THE COST OF PRODUCTION - 1910
United Kingdom
According to a British Government report under the census of production act, the actual cost of production, without the manufacturers' profit, of certain classes of jewelry in Great Britain in 1910 was as follows: Goods made wholly or in part of gold, including mounted articles. €495,000 ($2,408,900); gold leaf and gold thread £88,000 ($428,250); goods made wholly or in part of silver, including mounted articles, £1,844,000 $(8,973.825); stampings, handles, and other parts for silver goods, £15,000 ($73,000); total gold, silver, and electroplated goods, £4,939,000 ($24,035,650); gold chains, £654,000 ($3,182,700); silver chains, £49,000 ($238,450); imitation, £55,000 ($267,650); other jewelry, gold, and platinum, £1,762,000 ($8,574,775); silver, £177,000 ($861,370) imitation, £231,000 ($1,124,160); gold and silver articles not separately distinguished, £240,000 ($1,167,960); total jewelry of all kinds, £3,292,000 ($16,020,500); total value of all goods made of precious metals and work done in the United Kingdom, £8,563,000 ($41,671,850).
Source: Mining and Scientific Press - 23rd March 1912
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PROPOSED GOLD STATUE OF PRESIDENT McKINLEY
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 26.—F. D. Higby, the Chicago sculptor, who modeled Ada Rehan in silver, is stopping at the Arlington. The object of his visit to this city is to obtain President McKinley’s assent for a life-size statue of himself in gold, for the purpose of exhibition at the Paris Exposition in 1900. Excepting this consent, all the details are already planned, even to the money to be secured for the purchase of the metal. The estimated cost would be $1,050,000, and the height of the statue seven feet, including the base.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 1st December 1897
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 26.—F. D. Higby, the Chicago sculptor, who modeled Ada Rehan in silver, is stopping at the Arlington. The object of his visit to this city is to obtain President McKinley’s assent for a life-size statue of himself in gold, for the purpose of exhibition at the Paris Exposition in 1900. Excepting this consent, all the details are already planned, even to the money to be secured for the purchase of the metal. The estimated cost would be $1,050,000, and the height of the statue seven feet, including the base.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 1st December 1897
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TINY POCKET KNIVES
Walden, New York
A wonderful illustration of the cutler's art is being shown by Herbert Parker, a valued employe at the Walden Knife Works, in the shape of two miniature knives. Each is complete in itself — one having a pearl handle and the other a tortoise shell handle.
The tiny knives are five-sixteenths of an inch closed and nine-sixteenths of an inch long with the blade opened, and about as big around as the lead inside of an ordinary lead pencil. It would take about twenty of these knives to cover the space of an ordinary postage stamp. Not a detail in grinding, polishing, etc.. has been neglected. The blades open readily, the spring works to perfection and—the knife cuts, too, the blade being hardened and tempered before the final polish.
Mr. Parker did the work himself, without the aid of jewelers' tools. For boring the tiny holes he made a drill out of a fine needle. The knives are so small that it was necessary to solder eyelets to them and suspend them from a wire frame so that they will not be lost. He says he intends to keep one of the knives and give the other to the knife company to put in a sample cabinet.
Source: The American Cutler - July 1922
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Walden, New York
A wonderful illustration of the cutler's art is being shown by Herbert Parker, a valued employe at the Walden Knife Works, in the shape of two miniature knives. Each is complete in itself — one having a pearl handle and the other a tortoise shell handle.
The tiny knives are five-sixteenths of an inch closed and nine-sixteenths of an inch long with the blade opened, and about as big around as the lead inside of an ordinary lead pencil. It would take about twenty of these knives to cover the space of an ordinary postage stamp. Not a detail in grinding, polishing, etc.. has been neglected. The blades open readily, the spring works to perfection and—the knife cuts, too, the blade being hardened and tempered before the final polish.
Mr. Parker did the work himself, without the aid of jewelers' tools. For boring the tiny holes he made a drill out of a fine needle. The knives are so small that it was necessary to solder eyelets to them and suspend them from a wire frame so that they will not be lost. He says he intends to keep one of the knives and give the other to the knife company to put in a sample cabinet.
Source: The American Cutler - July 1922
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MICHELSTEIN & KARLINS
Newark, New Jersey
Jacob Michelstein and David Karlins, who were with M. I. Ernst, of New York City, have opened a factory at 38 Crawford street, to manufacture gold jewelry, under the firm name of Michelstein & Karlins.
Source: The Metal Industry - December 1913
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Newark, New Jersey
Jacob Michelstein and David Karlins, who were with M. I. Ernst, of New York City, have opened a factory at 38 Crawford street, to manufacture gold jewelry, under the firm name of Michelstein & Karlins.
Source: The Metal Industry - December 1913
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NEW ALLOY - 'PLATNIDE'
United States
The Platnide Company, Melrose Highlands, Mass., are now manufacturing a new alloy called "Platnide" which they claim is the nearest approach to metallic platinum known. It is supplied in the form of sheet, wire, rod and tubing and is now being used in the manufacture of jewelry, art metal work and similar lines of goods where a white and noncorrosive metal is desired.
Source: The Brass World and Platers' Guide - January 1911
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United States
The Platnide Company, Melrose Highlands, Mass., are now manufacturing a new alloy called "Platnide" which they claim is the nearest approach to metallic platinum known. It is supplied in the form of sheet, wire, rod and tubing and is now being used in the manufacture of jewelry, art metal work and similar lines of goods where a white and noncorrosive metal is desired.
Source: The Brass World and Platers' Guide - January 1911
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JEWELLERY PRODUCTION
Birmingham, England
The city of Birmingham is the most important manufacturing center in the jewelry business and has been for more than 100 years. The United States consul at Birmingham, commenting in a recent report upon the British census of manufactures, says:
Birmingham jewelry, considered in the narrow sense of the term as articles made of gold, is not as a rule of the highest quality and price, as is shown by the fact that of the something under 341,000 troy ounces of gold assayed and marked at the Birmingham assay office in 1912, 211,000 troy ounces were of 9-carat gold, which is an alloy consisting of two-fifths gold and three-fifths base metal. However, the jewelry made in Birmingham is becoming more and more artistic and attractive, and though the higher-grade jewelry is not the chief product of the Birmingham factories many manufacturers produce rings and jeweled ornaments that would sell at wholesale as high as $1,000 each. The higher grades of jewelry are mostly manufactured in London.
Most of the foreign shipments of jewelry and silverware consist of goods that do not have to be hall marked. A considerable quantity is shipped to London, to be marked there so as to be sold as if it were of London make, the impression prevailing that an article which has the London hall mark is of London make and therefore better. Londoners simply will not buy silver or gold articles of British make without the London hall mark, thinking the product is provincial and not so pleasing. Some is also sent to Chester and to Sheffield, Glasgow, and Edinburgh for the purpose of marking in order to meet the demands of customers, various markets having become accustomed to the hall marks of these various places and regarding articles without the same as being imitations. For that reason the figures of the assay office do not offer a basis for estimating the value of the output.
In the line of gold articles almost 341.000 ounces troy were assayed and marked at the Birmingham assay office for the year ended June 30, 1912, which consisted, in round numbers, of 52,000 ounces troy of 22-carat gold, 69,000 ounces of 18-carat gold, 9,000 ounces of 15-carat gold, and 211,000 ounces of 9-carat gold. Many small articles of gold do not have to be assayed and marked, these consisting chiefly of articles that would be injured in the process of marking. But, in general, all gold and silver wares must be assayed and marked.
Source: Annual Report of the Director of the Mint - United States Bureau of the Mint - Department of the Treasury - 1914
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Birmingham, England
The city of Birmingham is the most important manufacturing center in the jewelry business and has been for more than 100 years. The United States consul at Birmingham, commenting in a recent report upon the British census of manufactures, says:
Birmingham jewelry, considered in the narrow sense of the term as articles made of gold, is not as a rule of the highest quality and price, as is shown by the fact that of the something under 341,000 troy ounces of gold assayed and marked at the Birmingham assay office in 1912, 211,000 troy ounces were of 9-carat gold, which is an alloy consisting of two-fifths gold and three-fifths base metal. However, the jewelry made in Birmingham is becoming more and more artistic and attractive, and though the higher-grade jewelry is not the chief product of the Birmingham factories many manufacturers produce rings and jeweled ornaments that would sell at wholesale as high as $1,000 each. The higher grades of jewelry are mostly manufactured in London.
Most of the foreign shipments of jewelry and silverware consist of goods that do not have to be hall marked. A considerable quantity is shipped to London, to be marked there so as to be sold as if it were of London make, the impression prevailing that an article which has the London hall mark is of London make and therefore better. Londoners simply will not buy silver or gold articles of British make without the London hall mark, thinking the product is provincial and not so pleasing. Some is also sent to Chester and to Sheffield, Glasgow, and Edinburgh for the purpose of marking in order to meet the demands of customers, various markets having become accustomed to the hall marks of these various places and regarding articles without the same as being imitations. For that reason the figures of the assay office do not offer a basis for estimating the value of the output.
In the line of gold articles almost 341.000 ounces troy were assayed and marked at the Birmingham assay office for the year ended June 30, 1912, which consisted, in round numbers, of 52,000 ounces troy of 22-carat gold, 69,000 ounces of 18-carat gold, 9,000 ounces of 15-carat gold, and 211,000 ounces of 9-carat gold. Many small articles of gold do not have to be assayed and marked, these consisting chiefly of articles that would be injured in the process of marking. But, in general, all gold and silver wares must be assayed and marked.
Source: Annual Report of the Director of the Mint - United States Bureau of the Mint - Department of the Treasury - 1914
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PRESENTATION OF SILVER PUNCH BOWL
Brooklyn, New York
The silver punch bowl for the United States cruiser Chester was presented at the Brooklyn Navy Yard last Thursday. A large delegation from Chester, Pa., were present at the presentation. The bowl is about two and a half feet in diameter and is mounted upon a very ornate tray. The seal of the Navy Department and the national colors are worked upon the surface of the bowl and the ladle in enamel. The whole thing weighs about 20 pounds and is said to have cost upward of $3,000. It was made by Tiffany & Co.
Source: The Jewelers’ Circular - 23rd December 1908
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Brooklyn, New York
The silver punch bowl for the United States cruiser Chester was presented at the Brooklyn Navy Yard last Thursday. A large delegation from Chester, Pa., were present at the presentation. The bowl is about two and a half feet in diameter and is mounted upon a very ornate tray. The seal of the Navy Department and the national colors are worked upon the surface of the bowl and the ladle in enamel. The whole thing weighs about 20 pounds and is said to have cost upward of $3,000. It was made by Tiffany & Co.
Source: The Jewelers’ Circular - 23rd December 1908
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EMPLOYMENT IN NEW YORK STATE
New York
The manufacture of jewelry is closely allied to the production of silverware and plated ware, and the reduction and refining of gold and silver from clippings, sweepings, and scrap. In 1914 the three industries combined employed an average of 8,079 wage earners and manufactured products valued at $31,445,638. These figures represent a decrease since 1909 of 4.8 per cent in wage earners but an increase of 2 per cent in value of products.
Source: Editor and Publisher - 6th November 1920
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New York
The manufacture of jewelry is closely allied to the production of silverware and plated ware, and the reduction and refining of gold and silver from clippings, sweepings, and scrap. In 1914 the three industries combined employed an average of 8,079 wage earners and manufactured products valued at $31,445,638. These figures represent a decrease since 1909 of 4.8 per cent in wage earners but an increase of 2 per cent in value of products.
Source: Editor and Publisher - 6th November 1920
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JEWELLERY PRODUCTION
Birmingham, England
In 1912, 4,200,186 ounces of silver wares were assayed and marked at the Birmingham assay office, of which 3,139 ounces were broken up because they did not meet the requirements; 13,328,541 pieces of gold and silver ware were entered for assay. These figures afford an excellent idea of the output and extent of the Birmingham jewelry trades. They do not include the very large quantity of gilt jewelry, which is the name applied to imitation jewelry, nor do they include the medals and metal buttons and the electroplated ware. The manufacture of electroplate is an industry connected with the jewelry trades which, though long established in Birmingham, has recently been developing rapidly and for the products of which there happens at present to be a not inconsiderable demand from the United States.
Source: Annual Report of the Director of the Mint - United States Bureau of the Mint - Department of the Treasury - 1914
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Birmingham, England
In 1912, 4,200,186 ounces of silver wares were assayed and marked at the Birmingham assay office, of which 3,139 ounces were broken up because they did not meet the requirements; 13,328,541 pieces of gold and silver ware were entered for assay. These figures afford an excellent idea of the output and extent of the Birmingham jewelry trades. They do not include the very large quantity of gilt jewelry, which is the name applied to imitation jewelry, nor do they include the medals and metal buttons and the electroplated ware. The manufacture of electroplate is an industry connected with the jewelry trades which, though long established in Birmingham, has recently been developing rapidly and for the products of which there happens at present to be a not inconsiderable demand from the United States.
Source: Annual Report of the Director of the Mint - United States Bureau of the Mint - Department of the Treasury - 1914
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DUHME & Co.'S CLOCK SAVED FROM DESTRUCTION
Cincinnati
The electrical clock in the store of Duhme & Co., Cincinnati, came very near being destroyed recently. It is connected with the Western Union wires, over which they receive the time from the Washington Observatory. On the occasion referred to, an electric light wire became entangled with the telegraph wires, and a strong current of electricity was transmitted over the wires. A hissing noise was detected in the vicinity of the clock, and the cause being suspected, the wires were promptly cut and the clock saved from injury.
Source: The Jewelers’ Circular and Horologlcal Review - January 1886
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Cincinnati
The electrical clock in the store of Duhme & Co., Cincinnati, came very near being destroyed recently. It is connected with the Western Union wires, over which they receive the time from the Washington Observatory. On the occasion referred to, an electric light wire became entangled with the telegraph wires, and a strong current of electricity was transmitted over the wires. A hissing noise was detected in the vicinity of the clock, and the cause being suspected, the wires were promptly cut and the clock saved from injury.
Source: The Jewelers’ Circular and Horologlcal Review - January 1886
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THE MANUFACTURE OF THE IRON CROSS
Germany
The iron cross, the most highly prized recognition of valor in the German army and navy, is not a casting, but is struck with steel dies in heavy coining presses. After being stamped out, the crosses are taken to the silversmith's, where the soldering is done, a fine silver border added, and the finishing completed. The silver border is polished on electrically driven polishing and grinding motors.
Source: American Machinist - 25th March 1915
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Germany
The iron cross, the most highly prized recognition of valor in the German army and navy, is not a casting, but is struck with steel dies in heavy coining presses. After being stamped out, the crosses are taken to the silversmith's, where the soldering is done, a fine silver border added, and the finishing completed. The silver border is polished on electrically driven polishing and grinding motors.
Source: American Machinist - 25th March 1915
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CLAUDE L. PRUYN
Orlando, Florida
OBITUARY
Claude L. Pruyn, 76, retired jeweler of Winter Park, Fla., died July 30th at a local hospital in that city. A native of Oneonta, N. Y., he went to Orlando, Fla., in 1925, at which time he opened a jewelry store at Morse Boulevard and Park Ave., the first jewelry store in that city. He retired in 1948. He is survived by his widow and two nephews.
Source: Jewelers' Circular Keystone - September 1950
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Orlando, Florida
OBITUARY
Claude L. Pruyn, 76, retired jeweler of Winter Park, Fla., died July 30th at a local hospital in that city. A native of Oneonta, N. Y., he went to Orlando, Fla., in 1925, at which time he opened a jewelry store at Morse Boulevard and Park Ave., the first jewelry store in that city. He retired in 1948. He is survived by his widow and two nephews.
Source: Jewelers' Circular Keystone - September 1950
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E.E. TALIAFERRO
Nashville, Tennessee
E. E. Taliaferro has become associated with the B. H. Stief Jewelry Co. as a specialist in exclusive designs for jewelry. Mr. Taliaferro is a graduate of Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, and has been associated with the Hamilton Jewelry Co., Colorado Springs, Colo., where he has been doing exclusive diamond and platinum design work for several years.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 4th October 1922
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Nashville, Tennessee
E. E. Taliaferro has become associated with the B. H. Stief Jewelry Co. as a specialist in exclusive designs for jewelry. Mr. Taliaferro is a graduate of Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, and has been associated with the Hamilton Jewelry Co., Colorado Springs, Colo., where he has been doing exclusive diamond and platinum design work for several years.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 4th October 1922
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THE BURNS JEWELRY Mfg. Co.
Boston, Massachusetts
The Burns Jewelry Manufacturing Co., Boston. Mass., has been Incorporated with a capital of $250,000 to manufacture jewelry. The incorporators are G. F. Burns, C. A. Grldley and B. F. Frost.
Source: American Machinist - 15th February 1912
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Boston, Massachusetts
The Burns Jewelry Manufacturing Co., Boston. Mass., has been Incorporated with a capital of $250,000 to manufacture jewelry. The incorporators are G. F. Burns, C. A. Grldley and B. F. Frost.
Source: American Machinist - 15th February 1912
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THE NEWFIELD PLATING COMPANY
Bridgeport, Connecticut
The Newfield Plating Co., 15 Sixth Street, Bridgeport, Conn., recently started by Geo. C. Guggenheim and Fred R. Griffith, is now in active operation and jobbing electroplating of all kinds, as well as polishing, lacquering and coloring, is carried on. The proprietors were with the Holmes & Edwards Silver Co. for many years and have had extensive experience in silver and gold work.
Source: The Brass World and Platers' Guide - January 1911
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Bridgeport, Connecticut
The Newfield Plating Co., 15 Sixth Street, Bridgeport, Conn., recently started by Geo. C. Guggenheim and Fred R. Griffith, is now in active operation and jobbing electroplating of all kinds, as well as polishing, lacquering and coloring, is carried on. The proprietors were with the Holmes & Edwards Silver Co. for many years and have had extensive experience in silver and gold work.
Source: The Brass World and Platers' Guide - January 1911
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AHRENDT & KAUTZMAN
Newark, New Jersey
William Ahrendt, who was patternmaker for Woods & Chatelier, of New York, and Edward Kautzman, who was patternmaker for John Chatelier of this city, have started in business as Ahrendt & Kautzman at 613 Hunterdon street. They will manufacture gold and silver novelties and have put in a complete plant. Mr. Kautzman will do the selling.
Source: The Metal Industry - December 1910
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Newark, New Jersey
William Ahrendt, who was patternmaker for Woods & Chatelier, of New York, and Edward Kautzman, who was patternmaker for John Chatelier of this city, have started in business as Ahrendt & Kautzman at 613 Hunterdon street. They will manufacture gold and silver novelties and have put in a complete plant. Mr. Kautzman will do the selling.
Source: The Metal Industry - December 1910
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THE LOWER STANDARDS OF GOLD
London
The question of the Hall-marking of jewellery is one of the greatest importance to the public. The amount spent yearly in gold and silver articles is immense, and there are few who do not, at some period of their life, expend money in watches or jewellery for themselves or others. The belief in so doing they are buying articles of an intrinsic value, approaching at least to the sum paid for them, and that the goods will retain their value for a long period, and be thus a sort of investment for money, operates in a large number of cases as an inducement to people to spend more money upon jewellery than they could otherwise afford to do. Good jewellery indeed is always within a small amount worth the money given for it, and should approach nearly to its weight in sterling gold. In the days of our forefathers this was so. No gold was allowed to be sold under sterling, a severity which afterwards relaxed to 18-carat gold being permitted. With 18-carat gold people at least knew that they were getting goods containing three-fourths of their weight in gold. Now, however, the Halls mark 15,12, and 9-carat, while articles are exposed in the window of the jewellers' shops called gold, but containing only one-twentieth part of the precious metal.
Source: The Standard - 7th April 1873
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London
The question of the Hall-marking of jewellery is one of the greatest importance to the public. The amount spent yearly in gold and silver articles is immense, and there are few who do not, at some period of their life, expend money in watches or jewellery for themselves or others. The belief in so doing they are buying articles of an intrinsic value, approaching at least to the sum paid for them, and that the goods will retain their value for a long period, and be thus a sort of investment for money, operates in a large number of cases as an inducement to people to spend more money upon jewellery than they could otherwise afford to do. Good jewellery indeed is always within a small amount worth the money given for it, and should approach nearly to its weight in sterling gold. In the days of our forefathers this was so. No gold was allowed to be sold under sterling, a severity which afterwards relaxed to 18-carat gold being permitted. With 18-carat gold people at least knew that they were getting goods containing three-fourths of their weight in gold. Now, however, the Halls mark 15,12, and 9-carat, while articles are exposed in the window of the jewellers' shops called gold, but containing only one-twentieth part of the precious metal.
Source: The Standard - 7th April 1873
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TRAIN STRIKES INTERNATIONAL SILVER TRUCK
Meriden, Connecticut
A truck of the American Express Co., loaded with silverware from Factory H, International Silver Co., was struck and demolished at the passenger station in Meriden, Conn., by the 2.12 o'clock northbound train on Dec. 31. The employes of the express company were loading the silverware from the truck aboard the southbound train when the northbound train came into the station and struck and completely demolished the vehicle.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 7th January 1920
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Meriden, Connecticut
A truck of the American Express Co., loaded with silverware from Factory H, International Silver Co., was struck and demolished at the passenger station in Meriden, Conn., by the 2.12 o'clock northbound train on Dec. 31. The employes of the express company were loading the silverware from the truck aboard the southbound train when the northbound train came into the station and struck and completely demolished the vehicle.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 7th January 1920
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BRIDGEPORT SILVERWARE Mfg. Co. SOLD
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Messrs. Miller and Hall, formerly with the American Tube & Stamping Co., Bridgeport, Conn., have purchased the Bridgeport Silverware Mfg. Co., and will conduct the business hereafter.
Source: Metal Record and Electroplater - December 1917
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Bridgeport, Connecticut
Messrs. Miller and Hall, formerly with the American Tube & Stamping Co., Bridgeport, Conn., have purchased the Bridgeport Silverware Mfg. Co., and will conduct the business hereafter.
Source: Metal Record and Electroplater - December 1917
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WILLIAM A. HENRY
Providence, Rhode Island
William A. Henry, who has been secretary, assistant treasurer and general manager of Hutchison & Huestis, Inc., manufacturers of gold rings at 116 Chestnut street for the past six years, has resigned. He has purchased a half interest in the H. J. Deyell Refining Company, 79 Sabin street, and the firm name has been changed to Deyell & Henry.
Source: The Metal Industry - February 1921
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Providence, Rhode Island
William A. Henry, who has been secretary, assistant treasurer and general manager of Hutchison & Huestis, Inc., manufacturers of gold rings at 116 Chestnut street for the past six years, has resigned. He has purchased a half interest in the H. J. Deyell Refining Company, 79 Sabin street, and the firm name has been changed to Deyell & Henry.
Source: The Metal Industry - February 1921
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