Who is the Birmingham maker H S??

[jobird]

I bought my niece a 925 silver compass which has the hallmarks for Birmingham made in 1901. The makers mark is H S.

Who is H S??

I would much appiciate any help as we are both very interested.

[blakstone]

There were several Birmingham makers at the time using the mark "HS"; this is why photos or a good description of the marks is so important. Are the letters separated by a period or a pellet (i.e., a period above the baseline)? Serif or Sans Serif? Are the letters in separate punches? What is the outline: rectangular, canted rectangular or oval? Is the mark in relief or incuse? All of these little details matter.