American Plater: Charles A. Allen

[Traintime]

An odd entry reading, "Charles A. Allen has been foremost silver-plater in the West for the last thirty years.". [Found under title THE SUPPLIES PAGE on page 47 of The Hotel Monthly by John Willy, volume 12, number 137, August, 1904.] There is no further explanation of Mr. Allen's location or connections to the commercial wares industry. It seems improbable that he would be given mention in this industry periodical unless he was well known, even if as a re-plater. Any ideas?

[dognose]

You must have seen those ads with the fly on his bald pate!


Charles A. Allen Plating Co. - Chicago - 1920

Trev.

[Traintime]

[Laughing cats here] Thanks Trev! Google won't miss him ever again.

[dognose]

Here's a couple of earlier ones:


Charles A. Allen - Chicago - 1909


Charles A. Allen - Chicago - 1909

Trev.

[Traintime]

I think they got his son Charles Junior to sit for the 1920 shots: https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d& ... N---------

Obit:

[Traintime]

Must have blown right past his ad on page 7...looks like flies were an even bigger problem in 1904: