
Undated
GP&S
Illustrated Birmingham 1930 hallmark.
Birmingham
into four conjoined octagons G. Payne & Son , The firm was founded in Wallingford in 1790 by John Payne in 1790. Further shops were opened in Abingdon 1825, Banbury 1842 and Tunbridge Wells 1870, all run by various members of the Payne family. George Septimus Payne inherited the Abingdon shop in 1874 and moved to Oxford in 1888. Payne & Son (Goldsmiths), Oxford, started trading in January 1889 and have been at 131 High Street ever since 1930 hallmark