coffin end mystery mark #2 - G & pseudos

[admin]

another one, anyone know it. Not listed in any refs on hand, aside from the G instead of B, it is identical to the mark of Theophilus Bradbury.

Thanks, Tom


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[2209patrick]

Hello Tom.

I believe that's one of a couple marks used by George Greenleaf, Newburyport, Massachusetts. He was born in 1790. Died sometime between 1850 and 1872.

Pat.
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[wev]

It is Greenleaf's. Some information can be found at:
American Silversmiths Marks - Greenleaf

It is unclear if the similarity of the marks with those of Bradbury were meant to indicate
a casual partnership or some form of quality assurance.
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[admin]

Thanks to both of you, I'll add Greenleaf to our American marks section shortly.

For those of you not familiar with wev's WEBSITE, it is an invaluable resource for American silversmiths' marks and biographical information. I'd not visited in a while and and it has grown significantly since I last surfed through. Near 3,500 craftsmen documented and the inclusion of 18 city directories and Brix's "Philadelphia Silversmiths".
I know the project began as a genealogy, but I'm a little fuzzy on the details. wev, would you mind explaining the premise?

Regards, Tom
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[wev]

As with many interesting projects, this one started with an argument. A pair of collectors I know were bickering about the familial relationships among the many Moulton silversmiths and jewelers. Having some experience in genealogy, I offered to chart the family line and lay the matter to rest. While doing so, I noted various other names popping up -- Greenleaf, Bradbury, etc that I knew from the silver world. I decided to continue the study and see how many makers the branches led to. That was 5 years ago and I'm still at it.
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[MLF]

Dear Tom,

I wonder if you could tell us the story behind http://www.925-1000.com - what made you start it, etc.

I can say it's now a daily source of information for me and - judging from the user testimonies when the site was closed because of the spam issues - the same goes for many other users all over the world.

Thanks and best wishes

Mikael
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[silverly]

Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts: 21 July 1841 widower George Greenleaf age 57 commission merchant married widow Mary S Huse age 41 daughter of Daniel and Mary S Stone.
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