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jorgy Posts: 11 |
posted 08-23-2004 03:31 AM
  
All pcs 8 1/2" fiddle shape 1st J. M. ROOT Pure coin (looks exactly like center pc in ubiguitous fiddle). 2nd B. G. EATON (sorry I said H G before) looks like right hand pc in U.F. 3rd A. WESSMAN marked with Three crowns together, then G with a star attached to the top, then J 5 Its a more rounded tapered fiddle with a fancy SHELL pattern ------------------ IP: Logged |
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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 08-23-2004 10:09 AM
From the October 1861 issue of The Commercial Press, a monthly newspaper from Pultneyville NY:
quote: That is all I have discovered of the man. IP: Logged |
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doc Posts: 728 |
posted 08-28-2004 02:13 PM
Could your first spoon possibly be JH Root? Fredyma's Directory of CT Silversmiths lists a JH Root as a retailer in Bristol, CT circa 1860. IP: Logged |
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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 08-28-2004 03:44 PM
If so, that would be Joel H. Root, born 1822 in Mayfield NY, but in Berlin by 1850, when he married Catherine Roberts. He is listed in the 1880 census as a manufacturer along with his two sons, Theodore and Charles, who were clockmakers. His was, apparently, a prosperous firm as the census also lists 2 servents and a helper in the household. He was distantly (5th/6th cousin) to the more famous Root silversmiths of Pittsfield MA. IP: Logged |
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jorgy Posts: 11 |
posted 08-28-2004 07:19 PM
Its definatly J.M.ROOT the only other clue is the mark which is behive shape (rectangle with a rounded top)and a almost cartoonish profile inside. It has a bulbous nose, short forhead, straight hair marks and a ruffled shirt front. Ill post a picture when I can. Thanks for trying ------------------ IP: Logged |
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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 08-28-2004 07:32 PM
please do; a picture would help. IP: Logged |
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bascall Posts: 1629 |
posted 11-09-2008 07:04 AM
Benjamin G Eaton born about in 1819 in New York. In the 1860 U S Federal Census he is listed as a merchant in Mexico, New York; there is an 1865 IRS Tax assessment for B G Easton which shows him in Mexico, New York with the occupation peddler of jewelery; and he is listed in the 1870 U S Federal Census as a jeweler in Mexico, New York. And then just to show how flexible he could be, in the 1880 U S Federal Census for Detroit, Michigan, he is listed as a suspender agent. He shows up lastly in the 1900 U S Federal Census for Detroit, Michigan living with his wife and with his eldest son's family where he appears to have lived out his days. IP: Logged |
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Brent Posts: 1507 |
posted 11-09-2008 09:31 AM
The Wessman spoon is Swedish, from the town of Goteborg (if the star over the G is actually a crown). The Swedish date codes do not use a J, but if it is I5 it dates from 1863. Brent IP: Logged |
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bascall Posts: 1629 |
posted 11-09-2008 11:09 AM
Thanks Brent, I have something with a Wessmann mark on it, so that information will be hepful. IP: Logged |
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