Ed Harris Sterling from Mystery page

[GiftSlooth]

Before posting my question for a piece, I decided to try to "pay it forward" beforehand. Here's what I've found on the "Sterling Ed.Harris" mystery:
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"Ed Harris was(is?) a Navajo American Indian artist:
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Completed listing for

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Only other search I could think to do was for "Edith Harris", which would have prompted the period in "Ed", indicating a longer name disguised as male for reasons of social acceptance.
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Found another auction:
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Ed.Harris silver money clip, last image (saved in case it goes away) showing "(c) Reg Manning" along with "Pat.Pend." and the "ED.Harris" stamp.

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Hopefully this money clip will help with the mystery!

[GiftSlooth]

Looks like the links sorted themselves out :)

[GiftSlooth]

Sorry, I don't know how to edit my original post. I do understand now how I broke forum rules, and I apologize for not reading said rules before posting. Edited entry below.
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"Vintage 1950s Modernist ED HARRIS Sterling Silver Copper GOLDSTONE Cufflinks... Handmade by Ed Harris, who some speculate might be a Native American Navajo Jeweler, certainly south western, nonetheless."



"Ed Harris Navajo Sterling Carved Agate Scarab Cufflinks"



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Found another auction with additional stamps that may help solve the mystery:




Ed.Harris silver money clip, last image showing "(C) Reg Manning" along with "Pat.Pend." and the "ED.Harris" stamp.
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Hopefully this money clip will help with the mystery!

[dognose]

Hi GiftSlooth,

Welcome to the Forum.

Many thanks for sharing this information with us.

Trev.

[GiftSlooth]

Thanks for the welcome! Hopefully the money-clip will help shed some light on the mystery as the images came from a more recent auction. I did some searches on the "Manning" stamp but didn't find anything conclusive.

[silverly]

There was an Ed Harris jewelry manufacturing company in Phoenix, Arizona in the 1950's that may be a good possibility.

[silverly]

I have also found an Ed Harris Trading Company in 1945, Edward C Harris wholesale indian goods in 1947, Edward C Harris Indian Goods in 1948, and jewelry manufacturers in 1952, always at 4311 N 24th Street, Phoenix, Arizona.

[dragonflywink]

U.S. Patent #2729868 was issued on Jan. 10, 1956 to Reginald W. Manning of Phoenix, AZ for "improvements in paper money holders", the illustration shows a figure of a sailor...

~Cheryl

[silverly]

U.S. Patent #2729868 was issued on Jan. 10, 1956 to Reginald W. Manning of Phoenix, AZ for "improvements in paper money holders", the illustration shows a figure of a sailor...

~Cheryl

Great catch Cheryl! "Reg" seems likely to be the Pulitzer Prize winning Phoenix cartoonist of the same name.