The Silver Snuff Box
Samuel Moss Solomon 1769-1842
This silver 'Snuff Box' belonged to Samuel Moss Solomon (1769-1842) who was known as 'Shlomo the Pencil Maker'. It is still in possession of family in Australia. The Snuff Box is inscribed with the words:
" S Solomon the original black lead pencil  nos 30 Wentworth St Spitalfield "
A modern photograph of 30 Wentworth Street, Spitalfields, London, England showing the original building where the Solomon family lived prior to moving to Australia in April 1833.

Photograph courtesy of Phil Walker's
www.jewisheastend.com
Return to Samuel Solomon's family page HERE
30 Wentworth St, Spitalfields, London. Photo from a family album.