Roberts & Co

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Is anybody familiar with this company and the P Star mark? Many thanks in advance for any help with this.

[wev]

Likely Edwin Morrison Roberts of Hartford CT. He apprenticed to Walter Pitkin in 1833 and bought out the business and stock in 1860. The P/star mark was used on Pitkin's wholesale goods for many years.

[silverly]

Thank you! I came across the name you have suggested, but never with Robert’s alone. The P Star mark would have remained a complete mystery for me.