Images of the Silverware and Jewellery Trade

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EUGENE P. GOLDEN

Not a great image, but one of Eugene P. Golden, superintendent of Factory E, of the International Silver Company, New Britain, Connecticut:



A metal spinner by trade, he entered the business in 1865 and later became foreman and finally had charge of the lower floor at the Britannia shop. In 1893 he became superintendent of the holloware department.

This image is from 1915.

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AUGUST BAUMANN

An image of August Baumann, veteran of the New Orleans jewellery trade:



This image is from 1919.

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WILLIAM KERR

An image of William Kerr, founder of Wm. Kerr & Son. of Boston, Massachusetts, who died in 1906:



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BATES & PEARD FURNACES

An image of a Bates & Peard jeweller's furnace:



This image is from 1908.

The Bates & Peard Annealing Furnace Company (Darwin Bates and George Wordsworth Peard), of Huyton, Liverpool, were known to have manufactured furnaces for the following companies working in the precious metal trade:

G. H. Johnstone & Co., Birmingham
Manton & Mole, Birmingham
W. H. Rabone & Co., Birmingham
Henry Owen & Son, Birmingham
W. H. Wilmot & Co., Birmingham
Samuel Taylor Ltd., Birmingham
Wiggin & Company, Birmingham
Krementz & Co., U.S.A.

Their furnaces were also in use at:

The Royal Mint, London
H.M. Mint, Sydney
French Government Mint, Paris
H.M. Mint, Calcutta
H.M. Japanese Mint, Osaka

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DERBY SILVER Co.

An image of the Derby Silver Co.'s float at the 4th July parade of 1893 held at Birmingham, Connecticut:



The decoration on the float marks the 20th anniversary of the company, 1873 - 1893.

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GEORGE C. SHREVE

An image of the San Franciso silversmith, George C. Shreve:



This image was published in 1893, the year of his death.

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OSTBY & BARTON

An image of the display of the ring-makers, Ostby & Barton at the World's Fair held at Chicago in 1893:



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EUGEN PORCHER

An image of the Pforzheim jeweller, Eugen Porcher, who died in 1893:



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HENRY W. PATTERSON

An image of the Boston Jeweller, Henry W. Patterson, of Smith, Patterson & Co.:



This image is from 1899.

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JOHN MORRELL CUTTER

An image of John Morrell Cutter, Vice-President and General Manager of the Elgin National Watch Company:



This image is from 1899.

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THE SAN FRANCISCO MINT

Three images of the San Francisco Mint from 1911:

The Melting Room:


The Electrolytic Room:


Centrifugals for drying the sponge silver and gold:


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HARRY E. ROBY

An image of Harry E. Roby, member of the firm of silversmiths, Currier & Roby, of New York:



This image was published in 1921, the year of his death.

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HUGE SHEETS OF SILVER

An image of what was thought to be the largest sheets of silver ever rolled:



These sheets were produced at the rolling mills of Handy & Harman at Bridgeport, Connecticut. The sheets before cutting the circles were five feet square. The thickness was 0.141 inches. The diameter of the circles was 54 inches. Each circle weighed 1,848 ounces. Four of these sheets were made and were to be hammered into kettles for specialist chemical work.

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JOSEPH M. BATES

An image of Joseph M. Bates, proprietor of the watch case manufacturers, Bates & Bacon of Attleboro, Massachusetts:



This image is from 1899.

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MAPPIN & WEBB

An image of a silver chaser at work. The image was taken at Mappin & Webb's Royal Works at Sheffield:



This image is from 1904.

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W.J. PETTEE & COMPANY

An image of the window display of 1847 Rogers Bros. silverware products at the store of W.J. Pettee & Company of Oklahoma City:



This image is from 1918.

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JOSEPH NOTERMAN

An image of the manufacturing jeweller, Joseph Noterman, senior member of the firm Joseph Noterman & Co. of Cincinnati:



This image is from 1899.

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MAPPIN & WEBB

Filing forks by hand. The image was taken at Mappin & Webb's Royal Works at Sheffield:



This image is from 1904.

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RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

An image of the jewellery bench room at the Rhode Island School of Design:



This image is from 1919.

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GEORGE GREENZWEIG

An image of George Greenzweig, president of the wholesale jewellers, George Greenzweig & Co. of San Francisco:



This image is from 1901.

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