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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 02-09-2011 11:16 AM
  
I came across this tablespoon. I had a note that it had come from the Norwich CT area and may be William Gurley, but it seems a touch too early (he arrived there from Ireland via NY in 1800). There is not much resemblance to his confirmed mark: Here's the spoon. Thoughts? IP: Logged |
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posted 02-09-2011 12:51 PM
I don't recognize the mark on the spoon, but I don't believe the first mark is actually Gurley's. It is absolutely identical to that of William B. Guthrie, who worked as a silversmith from 1799-1822 in Mercersburg, PA. The attribution is based on spoons found in Mercersburg that have local histories. I have several examples (of uncertain history), both with and without the chip on the top. Reference is Craftsmen of Franklin County, Penna. 1784-1884, by Wm. S. Bowers. 1984. IP: Logged |
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