Anyone know which clockmakers mark this is?

[buzz12]

Anyone recognize this logo?

[bobm12]

It is a foreign logo!

Sorry Buzz, I couldn't resist. I really hope some one else with more knowledge can identify it!

Cheers,

Bob

[buzz12]

Nice one Bob! Foreign I got... but can't find anything about the S with what looks like a clock face in the bottom. Hopefully someone will have seen it before. Cheers, Buzz

[oldhippy]

I no longer have any books on clocks, sold them years ago. If you could put up a photo of the clock and one showing the whole back plate I might be able to help.

[rogart63]

Have you looked on Mikrolisk? 

[buzz12]

Thanks for the Mikrolisk idea, Rogart. Didn't find anything in S, but a very interesting site.

Tried to upload a picture of the movement but it failed. Will try again later.

[Blacklab]

The mark Foreign was a requirement UK's Merchandise Marks Act, 1926 which states:

In the case of goods manufactured or produced in any country, the word "foreign" and in the case of goods manufactured or produced in part of His Majesty's Dominions outside the United Kingdom, the word "Empire"; or the definite indication of the country in which the goods were manufactured or produced; the indication being given, in either case, conspicuously etc. etc.

Most German clocks tended to use this mark instead of the country of origin due to the strong post WW1 anti German sentiments at the time.

[rogart63]

1 hour ago, buzz12 said:

Thanks for the Mikrolisk idea, Rogart. Didn't find anything in S, but a very interesting site.

Tried to upload a picture of the movement but it failed. Will try again later.

I found a very similar mark but it was not excatly the same? Schocken AG . Did you see that? Tried google it and found nothing  

[buzz12]

Ditto, great minds think alike, Rogart. It is on a triple train movement that I think came from a mantel clock.

2 hours ago, Blacklab said:

Most German clocks tended to use this mark instead of the country of origin due to the strong post WW1 anti German sentiments at the time.

Cheers Blacklab. So it might be German? Well that's some progress. The search goes on...

[buzz12]

Still won't let me upload a photo of the movement which is 1.6mb... any ideas why not?

[oldhippy]

When the picture is uploaded I'm expecting it to be German but until that happens I just wait.

[WatchMaker]

Just a thought ... if I was a manufacturer whose acronym included three S's then it could make sense to create a stylised logo that had three S's in one!

So we're after a non-British clock maker, maybe German, with potentially three S's for their name. I know Salomon, Siedle and Sohne and W&A Schmid-Schlenker for instance. Were there other 'foreign' makers with multiple S's?!

Undoubtedly a red herring but worth seeing if this narrows anything down! 

[buzz12]

Finally, needs a bit of work, so would be handy if I knew the maker.

[oldhippy]

That is definitely a German chiming movement. All the hammer heads are missing but you can get replacements. I’m still looking on the net for the maker.  

[oldhippy]

Here it is but no makers name.

http://picclick.co.uk/Vintage-German-chiming-mantel-clock-movement-for-repair-162077291223.html

[phil68]

Schatz? Maybe. Am looking for same maker so just guessing but I dought its correct

Edited February 1, 2024 by phil68