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerr_%26_Co
    • Nasvete.com: https://nasvete.com/william-kerr-antique-silver-jewelry/
    • WorthPoint.org: https://www.worthpoint.com/dictionary/p/jewelry/fine-jewelry/william-b-kerr-jewelry
  • Reed & Barton:
    • SilverCollection.it (+date marks): https://www.silvercollection.it/REEDBARTONDATE.html
    • 925-1000.com: https://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_R2.html
    • Wikipedia.org: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_%26_Barton
    • Invaluable.com: https://www.invaluable.com/blog/reed-barton-silver-guide/
    • AntiqueSilver.com: https://antiquesilver.org/reed-barton-an-influential-and-significant-silversmith-in-the-19th-20th-century/
  • George W. Shiebler:
    • SilverCollection.it: www.silvercollection.it/AmericanSilverMarks.html
    • 925-1000.com: https://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_S4.html
    • WorthPoint.com: https://www.worthpoint.com/dictionary/p/jewelry/studio/george-w-shiebler-jewelry
    • SMPub.com: https://www.smpub.com/ubb/Forum13/HTML/000718.html
  • Theodore “Theo” B. Starr:
    • SilverCollection.it: https://www.silvercollection.it/DICTIONARYADVSTARR.html
    • 925-1000.com: https://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_S6.html
    • Wikipedia.org: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_B._Starr
    • WorthPoint.com: https://www.worthpoint.com/dictionary/p/jewelry/fine-jewelry/theodore-b-starr-jewelry
  • Tiffany & Company:
    • SilverCollection.it: https://www.silvercollection.it/tiffany.html
    • 925-1000.com: https://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_T.html
    • Wikipedia.org: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffany_%26_Co.
    • Invaluable.com: https://www.invaluable.com/blog/jewelry-house-histories-tiffany/
    • Whiting Manufacturing Company:
  • SilverCollection.it: https://www.silvercollection.it/USASILWHITING.html
    • 925-1000.com: https://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_W4.html
    • https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=54380
    • Wikipedia.org: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dean_Whiting
    • SilverMuseum.org: https://www.silvermuseum.org/post/the-whiting-manufacturing-company-of-sterling-silver-flatware-and-hollowware-items