Snippets of Information Regarding the Gorham Company

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CHICAGO

W. H. Barton, W. S. Willis and T. J. Jewett, of the Gorham Mfg. Co., have returned from a visit to the factory and New York.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 31st July 1895

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A travelling Communion set by the Gorham Mfg. Co.:





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The Gorham Manufacturing Co. and Le Boutillier & Co. have taken the store 9 Maiden Lane, and will open it about May 1 as a show room for the convenience of the down-town trade.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - April 1885

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Daniel Foster, connected with the Gorham Mfg. Co. for many years, recently died at Newburyport, Mass., in the 62d year of his age.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 7th June 1893

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The Gorham Co., which has been located in Oakland ever since the fire, is moving to permanent quarters in San Francisco again, and will be located on Geary St., near Grant Ave. This concern is very busy at the present time, and among the large orders that have been received of late is one from the Palace Hotel for more than $60,000 worth of silverware for the new hostelry, which opens its doors on the old site in November.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 21st July 1909

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Gorham Mfg. Co. - New York - 1896

'LUXEMBOURG'

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The Gorham Manufacturing Co.’s works was the scene of a small fire on Thursday last, which was extinguished by the prompt aid of the city fire department, the loss being merely nominal.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - November 1889

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To the Hon. Michael Kenealy, a handsome silver loving cup, made at the works of the Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence. R. I., was recently presented by his Connecticut colleagues in the house of representatives.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 2nd August 1905

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An artistic bronze plate made by the Gorham Mfg. Co. is fastened on the broad face of the handsome stone monument which was unveiled last Friday at Deposit, N. Y., commemorating the 50th anniversary of the day that the ground was broken for the construction of the Erie Railroad.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 15th November 1905

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Trophies were made by the Gorham Mfg. Co. for the automobile competition, one of the features of the Coney Island Mardi Gras, Labor Day.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 6th September 1905

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George H. Houghton, of the Gorham Manufacturing Co., will go to Europe in May to take charge of the company’s exhibit at the Paris Exposition.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - February 1889

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The Gorham Manufacturing Co.’s works on North Main street, were recently visited by quite a serious fire, and owing to a delay of fifteen minutes, considerable damage was done, the fire department not knowing the exact locality of the fire upon their arrival at the works. Later it was found that the fire had been burning probably from the time the works were closed at night until it burst through the roof and was discovered. It seems that it had to burn from the basement through several stories to the roof before it was seen. Secretary Lawton of the company considers it difficult to give an estimate of the loss, as in such cases where one sustains only a partial loss, the exact loss in figures cannot be given until the damage has been repaired, but if the different shops through which the fire passed are total losses then he thinks $10,000 will cover the entire loss to the works ; the insurance on the entire works is $500,000. The last large fire which this company had occurred about ten years ago, when the flames broke out about seven o’clock in the morning in the photographers’ room, causing a loss of about $20,000. The striking of the alarm was done in a very peculiar manner, the box being a private one, located in one of the offices in the company’s works and connected with all parts of the various buildings by a patent auxiliary system of alarm by which the box can be struck from twenty-five different stations by breaking a bit of glass and pressing on a button. The fire ate its way by one of these stations and fused the insulated wires together so that the circuit was closed with the regular box in the office. The works will probably not be long undergoing repairs, and the time is not far distant when the company will move in their new and elegant works which are now
building in Elmwood. These new works will be so constructed that they will not burn.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - March 1889

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BOSTON

The new “ Boston Tavern ” was furnished with its silverware by the Gorham Manufacturing Company, of New York.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - March 1889

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Saturday afternoon several shop races were held on the bicycle track at Hill’s Grove. Among these were five-mile races by the employes in Rooms E and F of Gorham Mfg. Co., and a two-mile race by the married men in the employ of Martin, Copeland & Co.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 1st September 1897

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The Sanford Bodwell Co. have started in the manufacture of velvet, silk and leather novelties at 118 Snow St. For a number of years Mr. Bodwell was in charge of this line of work at the factory of the Gorham Mfg. Co., Elmwood.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 11th October 1899

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Death of William H. Crins

Providence, R. I., May 21.—William H. Crins, for many years president of the Gorham Mfg. Co., and up to the time of his death a director in that company, died at his home on Linden St., in this city, last week.

Mr. Crins was essentially a self-made man. He was born in Newport, Oct. 7, 1819, and at an early age left school and started to carve out for himself a career. In 1840 he established himself in the painting business and continued for 30 years. On Feb. 12, 1879, he was elected president and also director of the Gorham Mfg. Co., upon the retirement of John Gorham. He resigned the office of president Jan. 23, 1894, and was succeeded by Edward Holbrook. At the time of his resignation the board of directors passed a resolution in which was expressed the board's appreciation of his services in behalf of the company and which also expressed the wish that he would continue as a member of the board. This Mr. Crins did and he was a member of that body until his death.

Deceased was twice married, first on Dec. 19, 1842, to Rebecca Slade Horton, who died Jan. 23, 1860, and again Dec. 19, 1861, to Marion Ballou Whipple. The latter and three daughters, Mrs. James F. Field; Mrs. William P. Chapin and Mrs. Arthur O. Ostby, survive him.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 25th May 1904

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E. V. Camm, who had been in the employ of the Gorham Mfg. Co., as a salesman in the downtown store at 21 Maiden Lane for the past eight years, has accepted a position in the silverware department of Shreve & Co., San Francisco, Cal., and will leave New York, with his wife and son, for the Pacific coast, May 30. While in the employ of the Gorham Mfg. Co., Mr. Camm made many warm friends in the local trade, all of whom wish him success in his new field.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 25th May 1904

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J. H. Buck, of the Gorham Manufacturing Company, sailed last Wednesday on the White Star liner Britannic for Europe.

Source: The Jewelers Review - 14th June 1899

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Jewelers Hear Address During Breakfast Hour

The members of the American National Retail Jewelers' Association and others who attended its annual convention at the Biltmore Hotel at Providence recently, were treated to a rather unique number on the program while they were enjoying their morning meal. Miss Marguerite Walker Jordan, field secretary of the Gorham Manufacturing Company, "talked to them" about "Sterling Silver as an Art Product." There were nearly 300 guests in the breakfast grill when Miss Jordan rose to speak and her talk was closely followed, being unusually interesting and of considerable practicability.

Miss Jordan, who, by the way, is the only woman scheduled to address the convention, said in part:

"In olden days the dining room of the average family had what was called an 'eating board' as a table. The lord of the manor had the only chair, which was a canopied seat to protect the occupant from the rain which leaked through the roof. The only piece of silver used on the table by the host was a huge silver salt cellar, and possibly a urn or slaver. The most honored as a guest you were, the nearer you sat to the salt cellar. You brought your own spoon. If this spoon was made of silver, you sat close to the host, but if yours was a pewter or wooden spoon, your seat was far removed from the head of the table."

Miss Jordan showed how sterling silverware has for ages been considered the dearest possessions of the housewife, and with what pride she shows it to her friends, and with what satisfaction she passes it on to her descendants, as heirlooms.

She said, "What is the situation today? Somebody in other lines of business has wanted to push his own goods, and has been partially successful in advertising to the public that it is ostentatious to display silverware. This is utterly ridiculous, because who can be brought to believe that some colored wooden bowl or cheap vase or some article of so grotesque a shape that it cannot even be called a name is as beautiful and as precious as silver articles which have been beautifully designed?

"I speak for the American woman, and as such I believe in keeping up with the times, but to me it seems impossible to believe what the interior decorators are trying to teach us, namely that silverware, besides being a utilitarian article, is not a supremely dignified and beautiful ornament. Perhaps if the jewelers had got together and explained to these interior decorators and to the public at large the virtues of sterling silver, this campaign of misinformation would never have taken place. As it is I am very thankful to say that sterling silver has never lost its value in any respect, and furthermore, the better class of our people are again displaying it, in all its beauty, in their homes."

Source: The Allen Monthly - October 1923

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The Gorham Mfg. Co. are altering their down town store, at 23 Maiden Lane, by putting in a new show window. One large window will replace the two small ones they have heretofore used.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 14th July 1897

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