American Directories Listings III

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The American Ring Co, Waterbury, Connecticut was organized in 1852 with Douglas F Maltby as the president and Edward Chittenden as the agent and secretary. The company was listed directories from the 1850's and up to at least 1936.

Early in their history they made saddle, carriage and harness hardware, patent brass, silverered and iron rings & etc.

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G H French & Co's president was George Herbert French who was formerly with Riley & French followed by Riley, Heffron & French next Riley, French & Heffron and then back to Riley & French. George H French was the son of Attleboro, Massachusetts jewelry manufacturer George W French.

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Riley & French and G H French & Co operated concurrently from about 1920 until 1930. G H French & Co continued to be listed in Attleboro directories until about 1943. Meanwhile, George H French associated himself with additional jewelry manufacturing companies in Attleboro.

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For what it is worth, the Gibney pattern shown in the alphabetical listing by maker's name for Michael Gibney bears a strong resemblance to a pattern patented by F H Gibney in 1862, patent no. 1657. I believe F H Gibney was probably Michael Gibney's son Francis H Gibney.

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John B Ginochio is listed in New York, New York business directories as a jeweller and merchant from at least 1834 to 1861. At the time of his death in 1861 at age 75, the New York Evening Post reported that John had been a soldier in the army of Napolean.

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David Carlson was serving an silversmith apprenticeship in Gardner, Massachusetts in 1910 at age eighteen.
He is listed in Gardner directories as a silverware manufacturer at 39 Green from 1924 to at least 1932.

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The Jewelers' circular, Volume 76, Issue 2 May, 22 1918 has a death announcement for J (Joseph) Victor Christl which mentions him being in business with Eugene Unger and the latter's son at Plane Street in Newark. This particular firm seems most likely to have been Unger & Christl.

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From the 1851 Wells' City and Business Directory for Hartford, Connecticut: H (Henderson) I Sawyer, Agent, 12 Trumbull Street, basement of Case, Tiffany & Co's building, manufacturer of Silver Spoons, Silver Butter Knives, Silver Forks, and all other kinds of Silverware.

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An advertisement for jewelers and etc Jesse Fellows and Henry T Green in the 1834 Portland, Maine City Directory and Advertiser Printed by Arthur Shirley.

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I don't know anything else for sure about this gentleman at this point, but there is an S H Johnson listed as a thirty-two year old silversmith in the 1850 Albany, New York census.

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From family records, Daniel Onderdonk passed away on 22 June 1895 in Englewood, New Jersey. Nicolas continued to be listed as a silversmith in New York city directories through at least 1920 and is listed in the 1920 New York, New York census as a jeweler with his own store. Family records indicate that Nicolas passed away on 7 May 1922.

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N & T Foster are listed in Newburyport Directories as watches and crockery dealers through at least 1891.

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DJ Mahoney:

Listed in the 1880 New York, New York census as a silversmith.

Listed in directories as Daniel J Mahony Manufacturer of sterling silverware 117 W 28th, 1891 & 1892.

Shown in factory inspectors report to have 26 employees in 1896.

Listed in the 1900 New York, New York census as a silverware manufacturer.

1910 in real estate in New York City.

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Mayer & Voirol

George J E Mayer and Frank Voirol are listed in early 1870's Fort Wayne, Indiana directories as jewelers and watchmakers.

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Shmedtie Washington D C

August and Henry Shmedtie are listed as jewelers in census's and directories in the District of Columbia from 1870 through at least the 1890's. August is specifically listed as a watchmaker and Henry as a jeweler in the 1870 census.

A passport application shows that Henry immigrated in 1860. No doubt August came over at the same time.

Both are shown in Civil War era U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists for the District of Columbia.

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Steward & Stevens

I find Steward & Stevens listed in the Jewelry business in White Creek, Washington County in the 1859 New York State Business Directory.

William D Steward and William R Stevens are listed together in the 1860 Census for White Creek, New York as jewelry merchants.

Both are listed in the 1870 census for Cambridge, Washington County, New York as tobacconists and jewelers.

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W D Steward

I suspect this is the same person who was in a partnership with William R Stevens in the third quarter of the nineteenth century in Washington County, New York.