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GOLD AND PLATINUM CARD-CASE FOR CHARLES LINDBERGH

New Orleans


A beautiful Masonic card case to hold four cards was presented to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh by the 45 Masonic lodges of New Orleans during his recent visit to that city. The case is made of gold and has a platinum Masonic emblem on one side and on the back a miniature of the “Spirit of St. Louis.” The case is engraved suitably for the occasion and was made in the factory of Hausmann, Inc.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 3rd November 1927

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FIRE IN HATTON GARDEN

London


Although the business premises of Hatton Garden diamond merchants were threatened last week when a fire broke out at No. 90 the fire brigade was able to confine the damage to a small area. Some of the merchants vacated their offices until the smoke cleared. The ambulance corp attended ready for casualties, but no lives were lost.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 22nd December 1927

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GOLD CIGAR-BOX FOR CHARLES WYNDHAM

London


At the Lyceum Theatre last evening Mr Charles Wyndham was presented with a gold cigar box, designed and manufactured by the Goldsmiths' and Silversmiths' Company, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of his career as a manager in London.

Source: South Wales Echo - 2nd May 1896

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Wyndham_(actor)

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RUSSIAN ORDER FOR HUNT & ROSKELL

London


Messrs. Hunt and Roskell, the eminent silversmiths of Bond-street, have just completed a series of ornamental banqueting plate for the Russian Court, the extreme beauty of which, no less than the extravagant costliness, excite the admiration and surprise of the numerous visitors who inspect it.

Source: Monmouthshire Merlin - 6th June 1846

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JEWELER ASSASSINATED

Chicago


F. E. Kyasnicka, a prominent jeweler of southwest Chicago, located at 603 Blue Island Avenue, was assassinated on the night of May 22nd, near North Judson, where he owns a country home. Albert Rowbick, a farm hand employed en the murdered jeweler’s farm, has been indicted for the murder. Kvasnicka, who was prominent in Bohemian organizations, was on his forty-acre farm, which he was getting into shape to receive his wife and three children, who were to spend the summer there. Late in the night his assassin fired from ambush in his barnyard, and he died a few hours afterwards. In an ante-mortem statement made to his wife and several intimate friends, he accused Rowbick, his former employee, explaining that his supposed assassin had become angered at him because he discharged him. A large delegation of prominent Bohemians attended the funeral, which was held the following Sunday. Interment was made at North Judson.

Source: The Keystone - June 1908

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JAMES WALKER RAIDED

London


A lightning raid on the jewelry shop of James Walker, Ltd., Victoria St. S. W., resulted in a loss of more than $3,000 worth of jewelry. The thieves were on the premises only five minutes, according to the police. A safe containing gems of considerable value was untouched.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 23rd February 1927

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JEWELER DUPED

Albany, New York


E. J. Peters, Albany, was recently made the victim of a scheme that has been successfully practiced on more than one jeweler heretofore, On November 7th a strange man visited his store and, giving his name as Mosher, said he would like to look at some ladies’ watches. The jeweler submitted three timepieces, said by the local press to be worth $20, $22 and $25 respectively. "I am going to get married,’ explained Mosher, ‘and I want to make my wife the present of a watch. Will you kindly send the three watches up to No. 1 Plain Street, at four o'clock this afternoon, so that she can take her pick from them. I want her to be suited.” He paid a dollar and the jeweler said he would do as requested. This happened in the forenoon, and about four o'clock in the evening Mosher returned, beaming with well-feigned joy, and said he called to escort the clerk who was to deliver the watches to his fiancee’s home on Plain Street. The watches were placed tn care of one of Mr. Peter's clerks, and upon arrival at the house the stranger took them ostensibly to show them to his intended. His protracted absence aroused the clerk’s suspicions, and upon inquiry he found that the fellow had flown and that he had engaged a room in the house only a few hours previously.

Source: The Keystone - December 1903

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THE AUSTRIAN CROWN JEWELS

Paris


Paris Jewelers Win Suit Brought to Recover Some Austrian Crown Jewels Which the Firm Had Purchased

Paris, Feb. 4.—Yet another chapter is added to the interesting, even fascinating records of the losses, sales and recovering of various crown jewels, in the exciting years of the Great War and the Armistice. It will be remembered that when Emperor Charles of Austria and his wife, Empress Zita, fled into Switzerland, they carried some of the marvellous crown jewels of Austria with them. Being in need of money, the ex-emperor commissioned one of his suite to sell the gems. The ex-empress was not satisfied with the result of this operation and certain prosecutions have been the result.

Litigation between the ex-empress and the firm of Jacques and Joseph Bienenfeld of Paris has just terminated with the acquittal of the latter. The firm bought some of the Austrian crown jewels, and ex-empress Zita, supported by her brothers, Princes Sixte and Xavier of Bourbon-Parma, brought an action against them, on the ground that the jewels had been sold without the knowledge of the ex-emperor and under fraudulent conditions. Archduke Max, the brother of the late emperor and the head of the House of Hapsburg refused to take part in this action.

In the first instance the firm was acquitted, and now after hearing a large number of witnesses, the higher court has confirmed the sentence of the lower, awarding one franc of damages to each of the partners in the firm and condemning the ex-Empress Zita to the payment of costs.


Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 23rd February 1927

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INK-STAND FOR THE VICE-PRESIDENT

United States


Vice-President and Mrs. Fairbanks recently selected the ink-stand will will adorn the Vice-President’s desk, and which, according to established custom, will become the property of Mr. Fairbanks when he retires from office. Of late years the Vice-Presidential inkstands have increased in elaborateness, incidentally in price, as the designers have vied with each other in producing stands that will make beautiful and lasting souvenirs. A dozen jewelers submitted designs for Mr. Fairbank’s inkstand, and he and Mrs. Fairbanks had a choice collection from which to make a selection when they appeared at the office of the secretary of the Senate, where the beautiful wares were set forth for inspection. A creation of silver, gold and cut glass, made by Tiffany, caught their fancy, and it will be on the Vice-President’s desk when he raps the Senate to order next October. The cover is a clever imitation of the dome of the capitol. The limit of cost of the souvenir is S500.

Source: The Keystone - June 1905

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FRANCE REQUESTS THAT FRENCH GOLD AND SILVER BE SOLD IN ENGLAND WITHOUT BRITISH HALLMARKS

Sheffield


The Council of the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce met on the 1st inst., W. A. J. Hobson, the president, in the chair. A letter was read from the Board of Trade, in which it was stated that the French Government had made representations to the English Government advocating the admission of French gold and silver into England without any British hall-marks, but bearing merely the French hall-marks, The Sheffield Chamber was invited to express their view on the matter. The Council having considered the letter, it was decided that a reply should be sent to the Board of Trade pointing out what a serious matter it would be for both masters and men in Great Britain if the change asked for by the French Government was made, and calling attention to various important points. One of these was that ‘‘ English silver sent into France has to be assayed and stamped with the French hall mark before being offered for sale in France, and in addition is subject to Customs duty, whilst French silver coming into England is subject to no Customs duty.” Another point was that “the British lion on silver goods is the most valuable trade mark in existence in the world, and its value would be destroyed if silver goods from various countries and of varying degrees of fineness were to be imported freely without any British hall marks upon them.” The Sheffield Chamber have communicated with the Sheffield member of Parliament, and no doubt the Board of Trade will be asked to receive an influential deputation on the subject. The Sheffield Master Silversmiths’ Association have written to the Sheffield members of Parliament strongly protesting against any change being made.

Source: The Engineer - 5th June 1908

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THE BIRMINGHAM JEWELLERY TRADE

Birmingham


The jeweller's’ workmen, says a writer in the Daily News, receive the highest regular wages of any class except the machinists, i.e., the skilled artisan of the lathe, and some of those engaged in the manufacture of rifles during a busy season, as during the American war. Boys as apprentices earn from 5s. to 15s. a week, beginning at 14; and girls who make the gold chains, and by whom no other kinds of jewellers’ and goldsmiths’ work is done, earn the same, rising a trifle higher, some young women receiving as much as 18s. a week. It requires little acquaintance with Birmingham to see that young girls and women can get readily a very independent living; but let me add, for the instruction of the strong-minded lady benefactors of their sex, that, as far I can observe, this is a condition of rather questionable results, morally speaking. All Birmingham trade nearly, and especially the jewellers’ and small goldsmiths’, is carried on by great numbers of mastermen — nine out of ten being originally workmen. Very little capital is needed, two or three pounds in his pocket, a little metal, and a shop, with its gas blowpipe and bench often let with it, and the workman can produce scarf pins, studs, brooches, rings, and receive the money for them from the factors who supply the shopkeepers. There are about 600 master-men in the trade, employing of jewellers proper, 3,000; silversmiths, 1,000; gold and silver chainmakers, 1,500; gilt ornament makers, 1,000; with about a thousand hands employed in making leather cases, who are chiefly women, and the tool makers for this branch of trade, making altogether 7,500. If we allow three to each, as representing the family or persons deriving support from this trade, we have thus upwards of twenty thousand of the working classes subsisting by this consumption of ornaments for the person. The value of the gold and silver used in Birmingham is stated at a million, and the precious stones at a quarter of a million more. Gold chains, which have only been made during the last thirty-five years, are now made to the amount of £550,000 in the year; there are forty-seven master chainmakers, some employing as many as 300 hands, but most of them not more than ten, about 1,600 persons, nearly all women and young girls from thirteen to eighteen, are employed in making chains. These girls sit at the bench in rows, each with a gas jet and blowpipe before her, and here you see them placing the links of the chain one by one together with a pair of pliers, the made part of the chain hanging in the left hand. As the end of each new link is put through by the pliers the ends are closed, and then laying aside the tool, the girl puts a drop of borax and gold filings upon the joint, and taking her blowpipe in her mouth, cleverly darts the flame across it for a moment, and the joint is fixed. A dip into a basin of water to cool it, and again the process is repeated with another link. In this patient way is every chain we see made, and it is wonderful to see what pretty twisted forms the links fall into. All forms of link are made by punching and piercing in screw presses, or by cutting small facets upon them after the chain is put together, by bringing the links against a revolving wheel of soft metal. Most of the links are first made out of the rough by winding the metal in a spiral upon a mandrill, and then cutting them off separately, the strip of gold or silver, as it may be, having been previously drawn through a plate to give it any form desired, as the half-rounds, or fluted, or flat, &c. Even those extremely ingenious chain bracelets, which are as pliant as a piece of velvet ribbon, are made link by link, and then flattened by being passed through rollers. It is stated that the value of the precious metals used in Birmingham, in all trades, including gold and silver plate and electro-plating, is about one million.

Source: The Engineer - 6th October 1865

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THE PREVENTION OF INARTISTIC MEDALS

Belgium


There exists in Belgium a society of the Friends of the Art Medal, which was created for the purpose of preventing the striking of inartistic medals. As the giver of cups and medals are inclined to insist on designing their own gifts, this society does very useful work, in preventing objects of bad design and taste being created and struck.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 13th April 1927

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MANUFACTURERS AND OVERTIME FOR FEMALES

Sheffield


The Master Cutler of Sheffield, Mr. K. Groves Holland, presided on the 18th inst. over a meeting of Sheffield manufacturers convened through a circular issued by Messrs. Walker and Hall—Electro Works—and Messrs. James Dixon and Sons—Cornish-Place—to consider certain proposed amendments to the new Factory and Workshop (Amendment) Bill, which will affect the question of female labour. By the Act of 1878, manufacturers were allowed to employ women and young children, under specified conditions, for forty-eight days ovetime in the year. In 1895 overtime in the case of young persons was prohibited, and that for women was reduced to thirty days. Under the new Factory and Workshop Bill introduced by the Government, these questions are not affected ; but two amendments stand in the names of Mr. Sydney Buxton and Sir Charles Dilke, the first proposing to reduce overtime for females from thirty days to fifteen, and the second to abolish the overtime altogether. These proposals would very gravely affect the silver, electro, cutlery, and several other of the lighter staple trades of Sheffield, and the meeting unanimously passed a resolution protesting against both amendments, and further requesting the Silversmiths’ Association of Sheffield to take the question up and bring it before the Government and local members of Parliament.

Source: The Engineer - 5th July 1901

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AN EVENTFUL REUNION

United States


Jeweler Frederick Wm. Haury, of Helena, Ark., was stricken with malaria fever some time ago and after he had almost recovered he experienced a relapse. Before further serious developments he went to his old home at Carleton, Nebr., but while there it was deemed advisable to summon his wife. While en route to her husband's bedside, accompanied by her brother, the pair came through two railroad wrecks, from one of which their escape was exciting. A railroad bridge had been washed away in Kansas by a swollen river, and after the smash up had occurred they were attempting to cross the river in a skiff when they were upset by colliding with a log. Mrs. Haury was brought safely ashore, however, by her brother and they proceeded to where her husband was staying. He has almost fully recovered from his sickness, and will return via St. Louis to finish his purchases for the holiday trade.

Source: The Keystone - October 1903

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ART IN THE WORKSHOP

Sheffield


An interesting newspaper correspondence has just closed at Sheffield regarding the recognition of the artist in his work, particularly as respects silver ware productions. The controversy has arisen out of a suggestion made by the Earl of Wharncliffe, in presiding at a lecture given by the headmaster of the Sheffield School of Art before the students of the art class at the works of Messrs. Mappin and Webb, the well-known silversmiths. The Earl wanted to know why, in so many instances, only the maker of art works was mentioned, and advocated the right of the worker to be identified with his work. The idea “caught on” at once. Many able letters have been published from art craftsmen now at the head of the Sheffield establishments, which, by the way, have made great strides of late years, and by other artists formerly in Sheffield, and now located and doing good art work in London. The difficulty in the way of associating the worker with his work seems to be one of number more than anything else. The designer and the modeller are, of course, entitled to be recognised; but the modern system of sub-division of labour leads to so many hands being employed upon one piece, that if all were to have their initials attached the production itself would look like a tombstone garnished with an unusually long epitaph. Where is the line to be drawn? Buyers object to have their flagons or cups scratched all over with people’s names. It is enough for them to know that they like the work, and they are not careful to inquire to whose brain they owe the conception. It is not with silver ware as with pictures—the name does not sell the finished art metal, as it does the painting or the drawing. Probably this is, after all, the truest test of artistic merit ; but there appears to be a growing feeling that the craftsmen will have to be more considered in the future, and the designer, at least, may have his initials or monogram attached, just as in a Doulton vase one can tell the leading artists by turning up the pottery, where the mark of the maker and the monogram of the artist keep company side by side.

Source: The Engineer - 2nd March 1894

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THE BANKRUPTCY OF ISIDOR MICHELSON

New York


Isidor Michelson, jewelry manufacturer, 41 John Street, recently filed a petition in bankruptcy, but owing to the peculiar nature of the case it was at first thought probable that he would continue in business, the creditors having lent their aid to a satisfactory adjustment. The petition shows the liabilities to be $52,684, and his available assets $10,534. His embarrassment is alleged to be due to his brother Heyman, who has disappeared and against whom embezzlements amounting to $17,000 have already been charged, Isidor Michelson was taken to his home, 419 East One Hundred and Eighteenth Street, quite ill, after signing the petition, and the family physician was called to attend him. Heyman Michelson, the bankrupt’s brother, was taken into the firm about ten years ago, and became traveling salesman for the house. About a month ago, it is said, two notes were received from Heyman Michelson for goods purporting to have been sold to a customer in Tennessee. The notes aggregated $13,000. They were discounted, and two weeks ago they came back with the endorsement that they were forgeries and that the customer asserted he had paid cash for the goods he bought. Isidor Michelson hastened to Roanoke, Va., where he confronted the brother. The latter said that he had the $14,000 worth of goods, and would explain matters when he returned. He went to his room to fetch the jewelry, but has not since been found, He left a note saying: ‘‘I know I have done wrong and you will never see me again.’’ Nothing further has been heard from him up to this writing. Stern Bros. & Co., and other creditors, however, applied for a receiver upon the alleged discovery that $5000 worth of jewelry shipped to Mr. Michelson since August 11th is not in his possession and that he cannot account for it.

Source: The Keystone - October 1903

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HUGE ROBBERY AT THE PLAINVILLE STOCK Co.

Plainville, Massachusetts


State Police Seeking Clews of Robbers Who Looted Plant of Plainville Stock Co.

PLAINVILLE, Mass., July 30—Plainville has not been so stirred up over any occurrence for a long time as has resulted from the robbery of the manufacturing jewelry plant of the Plainville Stock Co. by three masked men during early Sunday morning, July 24, after forcing an entrance to the establishment, trussing up the night watchman, blowing open the vault and escaping with goods valued at $25,000 and upwards.

The State police were called in and an active investigation has been under way and some valuable information is said to have been obtained. The authorities are of the opinion that the job was done by a group of professionals who have been responsible for other large breaks in southeastern New England during the past six months. The police have advised all the manufacturing jewelers to use special precautions in having their plants closely guarded while the gang of yeggs is working in this section and already several have arranged the matter.

At a special town meeting held last Tuesday night the voters without any opposition, voted an appropriation of $2,000 for the police department. The original request of the police was for $500 but a recommendation from the finance committee proposed the sum of $1,000. This matter coming up so soon after the robbery of the Stock Co.’s plant, brought up again the question of an all-night patrolman and when the matter was called up Tuesday night, one of the voters immediately made a motion that the appropriation be increased $2,000 and that an all-night patrolman be employed. This was carried unanimously and an all-night man appointed forthwith.

Salesmen of the Plainville Stock Co. were to have started out within a few days with their new sample lines, and the intrinsic loss of the jewelry is nearly equalled by the loss of the time which high priced, skilled employes put in for several weeks in preparing these samples which were included in the stolen goods. The loss to the concern may be as high as $50,000, it is estimated, unless the sample lines are recovered. Following the robbery all the employes of the concern who were out on vacations were recalled and started immediately to get out a new line of samples.

Traces of the loot is one of the problems on which the authorities are giving particular attention and the identity of the trio of yeggmen who tied up Kenneth Lake, the 18-year old watchman is another factor which is in process of being solved. The robbers evidently had a thorough knowledge of the plant, it is believed by the police. And they were evidently well aware of the fact that the town had no night patrolman, for they worked in a slow and leisurely manner, remaining in the building for more than three hours.


Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 3rd August 1927

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A FINE RACE-CUP

Birmingham


Of the fact that the manufacturing silversmiths of Birmingham are able to produce a work of art of a superior description, we have sufficient proof in the race-cup recently won at the Wolverhampton races, and which was furnished by Messrs. G. R. Collis and Co. The vase, which is formed of silver, and weighs 200oz., consists of a simply-designed bowl-shaped centre, with ornamental handles. The cover is surmounted with the figure of a race-horse and rider, flanked on either side by two emerging horses, which appear to be springing forward. Beneath the centre of the vase, and forming the foot of it, is a cluster of four spirited sea-horses, rampant. The whole of these animals being wrought in dead silver, an effective relief is given to the richly-burnished body of the cup, which is ornamental with embossed floral — A handsome octagon pedestal adds considerably to the effect of this piece of workmanship.

Source: The Engineer - 14th August 1863

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THE DEATH OF HARRY WRIGHT ATKIN

Sheffield


The death is announced of Mr. Harry Wright Atkin, senior partner in the firm of Messrs. Atkin Brothers, silversmiths and electro-plate manufacturers, Truro Works, Matilda-street, Sheffield, Mr. Atkin, who resided at Norton Lees, Highgate, London, has for some time suffered from a weak heart, from which he died suddenly at the London office of the firm on the 2nd inst. The firm was established by the father of the deceased in 1824, and was conducted for nearly thirty years under the style of Henry Atkin and Co. In 1853 Mr. H. W. Atkin, with his two brothers, Mr. E. P. Atkin and Mr. F. S. Atkin, succeeded to the business, the name of the firm being then changed to Atkin Brothers. In the same year the works were transferred from Howard-street to Matilda-street. Mr. H. W. Atkin took charge of the London branch. Three of his sons are connected with the business, which is one of the best in the Sheffield silver and plating industry.

Source: The Engineer - 12th June 1896

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THE TRAVELS OF STOLEN DIAMOND

London


A single diamond, part of a $100,000 necklace that was snatched by a masked man from a London woman nearly a year ago has been found in a Fifth Ave. jewelry shop whence it found its way through the Antwerp jewelers’ exchange, according to advices received here this week. The New York jeweler, it is reported, bought the stone from a reputable diamond dealer who operates in Antwerp. He is making a business trip to London this Summer and hopes to hand over the stone to the London owner, he agreeing that it is part of the stolen necklace. He also hopes to be able to assist Scotland Yard in tracing the thief who disposed of the stone to the Dutch dealer. The stone possesses a unique brilliance and is of unusual shape and was identified by New York detectives chiefly because of these qualities. The Hon. Mrs. Agnes Goldman, the loser of the necklace, says the stone was suspended from her neck by a thin platinum chain. The thief snatched it from her neck as she was stepping into her automobile after leaving a dinner celebrating the return home of the Duke and Duchess of York from South Africa. She says she has been informed of the discovery of the stone in New York but did not at first place much credence in the news since she says she has had various reports from different parts of the world during the past six months saying the diamond had been traced, all of which proved false. This time, however, she thinks it is her diamond.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 9th June 1926

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