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Ellmore Silver Co.
Meriden, Connecticut ~ 1935 - 1960
Manufacturers of sterling flatware, holloware and novelties. Absorbed F.M. Whiting, G. H. French, Concord Silversmiths and the W.S. Blackinton Co. |
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Empire Crafts Corp.
Newark, New York ~ 1930's - 1950's
Flatware - plated and sterling. Absorbed into Oneida |
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Ensko
New York, NY
1878 -1970
Mark in use c.1920's -1970. Maker's of very fine antique sterling reproductions and American silver historians. |
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Garret Eoff
New York, NY
(b.1779 - d.1845) Active c.1805 - 1845, usually in a partnership. |
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Eoff & Connor
New York, NY
Active 1833 - 1835, Garret Eoff & John H. Connor |
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Eoff & Shepard
New York, NY
Active 1852 - 1861, Edgar Mortimer Eoff & George L. Shepard. Successors to Eoff & Phyfe |
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Erickson Silver Shop
Gardner, Massachusetts ~ 1932 - Present
Handwrought Arts & Crafts sterling flatware & holloware. Successors to David Carlson. |
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Robert Evans
Boston, MA
(d.1812) active c.1770 |
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Theodore Evans & Company
New York NY
Active c.1855 - 1865, later became Evans & Cook before being acquired by George Shiebler in 1870. |
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Rufus Farnum
Boston MA, Hanover NH, Norwich CT
(b.1771 - d.after 1833) Active c.1799 - 1833, in Norwich c.1810, in Hanover c.1833 |
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Rufus & Henry Farnum
Boston, MA & Hanover, NH
Active c.1800 - 1807 |
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John C. Farr
Philadelphia, PA
Active c.1824 - 1840 |
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Farrington & Hunnewell
Boston, MA
Active c.1835 - 1885 John Farrington & George W. Hunnewell |
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Fessenden & Co.
Providence, RI
1858 -1922
Manufacturers of fancy flatware and holloware. |
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Peter Field
Albany, NY
Active c.1785 - 1800, first in Hudson, NY, later in Albany. |
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Fisher Silversmiths Inc.
Jersey City, NJ
c.1936 - 1970's?
Manufacturers of sterling and silverplate flatware and holloware. Mostly spun and weighted holloware with some good modern design. |
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Thomas Fletcher
Philadelphia, PA & Boston, MA
(b.1787 - d.1866) Active Boston c.1810, Philadelphia -c.1813 - 1830 |
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Colin Van Gilder Forbes
New York, NY
Active c.1808 - 1839, Forbes & Son 1826 - 1838 |
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Garret Forbes
New York, NY
(b.1785 - d.1851) Active c.1808 |
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John Wesley Forbes
New York, NY
(b.1781 - d.1864) Active c.1808 - 1838 |
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William Forbes or William Faris
Forbes (b.1751 - d.1840) Active c.1773 - 1830 in
New York City
Faris (b.1728 - d.1804) Active c.1760 - 1780 in
Annapolis, Maryland |
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Ford, Tupper & Behan
New York, NY
Active 1867 - 1867 Patrick Ford, Jonas Tupper & ? Behan. Primarily retailers and predecessors to Ford & Tupper. |
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Ford & Tupper
New York, NY
Active 1867 - 1874 Patrick Ford & Jonas Tupper. Primarily retailer's of quality silver. Successors to Ford, Tupper & Behan (1866/67) |
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James M. Ford
Boston, MA
Active middle of the 19th Century |
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H. Foster
Location Unknown
Either Henry Foster, active NY c.1830's or Hiram Foster, Philadelphia active c. 1820 |
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Thomas Foster
Newburyport, MA
(b.1799 - d.1887) Active c.1820's, in partnership with his brother, Nathaniel until 1860. |
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Theodore W. Foster & Bros.
Providence, RI
1898 -1951
Successors to Foster & Bailey, manufacturers of an expansive range of small sterling, gold & silver plate novelties as well as jewelry. |
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John T. Fox
Rochester, NY
Active ca. 1841 - 1850, possibly set up for a time in Brooklyn, NY. Partner in C. A. Burr & Co. of Rochester after1863. |
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J. F. Fradley & Co.
New York, NY
1866 -1936
Quality firm, maker's of small scale sterling and gold items, desk sets, vanity items, cane handles, frames, etc.
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C.C. Franke
Possibly Maryland
19th Century |
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G. H. French & Co.
North Attleboro, MA
ca. 1920 -1939
Flatware & holloware, absorbed into Ellmore Silver Co. |
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Clemens Friedell
Pasadena, California ~ c.1910 - 1963
Handwrought Arts & Crafts sterling. Important maker, trained in his native Austria and worked for Gorham on their Martele line. |
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John Fries
Philadelphia, PA
( Active c.1830 - 1850 |
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Philip H. Furman
Schenectedy, NY
Active c.1821 - 1842 |
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Ferd. Fuchs & Bros.
New York, NY 1884 - 1891
Succeeded by Fuchs & Beiderhase.
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Fuchs & Beiderhase
New York, NY 1891-1896
Rudolf Fuchs and George Beiderhase. Absorbed into Alvin c.1896 |
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Gaines & Relf
New Orleans, LA
Active c.1866 - 1877. John G. Gaines and Stephen Z. Relf, successors to Henderson & Gaines. Retailers of jewelry, silver and household goods. |
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John L. Gale
New York, NY
Active c.1816 - 1837. In partnership with William Gale 1825 - 1827. Earlier in partnership - Heyer & Gale ca.1800 - 1807 |
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William Gale
New York, NY
(b.1779 - d.1845) Active c.1822 - 1862, usually in a partnership. Gale was a dynastic figure in American silversmithing and the father of manufactured pattern flatware, having invented the diecut roller in 1826. |
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Gale, Wood & Hughes
New York, NY
William Gale, Jacob Wood & Jasper Hughes Active 1833 - 1845. Precursors to the firm of Gale & Hayden and also of Wood & Hughes. |
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William Gale & Son
New York, NY
William Gale & William Gale Jr. Firm active 1850 - 1866. After the death of Gale Sr., through a series of partnerships, the firm eventually evolved into Dominick & Haff, which was absorbed into Reed & Barton in 1928 |
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Gale & Willis
New York, NY
Active c.1859 - 1862. An interim partnership of Gale & Son with John R. Willis, the son in law of Gale Sr. |
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Thomas C. Garrett & Co.
Philadelphia, PA
Active c.1829 - 1850. " & Co" from 1841 to 1850. Precursor to Clark & Biddle |
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S. Gazlay
Location unknown
Active mid 19th century |
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