shopmark

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

shop +‎ mark

Noun[edit]

shopmark (plural shopmarks)

  1. A logo indicating the workshop from which a product originated.
    • 1988, Old-House Journal, volume 16, number 6, page 39:
      In 1910 they issued a catalog under a new name: "L. & J.G. Stickley Handcraft," with a shopmark in red that could easily be confused with their older brother's red joiner's compass shopmark.
    • 1992, Mary Ann Smith, Gustav Stickley, the Craftsman, page 31:
      Apparently Stickley was very fond of this symbol; he used it in various forms as a shopmark on his furniture and as a signature on drawings throughout his career.