Samuel Fowler

Entity

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The Cabinet of Scissor Curiosities

Maker's Mark: An image of the maker's mark for Samuel Fowler. The image consists of three elements stacked horizontally, from top to bottom: a crown (or chamber stick, ref. Unwin 2021) design; the outline of a cross; and the letter "F".
Maker's Mark

An image of the maker's mark for Samuel Fowler. The image consists of three elements stacked horizontally, from top to bottom: a crown (or chamber stick, ref. Unwin 2021) design; the outline of a cross; and the letter "F".

Name/Title

Samuel Fowler

Entry/Object ID

2025.4.21

Tags

fowler, sheffield, maker's mark, crown, cross, f

Description

Samuel Fowler appears in Gales & Martin (1787) as a fine scissor manufacturer in Westbar (an area just on the edge of the current city centre). His mark consists of three elements stacked horizontally, from top to bottom: a crown (or chamberstick, ref. Unwin, 2021) design; the outline of a cross; and the letter "F". He appears again with the same design in Robinson's (1797) as a fine scissorsmith at 62 Broad Lane. A Samuel Fowler is also listed as a scissor maker in Spring Street in Wardle & Bentham (1814).

Category

Makers' Marks, Manufacturers

General Notes

Note

Unwin, J. (2021) The marks of Sheffield cutlers, 1614-1878. Historical Metallurgy, 33(2), pp93-103. https://www.hmsjournal.org/index.php/home/article/view/298

Created By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Create Date

February 20, 2025

Updated By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Update Date

February 20, 2025