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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 12-28-2009 01:51 PM
  
I thought it might be nice to finish up with something concrete accomplished, so spent the morning sifting through McElroy's 1839 Philadelphia City Directory. [This message has been edited by wev (edited 12-28-2009).] IP: Logged |
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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 |
posted 12-28-2009 02:35 PM
Your patience and perseverance is greatly respected & appreciated. Thanks. IP: Logged |
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swarter Moderator Posts: 2920 |
posted 12-28-2009 04:10 PM
quote: Ditto. IP: Logged |
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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 12-28-2009 06:14 PM
Thanks, guys. I enjoy doing these little exercises for themselves, but it's still nice to know they're of interest to somebody outside that auction site. IP: Logged |
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agleopar Posts: 850 |
posted 12-28-2009 07:12 PM
A quick glance down the list - a number of gold beaters, a few thimble makers, one silver burnisher and a silver melter caught my eye. The gold beaters and thimble maker are easy to understand but I have never run across a silver melter? Does any one know? Was he refining and making sheet for other smiths, perhaps by then with a steam engine and was the burnisher on his own and jobbing out too? It may mean that there was a large enough trade by then to make it as a sub-contractor. Wev you have created a great resource - thank you! IP: Logged |
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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 12-28-2009 08:05 PM
Yes, both caught my eye, too (along with the 'barber bleeders' and 'layers of the dead'). Wishart only appears in the 1839 and 1840 directories (so noted in Brix); he is the only person listed at all on Kundle's Court. Henry the melter is likewise a loner -- the term is only used for him. I suspect he had a large hot furnace and did the bulk conversion of old coins (or whatever) into ingots for the trade. There is only a single assayer listed, J. R. Eckfeldt of the US mint. IP: Logged |
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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 12-29-2009 05:12 PM
That was so much fun, I decided to do it again: Daggett's 1843 New York City Directory Beats having a real job any day. IP: Logged |
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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 |
posted 12-29-2009 05:41 PM
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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 12-30-2009 05:38 PM
Risking another batch of emoticons (they kind of creep me out), here is Frost & Stimpson's 1823 Boston Directory and that's it, I'm done for the year. IP: Logged |
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agleopar Posts: 850 |
posted 12-31-2009 06:36 PM
WEV, I love your lists! Can anyone shed some light on Mr. Lauriat? I get the gold beater but the rest is curious? "Lauriat, Lewis A.- gold beater & Washington assay master - rear 66 State" [This message has been edited by agleopar (edited 12-31-2009).] IP: Logged |
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agleopar Posts: 850 |
posted 12-31-2009 06:41 PM
Oh and I forgot smile  frown  embarrassment big grin wink  And A really big HAPPY, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!! [This message has been edited by agleopar (edited 12-31-2009).] IP: Logged |
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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 12-31-2009 06:50 PM
Louis Anselm Lauriat was the progenitor of a bevy of beaters and one silversmith. He was also a chemist (listed as such in the 1845 directory) and the officially appointed federal assayer of metals in the city through at least 1835. IP: Logged |
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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 12-31-2009 06:52 PM
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agleopar Posts: 850 |
posted 12-31-2009 11:52 PM
The best moticon (sp?) of 2009 (maybe ever)!!! With 9 minutes to go... Do I need to get a life or what!? Many happy returns to all. IP: Logged |
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agleopar Posts: 850 |
posted 01-01-2010 01:54 PM
On a more serious note - What was a federal assayer of metals - assaying for what? Coin standard? And why, who except the Baltimore assay ever checked up on silversmiths? IP: Logged |
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ahwt Posts: 2334 |
posted 01-01-2010 08:53 PM
It could be that the assayer processed silver from coins into bars or other forms that were useful in either making silver items or shipping silver. The use of the word "federal" might mean they were licensed by the government or may just be puffing. [This message has been edited by ahwt (edited 01-01-2010).] IP: Logged |
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