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AMBROSE BURNSIDE BROWN

An image of Ambrose Burnside Brown, for 41 years a Master Craftsman working at the Gorham Co. Seen here stamping the Gorham mark on an Etruscan waiter:



This image was published in 1925.

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EDWARD ISRAEL

An image of the float of Edward Israel of Harrison, Ohio, taken during the 4th July Parade in that town.



This image was published in 1906.

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GEORGE W. SHIEBLER

Another image of George W. Shiebler, founder of George W. Shiebler & Company:



This image was published in 1898.

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GOLDSMITHS' HALL EXHIBITION

An image of some of the pieces of silverware on display at an exhibition of the work of British silversmiths which was held at Goldsmiths Hall, London in December 1927:



The items appearing in the image are the Royal Hunt Cup (1926) lent by Lord Astor, Empire Marketing Board Cup, Lord Lee of Fareham’s Cup, presented by the Bridges Commission to him. The Silversmiths Cup, Empire Marketing Board Cup and Princess Mary’s Casket, presented to her by the citizens of Birmingham.

This image was published in 1927.

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J.F. GLEBE

Two images of the factory of the Pforzheim ring-maker, J.F. Glebe:





These images are from 1903.

See: https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopi ... be#p141474

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BRACKIN'S

An image of a truck advertising the Birmingham, Alabama jeweler, Brackin's:



This image was published in 1927.

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ADIE BROTHERS OF BIRMINGHAM AT THE PACIFIC NATIONAL EXHIBITION



GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY for TCA Stewardess Fran Russell to examine a part of a $110,000 gold tea service was afforded when the shipment arrived at Vancouver Air Port recently. The beautiful service wrought by Adie Bros., of Birmingham was flown to Vancouver for exhibit at Pacific National Exhibition. C. N. Woodward, a sponsor of the shipment does the honours as armed guards Reg Keen and Victor Yasheresse look on. The tea set will tour the U.S. following the P.N.E. and will be sold to the highest bidder.

Source: The Vulcan Advocate - 31st August 1950

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An image of Charles Emerson Bulkley, president of the Whiting Mfg. Co.:



This image was published in 1899.

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18 Ct. GOLD TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE - A GIFT TO THE BRIDE OF KING FAROUK





Solid Gold Tea Service Sells British Tableware

To commemorate the 650th anniversary of the English Hall Mark, Adie Bros., British jeweler, produced this tea and coffee service, which contains more than $25,000 worth of 18 carat gold. Adie’s merchandising representative in the U.S., Rita Rotheim (left), took the set, guarded by a London bobby, on a promotional tour across the country. In stops at 80 jewelers in major U. S. cities, the tour sold more than $500,000 worth of Adie products—in addition to the tea service itself, which brought $100,000 as an anonymous gift to Narriman Sadek, bride of Egypt’s King Farouk.

Source: Business Week - 26th May 1951

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MOUNTING STONES FOR A GEM-SET NECKLACE




This image was published in 1951.

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STERLING SILVER SMITH-CORONA TYPEWRITER


THE VAN HEUSEN CHARLES COMPANY, LEADING ALBANY JEWELLERS, DISPLAY THE NEW STERLING SILVER SMITH-CORONA



This beautiful window display is typical of many which have been secured in cities throughout the United States, showing that even fine jewelry stores regard the silver machine as a beautiful gift object as well as a window display feature of peculiar attraction. So many silver machines have been sold during the holiday season by typewriter dealers to individuals for gift purposes that the silversmiths, the famous Gorham Company, was hard pressed to meet the demand.

Source: Office Appliances - January 1932

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G. LA RUE MASTERS

An image of G. La Rue Masters, at one time manager and then president of Unger Brothers and brother-in-law of Raymond Unger:



This image was published in the year of his death, 1938, aged 58 years.

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SILVER CUP FOR THE OFFICERS' MESS - 32nd PUNJAUB PIONEERS



This silver cup was made for the 32nd Punjaub Pioneers by the Goldsmiths' and Silversmiths' Company of 112, Regent Street, London in 1887.

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A LONDON GOLD-BEATER'S SIGN




This image was published in 1921.

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HAZEL BLAKE FRENCH

An image of the Cape Cod jeweler, Hazel Blake French applying a Sandwich glass-jeweled silver head to a walking cane:



This image was published in 1927.

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ERIK MAGNUSSEN

Another image of the silversmith/designer, Erik Magnussen, artistic director of the Gorham Manufacturing Company:



This image was published in 1926.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Magn ... lversmith)

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HUDSON ROYSHER

An image of the silver designs of Hudson Roysher:



Hudson Roysher (b.1911-d.1993) was the chairman of the Department of Industrial Design, Chouinard Art Institute, Los Angeles.

These images were published in 1949.

See: https://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_R4.html

and: https://openpublishing.psu.edu/ahd/cont ... -craftsman

and: https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital ... ZNRCRKQG8D

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ROBERT E. LOCHER

An image of the architect and silverware designer, Robert E. Locher:



This image was published in 1934.

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DWIGHT DILLON

An image of a silver chalice, the prize-winning entry for silversmithing awarded to Dwight Dillon at the 14th National Decorative Arts-Ceramics Exhibition at the Wichita Art Exhibition Association Galleries in 1959:



Dwight Dillon was a student of Karl Gustav Hansen.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Gustav_Hansen

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PETER MULLER-MONK

An image of the silverware designer, Peter Muller-Monk (b.1904-d.1967):



Peter Muller-Monk, assistant professor of Industrial Design at Carnegie Institute of Technology, was born in Germany, where he graduated from the University of Berlin and the Academy of Fine and Applied Arts. When he came to the U. S. in 1926 he was the proud possessor of a Master's degree in the German Gold and Silversmith Guild. He first worked for Tiffany & Co., and then opened his own studio workshop for industrial design and metal work. Later, feeling that industrial design needed better training and appreciation, he began teaching at various places in New York. In the summer of 1935, he was appointed to his present position. Mr. Muller-Munk has exhibited in a number of the important museums throughout the country including the Metropolitan in New York.

Source: Modern Plastics - April 1936

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