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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 01-11-2007 02:00 PM Just a note that I have put up a new build;. Only a few new names this time; but I've added a deal of information and images across the board. Edwards, Abraham Edwards, Calvin Giles, Henry Gladding, James Wilson Newell, Andrew Newell, Charles Newell, Joseph Pelton, Joel Whipple Sperry, Abner Alfred Sperry, Albert Adolphus Sperry, Egbert William Sweet, Otis Whipple, Emery A. [This message has been edited by wev (edited 01-11-2007).] IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 01-18-2007 07:42 PM And once more Newly added: Ballard, Samuel -- Instrument maker Bowler, Daniel -- Silversmith Bowles, Thomas Salter -- Instrument maker Carleton, Amos Dean -- Silverplater Coe, Russell -- Jeweler and clockmaker Eaton, James Benton -- Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker Emery, Samuel -- Instrument maker Gannett, William Phelps -- Jeweler Gault, James Francis -- Silversmith Greenough, Thomas -- Instrument maker Greenwood, Clarke -- Instrument maker Greenwood, Isaac -- Instrument maker Greenwood, John -- Instrument maker Holt, Charles W. -- Silverplater Holt, John -- Silverplater Holt, Justin E. -- Silverplater Holt, Justin E. -- Silverplater Martin, Valentine -- Jeweler Potter, Alfred Sheldon -- Jeweler Potter, Edward Anthony -- Jeweler Potter, Frederick A. -- Jeweler Potter, Isaac M. -- Jeweler IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 03-25-2007 11:16 AM Another month gone by and 15 new names: Silversmiths including: Baxter, John -- Jeweler Droz, Charles -- Watchmaker Eastman, Sylvester -- Jeweler Fenn, Gaius -- Pewtersmith Fenn, Jason -- Pewtersmith Griswold, Johnson Gage -- Jeweler Hatch, Alonzo Herbert -- Jeweler Hewitt, Herman -- Jeweler Richmond, Casper -- Jeweler Richmond, William Horace -- Jeweler Simms, Hannah -- Watchmaker Tillinghast, Paris Jenckes -- Pewtersmith Wolfendale, Frederick -- Jeweler [This message has been edited by wev (edited 03-25-2007).] IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 04-19-2007 11:14 AM Another month and another dozen: Silversmiths including: Badger, James Monroe -- Jeweler Brady, William Vermilye -- Silversmith and jeweler Chatterton, Charles W. -- Silversmith Chatterton, George Washington -- Jeweler Hendrick, Alfred Powell -- Jeweler Mason, Charles Edward -- Jeweler Mason, Frederick -- Jeweler Mason, James Albert -- Jeweler Mason, Samuel Dunster -- Jeweler Mason, Thomas Francis -- Jeweler Mason, William Albert -- Jeweler Norton, Alfred Darrow -- Jeweler IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 04-26-2007 10:37 PM It's Thursday and I'm weary, but here is a baker's dozen plus one: Bassett, Frederick -- Pewtersmith Currier, Charles Jacob -- Artist Currier, Edward West -- Artist Currier, Lorenzo -- Artist Currier, Nathaniel -- Artist Ives, James Merritt -- Artist King, Benjamin -- Instrument maker King, Daniel -- Instrument maker Knight, Charles Milton -- Jeweler Lewis, Isaac Chauncey -- Pewtersmith Mix, Thomas -- Pewtersmith Munson, Charles Joseph -- Jeweler Munson, Curtiss Joseph -- Jeweler Tarr, Josiah Mendum -- Jeweler and watchmaker IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 05-02-2007 10:37 PM Blessed Tesla's Beard! It's been nearly a week since my last update -- time flies when you're having fun. American Silversmiths Added, along with a fair number of marks and examples: Angell, James F. -- Jeweler Belden, Charles H. -- Pewtersmith and silverplater Belden, Joseph W. -- Pewtersmith Brainard, Harrison -- Pewtersmith and silverplater Cummings, Daniel Leonard -- Jeweler and watchmaker Keene, Josiah -- Pewtersmith Lyman, Gurdon Eldridge -- Jeweler and watchmaker Ober, Reuben Hardy -- Pewtersmith Pratt, Walter C. -- Watchmaker Quimby, David Morrill -- Jeweler Quimby, Zebedee Morrill -- Jeweler Root, Erasmus Darwin -- Jeweler Tarbell, Eben -- Pewtersmith Tarbell, Eben R. -- Pewtersmith IP: Logged
swarter Moderator Posts: 2920 Registered: May 2003	posted 05-03-2007 11:33 AM There was a Ferdinand Humbert Droz, clock and watchmaker, in Pittsburgh around 1840. He was in Cleveland about 1850. Any relation to your Charles? IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 05-10-2007 11:41 AM I was given access to a nice collection of jeweler tradecards recently and have added 16 new names to the site: Allis, George Cornelius -- Jeweler Bailey, Lyman C. -- Jeweler Dodge, Frank Brickett -- Jeweler and watchmaker Fay, Henry G. -- Jeweler and watchmaker Fletcher, Morris Dixon -- Jeweler Follansbee, Samuel Nathaniel -- Jeweler and watchmaker Gibbs, Cyrus Nelson -- Jeweler and watchmaker Griswold, Frederic Winchel -- Jeweler and watchmaker Hubbard, Fred Abner -- Jeweler Olmsted, George Weed -- Jeweler Rawson, Jonathan Ansel -- Jeweler and watchmaker Woodbury, Amos Omera -- Jeweler Woodbury, George H. -- Jeweler Woodbury, Samuel Ira Lawrence -- Jeweler Woods, Juan Carlos -- Jeweler Woods, Theodore -- Jeweler IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 05-10-2007 11:43 AM quote: There was a Ferdinand Humbert Droz, clock and watchmaker, in Pittsburgh around 1840. He was in Cleveland about 1850. Any relation to your Charles? Sorry for the delay. I have found census records for Ferdinand and his son George, listed as watchmakers and jewelers in Cleveland. I have not been able to discover their relation to Charles. IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 05-20-2007 11:34 AM A few new names to the site. I have also added a new index of patent holders. Andrews, Robert Warren -- Pewtersmith and silverplater Capron, Charles Smith -- Jeweler Foote, Charles Constant -- Pewtersmith and silverplater Foote, David Augustus -- Pewtersmith and silverplater Hewett, Edward Austin -- Jeweler Hinds, John Franklin -- Jeweler and watchmaker Hitchcock, Scoville -- Jeweler and watchmaker Mumford, Charles Hall -- Jeweler Palmer, John Simmons -- Jeweler Palmer, Julius -- Jeweler Wing, Levi Humphrey -- Jeweler [This message has been edited by wev (edited 05-25-2007).] IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 05-25-2007 05:46 PM Reaching 3,500 makers and craftsmen seemed a worthwhile occasion to do a new build: Ballou, Barton Allen -- Jeweler Brower, George Golden -- Silverplater Crane, Martin Hale -- Silverplater Greene, Albert Champlin -- Jeweler Hayden, Edward Simeon -- Silverplater Keith, Albion -- Jeweler Knapp, Charles Henry -- Jeweler and watchmaker Knapp, Jesse -- Jeweler and watchmaker Knapp, John A. -- Jeweler and watchmaker Morrill, Charles Franklin -- Jeweler Murdock, Zina Kelsey -- Manufacturer Willett, Eunice Turner -- Jeweler I remember being elated when it reached 500 -- many, many thanks to all who have given me assistance IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 06-02-2007 12:59 PM I trust this is not slipping into boredom. American Silversmiths Baxter, William Henry -- Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker Draper, Charles T. -- Jeweler Draper, George Daniel -- Jeweler Draper, Josiah Everett -- Jeweler Draper, Willard Halsey -- Jeweler Gibbs, William -- Jeweler Lyman, Azel Storrs -- Inventor Melville, Andrew -- Jeweler Melville, David -- Jeweler Melville, Henry B. -- Jeweler Richards, Manning -- Jeweler Richardson, Clarence H. -- Jeweler Smith, Charles E. -- Jeweler Sweetland, Albert C. -- Jeweler Wilcox, George Horace -- Silverplater IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 06-29-2007 06:03 PM Settings aside directories, it's time for a new build: American Silversmiths Added: Barrows, Henry Francis -- Silversmith and jeweler Barrows, Henry Francis -- Jeweler Barrows, Ira -- Jeweler Bliss, Everett Bradford -- Jeweler Carpenter, Lyman -- Jeweler Carpenter, Nelson -- Jeweler Fifield, Edward R. -- Silverplater Sturdy, Albert Wilbur -- Jeweler Sturdy, Charles H. -- Jeweler Sturdy, Frederick Eugene -- Jeweler Sturdy, George J. -- Jeweler Sturdy, James Harvey -- Jeweler Sturdy, John Francis -- Jeweler Sturdy, Joseph Edward -- Silverplater [This message has been edited by wev (edited 06-29-2007).] IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 08-07-2007 08:12 PM Bringing the total up to 3,016, I've put up a new build of my site. Added: Alvord, Edward Solomon -- Jeweler Brooks, Frederick William -- Jeweler Covill, Edward Randall -- Jeweler and silverplater Cutter, Richard -- Goldsmith Hall, Elisha -- Silverplater Hews, Augustus H. -- Jeweler Hull, Thomas Champlain -- Jeweler Lindsay, James Nourse -- Jeweler and silverplater Merriam, Ezekiel Rice -- Silverplater Osgood, Alfred -- Jeweler Pearson, John G. -- Jeweler Quimby, Monroe Tyler -- Jeweler Smith, William Gad -- Silverplater Thurlow, John G. -- Silversmith Vaughan, Alden Richard -- Jeweler and watchmaker IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 09-02-2007 05:01 PM Since it is too hot to even think of actually moving, I put up a new build, bringing the list up to 3,635. Added: Beach, Henry Bullard -- Silverplater Geddes, Charles -- Clock and watchmaker Geddes, James -- Clockmaker Hutchinson, John Holt -- Jeweler Leavenworth, Walter -- Silver Manufacturer Morris, Dennis -- Silver Manufacturer Pomeroy, Elisha Miner -- Silverplater Rayne, George W. -- Jeweler Rayne, Joseph -- Silversmith and jeweler Robbins, Harrison -- Silversmith and merchant Rudd, Joseph -- Jeweler Van Slyke, James Mears -- Artist Voorhis, Peter Van Schaick -- Silversmith Wallace, Frank Albert -- Silver Manufacturer Wallace, George Martin -- Silver Manufacturer Wallace, Henry Leslie -- Silver Manufacturer Wallace, Robert -- Silver Manufacturer Wallace, Robert Bruce -- Silver Manufacturer Wallace, William J. -- Silver Manufacturer IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 10-11-2007 01:15 PM I have been able to add a number of folks to the project recently, so have updated the site Caldwell, Albert James -- Jeweler Caldwell, Clarence Edmund -- Jeweler Caldwell, James Emmett -- Jeweler and watchmaker Dalrymple, Walter -- Silverplater Edwards, George Clark -- Silverplater Hall, Horace Dwight -- Jeweler Hastings, David Bailey -- Jeweler and watchmaker Hastings, Joshua -- Jeweler and watchmaker Hequembourg, Alexander Gardner -- Gilder Holmes, Charles Edward Latimer -- Silverplater Hotchkiss, Clark Beers -- Clockmaker Perkins, Judson Norton -- Manufacturer Perkins, Russell B. -- Manufacturer Poole, Edward -- Jeweler Read, Edgar -- Jeweler Spear, James Emmons -- Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker Spear, Thomas Simpson -- Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker Wadleigh, George W. -- Silver merchant IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 10-30-2007 12:33 PM Now that the smoke has cleared, I can see my way to a new build. Along with new data and images, I've added: Allen, Charles E. -- Jeweler Alling, Horace -- Jeweler Alling, Joseph C. -- Jeweler Blackinton, Roswell Sweet -- Jeweler Briggs, Stephen Albert -- Jeweler Church, Henry Augustus -- Jeweler Lee, Charles Timothy -- Jeweler and watchmaker Lee, Oliver -- Jeweler Moses, George -- Watchmaker Moses, Ozial Hastings -- Jeweler and watchmaker Pope, Burt David -- Jeweler Whiting, Alvan -- Jeweler Whiting, William M. -- Jeweler IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 11-06-2007 06:56 PM And once again: American Silversmiths including, but not limited to: Becker, Daniel -- Jeweler Eldredge, Eli Henry -- Pewtersmith Eldredge, William B. -- Pewtersmith Hall, Almer Ives -- Silverplater Munson, George Atwater -- Pewtersmith Munson, George Douglas -- Silverplater Whitney, Edwin Felix -- Jeweler Whitney, Felix Grundy -- Jeweler Whitney, George Barbour -- Jeweler Yale, Leonard B. -- Jeweler IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 12-06-2007 12:02 PM It's been a month, so here's a new build Added: Ainsworth, Merrick -- Watchmaker Amsden, Arthur Dickinson -- Jeweler and watchmaker Amsden, Austin Orlando -- Jeweler and watchmaker Amsden, Lewis Austin -- Jeweler Bartram, Orrin Sidney -- Jeweler Bartram, Stiles Curtis -- Jeweler Chapman, John Neal -- Watchmaker Chase, Wareham Ainsworth -- Watchmaker Covell, Lyman Sanford -- Jeweler and watchmaker Dickinson, Charles -- Jeweler Dickinson, George Waite -- Jeweler Downing, George R. -- Silversmith Eddy, Ethelbert Orlando -- Jeweler and watchmaker Jelly, Samuel -- Silver chaser and jeweler Kettell, Joshua Vose -- Watchmaker Peabody, William Whitman -- Silversmith Remington, Oliver H. -- Jeweler Sherman, Lewis -- Silverplater [This message has been edited by wev (edited 12-06-2007).] IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 12-20-2007 12:47 PM I have fallen a little behind in my updates, so I have put up a new build, adding: Atkins, Alden A. -- Clockmaker Bacon, Morris W. -- Jeweler Bartholomew, George Wells -- Clockmaker Bartholomew, Levi -- Clockmaker Blackman, James N. -- Jeweler and watchmaker Blackman, Sheldon -- Jeweler and watchmaker Boardman, Chauncey -- Clockmaker Botsford, Gideon Bennett -- Silversmith Botsford, William C. -- Jeweler and watchmaker Brewster, Jabez -- Jeweler and watchmaker Brooks, Charles Giles -- Jeweler Brooks, Willard Lyman -- Jeweler Burton, Calvin -- Jeweler and watchmaker Burton, Calvin Hyde -- Watchmaker Downs, Ephraim -- Clockmaker Dutton, David -- Clockmaker Goddard, Benjamin -- Jeweler Gordon, Albertus Stanford -- Jeweler Gove, Benjamin Page -- Jeweler Gove, Joseph -- Jeweler Griswold, Ogden -- Jeweler Hannaford, David P. -- Jeweler Higgins, Henry -- Jeweler and watchmaker Hosmer, Jonathan -- Clock and watchmaker Ingraham, Edward -- Clockmaker Ingraham, Elias -- Clockmaker Ingraham, Irving -- Clockmaker Ingraham, William -- Clockmaker Ives, Lawson Cheney -- Clockmaker Ives, Porteus Rowlet -- Clockmaker Kirkland, Samuel Warner -- Jeweler Leavitt, Caleb -- Jeweler and watchmaker Reed, Charles C. -- Watchmaker Reed, George Potter -- Jeweler and watchmaker Shepard, Frank Avery -- Jeweler and watchmaker Terry, Emerson Gillett -- Clockmaker Terry, Franklin Ensign -- Clockmaker Terry, Ralph Ensign -- Clockmaker Terry, Theodore -- Clockmaker Welch, Elisha Niles -- Clockmaker [This message has been edited by wev (edited 12-20-2007).] IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 12-26-2007 10:49 AM Another year almost gone -- American Silversmiths 46 more names added, including: Ames, Charles Henry -- Jeweler Ames, Charles Henry -- Jeweler Ames, Frank -- Jeweler Ames, Walter E. -- Jeweler Bacon, Ebenezer -- Jeweler Bacon, Edwin Jacob -- Jeweler and clockmaker Bacon, George Marcellus -- Jeweler Bacon, Joseph Turpin -- Jeweler Bentley, David Niles -- Silversmith Blake, Albert L. -- Jeweler Bliss, Albert Nelson -- Jeweler Bliss, Anthony Horton -- Jeweler Bliss, Nathaniel Kent -- Jeweler Capron, Burrill Monroe -- Gold plater Capron, Henry Eugene -- Jeweler Clark, Walter G. -- Jeweler Daggett, Jacob -- Jeweler Daggett, James Madison -- Jeweler Franklin, Elton Ira -- Jeweler French, George W. -- Jeweler French, Herbert -- Jeweler Goodwin, Wallace -- Jeweler Hall, Ivory -- Silversmith Morse, George -- Jeweler Morse, Lewis -- Jeweler Morse, Richard Bentley -- Jeweler Morse, Virgil Draper -- Jeweler Richards, Earl L. -- Jeweler Richards, Edmond Ira -- Jeweler Richards, Hervey Manning -- Jeweler Richards, Ira -- Jeweler Richards, Ira -- Jeweler Richards, Josiah Draper -- Jeweler Smith, Theron Ide -- Jeweler Stone, Charles F. -- Jeweler Walcott, William Milton -- Silversmith Witherell, Proctor Edward -- Jeweler [This message has been edited by wev (edited 12-26-2007).] IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 12-31-2007 01:12 PM This is becoming somewhat repetitive, but I wanted to put up one final build for 2007, as I just discovered that I have added exactly 500 new names to the project this year, bringing the total to 3,853. I thank you all for your assistance and patience. Included in the new build: Ballou, Walter -- Jeweler Blackington, Louis -- Jeweler Blackington, William -- Jeweler Blackinton, Charles Augustus -- Jeweler Blake, Frank E. -- Jeweler Briggs, Albert Erastus -- Jeweler Briggs, Albert Frost -- Jeweler Briggs, Albert R. -- Jeweler Briggs, Arthur L. -- Jeweler Briggs, Emma -- Jeweler Briggs, George -- Jeweler Briggs, Hattie -- Jeweler Briggs, Jacob Brown -- Jeweler Briggs, Jacob I. -- Jeweler Briggs, Seth Richard -- Jeweler Briggs, William Henry -- Jeweler Capron, Hartford Augustus -- Jeweler Capron, Nelson -- Jeweler Davenport, Edward W. -- Jeweler Morse, Sydney Levi -- Jeweler Moulton, Royal Wilmarth -- Jeweler Parmenter, Horatio Dexter -- Jeweler Ralph, Charles W. -- Jeweler Ralph, Emma -- Jeweler Ralph, Frank -- Jeweler Richardson, Horatio Nelson -- Jeweler Sturdy, William Allen -- Jeweler Sylvester, Eben L. -- Jeweler [This message has been edited by wev (edited 12-31-2007).] IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 12-31-2007 01:28 PM And just in case anyone is interested, the trades breakdown to: silversmiths -- 2,388 jewelers -- 1,153 watch and clockmakers -- 638 pewtersmiths -- 216 other related craftsmen -- 368 with 910 of them working at multiple trades. IP: Logged
Marc Posts: 414 Registered: Jun 2002	posted 01-14-2008 04:22 AM WEV.. jist a quick note.. What are you looking for from us. Photos of marks? trade cards? Let me know. Thanks.. Marc IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 01-14-2008 11:15 AM Yes, please. I am still lacking well over a thousand marks for silversmiths in the list. Many of these will never be found, of course, or will remain unproved, but I'm sure a good number can be found in our member's collections. Anyone supplying a clear, in-focus, high-res picture will earn my undying gratitude. Tradecards are also most welcome; in many cases, especially among jewelers and watchmakers, they are the only means of establishing working locations and approximate dates. IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 01-14-2008 05:01 PM Oh yes, forgot to mention that I did a new update, bring the total up to 3,950. I also lost the list on new names, so you're on your own this time. IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 01-21-2008 06:14 PM 4,000 IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 03-23-2008 01:33 PM I don't do Easter, so here's a new build to celebrate Spring: American Silversmiths Newly added: Alder, Allen -- Silversmith Aldrich, Ella Niles -- Jeweler Aldrich, Emma Foster -- Jeweler Aldrich, Silas Edward -- Jeweler Aldrich, Welcome Ballou -- Jeweler Arnold, Horace Barnes -- Jeweler Baldwin, Jesse Garrettson -- Silversmith Banta, William Henry -- Jeweler Bassett, Francis -- Pewtersmith Bassett, Francis -- Pewtersmith Bassett, Harry -- Jeweler Bassett, John -- Pewtersmith Bassett, Lafayette -- Jeweler Bigelow, Paul -- Silversmith Bingham, Tracy Flynn -- Jeweler Blake, William -- Jeweler Blanchard, George Porter -- Silversmith Blanchard, Porter George -- Silversmith Blanchard, Richard Bogardus -- Silversmith Bliss, Calvin -- Jeweler Bliss, Calvin Damon -- Jeweler Bliss, Gilbert -- Jeweler Bliss, Monson W. -- Jeweler Blodgett, Luke Wolcott -- Silver chaser Butler, Norris Tarbell -- Jeweler Butler, Squire T -- Jeweler Capen, John Wesley -- Pewtersmith Capron, Everett Sweet -- Jeweler Capron, Isaac -- Jeweler Capron, Melissa Nancy -- Jeweler Capron, Virgil Henry -- Jeweler Carson, Richard -- Jeweler Cary, Lewis -- Silversmith Cary, Thomas Webb -- Watchmaker Churchill, Cyrus B. -- Jeweler and watchmaker Cleveland, Charles Wilford -- Jeweler and watchmaker Conant, Elbridge -- Jeweler Conant, Henry -- Jeweler Conant, Hiram Reed -- Jeweler Conant, John Anson -- Jeweler Conant, Robert -- Jeweler Crandall, Alfred -- Jeweler Curtis, Henry Holland -- Manufacturer Daggett, Joab -- Jeweler Davis, Sturgis -- Jeweler Denham, Daniel C. -- Jeweler Denham, Daniel Chase -- Silversmith and jeweler Dominick, Henry Blanchard -- Silversmith Dwight, James Adams -- Jeweler and watchmaker Dwight, James Adams -- Jeweler Earl, William Daggett -- Jeweler Ellingwood, John -- Silversmith Elmore, Milan Solyman -- Jeweler Fletcher, Edward John -- Silversmith Fletcher, Joseph Gleason -- Jeweler Foote, Ambrose -- Jeweler Freeman, Benjamin Stanley -- Jeweler Freeman, Joseph Jackson -- Jeweler Gentry, Tilghman Howard -- Jeweler Gladding, John Perrin -- Jeweler Haff, Leroy Barbour -- Silversmith Hall, Asa -- Silversmith Hodges, Erastus -- Clockmaker Houghton, George T. -- Jeweler Hubbard, Jared -- Jeweler and watchmaker Huntoon, George L. -- Jeweler Isbell, Alvin -- Jeweler Kingsley, Edward Horn -- Jeweler Kingsley, Edward Horn -- Jeweler Lawton, Orlando -- Silverplater Murdock, Samuel Woodward -- Silversmith Newell, Jason Hartwell Theodore -- Jeweler Peck, Stephen A. -- Jeweler Pickering, Theodore Furber -- Jeweler and watchmaker Pratt, Warren -- Jeweler Read, Robert Miller -- Jeweler Read, William Allen -- Jeweler Rhodes, James Fenner -- Jeweler and watchmaker Rhodes, Thomas Frederick -- Jeweler Richards, Jonathan Shepard -- Jeweler Richardson, Daniel Augustus -- Jeweler Shaw, William Penn -- Jeweler Shepardson, George Lawrence -- Jeweler Sherman, Irving Voltaire -- Jeweler Sherman, Peleg -- Silversmith Stone, Arthur John -- Silversmith Thompson, Cyrus Heath -- Jeweler Thompson, Cyrus Herbert -- Watchmaker Trask, Arthur Eugene -- Jeweler Trask, Charles H. -- Jeweler True, William Walley -- Jeweler Tupper, Jonas Coe Heartt -- Silversmith Walker, William Henry -- Jeweler Warren, Anna Maria -- Jeweler Warren, Charles Allen -- Jeweler Warren, Gardner -- Jeweler Warren, George A. -- Silversmith and jeweler Warren, George Milton -- Jeweler Warren, George Wilson -- Jeweler Warren, James Fletcher -- Jeweler Warren, Laburton Blackington -- Jeweler Watts, Benjamin Franklin -- Jeweler Watts, Joseph C. -- Jeweler White, Charles Herbert -- Jeweler White, Frank Manning -- Jeweler White, Mary Elizabeth -- Jeweler White, Thomas Nelson -- Jeweler Wise, Lewis -- Silversmith IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 05-03-2008 08:12 PM A new build adding, among other things: Baldwin, Marcus -- Engraver Blake, James E. -- Silver manufacturer Carter, Aaron -- Jeweler Cowles, Seth Fairchild -- Jeweler and watchmaker Darling, Henry A -- Silversmith Elliston, John -- Silversmith and jeweler Elliston, Joseph Thorpe -- Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker Goodhue, Lyman Baker -- Merchant Merritt, Alonzo W. -- Jeweler Merritt, Charles -- Engraver Merritt, Mortimer -- Engraver Merritt, Samuel Fowler -- Jeweler Newcomb, Albert Chase -- Silverplater Pardee, Amos J. -- Jeweler Read, Abner -- Clockmaker Read, Amassa -- Clockmaker Read, Ezra -- Clockmaker Shepard, James Turner -- Watchmaker Smith, Charles Boardman -- Manufacturer Spencer, Reuben -- Jeweler and watchmaker Wentworth, Alexander -- Jeweler and watchmaker IP: Logged
agleopar Posts: 850 Registered: Jun 2004	posted 05-10-2008 08:03 AM Wev, just wondering as I perused your wonderful lists silversmith, jeweler and clockmaker are the usual and at your site in the related trades list I looked at one, a coppersmith. The question is within the silversmith category are the trades further broken down where you find them (city directories etc.). So are the engravers,chasers, piercers, plater/polishers, spoon makers, modelers, box makers, flat hammer (tray makers etc.) men, burnishers (usually women) after a certain decade in the 1800's listed in their own categories or are they all lumped together under silversmiths? Do you break it down in your list? I know within large firms, Gorham, Tiffany, etc. the trades were in their own departments but would the records in Providence show those break downs? Just curious - Thanks IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 05-10-2008 10:26 AM At the moment, I use 5 basic trade categories and 55 sub-categories for indexing purposes: Silversmiths Goldsmith Silver manufacturer Silversmith Silversmith, clockmaker, and joiner Silversmith, jeweler, and clockmaker Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker Silver chaser Silversmith and clockmaker Silversmith and dentist Silversmith and engraver Silversmith and gunsmith Silversmith and instrument maker Silversmith and jeweler Silversmith and merchant Silversmith and miniature painter Silver and pewtersmith Silversmith and portrait painter Silversmith and silverplater Silversmith and watchmaker Jewelers Jeweler Jeweler, watchmaker, and engraver Jeweler and clockmaker Jeweler and engraver Jeweler and silverplater Jeweler and watchmaker Jeweler and silver chaser Clock- and Watchmkers Clock and instrument maker Clock and watchmaker Clockmaker Watchmaker Pewtersmiths Pewtersmith Pewtersmith and silverplater Other Artist Assayer Blacksmith Brassfounder Cabinetmaker Coppersmith Designer Engraver Gilder Gold beater Gold plater Gunsmith Instrument maker Inventor Manufacturer Merchant Miniature painter Retailer Silver refiner Silverplater Swordsmith Tinsmith Whitesmith The program I use (Legacy Family Tree) does not have indexing capabilities; I have to build the lists manually, so try to keep it simple. Individuals with cross-category trades are listed under each. The twists and turns of a person's career are detailed on their page. [This message has been edited by wev (edited 05-10-2008).] IP: Logged
bascall Posts: 1629 Registered: Nov 99	posted 06-01-2008 01:59 AM quote: Originally posted by swarter: There was a Ferdinand Humbert Droz, clock and watchmaker, in Pittsburgh around 1840. He was in Cleveland about 1850. Any relation to your Charles? There is a Ferdinand Droz in the 1880 U S Federal Census for Cleveland, Ohio who was born in 1812 in Germany. His son Phillip who was born in Ohio in 1845 is the jeweler at this time. The Hannah Simms who is a descendant of the Whites who were the first settlers of Hartford, Connecticut married Charles Droz of New York in 1831. A Charles Droz is listed as living in New York City in 1835 and working as a brass finisher. A Charles Droz is also listed in the 1839-40 New York City Directory at 182 Hester and was working as a brass finisher. There is a Hannah Droz in the 1850 U S Federal Census who was born in Pennsylvania in 1785. An English watchmaker named Elijah Northey appears in this census with Hannah, so it seems likely that Hannah is still running a watchmaker business at this time. There is a Charles A Droz in the 1840 U S Federal Census for Philadelphia, but ordinarily not much information is given in the earlier census's. [This message has been edited by bascall (edited 06-01-2008).] IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 06-23-2008 06:58 PM I'm falling quite behind: 4215, including: Allen, Caleb -- Silversmith and jeweler Allen, William H. -- Silversmith and jeweler Anthony, John Gould -- Jeweler (tentative identification) Austin, Gustavus Apollos -- Jeweler and watchmaker Ayer, Don Carlos -- Watchmaker Ayer, Frederick Wheeler -- Jeweler Babbitt, Elnathan Gates -- Jeweler Babbitt, Lewis Floridon -- Jeweler Baldwin, Seymour Wesley -- Silversmith Blake, Frederick Hatch -- Jeweler Blake, Ira Green -- Jeweler Burbank, Henry Lyman -- Jeweler Daggett, Alida Marelli -- Jeweler Daggett, Mina Briggs -- Jeweler Dyar, Harrison Gray -- Clockmaker Garrett, Amos -- Silverplater Garrett, George Bishop -- Silverplater Harwood, Amos Whiting -- Jeweler and watchmaker Haskell, Lyman -- Silver chaser Herring, William -- Jeweler Hobbs, Albert Merrill -- Jeweler Hobbs, Edward H. -- Jeweler Hobbs, Reuben Merrill -- Jeweler Hobbs, Samuel F. -- Silversmith and jeweler Hodges, Clara B. -- Jeweler Hodges, Galen -- Jeweler Hodges, James Chessman -- Jeweler Hodges, John -- Jeweler Kent, David -- Jeweler Morrell, William M. -- Watchmaker Pear, William Bacall -- Silversmith Price, William Gladding -- Jeweler Smith, Stephen Holly -- Jeweler and watchmaker Stanley, Horatio Nelson -- Jeweler and watchmaker Studley, Benjamin W. -- Watchmaker Thurber, Edwin Bradford -- Jeweler Thurber, Elbert Henry -- Jeweler Tuttle, Joseph Warren -- Engraver Tuttle, Otis Pierce -- Engraver Warren, Henry W. -- Manufacturer Weixler, Carl Wallace -- Jeweler Weixler, Jacob Paul -- Jeweler and watchmaker Weixler, Jacob Paul -- Jeweler and watchmaker Welton, Arad Warren -- Brassfounder Whiting, Susan -- Jeweler Witherell, Melvin Augustus -- Jeweler Witherell, Shepard -- Jeweler IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 06-29-2008 09:26 PM The sun is soft and warm and the bees are buzzing thunderously about my salvias. I'm feeling dull and listless. 4237 Cusack, James William -- Jeweler Dunscomb, Dennis -- Silversmith Dusenberry, Daniel C. -- Jeweler and watchmaker Dusenbury, Charles O. -- Silversmith and jeweler Dusenbury, William Conklin -- Watchmaker Mead, Edward -- Silversmith Merriam, Charles Bishop -- Silverplater Porter, Atwood -- Engraver Quintard, Frederick Francis -- Jeweler Tarbell, William S. -- Jeweler Tarbox, Hiram -- Jeweler Tarbox, Hiram -- Jeweler and watchmaker Tolman, Elijah -- Pewtersmith Van Cott, Albert Barthoff -- Jeweler and watchmaker Van Cott, Anthony Barthoff -- Jeweler and watchmaker Van Cott, Charles Henry -- Jeweler Van Cott, John Henry -- Jeweler and watchmaker Willard, Augustus Kemper -- Jeweler Willard, Charles Simon -- Jeweler Willard, Horace -- Jeweler IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 07-13-2008 08:33 PM Are these notices useful? Of passing interest? Dull as dirt? IP: Logged
jersey Posts: 1203 Registered: Feb 2005	posted 07-13-2008 09:01 PM Wev! I have never found dirt dull, (aside from great mud pies), so much you can do with it, and without it nothing! It's what makes things grow! Got some NY Yankee Stadium dirt that's grown a lot of great players. Yours grows great silversmiths etc. Jersey IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 07-13-2008 09:19 PM Okay, dull as dust, then. Now, about these Yankees -- some sort of religious institution? Because I heard a blurb on NPR this morning about Madonna worship . . . IP: Logged
jersey Posts: 1203 Registered: Feb 2005	posted 07-13-2008 10:01 PM Re: Madonna.......Forgetaboutit! VG PR! Don't believe all that what you read & I dance better than she does! A League of Their Own.........NOT! Jersey IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 07-13-2008 10:50 PM Dancing? Not dancing? How do the Baptists get into this? I am so confused. . . IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 07-13-2008 10:53 PM Oh, and it is soil that makes things grow, not dirt. ------------------------- Thread continues on the next page. IP: Logged
jersey Posts: 1203 Registered: Feb 2005	posted 07-14-2008 10:25 AM Morning Wev! All this talk about salivating and Baptisia... It makes my mind dance around like that mad Donna woman. As much fun as it is, let's not, as dem bums mighta said in Brooklyn, derail da real topic of da string. Go Yankees! Jersey IP: Logged
June Martin Forum Master Posts: 1326 Registered: Apr 93	posted 07-14-2008 10:02 PM Hi, Wev. I think your listings are amazing. Thank you for doing it. IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 07-15-2008 03:16 PM Enough of this idle chatter: 4,268 Including: Allen, Alexander -- Jeweler Allen, Alexander Edwin -- Instrument maker Andrews, Charles Cleveland -- Silversmith and jeweler Annin, James -- Jeweler and watchmaker Ball, Gideon Johnson -- Silversmith Blood, George A -- Jeweler Blood, Simeon -- Jeweler Blood, William H. -- Jeweler and watchmaker Brown, Augustus -- Silverplater Brown, James -- Silverplater Brown, Philo -- Silverplater Brown, William -- Silverplater Brown, William Henry -- Silverplater Comstock, George Franklin -- Silver manufacturer Dusenberry, Daniel C. -- Jeweler and watchmaker Dusenbury, Charles O. -- Silversmith and jeweler Dusenbury, William Conklin -- Watchmaker Field, John -- Silversmith Gleason, Fernando Cortez -- Jeweler Gleason, Franklin Averill -- Watchmaker Halliwell, George William -- Watchmaker Hills, Vivian Warren -- Jeweler Hustace, James Lamphere -- Jeweler Libby, Israel Putnam -- Jeweler and watchmaker Merriam, Charles Bishop -- Silverplater Norton, Andrew -- Silversmith Norton, Benjamin -- Silversmith Norton, Charles Hotchkiss -- Clockmaker Norton, Cyprian Collins -- Jeweler Norton, John Calvin -- Clockmaker Norton, William Spooner -- Silverplater Samson, John Parson -- Jeweler Samson, Russell L. -- Jeweler Sullivan, Julius L. D. -- Jeweler Sullivan, Stephen Marvin -- Jeweler Van Cott, Anthony Barthoff -- Jeweler and watchmaker Van Cott, John Henry -- Jeweler and watchmaker Wait, Alvah F. -- Jeweler Wait, Edwin R. -- Jeweler [This message has been edited by wev (edited 07-15-2008).] IP: Logged
bascall Posts: 1629 Registered: Nov 99	posted 10-24-2008 09:05 PM Abby G Giles wife of Henry H Giles died 17 Mar 1887 75 yrs. Henry H Giles died 28 Jul 1887 77 yrs. Anybody familiar with E A Giles & Co. Very roughly circa mid nineteenth century. Thought I found them once would rather not go through it again if unnecessary. Thank you. IP: Logged
avalata Posts: 61 Registered: Feb 2003	posted 10-24-2008 09:29 PM I think E. A. Giles & Co., Jewelers, was located in Dubuque, Iowa in the 1860s and 1870s, if not earlier. IP: Logged
bascall Posts: 1629 Registered: Nov 99	posted 04-01-2009 12:24 AM This is rather belated, but thank you avalata if you're still out there. IP: Logged
bascall Posts: 1629 Registered: Nov 99	posted 05-19-2009 08:58 PM quote: Originally posted by wev: Newly added: Aldrich, Ella Niles -- Jeweler Aldrich, Emma Foster -- Jeweler Aldrich, Silas Edward -- Jeweler Silas is in the U S Federal Census's for Attleboro, Massachusetts as a jeweler, clockmaker and works in jewelry store from 1850 to 1880. He is also listed in Attleboro, Massachusetts city directories in the 1880's as a jeweler. There are at least five Adrich's, all males, who are listed in these same city directors as jewelers Silas's brother William was a refiner by then. Ella and Emma are listed in the 1880 U S Federal Census for Attleboro, Massachusetts with their occupation noted as works in jewelry shop. Is there any other information that would place these two ladies who were in there thirties at this time as jewelers? If not, clerks might have been a better description for them. [This message has been edited by bascall (edited 05-19-2009).] IP: Logged
bascall Posts: 1629 Registered: Nov 99	posted 03-27-2010 04:20 PM quote: Originally posted by wev: Blackman, Sheldon -- Jeweler and watchmaker Sheldon's father Reuben Blackman is listed in the 1850 and 1860 U S Federal Census's for Newtown, Connecticut as a goldsmith and silversmith respectively. He is listed in the 1870 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules for Fairfield County, Connecticut. His occupation was silversmith, and his cause of death was drowned. I think this Reuben Blackman was a junior. IP: Logged

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