History on Numsen Sterling?

[tresorfinderssilver]

I know Charles Stieff married Laura Numsen, but was their a sterling company named Numsen? I can't find any history on the company.
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[admin]

Some background would help. For starters, who are Charles Stieff and Laura Numsen?
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[silverly]

Just doing some googling, I see where there were Numsen Dining Rooms in Cleveland, Ohio around the third quarter of the nineteenth century.

If you have Numsen silver pieces, do they resemble hotelware or something fancy but nevertheless institutional? I don't expect silver of this type to be sterling, but it might be plated to resemble sterling.

This is only a guess. Naturally, a picture with any marks, would be a big help.
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[silverly]

Another possible answer to this question is that a retailers mark which would be on each piece might easily be taken as a manufacturer's mark. It happens fairly often.
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[silverly]

Okay, I know I've cluttered up the board long enough with my quesses on this topic, but you might try contacting the web host of this site http://www.thestieffcompany.com/The_Sti ... rview.html
if you haven't already done so.
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