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Name:	jim jackson <jjackson63@cox.net>
Date:	2009-11-22
Comments:	I just discovered your site, and was able to identify the makers of several of my coin silver spoons. Many thanks. However, I'm unable to identify the maker of a large serving spoon, with a mark of "Wilson & Klein." This is a very attractive piece, of obvious quality. Thoughts? Also, I'm a silver newbie: any suggestions on how to remove/eliminate very superficial abrasive scratches, probably caused during a cleaning? Thanks again.

Name:	Terry Surber <twsurber@aol.com>
Date:	2009-11-20
Comments:	Great site

Name:	Andria <adewitt@pacbell.net>
Date:	2009-11-11
Comments:	Thank you! I'm trying to identify a piece of family silver and yours is the first site on which I've found any reference to Anthony Rasch, silversmith in Philadelphia.

Name:	Craig Swan <swan@umn.edu>
Date:	2009-10-29
Comments:	I found your information through Google. I am trying to track down information about the ancestors of Daniel Read (1805-1878), the American educator. Daniel Read is my great great grandfather Daniel's father was Ezra Read, but I little other information about him. I do not know the name of Daniel's mother. From a MA thesis written at the George Washington University in 1939, I am told that Ezra Read emigrated from Massachusetts "shortly after eighteen hundred." The thesis also says that Ezra Read worked as a clockmaker in Cincinnati. Ezra had at least eight sons including Ezra, Daniel and Abner. All of this seems quite similar to the information you have on the three Read brothers. However, the MA thesis says that the Ezra I am interested in moved to Marietta, Ohio, sometime before 1805 which does not seem consistent with your information. The MA thesis cites "Honored Sons" from the Champaign County Newspaper in the archives of Ohio University as its source for information about Ezra. I have not been able to visit the archives and wonder if you have additional information that might be relevant to my inquiry. Thank you very much

Name:	Nancy Wilbraham <just4400@yahoo.com>
Date:	2009-10-27
Comments:	I have several teaspoons made by N. Cornwell. I now know that he was from Conneticut and that my teaspoons could be over 200 years old. Who knew. Thanks so much for your information.

Name:	Anne-Berit Gyberg <gyberg@gullsmed.no>
Date:	2009-10-21
Comments:	Was looking for a company named Holmes & Edwards and found info about Georg Holmes and that he worked together with Holmes 1892-1989. Thank you - takk for hjelpen.

Name:	vince carlisle <vincec44@comcast.net>
Date:	2009-10-08
Comments:	I have navigated thru your site looking for the mark as well as many other sources during the past year trying to identify the maker with no success. I am really impressed with the lifetime of work you have put into your site. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Vince

Name:	Tom Holley <tomas417@hotmail.com>
Date:	2009-09-29
Comments:	I bought a piece of coin silver made by M. Monsen, does anyone know this maker? Thanks again for your help! Tom Holley

Name:	Tom Holley <tomas417@hotmail.com>
Date:	2009-09-24
Comments:	Still looking for information on the "L. Bauman & Company" on 4 large coin silver spoons. Tom Holley

Name:	Tom Holley <tomas417@hotmail.com>
Date:	2009-09-24
Comments:	I bought a small fish type fork by A. Sanborn & Co. I found information on the maker here. Thanks! Tom Holley

Name:	Kathleen Puls <kjpuls@earthlink.net>
Date:	2009-09-22
Comments:	I was hoping to see a listing of "Robert Sturm" my grandfather who worked and created mainly in the arts & crafts style in Cincinnati in the early 1900's to early 1930's.

Name:	grace whitelock <gjwhitelock@optonline.net>
Date:	2009-09-20
Comments:	very impressive. not useful for what i am doing but definitely of use for others and in the future.

Name:	Larry Laevens <larrydsw@sympatico.ca>
Date:	2009-09-14
Comments:	Located useful information,Thanks

Name:	Ellen Cassidy <ercassidy@tx.rr.com>
Date:	2009-09-12
Comments:	I've searched for sourced information about Joseph Jenkes, my 8th ggrandfather. And you have him! Complete with a picture of the Pine Tree Shilling. Thank you so much.

Name:	Wil Cochran <wilcochran@yahoo.com>
Date:	2009-09-12
Comments:	I have a fluted/beaded sterling footed bowl, about in. across. Has my grandmother's initials on it, CTH Caroline Throckmorton Harris, from Richmond, VA. Born about 1882. The bowl is beautiful! And has J.K Lemon Son with 4866 and a D on the bottom, plus what may be an T, not sure. I cannot find Lemon in your records. Any ideas? I am getting everything out of storage to look at, now that I have found your great site. My relatives all from Boston, Phila, Richmond, Charlottesville, then Louisville, and one horse thief from Beaumont, TX. Man, you got to love this stuff. Thanks for your hard work on this! I have coin silver serving spoons, must be 50 of them. No marks whatsoever! I live in California, and no one appreciates American silversmithing out here. Too bad! I do! Thank you so much!

Name:	Wil Cochran <wilcochran@yahoo.com>
Date:	2009-09-12
Comments:	This is an invaluable resource! Thank you very much. I have a lot of family silver I inherited, and I am trying to inventory and value. Or at least identify what it is. I found T. Fletcher of Philadelphia. I have a beautiful silver sugar bowl and top with that mark that belonged to my great great great grandmother, Caroline Scott Adams, who had ever piece of silver monogrammed with CSA. Just really neat stuff. I cannot find the silversmith DG (mark). He made a footed tray same mono, that is paired with teh sugar bowl. Any idea who that is? It also has 661 on it and a raised mark about 1.5 inches with lions on it. Any ideas? I also have silver goblets by R. R. Smith, Woodstock, VT. I found him. Must be rare since he was not long in the bus., became a doctor. I have a set of 6 of those. Any help on DG?

Name:	Leslie McMaster <rickmcm@austin.rr.com>
Date:	2009-08-30
Comments:	I have a family history that mentions Elisha Pratt in Marietta Ohio. It says that Melzar Nye "returned to Marietta and learned the silversmith trade with his brother-in-law Elisha Pratt". According to the time line in the narrative this was after 1800. He was 15 in 1890. This did not become his occupation because he became a surveyor with Benjamin Tupper, Jr. who died in 1815. Do you know who taught Pratt the trade?

Name:	ruth hunter <redhunter50@comcast.net>
Date:	2009-08-29
Comments:	Good Saturday a.m. from Richmond, Va... I am hoping to regain an interest in Richmond silver....have a few pieces by Wm. Mitchell Jr...who was a vestryman in early 19th century at St. John's, located across from our home on Grace St...I distributed info to parishioners last Jan. and displayed the few pieces of his silver...and also one serving spoon by Johnson & Reat who are buried there.. I may have written you about this...have been limping along. Love your site...redh

Name:	patsy croce <mothercroce@yahoo.com>
Date:	2009-08-21
Comments:	Hello..Researching the "Gothic" pattern by Gae & Hayden..I also hve a spoon with the same pattern but hallmarked Gale & Willlis 925 sterling...what can you tell me about this partnership. I know Gale&Hayden partnered from 1846-1850. Is the Willis partnership with John R. Willis (said to be Gale's son-in-law)? Do you know the dates? Thanks

Name:	jamie francis <travelbugg80@yahoo.com>
Date:	2009-08-16
Comments:	I am trying to find a silversmith near souderton, pennsylvania to repair some silver jewelry of my mother's. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Jamie Francis

Name:	Linda Maloney <lmaloneyappraisals@swbell.net>
Date:	2009-07-25
Comments:	Thank you for creating this wonderful website you have created for all to use, research and enjoy!

Name:	James <accu_27608@msn.com>
Date:	2009-07-25
Comments:	Great site, contains more information than my Ensko, Kovels, or Wylers, when trying to track down an unknown silversmith.

Name:	Pat Taylor <pgct80207@aol.com>
Date:	2009-07-21
Comments:	Thank you for compiling this in-depth registry. I am sure I will return to it often.

Name:	Tamie Pridemore <tamiestoo@aol.com>
Date:	2009-07-16
Comments:	Thanks for all of your hard work. It is very useful, and appreciated. I know this is very time consuming. I had no idea how many silversmiths there were/are. Sincerely, Tamie

Name:	Ria E. MacCrisken <maccrisken@aol.com>
Date:	2009-07-06
Comments:	Hi, William-- I usually play with spoons from a bit later than your fabulous genealogy, but I received a SHEAF OF WHEAT teaspoon marked Rockwell in italics, so I knew I'd find the smith here on your site. If you want a clearer example of the mark than what you have posted, just email me. Cheers--RIA

Name:	Kitty Fulton <courtnkitty@verizon.net>
Date:	2009-07-05
Comments:	Sir: I recently purchased six grapefruit (?) spoons at an antique mall in the Medallion pattern with twisted handles. They are exactly the same as the Derby Silver Company's pattern, Medallion. However, they are marked, W.S.P. CO. We have no idea if this is Derby, Wilcox, or possibly William Pelletreau. Do you have any info?? Sincerely, Kitty Fulton

Name:	Steve Gardner <stephen.d.gardner@gsk.com>
Date:	2009-06-29
Comments:	Very useful. Was looking up some coin silver I had by H. Robinson and found your listing for this silversmith very informative. Thank you.

Name:	Dennis Knight <armory925@yahoo.com>
Date:	2009-06-26
Comments:	I use your website frequently to help with identifications, and once again you have aided me. I have a ladle marked "E.M. Gibbs," for which I couldn't find a reference, but your site identifies this as Eli Mason Gibbs b. Litchfield, CT, and worked Norwich, NY. Since my piece (a cream ladle) is clearly marked "EM Gibbs," I could provide you with an image of his stamp. If this is useful to you, how do I forward it (the email on your home page was rejected by yahoo as invalid)?

Name:	Christy Scott <rickandchristyscott@hotmail.com>
Date:	2009-06-25
Comments:	Thank you for the information you have compiled! I have just begun to collect coin silver spoons, and am starting with no knowledge about them. Your site looks like it is going to be very helpful to me. Thanks again! Christy Scott

Name:	Shannon Acedo <acedoace@yahoo.com>
Date:	2009-06-23
Comments:	Very useful site. Has helped me identify some family silver that has just passed on to me. Thanks!

Name:	Elizabeth M. Barry <elizabethmcdonoughbarry@yahoo.com>
Date:	2009-06-22
Comments:	Frank Rieser of Poughkeepsie, NY was both a watchmaker and jeweler. His store was located at 119 Main St. He was born in 1848. His son, Joseph Frank Rieser was also a jeweler who was born in 1883.

Name:	Gerald (Jerry)Batte <jerry.batte@att.net>
Date:	2009-06-19
Comments:	Thank you. I found the name Titcomb in your listing. I have a (?) coin silver tea spoon with this name. I am interested in further researching the spoon.

Name:	M. MORGAN <deejaymikemorgan@yahoo.com>
Date:	2009-06-19
Comments:	GREAT SITE, WWW.SHOECITYCHAMPIONS.COM

Name:	Barbara Brech <barbbrch@yahoo.com>
Date:	2009-06-16
Comments:	I love your site!

Name:	don haddenham <smartstart@wyoming.com>
Date:	2009-06-09
Comments:	would like to know more about hall marks on all metals au-ag-pt-pd thank you for your time -----don

Name:	don haddenham <smartstart@wyoming.com>
Date:	2009-06-09
Comments:	would like to know more about hall marks on all metals au-ag-pt-pd thank you for your time -----don

Name:	Gloria Schmidt <gloriaschmidt07@comcast.net>
Date:	2009-06-05
Comments:	Hello! Your efforts are much appreciated - used your site as a makers reference. Still searching for the meaning of 2500 silver.

Name:	Nancy <americana1@comcast.net>
Date:	2009-06-02
Comments:	Hi, I was trying to identify some old silver spoons that I have. I found the site very helpful. I did not find them all, however, I found quite a few. Appreciate your fine effort.

Name:	Dyrene <writememo@aol.com>
Date:	2009-05-28
Comments:	I live in Buffalo, New York and I am in the antiques business. While searching for history on some sterling spoons that I have, I came across your site. I have an early large spoon that looks to be coin silver with hallmarks and the name 'PUTNAM'. Please let me know if you would like for me to send you a photograph of the mark. It would be great if this is what you're looking for!

Name:	Gail Carter Dendy <gaildendy@charter.net>
Date:	2009-05-26
Comments:	Thank you for your work. I recently purchased an E.G.Webster silent butler and found your site while researching the maker. I was also pleased to find information at your site about Benjamin Lord, a coin silversmith in my hometown, Athens, Georgia.

Name:	Marcia Briggs <mbriggs3@mindspring.com>
Date:	2009-05-20
Comments:	My husband's 2x gr. grandfather is George Dexter Briggs. We learned from your database that George Dexter held a patent. We knew he was a jeweler and jewelry manf. but the patent was new information for us. Thank you for putting this together. George Dexter Briggs d 5 Jul 1915 Providence RI. He married Celestina Jenks 18 Jun 1867 Pawtucket RI.

Name:	W.E. Miller <william9179@att.net>
Date:	2009-05-17
Comments:	Dear Sir, This site was very helpful to me, as I found the "SS" maker`s mark of Samuel Sargeant, silversmith. I have this mark on a sterling silver casserole spoon, which was stamped with the name of Henry J. Howe, who was a jeweler in Syracuse, N.Y. Howe was a Civil War Sergeant, who became a very successful seller and manufacturer of jewelry after the civil war. I found the spoon in a junk shop for the fabulous price of 89 cents. It is in excellent condition and very attractive with elaborate floral hand engraving all over it and it has a scalloped bowl. I love it. The spoon is eight inches long and polished up splendidly. Many thanx for the info. William E. Miller

Name:	Chris Allen <chris.allen0649@gmail.com>
Date:	2009-05-03
Comments:	A terrific amount of work and much appreciated

Name:	Daniel Pierre McClenaghan <daniel@chicagoartappraiser.com>
Date:	2009-04-29
Comments:	I had clients who believed absolutely that they possessed silver by John Kinzie. My findings that they possessed later work from Philadelphia created huge upset, disbelief & acrimonious dialogue.

Name:	Monica Clark <argus949Acomcast.net>
Date:	2009-04-25
Comments:	Excellent ! Helped greatly. Thank You!

Name:	Kim Beardsley-Garrison <KYM211@aol.com>
Date:	2009-04-21
Comments:	On your American Silversmiths link it references John Hatch Chedell. He was my late husband's 3rd Great Grandfather. I noticed that you have him married to Sarah Jeanette Upham, which is not correct. John Hatch was married to Melita cook, this is true, but it is his son John Chedell (1835-1872) who was married to Sarah Jeannette Upham on 24 Sept 1862. John Chedell and Sarah Upham had two children, Clarency Upham Chedell b 5 Nov 1863 in Auburn and Mary Agusta Chedell b 19 aug 1866 in Auburn. Mary Chedell married Douglas Beardsley in 1885 and their son Winthrop Chedell Beardsley was my husband's Grandfather. I hope this helps. I was particularly interested in the different jewelry stamps with the name spelled differently. Thanks for the information.

Name:	Nancy Hill Holguin <nancy.holguin@mac.com>
Date:	2009-04-11
Comments:	Your information and pictures about Bartholomew Le Roux was of much interest. The bowl (pictured) belonged to my ancestors: Joseph Wardell & Sarah Bonnell. It apparently was a wedding present (1696) given to them in Shrewsbury, NJ.

Name:	Emily S. <emmydooloos@sbcglobal.net>
Date:	2009-04-09
Comments:	I appreciate how straightforward the information on your website is. It was very easy to find whether or not you had the name of the person I was looking for, even if unfortunately, in this case, the one I was looking for wasn't listed. I need some help with the identification of an antique sterling silver sugar and creamer set that I was given for my wedding and don't know anything about. It doesn't have any marks that I can see on it but it is stamped with this: P.N. LACKRITZ on the first line, then STERLING on the second and on the last line it says 1 6 8. I would love any help I can get on finding out how old this is, where it was made, what it might be worth and what the numbers mean. Thanks!

Name:	Tom Quick <tomquick@webtv.net>
Date:	2009-04-08
Comments:	An incredible reference! The other day I was looking for a used copy of Belden and found only one, for $1500. What you have here is every bit as serviceable, and much more complete than my cc of Currier. As with everything on the web I only found it by lucky accident while hunting for information on William Jones. I didn't see Philip Hulbeart listed.

Name:	NORMA <nsn61@windstream.net>
Date:	2009-04-06
Comments:	I am looking for Toncray's that were silversmiths. I am doing a family tree on them and can't find out where they came from.

Name:	Nancy C. D'Angelo <nancytonyd@comcast.net>
Date:	2009-03-29
Comments:	Thank you for compiling this reference. I have been collecting coin silver spoons of my great-great-great grandfather John Tanguy, a Phila silversmith 1801-1818. I have gained additional genealogical info about my ancestors from your information.

Name:	David Anderson <bapa@communitynet.org>
Date:	2009-03-22
Comments:	enjoyed your site, D.B. Anderson was my GG Grandfather

Name:	Yvonne Teske <yteske1@comcast.net>
Date:	2009-03-17
Comments:	Thank you for this comprehensive resource. I found the exact silvermark of my great-great grandparents' silver spoons, Reed and Barton.

Name:	pebo bohannon <pebobohannon@yahoo.com>
Date:	2009-03-11
Comments:	Looking for information on New England Silver Company. Have a fork I found at a dig site with this name on the back. Decorated nicely. Found other utensils pounded out by hand - where can I find info. on that? Live In provincetown, MA where pilgrims first landed. Old stuff. Thanks for any info.

Name:	pebo bohannon <pebobohannon@yahoo.com>
Date:	2009-03-11
Comments:	Looking for information on New England Silver Company. Have a fork I found at a dig site with this name on the back. Decorated nicely. Found other utensils pounded out by hand - where can I find info. on that? Live In provincetown, MA where pilgrims first landed. Old stuff. Thanks for any info.

Name:	Stacey Hart McCarthy <staceyhmccarthy@yahoo.com>
Date:	2009-03-11
Comments:	I am researching some coin silver flatware I purchased and though I didn't find the mark shown (a capital D with a wavy line over it) I thought your site was really useful and will definitely use it again!

Name:	Marla Hromada <starryskies@cox.net>
Date:	2009-03-10
Comments:	Thank you so much for having taken the time to compile this information - it's priceless! I have a hair mourning ring that is stamped. I am still unable to decipher all the marks, but I am able to make out I.V which I now know means it was made by John Vernon - thanks to your site! I am a little confused though, because one of the other marks leads me to believe it was made in England - it's a Lion with a paw lifted and John Vernon was an American Silvermith. Sites like yours are such a blessing! Kindest Regards, Marla

Name:	nick schrier <stersource@aol.com>
Date:	2009-03-07
Comments:	Quite ajob!!!! I missed Paul Revere!!! Link provided had too many blamks Here's the correct one that works: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~silversmiths/makers/silversmiths/index.htm

Name:	Cheron Gibson <cheron@cox.net>
Date:	2009-03-07
Comments:	I came across your American Silversmiths while researching an ancestor of mine, Edward Winslow Jr. - I had no idea he was a silversmith. I started looking at the other silversmiths and I was blown away by the excellent research you have done on these early American craftspersons. Outstanding! Thank you for posting this info and for all your hard work. It is much appreciated!

Name:	Mike Baker <gm_baker@bellsouth.net>
Date:	2009-03-05
Comments:	WOW!!! Great stuff. I live in Hopkinsville, Kentucky and I trying to find anything I can about Joseph Draper who was here from about 1828 until 1832. He worked for Henry J. Pepper in Wilimington, DE from about 1811 until 1828. I understand Draper was left as an orphan at 9 years old in 1810 and went to work for Pepper.

Name:	Karen Banks <kbanks1117@aol.com>
Date:	2009-02-25
Comments:	What a great web site. My aging aunt recently sent my father many random pieces of monogrammed silver that had been in my grandmother's family. We were trying to tie the monograms into names in our family tree. Your site of the silversmiths will help determine exactly who the pieces belonged to based on the place and years the silversmiths were working. You have done an incredible job of putting all this down.

Name:	patrick smith <psmith@cslib.org>
Date:	2009-02-23
Comments:	Thank you for your work. I perused some of your info while researching an inventor/silversmith (Robert W Andrews) from Stafford, CT for an upcoming talk I am giving about Connecticut inventors. Patrick Smith

Name:	Joycee & Dale Overstreet <tresorfinders@gmail.com>
Date:	2009-02-22
Comments:	I am so happy you put this site together. Without it we would be unable to research coin silver. Thanks so much

Name:	Hilde Entringer <lenhilde@bytehead.com>
Date:	2009-02-03
Comments:	I have a Paul Revere Styled bowl that measures 10 1/2" Diam X 5" H - it is marked STEELS R.-S.-CO. NO. 1112. The rim of the bowl is "crimped" rather than rolled over. As a result I cannot get a good view of the hallmark because most of it is under the rim.I sure would appreciate any info you could give me of what looks like a sterling silver bowl. The inside of bowl is shining silver but the outside has more of a satin finish. Sure was happy to find your WS - and hope you can give me some info - Thanks

Name:	William Francis Anderson <wanderson12000@yahoo.com>
Date:	2009-01-26
Comments:	I am the great-grandson of David Bush Anderson (1792-1855)and grandson of Joseph Hall Anderson. I have further family information if you would like to have it.

Name:	christina <cmtitus@nyc.rr.com>
Date:	2009-01-24
Comments:	very nice project. I would like to add 3 names: James Titus, Philadelphia watchmaker/silversmith c. 1830; Scottish-American Wm. Moir, & brother John purchased silver business from Pell 1844. 711-6th Av., NYC; and Leon de la Reussille, Red Bank NJ. Swiss brothers Alphonse & Leon emigrated from Switzerland 1880. I can send you the marks of the last two if you are interested.

Name:	grable surber <surberga@aol.com>
Date:	2009-01-15
Comments:	do you know this silversmith? thanks!!! grable

Name:	Hope Sibley Vollmer <bluehope64@yahoo.com>
Date:	2009-01-14
Comments:	Hi! I am a descendant of Asa Sibley and came across this entry whem trying to identify the manufacturer/silversmith of a spoon of my Gr-Grandmother's marked Thaub Bros. I didn't find that, but I found your site.info page on Ancestry. We have Asa listed as a goldsmith who lived in Walpole and eventually settled in Rochester. He was a Revolutionary veteran. I am happy to share/trade info, if you like. Hope

Name:	janet clark <clarkcj@tbaytel.net>
Date:	2009-01-10
Comments:	Thank you...I was cleaning some spoons that had been given us and was curiosu about the marks....your site allowed me to find the maker quite quickly....Henry Gooding Reed...so now we know who made our spoons and when they were made and where!

Name:	Naomi <barry-naomi@msn.com>
Date:	2009-01-04
Comments:	Was sorting through things for the new year and came accross a spoon that I picked up at a yard sale. the mark is Credell Auburn, the objectis a tablespoon that has worn very thin and has the monogram AVD on the handle. Can you give me any information? thanks. N.

Name:	Mrs. Jill Krueger <lakejill@aol.com>
Date:	2009-01-03
Comments:	I do not knoww if my Thomas Baker b, 1730 in Topsfield, Essex co Ma, wife Saarah Hale b, 1732. Came to Keene, Nh in 1760> cousins etc? this site was beautiful. Doing my family Genealogy who knows if there is a connection. Thank you for your time JK

Name:	derle paxton <pax150@hotmail.com>
Date:	2008-12-28
Comments:	Great website for identification,but i notice that john paxton of danville,virgina or his son wm c. paxton not listed. At the virginia historcial society they have a dessert spoon marked "paxton" for john w. paxton. DERLE

Name:	Chris Steere <chris@fiberglassrebar.com>
Date:	2008-12-19
Comments:	Very helpful! We have a few silverspoons that have been in the family a long time and was curious about who made them. Found it right away! Thanks for all your hard work! Chris

Name:	margaret anderson <margiesmemories@aol.com>
Date:	2008-12-07
Comments:	How rude of me. Just emailed you and most important this site is wonderful. Thank you for all your hard work. It is the best site I have found. Margaret Anderson

Name:	margaret anderson <margiesmemories@aol.com>
Date:	2008-12-07
Comments:	Did not find anything on a company called Forestier Co. Have an open salt marked with this company name and the word sterling under it. Have spent days researching and cannot find anything. Any ideas? Margaret Anderson

Name:	Maryanne <mlegrow@charter.net>
Date:	2008-12-03
Comments:	Thank you for maintaining this excellent site. I am researching David W. Leech, born in Ireland about 1825. He was listed as a silversmith in Phila. city directories around the 1870s. He worked for Thomas Lee, jeweler, in Philly at the Artisan Building, 5 Ranstead Place (center city Phila.)until the whole Artisan Building block burned in 1856. His wife's maiden name was Lee, possibly a relative of the George Lee listed in Brix's book. I don't yet know a lot about this family, but if any information I have would be of use to you, I will be most happy to share it.

Name:	Walt Beeman Jr. <wbeeman@snet.net>
Date:	2008-11-20
Comments:	I have collected 2 silverspoons, one is marked O.D. Beman PURE COIN, and the other by W. M. Beeman with a hallmark of 6 point star, something looking like a snowman and then a D, any thoughts? I might be able to send you digital photos if you want them or to help identify these early silversmiths. Thanks, Walt Beeman

Name:	John Dadak <dsnobird7@bellsouth.net>
Date:	2008-11-19
Comments:	I find your guide of American Silversmiths invaluable and very comprehensive. I use it quite often in researching the history of many spoons in my collection. Thank you for your time and effort in this endeavor.

Name:	B.H.Valentine <airdance245110@cox.net>
Date:	2008-11-18
Comments:	Your site seems to be quite complete, and well constructed. I need some direction to find a mark, ( Eureka quad... plate). I hope you can help me.

Name:	Suzanne Olson <sbo_fleur@yahoo.com>
Date:	2008-11-17
Comments:	Hello - Thank you for sharing your amazing collection of varied craftsmen, so carefully researched. Although I discovered 5 years ago that my ancestors, Jurrien Blanck, and his son Jurrien were noted silversmiths in early New York, I haven't yet visited Winterthur to view their work. Your site allows my family and me to view some of the son Jurrien Blanck's gorgeously crafted work. Thank you so much for opening this window of insight, connection and family pride for us - it means so much. Suzanne Olson

Name:	Shelby Harrington <smharrington@juno.com>
Date:	2008-11-16
Comments:	Great-grandson of L. D. Beebe

Name:	Kathy <knbhames@gmail.com>
Date:	2008-11-14
Comments:	Hi, It is indeed a lot of information here, tho not helpful in my search for info on 2 silverplate companies. I am randomly and ineptly serching for a trademark J. B. and colonial silver company. Thanks for the website.

Name:	Vicki Munroe <hillcroftcottge@earthlink.net>
Date:	2008-11-14
Comments:	I have a silver spoon which has been in my family. It matches the makers mark for Thomas Skinner, TS, but my spoon is dated 1795. Thomas Skinner was 1712-1761. Could my spoon be from his son?

Name:	Doris Salmond <dorwood128@AOL.com>
Date:	2008-10-28
Comments:	I am doing a little research on the marks of Nathaniel Shipman; on further searching your site, noted a name in the family: Edward Randolph. Another member of the family, Gilbert Crowell, was a silver designer in the late 1800s-early 1900s. Randolph and Crowell are connected, but I have no knowledge of Shipman. Your site is very interesting. Thanks...

Name:	karey stratford <kstratford1@hotmail.com>
Date:	2008-10-25
Comments:	i have some spoons made by w p & h stanton if you need a picture of their mark

Name:	Howard Hall <hjhall@comcast.net>
Date:	2008-10-20
Comments:	Great work. Thanks. Using info on a genealogy of the Francis Hall family which includes Joseph and Drew. Howard

Name:	Bruce A. Safley <bas.bagdad@att.net>
Date:	2008-10-10
Comments:	A wonderful resouce...many thanks & keep up the good work!

Name:	Sally <ewcmswusn@aol.com>
Date:	2008-09-26
Comments:	Thank you for your hard work. I found several relatives and ancestors in your work.

Name:	leigh ann <lag10@cox.net>
Date:	2008-09-25
Comments:	I believe I have the makers mark for James Madison Durand.

Name:	charlotte Smith <charcsmith@verizon.net>
Date:	2008-09-24
Comments:	I am related to the Adrian/Charles M Holmes family via Morris/Proctor families. Interesting to read your information.

Name:	Jayne Stokes <jstokes@hydecollection.org>
Date:	2008-09-24
Comments:	I have been cataloging a tablespoon with the mark of Wm Rogers which is the same pattern as the one illustrated in the 1880 patent here on your site under William Henry (Hazen) Rogers. Would you like a jpg of the mark?

Name:	Herschel Sands <hsands@grandecom.net>
Date:	2008-09-09
Comments:	I have a coin silver sugar shell with the mark - N ROTH - ITHACA. I have been unable to find anything about this silversmith. Have you ever heard of this person? Thank you.

Name:	Tom Holley <tomas417@hotmail.com>
Date:	2008-09-07
Comments:	Thanks for this site! Very Interesting. I have 4 large spoons, marked "coin" "L. Bauman & Company" can anyone help me, with information about this maker? Thanks! Tom Holley

Name:	Mary Grass <antem1@earthlink.net>
Date:	2008-09-06
Comments:	I couldn't manage without this reference.. thank you for keeping it going!

Name:	Doris Lampert <silverpenny4u@logantele.com>
Date:	2008-09-03
Comments:	Thanks, We appreciate this, more than you'll ever know. Keep up the good work.

Name:	SilverCatch <info@silvercatch.com>
Date:	2008-08-29
Comments:	great resource of silversmiths! keep up the good work. www.silvercatch.com

Name:	Dianne Vose <ideal@atlantic.net>
Date:	2008-08-27
Comments:	Hi, I just found your site and must tell you it is a great help. I do personal property appraisals and am always looking for reference material and your site just fits the bill. Finding silver makers marks is sometimes very difficult, especially if they were not in business for very long. You have done a marvelous job, keep up the great work.

Name:	Jane M <campmimihomee@yahoo.com>
Date:	2008-08-27
Comments:	Thank you! I have been trying to locate something on S Wilmot, and until now, have not found anything!

Name:	Amy H <AmyHyrne@msn.com>
Date:	2008-08-12
Comments:	Thank you! Thank you! Amazing work! I've located most every name I've searched in your database. Best Regards, Amy

Name:	carole lowell <carole222@comcast.net>
Date:	2008-08-12
Comments:	I have a few silver pieces that i am trying identify thier trade marks one is a RogerS WITH 1881 ABOVE and small R ON BOTH SIDES OF THE NAME AND A CIRCLE OF ARROWS AROUND THE R,WITH A BOW AT THE END

Name:	Josephine <jtw2@williams.edu>
Date:	2008-08-12
Comments:	Hi, I have been researching silver for a museum internship this summer. Your site has been an excellent resource. Thank you for sharing it!

Name:	William A. Lanford <wlanford@yahoo.com>
Date:	2008-08-11
Comments:	Hi, Just found the site. Great idea. Will make comments/suggestions as I use it. Thanks. William Lanford

Name:	Iloilo Jones <ilo@iloilojones.com>
Date:	2008-08-09
Comments:	Thank you for this site!

Name:	Deborah S Fender <deborah_fender55@yahoo.com>
Date:	2008-08-07
Comments:	I found your extensive lists and research most impressive, however, i could NOT find the listing i have been seeking. Have you ever heard or seen the silver/silverplate marking of W E P co oh holloware? I am trying to find out the maker that used this mark. I have not been able to find it ANYWHERE! also on the piece there is a letter "j" and what looks like a flying bird above the boxes that contain the above letters. If you know anything, could you please email me? thanks a bunch! deborah

Name:	Dee Chambless <dchambless05@earthlink.net>
Date:	2008-07-31
Comments:	This is by far the most complete web site on the topic of silver. But alas, I still not not found the meaning of the hallmarks on my server dish: WILCOX [I][S] International Silver 112 Sincerly, Dee Chambless

Name:	alicia coriolano <alicia@odara.net>
Date:	2008-07-30
Comments:	I was looking for a reference to Charles Gennet and found none. He was active in Richmond, Va, between 1636-1866 (though I own a spoon dated 1875). I have found a number of his artefacts for sale though the internet. I'm curious as he was my great-great-grandfather.

Name:	terry surber <twsurber@aol.com>
Date:	2008-07-22
Comments:	very helpful site, thanks

Name:	jim reis <jreis706@hotmail.com>
Date:	2008-07-22
Comments:	I am selling an original deed from 1759, signed by Joseph Richardson, Goldsmith. If interested call 215 542 8600

Name:	james <jimden1@optusnet.com.au>
Date:	2008-07-20
Comments:	congratulations on your work. You have no idea how frustrating it is to try to gain makers mark information on the web. Now all I have to do is find an exceptional person such as yourself who has created a site such as yours for British makers marks Thanks for all your efforts you are a good man Regards James (Perth, Western Australia)

Name:	Joe <callanjoseph@hotmail.com>
Date:	2008-07-12
Comments:	Looking into C. Rumsey and found him in your site, I was trying to verfy that he was a silversmith and the times he lived in

Name:	Gayle Shreve <Gayle_Shreve@live.com>
Date:	2008-07-07
Comments:	This is a really great website. While I didn't find who I was looking for, there was still an awful lot of material to look through - and it was easy find where I needed look for specific information.

Name:	joey <dhdwyer@3web.com>
Date:	2008-07-06
Comments:	Helpful site to verify names, partnerships and years of possible business. Check out Trademarks of "Base Metal Tableware." Thanks.

Name:	MALCOLM ALLRED <maallred@gmail.com>
Date:	2008-06-22
Comments:	Tremendous site that obviously requires a great deal of work. Thanks!

Name:	Julie A.Williamson <antique@nwlink.com>
Date:	2008-06-19
Comments:	I was searching for Thomas Gowdey, Nashville, Tennessee, pre-Civil War silversmith. Also I have a mark which Ensko attributes to Joseph Hall, Albany, NY, pre-1800. Have you seen it? I. HALL in a rectangle. Thanks for this wonderful resource. Julie

Name:	Martha H. Earp <thepurpleplace@aol.com>
Date:	2008-06-19
Comments:	WONDERFUL, amazing, Reference Material. Thank you for all the hours you must have devoted to this project. Martha

Name:	Paulette <pkwbanners@yahoo.com>
Date:	2008-06-09
Comments:	do you have anything on the following: RW & S Sterling, WF Kerdolff, or Rogers & Bros A1? I have silver spoons purchased in Kansas City in early 1900's that have those names stamped in the back of the handles. Any information would be appreciated. I could probably provide photographs if you want. Thanks, Paulette

Name:	Bill <Tansineer@gmail.com>
Date:	2008-06-07
Comments:	Hi, Your website is great, and I've been a periodic visitor for some time. I collect coins, having the counterstamps or marks of 19th century U.S. tradesmen. Silversmiths are among the many tradesmen who left their marks on coins. Pictures of the marks, like those on your website, are invaluable in confirming the provenance of coins that have been so counterstamped. One of many marks that I've found is absent from your index, but you make mention of him elsewhere. You cite that John H. Conner (Connor is the correct spelling) was a junior partner to Mr. Eoff in NY City. You might consider adding Mr. Connor to the index. Doing a web search, I was able to find a few examples of his work and mark as well. My untrained eye would judge Mr. Connor's work to be quite elegant. Kudos on your website!

Name:	Julie Hunt <vintagejewells@comcast.net>
Date:	2008-05-27
Comments:	Thanks for the information on Samuel Jelly. I recently found a piece of his work from 1863. It matches the piece you have a photo of. Very interesting. I have not been able to find any additional information on him elsewhere. Thanks! Julie

Name:	Richard Johnston <www.gutteater@hotmail.com>
Date:	2008-05-24
Comments:	I have a hallmark on the bottom of a silver cup (HB EPNS AL)or (HB EPNS AI)

Name:	Pamela Robinson McCurdy <garypamelab5@netzero.net>
Date:	2008-05-18
Comments:	Enjoyed finding your site with the information regarding silversmiths Hannah, Jacob, John, and William Robinson. I had an "ah-ha" moment to realize all but one of the male siblings of this generation of Robinsons had the same middle name: Foulk. Their brother, George Washington Robinson,born 1817, was my gr gr grandfather.

Name:	Ralph Diamond <ralpha.diamond@comcast.net>
Date:	2008-05-18
Comments:	Thank you!

Name:	Ellen Ellery Orman <elleneorman@aol.com>
Date:	2008-05-10
Comments:	This site has opened many doors for me in my family genealogy..[Ellery-Sargent] Thank you, for your efforts have made my family history come alive..Ellen

Name:	William F. Anderson <wanderson12000@yahoo.com>
Date:	2008-05-05
Comments:	I am the great-grandson of David Bush Anderson Sr. (1792-1855) and the grandson of Joseph Hall Anderson. I would be glad to furnish you with any additional information I have.

Name:	Carla Walters <carlaz@bellatlantic.net>
Date:	2008-05-04
Comments:	Hi...what a wonderful and rich information source! Unfortunately, I couldn't find what I was looking for. I have a sterling hatpin holder that is marked "<J.H>" preceeded by "21" and followed by "sterling." Since it is a hatpin holder, it would have been made from around 1890 to 1915, so I searched all last names starting with "H" and looked for a first name beginning with "J" for people who would have been working in that time frame, and I couldn't find any. Do you have any suggestions for how else I could find out who JH is? Many thanks. Carla

Name:	Hazel W. McDowell <hmc710@bellsouth.net>
Date:	2008-05-03
Comments:	This is an excellent website. It helped me to find info on a silversmith that I had been unable to find before and I will continue to use it. Thank you.

Name:	richard campbell <rcampbellarchts@optonline.net>
Date:	2008-04-29
Comments:	Great resource !!!!!

Name:	ruth hunter <redhunter50@comcast.net>
Date:	2008-04-02
Comments:	PS...the info on the Richmond silversmiths was from Cutten's..1952...Wm. Mitchell Jr, as you know, is buried in Hollywood.

Name:	ruth hunter <redhunter50@comcast.net>
Date:	2008-04-02
Comments:	Mr. Voss....I am telling you again how much I enjoy the information you share with others. As a NOVICE, I did a lecture at the March meeting of the Richmond Chapter, CDXV11C a "show & tell" with my collection......and gave your site as a reference. I live cattycornered from St. John's,Richmond, and have found 5 silversmiths associated with the church...William Mitchell, Jr. who was on the Vestry, a prominent Richmonder; Reuben Johnson and James Reat (Johnson & Reat) who are buried there...a house they used is still standing at 2606 E. Marchall, c. 1814..William Mitchell Sr. buried there, died 1805...and Jacob Ege is supposed to be buried there...cannot find his grave...it may be under the church?? Thank you again. Ruth Hunter, Richmond, Va.

Name:	Tina Gallagher <tgtwinkie@yahoo.com>
Date:	2008-03-30
Comments:	I don't know if you have any information on silverplating. I have pieces from Forbes Silver Company, F B Rogers Silver Company and Wallace. I can describe the pieces and their marks in detail if you wish. I would love to know more about them, and hopefully the names of their patterns, dates of manufacture, etc. Thank you for any help you can give me.

Name:	Capt. Keith Kelsey <Captkeith8@cs.com>
Date:	2008-03-28
Comments:	Excellent compilation of difficult to find information!!! I have some old silver of my ancestors and used your data for Identification and background information on the manufacturers. Well Done!

Name:	Sharan Taylor <sharanmail@aol.com>
Date:	2008-03-23
Comments:	Wonderful job! This is a wonderful resource. By the way, we (my husband Tom is really the silver maven in the family) saw a banged up spoon today with the punch, Mayhew. You have attributed Mayhew to Bangor, Me - but have no example of the mark. The spoon we saw has MAYHEW (all caps)in a rectangular cartouche, with tiny serrated teeth all around the inside of the cartouche. It's a very clear mark. The antiques shop owner set it aside, in case you wanted to contact her. Mahbubeh's Antiques, 35 W Broad St, Hopewell, NJ 08525 Phone 609-466-6799

Name:	Priscilla R Schwarzschild <pschwarzschild@snet.net>
Date:	2008-03-22
Comments:	Your list of American silversmiths has been most helpful. Thank you. P R Schwarzschild

Name:	S Pence <sandra@penceappraisals.com>
Date:	2008-03-19
Comments:	Looking for information on J. Gonning, Mobile. Mark is in block letters. I'm assuming this is a Mobile, Ala. silversmith. I've seen one large ladle with this mark and any information on this maker would be much appreciated.

Name:	Janice Woods <blacktulip@qwestoffice.net>
Date:	2008-03-18
Comments:	Thank you for your helpful informational site. I was trying to gain information on the silversmith Storm & Son.

Name:	Pam Molle <pmolle@cinci.rr.com>
Date:	2008-03-11
Comments:	Wonderful website. Somehow in my genealogy searches I always end up on your site. It just shows how much great data you have.

Name:	Vincent Sabattis <v.sabattis@roadrunner.com>
Date:	2008-03-03
Comments:	Very useful & informative site.

Name:	Walter <waltertaos @aol.com>
Date:	2008-03-03
Comments:	You perform valuable research and it is greatly appreciated.

Name:	Dorothy <Dorothy@DigitalAccord.com>
Date:	2008-02-29
Comments:	I have a lovely silver souvenir spoon -- sterling or silverplate -- that measures 4-1/2" long and has a building embossed on the end and the words "The National Theatre Iceland." On the back of the bowl is a stamp consisting of 3 figures/letters. First is a "P," then a left-facing horse's head, and then an "R." What can you tell me about this mark and/or spoon? Thank you in advance for your help. Regards,

Name:	Dorothy <Dorothy@DigitalAccord.com>
Date:	2008-02-29
Comments:	I have a lovely silver souvenir spoon -- sterling or silverplate -- that measures 4-1/2" long and has a building embossed on the end and the words "The National Theatre Iceland." On the back of the bowl is a stamp consisting of 3 figures/letters. First is a "P," then a left-facing horse's head, and then an "R." What can you tell me about this mark and/or spoon? Thank you in advance for your help. Regards,

Name:	JT <bear_all100@hotmail.com>
Date:	2008-02-22
Comments:	Your site is very good. I am looking for information on a set I have- Guildcraft Silversmiths 6252. I have searched and called and I can not find anything on this. Please if you do will you please contact me. Thank you very much

Name:	Shaffa Sarban <shafighehs@gmail.com>
Date:	2008-02-21
Comments:	Thank you for your research. For a long time I have been looking for some information on William Rogers hallmark (specifically the one starting with an eagle then the name Wm Rogers then one star)and could not find anything until I stumbled upon this website. As I understand W Rogers partnered with others under different names (I have the hallmark for most) but I am still not sure during which period of time the above mentioned hallmark was used however. If you could give me specific dates I would really appreciate that. Thanks again for your research and please keep up the good work.

Name:	Joyce Koch <joydon1@hotmail.com>
Date:	2008-02-20
Comments:	Wonderful site!! I have spent all day trying to identify some coin silver marks. Yours was the only site that gave me pictures and dates to all my spoons but one. Thank You

Name:	Susan Seymour <susan.seymour@comcast.net>
Date:	2008-02-13
Comments:	Thank you for your posting. While your site did not contain the material I've been searching for, it at least helped me rule out several interesting possibilities as the parent of a relative I've long searched for. So it was very useful in that regard! However, you have given me hope that I may yet find what I'm looking for. Thanks again.

Name:	Arlene Wheeler <daw51542@yahoo.com>
Date:	2008-02-13
Comments:	Excellent information very helpful. Have very old silver flatware probaly early 1800's or before have the names on them but no mark on some of them.Harland- J.F. Gmelich- Jaggard @ co. - R. Clayton- L. Bauman @ Co. Was wondering is you have any information on them. I have more names also. Thanks. Arlene Wheeler

Name:	Lila <caninecomrades@yahoo.com>
Date:	2008-02-10
Comments:	Dear Bella, This is an interesting site. I have a silver mug that says Webster (the W is very faint though) followed by a capital W inside a circle with an arrow going through it. I could not find it in your site. If you would like I will see if one of the kids can take a picture of it and send it you. Lila

Name:	John Dadak <dsnobird7@bellsouth.net>
Date:	2008-02-07
Comments:	I recently came into possession of forty early American teaspoons. I was able to trace most of the makers with your comprehensive listing.However , the following were not on your list:J.G. Bell,J. M. Ford, R. A. Baird, J. L. Kenniston, A. W. Stearns,& I. Ireland. These are all early coin silver spoons including one from George Tyler. I identified thirteen other makers from your list. All are in great condition and the marks in great shape. My next step is to try and determine their value. Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Thank you.

Name:	K.P. O'Neil <kponeil710@mac.com>
Date:	2008-02-06
Comments:	Your list of American silversmiths is invaluable. I've posted your URL several times to people who were searching for early American Silversmiths. PLEASE keep it up!

Name:	Francine Meade <fmeade@rochester.rr.com>
Date:	2008-02-03
Comments:	I was able to date a dish I have to c1863-1865 by Redfield & Rice. I wasn't able to find anything on this company before. Thanks

Name:	Robert Bailey <rnb3247@peoplepc.com>
Date:	2008-01-27
Comments:	I have two spoons with J.S.Conklin as the makers name. I went to your site and found 2 instances on Conklin under silversmiths surnames, but when going to the "C" page from the surname list the Conklins are not there. What happened?

Name:	Roger Nevling <occmedpac@mchsi.com>
Date:	2008-01-25
Comments:	I have been trying unsuccessfully, until now I hope, to identify an initial mark on a salt spoon. It is WM and I had hoped it was William Moulton but none of the other directories showed initials, only his name on pieces. His is the only WM initial I found. There is also a mark of eagle, crown, horse, but I so far cannot ascribe to Moulton or anybody else for that matter, so I hope I am on the right track. Thanks for your help. I have bookmarked this site for further reference. Roger

Name:	becky <pandbb@vermontel.net>
Date:	2008-01-25
Comments:	The site is very helpful and thanks for being there.

Name:	Michael Asbill <micadee@carolina.rr.com>
Date:	2008-01-19
Comments:	Great site! I stumbled upon it by accident just now, and in my first few moments, I've been able to identify three pieces of silver that have had me stumped for years!

Name:	Valinda <vpgimi@aol.com>
Date:	2008-01-09
Comments:	Your web site was very helpful. I have several spoons with Hedges hallmarks, and was able to determine which Hedges made them, and the time window in which they were made. Also have a "Putnam Buffalo" spoon which belonged to my namesake, Valinda Fletcher Young, from Buffalo New York. I assume this was made by John Smith Putnam, who worked in Buffalo. I notice your web site does not include a maker's mark for John Smith Putnam. I would be happy to e-mail you a photograph of the makers mark on that spoon if it might be helpful - just let me know. Thank you for the wonderful resource you have created - Valinda

Name:	Rick Shaw <olde_newengland@yahoo.com>
Date:	2008-01-09
Comments:	William, this site has proved invaluable to me as I research coin pieces. I frequently recommend this site to others.. Thank you for your dedication to history!

Name:	EMILY BLUNT <dblunt@wi.rr.com>
Date:	2008-01-05
Comments:	You have created a very impressive site, thank you. I am looking for information on the HAMILTON Silver Co.

Name:	Jeff Herman <jeffherman@silversmithing.com>
Date:	2008-01-05
Comments:	What a fantastic resource! I'm very impressed with the volume of information on this site and would recommend it to anyone interested in researching America's rich history of silversmithing and related crafts. Well done! Jeff Herman, Founder, Society of American Silversmiths

Name:	Mary Pardue <super nana 533@yahoo.com>
Date:	2008-01-01
Comments:	I have a tablespoon marked By Rogers Brothers.12 which has a flower thar appears to be a daisy or aster, there is no stem or leaf. Also, it is not stamped ss or sp. Do you have any idea about it's orogin as to date and if it is ss osp? I appreciate any help. Thank you

Name:	Nell Lancaster <nlancaster@rockbridge.net>
Date:	2007-12-31
Comments:	This is a heroic project; thank you so much. It's very interesting in its own right, but also helped me narrow down quite closely the era of the oldest spoons in the family silver.

Name:	Jill Haymond <jillhaymond83@hotmail.com>
Date:	2007-12-25
Comments:	Great site. We used it to gather some basic information on the silversmith, N.L. Hazen to whom my mother in law is related. I am an avid collector of silver and now more interested in the history of the Cincinnati silversmiths. Thanks.

Name:	sharp atkinson <sharp2d@yahoo.com>
Date:	2007-12-22
Comments:	I have what seems to be a coin silver spoorn. The maker was G Macpherson and I can find nothing about him. Can you help? Thanks, Sharp

Name:	Sheila <Sheila1948@comcast.net>
Date:	2007-12-16
Comments:	I'm a vintage watch collector, and your information is outstanding. I have been collecting Watchmakers, Jewelers, Makers Marks, and Trademark information, with reference to my watch collection for some time, and I think your information may help me fill in some of the blank areas of my research. I can't thank you enough for posting such a wonderful "Gold Mine" of informaion. Bless you, Sheila

Name:	Gareth Harris <smithharris@btconnect.com>
Date:	2007-12-15
Comments:	Superb, many thanks. I know it is a huge amount of work but I look forward to this creeping into the 20th century!

Name:	Rhonda Van Wyk <rkvanwyk@yahoo.com>
Date:	2007-12-03
Comments:	AThank you for this information. My ancester was Joseph Farr. I had no idea that he was a silversmith. I have Joseph married to a Hannah Reed instead of Read. Everything else matches to what I have found. Thanks agin for the info. Also may I use this as a source to were I found the info?

Name:	glenda conway <woodnyph@hotmail.com>
Date:	2007-12-03
Comments:	You've done a beautiful job!The problem I've had in my research might be something you'd like to be the first online to address. Some very old pieces have no markings at all. It would be a great help if there was a cross-reference of styles and or patterns with which to help get some idea of a piece. Thank You so Much for all the work you have done.It's a great work! Glenda

Name:	Sharon Beach <Ambertress@hotmail.com>
Date:	2007-11-23
Comments:	Hi, I enjoyed your website, while looking for a makers mark for a silver tray I have, which is stamped E & JB Sheffield USA ( I didn't find one) I came across an ancestor in your list of names..MILES BEACH, so it was really helpful in that way. Thank You!! Sharon Beach

Name:	alison may <alisonmay@valley.net>
Date:	2007-11-20
Comments:	Yes, this is terrific! There are a couple of coin silver marks I still can't find (J G Thompson; R Smith, Newark, NJ, for instance), but generally most of the marks I wanted are here. Thanks

Name:	R.Watkins <rwatkins1@cogeco.ca>
Date:	2007-11-19
Comments:	very informative, thank you !!! Will you in future also list european pewter marks ?

Name:	D. Roger Howlett <roger@childsgallery.com>
Date:	2007-11-18
Comments:	This is a really great site. I am cataloguing my own silver and will be happy to share any information or marks that I gather on the way. I am particularly collecting Boston holloware and flatware (particulary the Olive Pattern) and Wendt flatware and other NTC Medallion hollow wares.

Name:	Lynn Davis <lklem01@comcast.net>
Date:	2007-11-11
Comments:	I am SO HAPPY to have found your site. Have not yet had time to explore, but quickly found my Forbes ancestors. Thank you for all the hard work.

Name:	Linda S. Butler <allbutlers@charter.net>
Date:	2007-11-10
Comments:	I have a small collection of silver and sterling silver napkin rings. I have just began researching their age, origin, etc. and your list of silversmiths has been very helpful. Thank you for all of your efforts on our behalf.

Name:	Betsy Newman <betsy_newman2002@yahoo.com>
Date:	2007-11-10
Comments:	Came upon your site while researching some silver I inherited from my husband's family. I found five spoons made by H. Sargeant, PP Hayes and Wells. I will clean them up and scan and copy them to you if you send me your email. Thanks for the help. Betsy

Name:	robert spradlin <supersprads@yahoo.com>
Date:	2007-11-07
Comments:	I have a fork approx.8"-9" long has 3 tines,two outer tines are barbed. 2-3" of the stem is twisted,The back is stamped,s.o.a.m. silversolid. I believe the maker is david h. McConnell? He resgistered for a silverplating patent may9,1899.The company was out of business by 1915.If there is any more Infomation you might be able to tell me would be greatly appreciated.At a deadend? Thank you!!!!!!!!!

Name:	Susan Lane <bimkylane@sbcglobal.net>
Date:	2007-11-05
Comments:	Hello, I have a ladle dated 1798. The family lore is that it was given to a distant relative by Paul Revere. However, the stamps don't match what you list as the Revere mark. There are three small marks. One is more distinct. It is a small rectangle with an animal that looks like a lion. The middle is another small rectangle with letters XIV. The one on the other side of the rectangle with letters is partly obliterated but looks like it is the same as the first with the lion.

Name:	Nikki Hix <NBHix2@cox.net>
Date:	2007-11-05
Comments:	Searching info on Colin V G Forbes and his relatives. Very interesting site witha lot of "different" information avaliable. Have visited before. Thanks for your time and work on this site. Nikki

Name:	Mimi Foster <mimi@lek.net>
Date:	2007-11-04
Comments:	Great site! I may have found my 3gr-grandfather on your site. It gave me info that I can follow now. Thank you for all your hard work. Mimi

Name:	Nancy Moon <phaedra43@cox.net>
Date:	2007-11-04
Comments:	A great site! wonderful research! I am looking for Hallmarks on Gold items, cannot find anything as of yet. Can you refer me? Thank you, Nancy

Name:	rick <rwordensantiques@stny.rr.com>
Date:	2007-11-03
Comments:	did not find what i was looking for, but will return. thanks

Name:	Susan D. Bramer <rbramer@nycap.rr.com>
Date:	2007-11-02
Comments:	Very helpful, thanks. I didn't find the initials I was searching for, but at least I can eliminate a few more now! The initials on the blade of this beautiful knife are "S N & Co. S" each one stamped within a circle.

Name:	Roger Nevling <occmedpac@mchsi.com>
Date:	2007-10-30
Comments:	Very nice compendium of names and marks. Very helpful to have all of this information in one spot and to be easily accessible. Thanks Roger

Name:	David L Tinney <davidtinney@qwest.net>
Date:	2007-10-28
Comments:	Looking for information on Lucinda Hanks married to Phineas Doening

Name:	bob nevins <reedededge@aol.com>
Date:	2007-10-27
Comments:	great information it has helped me a lot -- how do i send you photos(as best i can) of marks and names that you requested or ones i can't locate?

Name:	bruce laudeman <augijeff@aol.com>
Date:	2007-10-26
Comments:	i have a creamer and sugar bowl made by lewis buichle in baltimore maryland in the late 1700's

Name:	Anne Jett Owens <annejettowens@aol.com>
Date:	2007-10-26
Comments:	I have purchased a spoon with S. C. Jett. Is he/she an American silversmith and where can I find information on him/her?

Name:	cathy <m-c-reed@peoplepc.com>
Date:	2007-10-24
Comments:	I find your site very helpful.Thanks for your time in gathering all this information and making it available.

Name:	matthew mikituk <simplytheblues@cogeco.ca>
Date:	2007-10-24
Comments:	Great site, lots of info here!!!

Name:	Scott Price <rockscott00@yahoo.com>
Date:	2007-10-22
Comments:	Hello, I am an avid metal detectorist and have been doing so for about 20 years. I've recently been detecting in Kansas City, MO in an open field that used to be a dump site for KC restaurants and also the area sits next to a long gone Train Depot... Many feet have trampled the ground that we have been so feverishly hunting as of late. There have been many wonderful items dug from the ground but what led me too your site was a spoon that I found this weekend. The spoon has the name C. Johnson and then three hallmarks... One looks to be a star, the second I cannot really make out and the third is an anchor. I looked the C. Johnson up in your name index and the only reference you have to a C. Johnson is a Constant Johnson.... Could this be a piece made by that person????? Any info you could give me would be great.....Also I would like to say that you have compiled some great research info. Your site is awesome..... Thank you, Scott Price

Name:	Diana McIntyre <dianamci@comcast.net>
Date:	2007-10-18
Comments:	I am unable to find information about details on an old coin silver spoon. Stamped J.H& D.E. Washbu. most likely colonial, post revolutionary design. Can you help me?

Name:	judy <judeester7@yahoo.com>
Date:	2007-10-09
Comments:	just found your site and I am so excited about getting started on some serious research. excellent job! I can tell you have spent much time and lots of love,,,cheers. judy

Name:	Brenda Brown <zandalla@yahoo.com>
Date:	2007-10-09
Comments:	What a wonderful site! Thank you! I was able to see my ancestor's mark (Arnold Collins) for the very first time.

Name:	Gary Slade <gary@slade.net>
Date:	2007-10-06
Comments:	The most informative site I have visited. Doing research on American coin silver

Name:	RCH, Vermont <rhybels(at)lmimed.com>
Date:	2007-10-04
Comments:	Thanks for a very easy to use and informative site. I did notice one thing, though, that, unless the reader is to interpret the word "about" rather more liberally than one usually does, is either a typo or something for the Guinness Book of World Records: "Aphia Clark (about 1784-1988)" (This was in a couple of the records for jewelers named Root.)

Name:	P. Miller <pgrowbonsaisv@aol.com>
Date:	2007-09-21
Comments:	I have a pair of wine gobblets made by Adams, & Hallock Co. and your information was very helpful for me in identifying the silversmiths and also in dating the gobblets. On the botom of one of the gobblets you can barely read Adams & Hallock Co. There is a number 90 on the bottom of each of them that was clearly made by the mfgr. There is also K3h on the bottom of one and k3 1/2h on the bottom of the other one. There is what appears to be a makers mark that sort of resembles a butterfly on the side of each of them but it is not a butterfly it is worn and hard to determine what it really is. The engravings on the gobblets consist of a flying winged beast with a single horn and a tail, winged angel with a tambourine and two wiged angels cuddling with one of them holding a bottle. There are also two large blank shields engraved on the sides.The gobblets are thinned walled and very easy to bend. My first thought was that these were silverplated since Adams & Hallock were silverplaters but I am not sure if they are plated or maybe coin silver. Thankyou again and if you have any information relating to these it would be much apreceiated.

Name:	Mike Waters <mwaters@insight.rr.com>
Date:	2007-09-20
Comments:	I found your site very helpful and have added it to my favorites under reference materials. Keep up the good work. Best Regards, Mike Waters

Name:	Joyce Cross <curtishuber@comcast.net>
Date:	2007-09-19
Comments:	I have a set of spoons that have OConnell Ann Street Boston on the back I can not find any info on these. Have you ever heard of this maker. Thanks, Joyce

Name:	JIM THOBURN <jim@thoburn.fsnet.co.uk>
Date:	2007-09-11
Comments:	very helpful

Name:	Cheryl (Follansbee) Hoxie <negd@comcast.net>
Date:	2007-09-10
Comments:	Thank you so much for taking so much of your time to benefit others like myself in our genealogy research! My cousin sent your site to me excited that he had found yet another piece of our family. We both have the same GGGrandfather and it was his son,Samuel N. Follansbee, that was a watch maker / jeweler in Athol & Leominster, MA. Your time is genuinely appreciated. Sincerely, Cheryl Follansbee Hoxie

Name:	John Taylor <jtaylor1142001@yahoo.com>
Date:	2007-08-29
Comments:	Hi, I am a grandson of Samuel Nathaniel Follansbee, who is in your database. I have a lot of information about his life after Athol, and will send it to you if you like.

Name:	Ann Faulkner <afaulkner4847@wideopenwest.com>
Date:	2007-08-26
Comments:	I was thrilled to death to find your well documented website. I descend from Elijah Yeomans, and had no idea that he was a silversmith. I am anxious to follow up on your references, and hopefully will find further information. Thank you for all your time and willingness to make it public.

Name:	Ann Schweiss <annschweiss@aol.com>
Date:	2007-08-25
Comments:	This seems like a great site. I came upon it looking for a Coin maker (R.T. & Co.)stamped on the back of a sugar shovel also marked Pure Coin and Premium on the back of the Fiddle shaped handle. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks, Ann

Name:	Tim Jacobs <pinsabigail@iwaynet.net>
Date:	2007-08-22
Comments:	WEV, We appreciate your Herculean efforts! I have some coin flatware that came to me from Richmond, VA. The forks are marked only with F.H.J. The teaspoons are unmarked. Any ideas on the maker? Thanks again, Tim

Name:	Melanie Earl <larmel45@yahoo.com>
Date:	2007-08-20
Comments:	A beautiful website ,and what a kind man you must be to go out of your way to help others....Melanie

Name:	Paul Muller-Reed <chandlerbooks@comcast.net>
Date:	2007-08-11
Comments:	Love your site. There is a book here that would be of considerable value also, but getting a publisher to fork the $ out would be difficult.

Name:	Betty Henderson <marbetpab@verizon.net>
Date:	2007-08-09
Comments:	I was left two serving spoons that look hand pummeled. The inprint says J.H.Hutchinson. It was from a family located in Norwell Massachusetts. Her last name was Junkins.These 2 spoons have to be close to 100 years old as her daughter Florence died in the 1980's at 95 years.I am looking for this man.Thanks for your help...:)

Name:	H. Burke <Hannburke@aol.com>
Date:	2007-08-07
Comments:	Dear Mr. Voss, The research in your American Silversmiths project is brilliant! I came across it a few years ago on SMPUB.com when I was looking for information about an English silver tankard by Augustin Courtauld (which turned out to be fake). You kindly contributed to that thread. Since then, I have bought four coin fiddle spoons on different occassions at an antique store in Chester Vermont while on vacation. My most recent purchase (and favorite for sentimental reasons) was one by B M Bailey engraved "Sarah". According to your information, Mr. Bailey had a grandmother named Sarah Philbrick. Perhaps he made the spoon for her while working as an appentice-we'll never know. Two others with the same engraving (which has been too worn to read) are by A. Sanborn. A third was made by A A Mead. With each spoon, I have been able to learn from your silversmith research about the person who made the spoon. It is a delight to me to be the keeper of a little bit a history. Interestingly, each of my spoons never traveled very far from where they were originally made over 100 years ago. Thank you very much for sharing your amazing research! Sincerely, H. Burke

Name:	Denise Holcomb <billandneece@yahoo.com>
Date:	2007-07-28
Comments:	Absolutely fantastic! Thanks so much for a terrific source of information. I can't even imagine how much time you must have put into this. Thanks again!

Name:	Richard Green <greengo@surfglobal.net>
Date:	2007-07-27
Comments:	Nice Work.

Name:	Dennis <bidgoldman@sbcglobal.net>
Date:	2007-07-25
Comments:	Hello, Thank you for the wonderful information you have provided. We are an Indianapolis jeweler and the WP Bingham spoons that we got in the last estate purchace really had me stumped. Your web site was the only place this guy is listed that I could find. We have all the commercially available books on silver marks and makers and the only Bingham listed was 1664 with no location or history. Thanks again for your exstensive research and hard work. Thanks, Dennis

Name:	jsgoldson <jsgoldson@gmail.com>
Date:	2007-07-25
Comments:	Thank you for providing this site. I used it to research some hallmarks. Please continue & good luck!

Name:	Jason Price <jprice333@yahoo.com>
Date:	2007-07-16
Comments:	Hi WEV...we do use your site as a reference source when establish COIN silver pattern set-ups...very helpful.. Jason Price

Name:	Ginny Richardson <ginmom@tellurian.com>
Date:	2007-07-14
Comments:	a very exciting find for use in resource work. I am always searching garage sales for that neat find that current heirs just don't appreciate. Maryland silver is of particular interest. We have one piece, from J. Arminger. We do not see his name in your listing, and the quest is on for additional information.

Name:	James Scott <HIRD26@YAHOO.COM>
Date:	2007-07-09
Comments:	I HAVE SMALL CREAMER AND SUGAR SERVER, EACH ABOUT ONE CUP IN SIZE, WITH MARK OF "MFH" FOLLOWED BY THREE LINES. THE ORIGINAL OWNER POSSIBLY BOUGHT IT IN THE 1890'S OR AS LATE AS 1936. I CAN SEND A JPG PHOTO IF YOU THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL. THIS IS A FAMILY KEEPSAKE. SINCERELY JAMES SCOTT

Name:	Margaret La Rue <maggiemi56@aol.com>
Date:	2007-07-07
Comments:	many thanks for the help that you are giving..:>) Have a great day, Margaret

Name:	Carol Caldwell <nrcaldwell@msn.com>
Date:	2007-06-14
Comments:	Thank you for the wonderful website and all the work you have done. I just started looking for information today about a silver spoon I found in some of my mother's things. Your website gave me the information about the maker, W Mitchell. Thank you very much for the help. This project must have taken you a long time. Thanks again. Carol New River AZ

Name:	Bill Groom <jmstnguy@yahoo.com>
Date:	2007-06-13
Comments:	Super Site! As a collector of counterstamps/countermarks on coins, I really appreciate the work that you've done. My collection contains many as yet unidentified silversmith marks as well as those that I've been able to attribute. Large cents, 1793-1857, tended to be the principal host coins for silversmith marks, that subsequently became advertisements or conversation pieces of sorts. Your site may enable me to identify some potential issuers. Thanks & best regards ...

Name:	Barbara Early <saunbarbs@aol.com>
Date:	2007-06-05
Comments:	Incredible! What a lot of work to compile and log all this information. Thanks for doing so! Barbara

Name:	Corey Cate <ccate@rcn.com>
Date:	2007-06-02
Comments:	Deep and wide and getting moreso. Thanks for the efforts and putting it on the web for the public benefit! A silversmith of note that I did not find listed is Joseph E. Straker who worked at Watson into the 1910s or so. I am in awe of his guilloche spoons. Perhaps he is not listed because of the time period of his work? It seems to be beyond the majority of those listed. Thanks for your grinding diligence on your project.

Name:	Nancie in Texas <raggdollynmb@yahoo.com>
Date:	2007-05-30
Comments:	GREAT PLACE! I was researching the names on some spoons and trying to find the genealogy, locations, etc. What a wonderful find. Easy to navigate and LOTS of information. I will be eMailing a maker's mark for Lowell and one for Wm P McKay (not found in your list). Hope they will be of use. thank you.

Name:	byron <byronmac@comcast.net>
Date:	2007-05-27
Comments:	Hello Wev- Your site is very helpful, and its in a format I am very familiar with. I do alot of genealogy.

Name:	jan Brady <jcsbrady@yahoo.com>
Date:	2007-05-26
Comments:	Thank you for your work.

Name:	Wendy Riebel <wendylee3859@yahoo.com>
Date:	2007-05-16
Comments:	I believe the silversmith, Joshua Hyde and his family are my ancestors. My great-grandmother's maternal grandfather was Joshua Hyde who lived in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. My mother has two spoons from a set that have "J. Hyde" and maker's marks on the back. I am anxious to find more about him and his family of silversmiths. Joshua and Mary L. Hyde (and other family members are buried in Mound View Cemetery in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, except that the tombstone has the date of death as "1901" instead of 1888. It's all a bit confusing but I'm sure we've got the same person. Please let me know where I can find the information you have quoted on this website. Thanks! Wendy Riebel

Name:	Arlene Wardean <nammykin@yahoo.com>
Date:	2007-05-12
Comments:	Thank you. Found my Ezra Whitman, Jr.

Name:	Muffy <muffykelly@cfl.rr.com>
Date:	2007-05-11
Comments:	I have a ladle that has been in my family since the late 1700's in Conn. Thru your site I was able to immediately identify it as made by Barzillia Benjamin. Many thanks for all your hard work putting this site together.

Name:	Cheryl L. DiMarino <jdimarin@tampabay.rr.com>
Date:	2007-05-10
Comments:	Very helpful; I will visit more often. Thank you for your time spent researching and preparing these indexes for customers to utilize.

Name:	Glenn Larsen <i_like_knives@juno.com>
Date:	2007-05-07
Comments:	Hi, I came upon your site because I inherited a piece of either silver or pewter and know nothing other than it does have a date and initials. Furthermore, it has very minute detail and one can ascertain it took this person a considerable amount of time and patience to craft this piece. The piece is a turtle, appx 4.5" nose tip to tail tip it stands appx 1.5" tall and 2" wide. The turtles shell has a hinge and it opens to reveal a small, perhaps ring-size compartment, as the shell is arched, and the body also has a slight bowl. When the shell (lid) is closed it looks as if it is one solid piece. I weighed it this evening, and it weighs 11.7 oz As stated, right down to the tail and leg and head scales, it is very detailed. On the under side (belly is also very detailed), it has the capital initials "JB" and directly across the year 1897 not stamped into the surface, but raised above it as you can see and feel with touch. I have the ability to take pretty decent digital pictures; I wonder if perhaps you could help me further my knowledge in any respect, help me know what metal it is, etc etc. Perhaps lead me to a website or some such to help in my quest to identify the maker, his/her other works, place of manufacture? I would be grateful for any and all help as I am a plumber, and you obviously have spent a substantial time compiling the list I browsed (didn't find a JB under silversmiths with an 1897 date to coincide, it may not be silver for all I know) In accordance with some brevity, I will end this letter and anxiously await word from you if so inclined. As aforementioned, any and all help would be most gracious. Thank you so much for your time to read and contemplate this detective ponderance. -Glenn Larsen

Name:	Marc Cutcher <cutcher@triad.rr.com>
Date:	2007-04-30
Comments:	Hi there William, Excellent reference, and I should be able to supply some photos of makers marks you do not have. Thanks for your work. Respectfully, Marc Cutcher

Name:	Dr Robert Barresi <shrinker31@aol.com>
Date:	2007-04-23
Comments:	Excellent! Useful is an understatement...Thank you. Kindest Regards, your fellow collector Robert Barresi

Name:	ruth hunter <redhunter50@comcast.net>
Date:	2007-04-21
Comments:	..thank you so much for your site...I am a novice at collecting coin silver flatware and am interested in knowing more about American silversmiths for my own pleasure. Do you have info on J. Boutier, listed in Louise Belden's book.....thanks Ruth Hunter, Richmond, Va.

Name:	Clive Taylor <clive.e.taylor@talk21.com>
Date:	2007-04-19
Comments:	Brilliant work !i wish we had a similar one on English Silversmiths ! Is it posssible for you to add a searchable list linking to any English silversmiths families relating. Should not take more than a few years ! Any links to the family of Samuel COOKE, Samuel MOULTON, Samuel WHITFORD very welcome.

Name:	Terry Surber <twsurber@aol.com>
Date:	2007-04-14
Comments:	This site has been a great help

Name:	Martha Blount <gblount59@yahoo.com>
Date:	2007-04-05
Comments:	I had been searching a while for a silvermaker with the mark "A. Wilcox" that grace a family owned set of coin silver tablespoons. With such a concrete name, I thought it would be easy to find either in a reference (such as Rainwater's) or in an on-line reference or seller. It was only today after seeing your site mentioned on a silver collecting bulletin board that I found my answer and got my BINGO! moment. Thank you! My next challenge is finding the maker with the mark T E (shaped like the Greek letter sigma) & Co. (all in an oval) 1853 (year date framed by a diamond with the "1" on top, "53" in the middle, "8" below) that's on the set of sterling "fiddlethread" flatware. Any clues?

Name:	Evelyn Newton <Evenewton1@msn.com>
Date:	2007-04-01
Comments:	Because of your website I learned that my some of my Moulton ancestors were silversmiths and I actually got to see some of their work. I think that your findings are fantastic! I have learned a great deal from your website.

Name:	Glenn Shearer Jr <Booocooman2000@yahoo.com>
Date:	2007-03-29
Comments:	Absolutely Superb. A job well done and really appreciated. Thanks!

Name:	tony decker <pistoley@gmail.com>
Date:	2007-03-27
Comments:	very useful information.looks like you put a loy of work into this site..

Name:	Marie Kaneko <bibliotecaria49@yahoo.com>
Date:	2007-03-26
Comments:	I found a silver cup at an estate sale this weekend marked "S.C. Jett". The only info I could find was his full name Steven C. and dates 1848-1860 and that he was from St. Louis, MO. I was hoping that your site might verify and or provide further info.

Name:	Robert Leon N. <robertndana@chartermi.net>
Date:	2007-03-24
Comments:	In trying to research Cheadell & Co, I stumbled on this company by clicking on John Hatch Chedell. This is a fantastic resource, but if you are open to suggestions, you may want to add Cheadell, see Chedell. If you are aware of a similar site compiling English maker's marks, I would appreciate hearing from you. Many thanks, Robert

Name:	Jay Barron <jaybarron@comcast.net>
Date:	2007-03-20
Comments:	Excellent resource - thanks for the great work. I have five early coin spoons marked "Samuel" - no listing in your reference. Rumoured to be southern in origin - any thought?

Name:	F.Cressman <ftcressman@hotmail.com>
Date:	2007-03-17
Comments:	This is a great site- better than juggling 4 or 5 books at a time

Name:	Rose Stewart <Pagirl1950@msn.com>
Date:	2007-03-11
Comments:	Very helpful I have searched many sites and books and finally found the maker of my sppons. I have the makers mark for Ruseel & Clarke as well as N.Harding. Let me know if I may e-mail them to you. A sincere thanks for all of the time and effort spent on gathering your history of silversmiths.

Name:	Dot <Sweetiepie2575@aol.com>
Date:	2007-03-08
Comments:	Hi, I am new to this silver business and someone recommended I check out ur web and I am glad I did. It has sooo much info and is easy to navigate. I appreciate it! Thanks! D~

Name:	Shelley <seashel54@hotmail.com>
Date:	2007-03-03
Comments:	Thank you for all your wonderful work here. I have found your compilation very helpful in identifing coin silver. I have come across a hallmark that you may wish to enter in your collection. Please let me know how to send you a picture. Thank you.

Name:	Marti Warren <martiwarren@adelphia.net>
Date:	2007-02-19
Comments:	I love your site- it was the most help to me so far in identifying hallmarks and finding information out about silversmiths. I am just starting to find information on family silver that has been passed down to me. I am very excited about this adventure. Most of my family came from the Boston, MA and Vermont area. I have a lovely spoon signed on the back S Freeman but can't seem to find any info on him. Thanks for all your work. I'll be back.

Name:	Janet Daggett <baker2838@earthlink.net>
Date:	2007-02-19
Comments:	Wonder ful site!

Name:	Rodger Divens <red1@imt.net>
Date:	2007-02-15
Comments:	I am a beginner so most sites overwhelm me with info and yours has enough info to keep me busy for weeks. Thanks for the opportunity

Name:	Wiliam K. Heuer <afret602001@yahoo.com>
Date:	2007-01-25
Comments:	Fantastic: Great help to identify my coin silver spoons

Name:	harry kies <hkies@aol.com>
Date:	2007-01-24
Comments:	I looked up the mark on my piece of silver under initials, and there it was G.W.star H You have one under Gale Wood and Hughes. On my piece it does not have an "and" but has a five pointed star. On the gift inscription the date 1840 appears. However, you do not list(or I couldn't find) where they worked. At least I have names now, thank you.

Name:	Frances <lcfclakes@aol.com>
Date:	2007-01-24
Comments:	Still searching.

Name:	Mary Grass <antem1@erthlink.net>
Date:	2007-01-24
Comments:	This site is viewed by me so often that it would be frivolous to always sign in! Thank you.

Name:	Viper <viperswife@earthlink.net>
Date:	2007-01-20
Comments:	Couldn't ask for a more easy-to-use, clear-cut resource. You've done an OUTSTANDING job! KUDOS! Should you ever become bored, a similar undertaking of English silverplate makers/marks would be a worthy endeavor for you and others!

Name:	Penny <ppizzelle@yahoo>
Date:	2007-01-14
Comments:	Yesterday we purchased a silver over copper tea service. It has a tea/coffee pot, a teatipper pot, creamer, sugar, slop, and very large rectangle tray that is reticulated around the edge. The stamp on the pieces is a crown, followed by BSC. the lids have a stem of grapes or berries on top. I'm not finding much on Birmingham Silver Co. I'm assuming it is from connecticut, but don't know for sure. I've looked on several sites and have not found much. I'd like to know as much as possible about the set, and it's approx. worth.

Name:	Marilynn <ByVllg1@aol.com>
Date:	2007-01-10
Comments:	A fabulous resource. I am trying to locate what I believe to be coin silver made by __ _ Benton. Any assisgtance would be appreciated. On further examination it apperas to be L.A. Benton

Name:	Marilynn <ByVllg1@aol.com>
Date:	2007-01-10
Comments:	A fabulous resource. I am trying to locate what I believe to be coin silver made by __ _ Benton. Any assisgtance would be appreciated.

Name:	Nancy C <fayoumis@yahoo.com>
Date:	2007-01-09
Comments:	I was able to date a sugar and creamer to 1840- 1888 with your info. They belonged to my grt.grt.grandmother or earlier. thanks for your work. blessings, Nancy C.

Name:	Stephen Neal Dennis <sndesq@starpower.net>
Date:	2007-01-06
Comments:	I have spent 18 months researching the life and working career of John Dean Benton, who was NOT a silversmith. Benton trained as a jeweler and is never stated to have been a silversmith during his lifetime. He was always listed as a jeweler or modelmaker. Benton had no "mark" as such. Benton cut or cast the parts for his models, but could not raise or engrave metal. Benton appears to have had a working relationship with Tiffany & Company in 1863 and 1864, as Tiffany certainly sent two Benton models later to the 1867 Exposition Universelle in Paris.

Name:	Shirley Sue Swaab <shirleysuetoo@aol.com>
Date:	2007-01-04
Comments:	Hi - and what a wonderful site you have listed - and how generous of you to share it. I have a coin silver tongs made by C. H. Wiltberger. I cannot find this particular mark. But something interest me about the Wiltbergers. You have 2 John Christian Wiltbergers listed - The one 1766-1851 with the C. Wiltberger mark, Belden lists only as "Christian", not John Christian. Could my C. H. Wiltberger possibly be this one?

Name:	Bryan <Bullshoppe@aol.com>
Date:	2007-01-02
Comments:	Thanks, This is the 3rd time that my reseach has brounght me to your site and each time I have gained some useful info. Really appreciate it.

Name:	Kathie Stallworth <dstallworth11@comcast.net>
Date:	2006-12-27
Comments:	I purchased two hammered sterling belt buckles today. They have the initials EHS in a triangle in the center bar on the back, also the numbers 126 with the letter P following and E on the other one. The word sterling is after the triangle. Then HANDWROUGHT. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks.

Name:	Elizabeth <debergh@infionline.net>
Date:	2006-12-20
Comments:	Thanks!

Name:	Wilfred Wright <wilfredc.wright@gmail.com>
Date:	2006-12-17
Comments:	I was looking for information on an interesting dinner fork that came from my wife's family. The handle of the fork is a version of a typical old colonial? fork. a rather heavy but graceful tine end going into a neck? then sholdering? down to the shaft? and then flowing into a wide flat which is unadorned except at the end where it is a gentle curve with two small curves ending in a point towards the tines. The flat curves up sharply about 3/4" from the end. The intersting part of the fork, however, is that on the side of the curve that would be on the table, there is a three masted bark or frigate in relief not engraved. Below the ship is a motto also in relief with the words "Spero Meliora" all caps and in a u shaped curve under the ship. I googled the motto and it is primarily attributed to a Scottish family by the name of Moffatt. My wife knows nothing of that family. The makers mark nis GW Striker. I googled that and did not get anything of value then I googled american silver hallmarks and eventually got to your site. You have him; he is George Washington Striker. His mark is followed by three hallmarks: (1) appears to be a stylized mapleleaf (five larger points and one small one at the bottom (2)appears to be the head of a woman in profile facing to the right she may have a topknot or crown or halo on the top back of her head (3) an anchor. Any thoughts? Thank you for the work you have obviously put into your site. Wilfred

Name:	Kathy East ( Pelham) <shadow84797@yahoo.com>
Date:	2006-12-01
Comments:	Intresting site, I am Researching Pelham Gen. and came accross your site. i have bookmarke it and will be back. Thank You, Kathy

Name:	Doreen <ByVllg1@aol.com>
Date:	2006-11-30
Comments:	I have a small hinged box, numbered 15095-7 and it appears to be L. Mackl(?) the company name is worn sterling and 925 are visible. Any ideas?

Name:	Doreen <ByVllg1@aol.com>
Date:	2006-11-30
Comments:	This is a fabulous resource!!!!

Name:	Kathleen <kas49777@hotmail.com>
Date:	2006-11-29
Comments:	Your site is very interesting. Thank you for putting it together. I have a mark on a punch bowl ladle that I didn't find on your site. It is the initials W.R. and on the left side of the W is a cross, and on the right side of the R is an arrowhead pointing downwards. I will try to take a picture of it and email to you.

Name:	Sharon <srlvnlfe1@aol.com>
Date:	2006-11-26
Comments:	Hello. You have a wealth of knowledge on your website. It is very apparent you have spend quite alot of time putting together this information. Being new to all of this - I still find myself trying to locate information on 2 pieces of Forbes Silver Co., #634 - a creamer and I believe a sugar bowl. If you have any suggestions as to where I can continue my search, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks so much.

Name:	Richard Phillips <r.phillips@bom.gov.au>
Date:	2006-11-25
Comments:	As a sometime minor contributor to SMP Forums, I greatly appreciate your frequent useful comments there, and the vast amount of time and energy you put into your site. Although mostly not directly relevant to me in Australia, it's good to know that all your work is up there. With my best wishes, Richard Phillips (Adelapt).

Name:	Kathleen K. Hale <kathleen.hale@sbcglobal.net>
Date:	2006-11-23
Comments:	Thank you for all your hard work. Although a long-term lover of silver, I never thought to "study" it until now. Something else to take up in retirement, I suppose :)

Name:	M. Roberts <MRdoodle54@aol.com>
Date:	2006-11-20
Comments:	Looking for information on William Roberts born 1617. Lived in Milford Ct.

Name:	Amanda Farr <afarr1@aol.com>
Date:	2006-11-17
Comments:	Dear someone... I have a sugar dish that has the mark "ROGERS & BRO" "2303" Could you help me find more info on the maker, age, and the rest of the collection, PLEASE...Thanks

Name:	Joan Frick Monroe <artbyjoan@gmail.com>
Date:	2006-11-16
Comments:	I am looking for information on a silversmith (American, English or German) work made circa 1800. I have work made by this Frick judged to be made 1790-1800. The only mark is the lion with raised paw which I was told was English and the name Frick. There was a silversmith named Jacob Frick in the 1600's in Germany. His work was exquisite. Is there a place to search other than American silversmiths? There was a jeweler named John Frick who worked in New York early 20th century.

Name:	Terry Surber <twsurber@aol.com>
Date:	2006-11-16
Comments:	I have a coin silver spoon marked C. PARKER, and came across your site. Thanks, it was very helpful. Terry Surber

Name:	John M. Stubbert, Jr. <stubbert@bellsouth.net>
Date:	2006-11-15
Comments:	I have really enjoyed browsing through your website. Thanks

Name:	Christine F. <reneef1964@yahoo.com>
Date:	2006-11-14
Comments:	Hi - just learned that John Strangeways Hutton is a distant great grandfather. Nice article! Thanks, Christine

Name:	gary rookus <grookus2@netzero.com>
Date:	2006-11-11
Comments:	i am new to silver and like this site very much has been a great help thank you and keep up the good work

Name:	Jonathan Melusky <jj206@drizzle.com>
Date:	2006-11-09
Comments:	Hello kind sir, Thank you for posting your family tree info and jewelry makers lists. Very helpful in finding some marriage dates for my relatives with the last name Root. I did notice one typo on your webpages. It is at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~silversmiths/57/36837.htm and it shows the date of death as 1988. I suppose it should be 1788. Anyway, thank you again for all your hard work and scholarship. take care, Jonathan Melusky

Name:	Tom Imig <timig@kumc.edu>
Date:	2006-11-01
Comments:	A well organized and useful source of a wide range of information. Thank you.

Name:	Ray Slamon <ray.slamon@ntlworld.com>
Date:	2006-10-31
Comments:	I am a complete amateur on antiquies so I found your site interesting and was able to find (I think) the maker of an object owned by my partner but unable to follow links that would give me an indication of the value or otherwise of the silver hedgehog she owns.

Name:	Rich Nichols <8nicks@charter.net>
Date:	2006-10-29
Comments:	Yes, this website has been helpful to me. I am now looking for more info on Nathaniel Booth and Susanne Nichols, silversmiths, etc., living in Petersburg, VA in the 1830's. Family info, etc. Rich Nichols, Greer, SC

Name:	Bonnie Knauss <knaussb@uniteone.net>
Date:	2006-10-29
Comments:	I'm interested in the genealogy pages on the ancestors of Lyman and Loomis families.

Name:	Donna Campbell <donnacampbell@comcast.net>
Date:	2006-10-16
Comments:	My husband recently purchaed a hexagon bowl? We think it is silver. It is stemmed and has odd markings on the bottom. It is very difficult to read but it looks as tho the there are five markings and then the initials El posssibly y and then a /. I have no idea what it is. The designs are quite intersting. scrolling, roses, and then a two inch border on the top rim of a family setting of maybe time during the revolution. Is there any way to find out where this item was made and by whom? This is my fist experience with such an item and would like some guidance. Thank you for your time.

Name:	Edward Reis <e.reis@tiscali.co.uk>
Date:	2006-10-11
Comments:	By far the best study on American Silversmiths on the web- well done, and thank you for helping me find details on the one I was looking for (Julius King)!

Name:	SAM WILLIAMS <WMRSAMS@SKYBEST.COM>
Date:	2006-10-07
Comments:	THANKS FOR A GOOD SITE IN MY SEARCH AS A BUDDING COIN SILVER COLLECTOR. SW

Name:	Gene Sabin <eugenesabin@yahoo.com>
Date:	2006-09-25
Comments:	I am a genealogist researching the Sabin line. I have a information going back to William Sabin, born 1609 in Tietchfield England. He was known as the Miller of Rehoboth. I just assumed that he and his descendents were millers or farmers. I had no idea that they might have been silversmiths until I saw you website. You have many Sabins listed, male and female, including William. I have a whole new area to research. Is there any way that you recorded the source of the information that caused you to put these Sabins on your list?

Name:	John Fischer <nineoaks@verizon.net>
Date:	2006-09-24
Comments:	Very informative site. Found information here that could not be found elseware. Keep up the good work!

Name:	jomugu jomgag <jomugu@yahoo.com>
Date:	2006-09-21
Comments:	i dey maga

Name:	harold hanson <hhlh49@aol.com>
Date:	2006-09-18
Comments:	Great work - I am working on my goldthwaite genealogy and your work on Joseph goldthwaite has really helped me. My I use some of the amterial on Joseph in my family book? thank you harold hanson

Name:	Joan Forbes Cooper <twopine2@olemac.net>
Date:	2006-09-14
Comments:	Great work. Joan

Name:	Nancy Ann Simonof <simonofna@oregonfast.net>
Date:	2006-09-11
Comments:	Dear Wm Erik Voss, just-a-note to let you know how much your site is helping me w my geno research. It gives me the best info to follow the path and get results fast. I don't know how I 'stumbled onto your site but sure glad I did. Thank you so much for doing such a great job. Sincerely, Nancy

Name:	Nancy Ann Simonof <simonofna@oregonfast.net>
Date:	2006-09-11
Comments:	Dear Wm Erik Voss, just-a-note to let you know how much your site is helping me w my geno research. It gives me the best info to follow the path and get results fast. I don't know how I 'stumbled onto your site but sure glad I did. Thank you so much for doing such a great job. Sincerely, Nancy

Name:	Tina Cook <lctc100@aol.com>
Date:	2006-09-10
Comments:	I have found your site to be excellent for researching Silversmiths & their marks.

Name:	bo reichmann <breichmann1@tampabay.rr.com>
Date:	2006-08-30
Comments:	Noticed you need a maker's mark for J. Ridgway. I just picked up a spoon with this mark ( stamping is in script and reads " J Ridgway" )and will email you with a scan of it if you wish. I don't know which J. Ridgway it is, however.You indicate there were three. Best regards, Bo.

Name:	Karen <ladimustang@netzero.net>
Date:	2006-08-13
Comments:	Your site was very helpful. found 3 silver spoons at a yard sale and found out they were made about 40 miles from where I live. I see you need the makers mark for Isaac allard so when I find the spoons I will take a picture and send it to you.

Name:	star <mikestar77@earthlink.net>
Date:	2006-08-10
Comments:	Thanks your site has been helpful. star

Name:	Jean Langevin <langevin@snet.net>
Date:	2006-07-26
Comments:	You have broken links on your 'Pewter' section of craftsmen. O's are not available...thanks. Jean

Name:	Paul Eitel <petmec@aol.com>
Date:	2006-07-10
Comments:	I am trying to find information for a company, Smith Patterson Co., that made sterling silver trophies for Youth's Companion magazine. My Grandfather won a beautiful trophy, 13" high cup on a 6.5" base with intriget tri-pod cameras, made by Smith Patterson Co. Yoth's Companion magazine closed in 1929 and I cannot find any archive source. I am trying to determine in what year this national award was made, probably between 1890 and 1920. Do you have any information a a Smith Patterson C. in that time period.

Name:	Geoffrey Axt <GeoffreyAxt@aol.com>
Date:	2006-07-09
Comments:	Thank you for your continued good efforts to make this site a useful and informative source of silver research.

Name:	geri moulton <gmoulto1@columbus.rr.com>
Date:	2006-07-05
Comments:	I am a Moulton by marriage and recently came online. I have done genealogy in the past but having a computer has given me infomation I never would have had. Your site was amazing for me! Thank you. Geri Moulton.

Name:	geri moulton <gmoulto1@columbus.rr.com>
Date:	2006-07-05
Comments:	I am a Moulton by marriage and recently came online. I have done genealogy in the past but having a computer has given me infomation I never would have had. Your site was amazing for me! Thank you. Geri Moulton.

Name:	Carol <cabrams@adelphia.net>
Date:	2006-06-27
Comments:	Unfortunately, this site was not helpful. I was searching for information on John Noddef & Sons which I believe must be an American Silversmith.

Name:	terri jones <mainedesires@comcast.net>
Date:	2006-06-19
Comments:	I am a jewelry collector and am trying to determine makers of pieces. Thank you

Name:	William Williams <wgwilliamsinmayville@yahoo.com>
Date:	2006-06-17
Comments:	I really appreciate your website, and want to thank you for all the help it has given me.

Name:	Marilyn Bailey Meiner <ghmcds@mtco.com>
Date:	2006-06-17
Comments:	Looking for Bailey ancestors, of Phinehas Bailey back to John Bailey 1640 & Mary Mighill 1642. Looking for more of their children. A cousin has been to see the Bennington ? Museum where some of Phinehas' silver is stored. Nice Website. Thanks

Name:	Susan Gray Detweiler <sdetweiler@aol.com>
Date:	2006-06-13
Comments:	What a great resource! I am especially interested in Thomas Fletcher - actually, in his brother-in-law, Lewis Veron. Do you think you should mention that the Thomas Fletcher papers are at Winterthur? (maybe you did but I didn't notice)

Name:	gayle coleman <gaylewayle@aol.com>
Date:	2006-06-12
Comments:	Thank you very much for your efforts to present this web site. I was able to match the makers of 2 serving spoons in my collection.

Name:	dennis salsberry <dennissalsberry@yahoo.com>
Date:	2006-06-11
Comments:	I need help to identify a silver cup that I found in a dirt pile. It is a baby cup with frogs on it. The bottom says colorado stirling co & sterling mexico.

Name:	Ellinor Mitchell <ellinor@earthlink.net>
Date:	2006-06-10
Comments:	trivial but gratifying to me: your Silversmiths list allowed me to identify the maker of spoons I bought at a flea market on Martha's Vineyard.

Name:	Oliver Wayne <onewayne1@juno.com>
Date:	2006-06-07
Comments:	I'm a descendant of John W. Forbes and knew from her divorce petition (which was denied)that there was some connection to the Virgin Islands but did not suspect that Eliz. Clark, his wife, was born there! (the date of Feb. 20, 1784 agrees with the date of birth calculated from her age at death on her death record which is given in the old style as so many years/months/days)Could you please tell me where this info came from? Thanks, Oliver Wayne

Name:	Gwen Bohlen <bohlen@sbcgobal.com>
Date:	2006-06-02
Comments:	This Email address is close until Oct 30, 2006. you can reach me at Email: bohlengab@ wordnet.att.net this is my summer Email address. Your list is very helpful in tracting my ancesters and their occupation. thank you Gwen

Name:	E. Boase <Mintlady7@sbcglobal.net>
Date:	2006-05-11
Comments:	You are the first source I have found who has listed E. Knight as a silversmith of any sort. I wonder, did he work with or know the Towle family, do you think? I have seen an object with his stamp on it that is engraved M.A.Towle, and family legend has it that the Towle family is indirectly related to us. Haven't had a chance to do the in-depth research though! Thank you so much for the time & effort you have put into these pages -- that one name was worth it to me. E. Boase

Name:	ron rose <ronrsr_1@hotmail.com>
Date:	2006-05-09
Comments:	i enjoy collecting world wide silver pieces, mostly american & english

Name:	Audrey <daspence@shaw.ca>
Date:	2006-04-26
Comments:	I think I have found the answer to a signature stamp on a small brooch or pin that I have been trying to identify. I certainly found this an interesting site. Thanks

Name:	William K. Heuer <afret602001@yahoo.com>
Date:	2006-04-26
Comments:	Great: Now I hope to find more information on the coin silver I have. Thanks W.K.H.

Name:	bkacker <bkacker@bellsouth.net>
Date:	2006-03-29
Comments:	I'm looking for information about George Waterman who was a silversmith in Albany, NY from 1848-1850.

Name:	Stan Thompson <ejslthompson@verizon.net>
Date:	2006-03-19
Comments:	Happy to find your site once again and to learn a few more tidbits about my colonial ancestors, Isaac Thompson and the Burnhams. My wife and I have been fortunate to find several coin silver spoons made by Isaac but have never seen any other pieces. How might we learn whether he made larger pieces? Also wondering where and with whom he apprenticed - he certainly didn't just move from the Stratford area to Litchfield as an accomplished artisan. I appreciate your useful site....wish I had something to add other than to mention that Litchfield Historical has a few silver pieces made by resident silversmiths and Yale has many spoons and pieces in one of their museum sections.

Name:	Alexa landmann <misslexi00@cs.com>
Date:	2006-03-15
Comments:	I have an old silver spoon. It is inscsribed O.F. (Ottera Fox born aprox. 1800, in Richmond, VA area - my ggggGrandmother) The maker's mark on the back reads: LEWISHYMAN.RD Do you have any idea who this maker is? I would expect to find them in or around Richmond, VA, but perhaps not? Thanks! Alexa Landmann

Name:	Rick Shaw <olde_newengland@yahoo.com>
Date:	2006-03-01
Comments:	This is a great reference! The attention and effort you put into this work is amazing. I appreciate your dedication to the history of silversmithing as well as other craftsmen! <br> <br>Thanks! <br>Rick <br>

Name:	Harriet Rockwell <hrockwell@earthlink.net>
Date:	2006-02-19
Comments:	I have inherited some lovely old silverware and was delighted to discover your website. Among the pieces are four identical small spoons with the following silversmith's mark: N. A. Frost, who I found on your website. Engraved on the front of the handles is either a capital K or a capital R with a sort of stylized clamshell design below it. <br> <br>I also have an old servingspoon with the silversmith's mark B.LORD, whose bio is also on your website. The initials on the front of the handle are ACH engraved in large curling capital script without periods <br> <br>I also have what appears to be a very old silver spoon with the initials ESH in curling capital script. I'm told that these initials stand for Elizabeth St. John Hoyt, born 1631, died 1694 and that she was an 8th great grandmother of mine. The silversmith mark on the back of the handle I described in an earlier email to you this evening. <br> <br>I also have a serving spoon with the silversmith's mark B. LORD, which also looks <br> <br>I will examine the rest of the silver soon. <br> <br>Sincerely, <br>Harriet Rockwell

Name:	Ken Jones <kajken49@yahoo.com>
Date:	2006-02-16
Comments:	I wonder why Cesar Ghiselin isn't included in your work. He was the subject of "Cesar Ghiselin, Philadelphia's First Gold and Silversmith, 1693-1733", by Harrold E. Gillingham, printed in The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. LVII, 1933.

Name:	Roberta Griffiths <regriffiths@yahoo.com>
Date:	2006-02-09
Comments:	I have a name to add to your collection. Let me know how to submit it.

Name:	Joyce <joyce606@usa.net>
Date:	2006-01-26
Comments:	Interesting site. excellent site. good job.

Name:	clive taylor <clive.e.taylor@talk21.com>
Date:	2006-01-15
Comments:	What a wonderfull, useful site. Laid out to be useful rather than pseudo artistic. Thank you.

Name:	Adam Dyndul <adyndul@wi.rr.com>
Date:	2006-01-14
Comments:	Excellent WEB site, containing important data. Question....Where can I find a list of early American silver mines and refiners? Thanks, Adam

Name:	Walter Halpern <waltertaos@aol.com>
Date:	2006-01-09
Comments:	Your scholarly research has been very informative and I use your data whenever I run into a problem silver mark or name. Your accomplishments add much to the existing publications, please continue with what you are doing. Thank you.

Name:	derle paxton <pax150@hotmail.com>
Date:	2006-01-08
Comments:	i have a coin silver piece of a silversmith that is not listed will send a picture soon and info on it. thanks

Name:	Rick Moore <puttsmoore@hotmail.com>
Date:	2006-01-07
Comments:	I have inherited 6 spoons that are from Ezra Booth. They came from New Brunswick and belonged to my Great Grandmother who died in 1969

Name:	Jan <kitemistress@charter.net>
Date:	2006-01-02
Comments:	"I have spent considerable time, etc. and would appreciate hearing if it is useful to you and how; please sign the Guest book and give me a clue" - - Wm. I don't know why I never signed this before but DO consider yourself "clued". There simply isn't sufficient space to express my appreciation for the time and effort invested in this project. The geneologies give clues as to where to search next & the sources give tips on what books I'm still lacking. The only thing I can think of that would improve the situation would be if you lived next door so I could readily pick your brain when coin silver puzzles present themselves. My delving into the past in studying old silver and the smiths is a grand adventure and this site is as a water hole in the desert. KUDOS on a job well done. - - Jan

Name:	gordon laing <gordonlaing2@msn,com>
Date:	2005-12-31
Comments:	I have an old silver plate with initials I have never been able to decipher until I ran across your site here. I figured I would not be able to find out who made this piece. Your site told me it was made by a Elizur G. Webster & Son. It looks like it may be signed by Elizur, there is an engraving below the marks that reads Elz( I think )with a date of 11/25. I really appreciate the info on your site. Thanks. Would you know much about this maker. Any info would be greatly appreciated. I could send a pic if it would be helpful. Thanks again for your work on this site, Gordon Laing

Name:	Grant Kyte <gkyte@cogeco.ca>
Date:	2005-12-26
Comments:	Having viewed a small part of your efforts I can only say that as a very NEW collector of silver, (Primarily spoons) I found your indices of Silversmith and their marks MOST HELPFUL. I will now hold you responsible for my burgeoning obsession! LOL A MOST IMPRESSIVE WORK.

Name:	Paul Foucher <pfoucher@austin.rr.com>
Date:	2005-12-23
Comments:	Great Site! I just inherited some silver and this is helping me. I may have a few names that are new to you.

Name:	Brian Watters <Painter42@bellsouth.net>
Date:	2005-12-15
Comments:	Great site! Very informative! Easy to navigate! Thank you so much for making it possible for the public to view! B/w

Name:	Lanny Perry <LPHistory@aol.com>
Date:	2005-12-08
Comments:	Researching info on Silversmith maker/s..... Hildeburn & Bros. (U.S.) Regards, LP

Name:	Brenda <seiconst@knology.net>
Date:	2005-12-03
Comments:	thanks for this sight. i was looking for a T. Goldsmith. Maker of an old american sterling spoon. didn't find it here, but a great reference site. Brenda

Name:	Jim Kimble <vkngprints@sbcglobal.net>
Date:	2005-12-01
Comments:	I was looking for information about Elizabeth Wignall. I found your site with this notation: "Elizabeth married Richard Ingraham,...(Richard Ingraham was born in 1600 in Rehoboth Bristol MA, christened in Rehoboth Bristol MA ...) The Pilgrims landed December 1620 so I suspect there is a typo in your data. I'm interested in the source data if possible to send. Thanks,

Name:	Margaret <solaris_403@hotmail.com>
Date:	2005-11-27
Comments:	Thank you for sharing your research. You are creating a fantastic resource, which I stumbled upon while trying to identify the maker and date of sterling pieces collected by my granmother. Please keep adding makers marks! I'll be a frequent and appreciative visitor.

Name:	Jason Starbuck <buckyodie@yahoo.com>
Date:	2005-11-26
Comments:	Thanks for your extensive research into this Genealogy. I was able to fill out a missing branch that I had with my ancestors. Jason Starbuck

Name:	Laura J. Wilson <fwilson2@austin.rr.com>
Date:	2005-11-11
Comments:	Hi. I am a descendant of the Pepperrell family, including Peletiah Whittlemore. Very happy to have found your information. Laura Wilson

Name:	Linda <linda@sterlingheirlooms.com>
Date:	2005-11-11
Comments:	I was wondering a little why no modern silversmiths are listed. My husband who is a master silversmith, creating one of a kind items would be interested in something of this sort and it seems to be difficult to come by. He was born in 1962 but if you saw his work you would think to 16th century. It tends to the gothic era. Thanks for your information though it was informative. Linda

Name:	Louise Tracey <let@sccoast.net>
Date:	2005-11-10
Comments:	Samuel Clark (1619-1690)was my great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great grandfather, and I am trying to find the connection to silversmithing or metal work, in the family peidgree.

Name:	Lillian Palko <napalil@hotmail.com>
Date:	2005-11-04
Comments:	William Brownell born 01 Feb 1715 and William Brownell born 11 Aug 1682 are ancestors of mine. Thank you so much for offering this information. Is it possible to tell me where you documented this information so I can add that fact to my family history? Lillian Palko

Name:	chris Roberts <christopher.roberts@lsa-assoc.com>
Date:	2005-10-28
Comments:	I was wondering about the maker Hickok? I did not find him on your site. Do you have any clues? Thanks

Name:	Mark Gaines <markmgaines@yahoo.com>
Date:	2005-10-20
Comments:	Dear Mr. Voss, I am a dealer/collector of early American silver. I am enjoying exploring your site. I always have a few marks that I am trying to track down. I am not so proficient with digital cameras yet. I will, however, try to send you some of my questions and "discoveries" in the future. Best of luck, Mark G.

Name:	Pam <tor3483@earthlink.net>
Date:	2005-10-05
Comments:	I have recently decided that it is time to start dressing up my dining table and adding to heirlooms for extended family. By doing so, my husband and I started at Noccaloula Falls, (Gadsden) Alabama and trekked northward to Pikesville, Kentucky on the 450 mile yard sale in August. Located in Pall Mall Tennessee was an antique vendor with a pile of old sterling just for my hunting. A few dollars to him and 6, 4pc. place settings of Alvins, Chased Romantique in toe, I was in need of serving spoons. The first weekend in October located in Gay, Georgia is the Cotton Pickin' Fair. My second trek began. I purchased a serving spoon called coin silver. Around the bend from this antique vendor was another vendor who had a matching set of 6 coin silver serving spoons. MY CURIOUSITY GREW! Immediately upon arriving home in Ranburne Alabama I signed on to the internet to find our more about this coin silver era. How intriging!!!! Spoon #1, engraved K.J. Putnam, stamped S.C.Bailey, pattern not fiddleback nor coffin Spoons #2, engraved WM, stamped Platt & Brother, pattern fiddleback. Thanks for your information and I trod on,,, Pam

Name:	Marvin Focht <fayann99@yahoo.com>
Date:	2005-09-22
Comments:	Thank you for the site,your info seems very accurate. You cover two of my direct family lines. Samuel Hotchkiss and family and Robert Rumsey and family.These families married with my great grand parents,Nelson Rumsey and Rose Hotchkiss.Once again thank you for the information.

Name:	Julie Chardavoyne <JMC11180@wmconnect.com>
Date:	2005-09-14
Comments:	I found your sight very interesting and helpful. I truly enjoy studying my own ancestory.

Name:	Gwen Becker <gcbnapa@sbcglobal.net>
Date:	2005-09-04
Comments:	Descendant of Samuel Bowne, silversmith, New York City 1798 to 1817 (about)

Name:	Doug Noble <dnoble@innercite.com>
Date:	2005-08-24
Comments:	I tried e-mailing you, but it came back. I am a descendent of Mary Clark and Edward Gilman. Your's is the only = place that shows Mary's parents to be Joseph Clark and Elizabeth Hobson, = and Joseph's parents to be Thomas and Elizabeth. Most show her parents = to be John Clark and Elizabeth Unknown, with no parentage beyond that, = which is kind of disappointing. I have found your page to be very accurate and would love to know your = source for this information. Thank You, Doug Noble

Name:	Kendra Doyle <cdoyle901@msn.com>
Date:	2005-08-18
Comments:	Wow What a fabulous site. Are you coming out with a Book? Keep up the great work! Love it!

Name:	Frances Tyler <Francesty@houston.rr.com>
Date:	2005-08-01
Comments:	I founf Information on TYLERs that I had not found before. A great new source to be explored. Thank you for sharing your work

Name:	Jean <buddyboy@ncats.net>
Date:	2005-07-31
Comments:	Well organized, and very useable! My surnames are: Thorp, Thorpe, Whipple, Wing. Does anyone have info on Isaac Ross Whipple, who married Patience Wing b. 1796?Children include my 5th ggrandfather Alanson Whipple married to Lucy Thorp(e) about 1844 in poss. Oswego County, NY?

Name:	debbie <memum202003@yahoo.com>
Date:	2005-07-29
Comments:	Sir, Thank you for offering so much info. I found it helpful and interesting and I will certainly be visiting again.

Name:	Mark Hudiburg <bat_master72@yahoo.com>
Date:	2005-07-22
Comments:	wounder full site thanks for all the grest info.

Name:	J. Cellucci <jlbc2@comcast.net>
Date:	2005-07-12
Comments:	I came upon this site while trying to identify some coin silver names and marks. I would appreciate any info you might have on these people: N.LE Huray Jr, Yates, W.W. Wilson, and Wm. Smith. Many thanks. Awesome site.

Name:	Chip Skoglund <porchdogpup@hotmail.com>
Date:	2005-07-08
Comments:	Hi. I was looking for any information about the Smith Patterson Co, maker of 925 Sterling Flatware pieces I own. Unfortunately, I couldn't make the connection on your site, though it appears to be quite extensive. Thanks. Peace, Chip porchdogpup@hotmail.com

Name:	Roberta Hendrick <bana5015@aol.com>
Date:	2005-07-08
Comments:	I am searching for infomation and sources of data on an ancestor Thomas Barnes. I found your entry with data on Thomas b 1623 Essex Eng m Mary Elizabeth Andrews very interesting. Could you tell me your source of info Very interesting info on all your surnames, lots of work went into your research I can see Roberta Hendrick Bothell ( N of Seattle) WA

Name:	Fran Stiles <xnursefran@netzero.com>
Date:	2005-07-02
Comments:	GGgrandaughter of Adolphe Himmel Can anyone help me with more info on European training during ealry 1800's? I would like to find more on his early life.

Name:	Paulette Bell <pvcheeseheads@i10net.com>
Date:	2005-06-29
Comments:	I have looked through your list of silversmiths and coudn't find anyone with the possible initials E.R.S. Ihave 2pcs of silver with engraved initials made by Derby Silve Co. Where else can I look for these initials and what they mean? I am so curious that I just can't leave it alone. Thanks for reading this.Paulette Bell

Name:	Molly <MPurcell2@aol.com>
Date:	2005-06-15
Comments:	I am looking for the maker/age of some family silver. The maker mark says H.Erwin. It is probably early 19th century. Cool site.

Name:	Frank Harper <hfharper@mindspring.com>
Date:	2005-06-10
Comments:	I have come into posession of a plain silver colored band. It has 950PL preceeded by a stylized S with a cross bar. I am interested in finding out anyting I can about it.

Name:	Joe Lee <joelee3(behind the - -)bellsouth.net>
Date:	2005-05-29
Comments:	Great research site Mr. Voss. My Kenyon ancestors lived at Rhode Island Corners near Hinesburg, Chittenden Co., VT in the 1800's. I have a spoon marked "Vilas & Noyes" and spoon marked "J. E. Brinsmaid" with the "Albert Coles" marks on the spoon. Thanks for sharing your research.

Name:	Richard Creal <crealr@hotmail.com>
Date:	2005-05-29
Comments:	This has been a wonderful resource and yes, a huge help. There is on Slversmith that I would like to learn more about that isn't listed on your site. Jes Muharry! I can find examples of her newest stuff but I can't find anything about her older designs. Can you help? Thanks Richard

Name:	JW Burrows <rakujon@aol.com>
Date:	2005-05-27
Comments:	Thanks for this great resource.

Name:	Walter T. Crean <brianboru662002@yahoo.com>
Date:	2005-05-25
Comments:	as to the line of John Dane (1587-1658), his son John Dane jr.(1612/13-1683) married Eleanor Clark and had a son John Dane 3rd (1643-1707, not 1737). He, in turn, married Abigail Warner (1655-17__), sister of Ensign Daniel Warner [husabdn of John Dane 3rd's sister, Sarah], and they had my ancestor, Nathaniel Dane (1691-1760). My ancestor, in turn, m/2 Anna Lowe (1694-1730), and had my ancestress Elizabeth Dane (1718-1796). She, in turn, married James Adams and had my ancestress Anna Adams (1754-18__). Anna, in turn, married Ezekiel Goldthwait and had my ancestor Ezekiel Goldthwait, who had my ancestress Elizabeth G. Goldthwait. Elizabeth, in turn, married William B. Eaton and had my ancestor William B. Eaton, jr. (1833-1896). William jr., in turn, m/1 Elizabeth L. Ober (1843-1861) and had my ancestress Katherine E. Eaton (1861-1937). Katherine, in turn, married Charles W. Ferris (1854-1920), and had my great-grandmother, Adda B. Ferris (1892-1983). Adda, in turn, married Francis X. MacDonough (1890-1969), and had my grandmother Dorothy M. MacDonough (1920-1972). Dorothy, in turn, married Walter F. Crean (1908-1995) and had my father Walter F. Crean, jr. (born 1942). Walter, jr., in turn, m/1 Sandra Louise Swiderski (born 1944) and had me, Walter T. Crean (born 1966). i can be reached by my yahoo address, brianboru662002.

Name:	Sue Munn <smunn@verizon.net>
Date:	2005-05-06
Comments:	Your research is very helpful and extremely enlightening.

Name:	Ursula Gannon <gannon@mindspring.com>
Date:	2005-04-26
Comments:	Very Helpful...Thank you for making this site available.

Name:	M. Grier <dgrier2651@aol.com>
Date:	2005-04-22
Comments:	Interesting family, I have the same names in mine, I.E., Bigsby, Bixby, Peckham, Hoag, Phillips. Are we connected through one of these families.

Name:	Sara Leonard <saraleonard6@aol.com>
Date:	2005-04-18
Comments:	I have been visiting your site and can hardly believe how many of my lines are connected to those in your surnames. You have supplied at least one or more lines in England to several of my lines. I am very grateful. I will reccommend your site to others. I for one can appreaciate your hard work and thank you for posting it on the net for others to share. A sincere Thank you hardly seems to be enough. Sara E. Leonard genealogist for nearly 40 years.

Name:	Ken (Smaug) Tireman <ktireman@csc.com>
Date:	2005-04-09
Comments:	how can i get you the pictures of the silver i have collected that can be added to your base....? I will send it to you if you want to take the pictures and such Postage paid round trip...to help out if i can

Name:	Janet <moosecrossing@charterinternet.com>
Date:	2005-04-08
Comments:	This is freat. i am looking for a information of a pair of spoons marked: I F or J F Steenberg 13 1/4 Lug 1857

Name:	Ann Blake Hill <ann41963@aol.com>
Date:	2005-04-03
Comments:	Excellent website, I descend from Joseph Child and Hannah French. This will be of great use to me.

Name:	Marlene <charmar11@yahoo.com>
Date:	2005-03-29
Comments:	Was browsing the "Antique Discussion Board", and saw this page. Absolutely great work, and so very helpful. Thank you so much for sharing. Marlene

Name:	Jeff Meng <beenpickin@aol.com>
Date:	2005-03-28
Comments:	Great work! Thanks.

Name:	Wm J Chapman, 2nd <pogowjc@aol.com>
Date:	2005-03-28
Comments:	Hope you have a clue for us.

Name:	Beatrice B Szalai <beaszalai@aol.com>
Date:	2005-03-26
Comments:	Very impressive! Researching an American circa 1900 silverplate item's maker is my goal.

Name:	Barbara McCarthy <bobbieann1@aol.com>
Date:	2005-03-26
Comments:	Thank you for your excellent website. I am trying to determine who DSP Co. might be. Have you come across this company? Thank you. Barbara

Name:	Carole Hacker <caja@netusa1.net>
Date:	2005-03-23
Comments:	Great Site! My husband's ancestors are the Starbuck & Coffin families of Nantucket. Carole

Name:	Jim Newton <nyjnewton@aol.com>
Date:	2005-03-22
Comments:	Found your sight very helpfull. Thanks so much, Jim

Name:	barbara nathan marcus <barbplusbobm@aol.com>
Date:	2005-03-21
Comments:	I am delighted to have found this site.

Name:	G. Storm <Frosty702@aol.com>
Date:	2005-03-20
Comments:	Great sight. Visited and found Susanna Hayme. Found her and thanks.

Name:	Terrie Dryer <mystic1842@msn.com>
Date:	2005-03-15
Comments:	Just found your site. I see you have my Robinsons and Woodburys. Very interested in finding who else you have on here.

Name:	Joan (Cooledge) Vance <joanvance2002@yahoo.ca>
Date:	2005-03-02
Comments:	An interesting site. I found detail I didn't have before. Thanks.

Name:	Suzanne Myrl Pratt Dean <prattcat1955@yahoo.com>
Date:	2005-02-19
Comments:	Researching Rev. Henry Pratt. My line is from Joshua. My father, Virgil Pratt,born 1914,(8 down from Henry)is a retired watchmaker, gemologist and jeweler. Owned Pratt Jewelers in Weaverville CA, Alturas CA, Nampa ID, Burney CA. He has a grandfathers clock with William Pratt's name on the face of it and an Englishman riding a horse circa early 1800.(?) Trying to find out which William it may have been. Plus doing some genealogy research, I came upon your site when reviewing from GoogleAlert. Great site. Thanks. God Bless, Virgil Pratt and Sue Pratt Dean Roseburg, Oregon 2-19-2005

Name:	Traci <tlspears1@fuse.net>
Date:	2005-02-18
Comments:	I also have a baby spoon/fork set and an olive(?) fork with the following marks: Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co. Original Rogers Do you think these are the ones used by William Hazen Rogers and his son William Henry Rogers in Hartford, CT circa 1865? These additional three pieces were found with the 6 silver coin spoons made by J. Hollister. Thanks again for sharing your work on silversmiths.

Name:	Traci <tlspears1@fuse.net>
Date:	2005-02-18
Comments:	I have 6 silver coin spoons that may be the work of Julius Holister 1818-1905. On the back of the spoon handles is the mark "J. HOLLISTER MKE COIN". On the front of the spoon handles is the monogram of "M. J. A.". I believe these spoons belonged to my great-great grandmother Myra Jeanette Ashton who married Alfred Alfonzo Alcorn Ames in 1891 in Hornellsville, NY. Myra was born in Mt. Morris, Livingston County, NY and died in Ilion, Herkemer County, NY. I am hoping to find out additional informatino on the history of these spoons. Thank you for posting the info on Juluis Hollister.

Name:	marv focht <fayann99@yahoo.com>
Date:	2005-02-02
Comments:	I guess I should have checked for other family members,besides the Rumsey's,I also found the Hotchkiss's,which are also my line,in fact these families inter married.You show 4 generations from John, Joshua,Joshua Samuel and Charles.Once again thank you for the Info.

Name:	marv focht <fayann99@yahoo.com>
Date:	2005-02-02
Comments:	Nice to see this page,My family are the Rumsey's from Fairfield,Ct.My line was the father,then son.Both Roberts.I didn't know their occupations.Thank you for listing them

Name:	John Sutcliffe <jsutassociates@btconnect.com>
Date:	2004-12-23
Comments:	I stumbled across your website and was amazed at the amount of detail & content. I think that it is truly amazing. Thanks

Name:	Sandra Atwell-Tennyson <sgtennyson@ns.sympatico.ca>
Date:	2004-12-21
Comments:	a wonderful site - I was so pleased to find information on my ancestors, the Benjamins, who eventually settled in what is now the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada, and from whom I am descended. Obed Benjamin came from New London ,CT, as a "Planter" to Nova Scotia in 1760.

Name:	C Worboy <worboyc@hotmail.com>
Date:	2004-12-14
Comments:	Thanks for all your hard work! I was looking at your Harris Family lines. I came from William (1647) through his son,Thomas (circa 1677), who is not listed on your site, but his son is your William (sept 6 1691) and so on. What a great help your site has been!

Name:	Mike Davis <vintageville@hot.rr.com>
Date:	2004-11-14
Comments:	Thanks for the site!

Name:	Dick Jump <djump@bytehead.com>
Date:	2004-11-13
Comments:	I discovered your site while searching for the Bangs' families. My greatgrandmother was Henrietta Bangs, grand-daughter of Mark Bangs (b.1771 the latest Bangs I found on your site. Her father was David Bangs, the son of Mark.

Name:	Daniel Pokrajac <dpokrajac64@aol.com>
Date:	2004-11-11
Comments:	I own a colonial spoon marked ED and then larger ones marked E.DARBY but can find nothing on this maker, do you know of E.Darby? Thanks and what a great and educational site you have. Many Kudos to you. Thanks Daniel

Name:	Bob Wheeler <chimney.corner@ns.sympatico.ca>
Date:	2004-11-11
Comments:	Great site. I never realized there were as many silversmiths in the family as are indicated by your list. Is there a particular archive or library that might show the marks for the Wheeler silversmiths?

Name:	Barbara Bartholomew <jyflsng@netscape.net>
Date:	2004-11-11
Comments:	Interesting site. Lots of good information. I have one correction, however. William Bartholomew (born 1602 or 1603) was not born in Ipswich, Massachusetts. He was born in England. There was no Ipswich, Mass. until 1634.

Name:	carolyn pierce <chp4242@aol.com>
Date:	2004-11-10
Comments:	Thank you for such an inclusive web site. I have linked many of my ancestors because of it.

Name:	larry haussmann <lhaussmann@sc.rr.com>
Date:	2004-11-05
Comments:	trying to find out anything about Trask & Rowe, Trask & Morse, or E W Trask....presume in Galesburg, IL area around 1875....coin silver....

Name:	Gerald Brown <g_rbrown@pacbell.net>
Date:	2004-10-05
Comments:	Great job -much appreciated - something for all time. A true labor of love and a legacy

Name:	Rolande Gay <NandRGay@aol.com>
Date:	2004-10-03
Comments:	I have skimmed over your site in a very quick manner and I have found many of my ancestors listed! Some of the surnames are Chapman, Elton, Kelsey, and Morgan. Great site and I cannot wait to view this in more depth.

Name:	David Schwartz <davidd369@aol.com>
Date:	2004-09-29
Comments:	Please contact me. I would like to discuss your amazing venture. David

Name:	Gary Webster <arthwebb@yahoo.ca>
Date:	2004-09-01
Comments:	This is an amazing Website. Knew I had some goldsmithing in the tree (Gerrish line) but can also see it passed on from them to the Senter line (gg-g-mother's brother William)and to Gerrish descendant Nathaniel Pearson. Also find ancestor John Webster in there through the Moultons. Lots of help and I have minor corrections of genealogy. Thank you for help with my genealogy - Pattersons, Senters, Gerrishes.

Name:	Steven Ralston <ralston515@comcast.net>
Date:	2004-08-15
Comments:	Great site for silver marks. FYI Daniel Stanton hallmark is in "The Book of Old Silver". After he and is brother Enoch were killed in the massacre of Fort Griswold (1781), their bother, Zebulon, omitted the "ZS" mark from his "ZS STANTON" hallmark. So you are exhibiting Zebulon's post-1781 hallmark.

Name:	AGU <AGU@GUYMAN.NET>
Date:	2004-08-11
Comments:	I DEY OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GREAT SITE MR GUYMAN

Name:	JERRY KILLER <KILLERAIRCAV@AOL.COM>
Date:	2004-07-29
Comments:	I was wondering if anyone knew the trade mark of an arm raised with a hammer in hand like if was hammering. I have a water pitcher I think with that mark and I am having trouble finding out who it is. thanks to anyone who can help. jerry

Name:	Gerry Sterner <sterner55@aol.com>
Date:	2004-07-04
Comments:	Tahnk you for your imformative site. Very usefull info.

Name:	Joyce Peck <BasketLady420@aol.com>
Date:	2004-06-11
Comments:	Wow! This is a great site! I've found so much info on different family lines here! Thanks, Joyce

Name:	Frances LaMarco <fran104@metrocast.net>
Date:	2004-05-20
Comments:	This is a great site and you did a lot of work on this. Thank you. Is there a way to print out the family tree information for a whole line of the Leach family? Thanks again

Name:	Joyce <Joyce.Grady@verizon.net>
Date:	2004-05-19
Comments:	WHOW! WHOW and WHOW what a great site. I couldn't believe the number of families you have incorporated including the Josselyn's and Buells. Great job and thanks for all the hard work.

Name:	Jeanne Lewis <jpl@netzero.com>
Date:	2004-04-27
Comments:	...and suddenly, there it was at my fingertips! Thank you for all that must have gone into making available the information on American Silversmiths. I will return often, and with ease - your site is straight-forward and easy to manage. Thanks again!

Name:	Richard Cousins <richard@springetts.co.uk>
Date:	2004-04-14
Comments:	I have been a keen collector of early British silver spoons for 30 years and recently found a rattail table spoon at an antiques fair in the UK. At first I did not recognise the mark but when I got home I found it was made by Edward Winslow of Boston. The mark shown on this website matches it exactly. it appears to have been made around 1720, is in excellent condition and has the initials 'S' above 'I S' on the back of the handel.

Name:	Mary Jo Senter <ch_senter@LGCA.org>
Date:	2004-04-04
Comments:	I am looking for info on John Reynolds who practiced silversmithing in Hagerstown, Washington COunty, Maryland in eigtheenth or nineteenth century. Any clues?

Name:	Dorothy <dottyjg@yahoo.com>
Date:	2004-03-31
Comments:	I am amazed at how many of my ancestors you have incorporated into this, even when the connections that lead to me aren't there! A fun site to visit!

Name:	connie <conniered@hotmail.com>
Date:	2004-03-30
Comments:	I am related to the coe family through Hannah Coe, parents Hawley/Coe. She married Edward Marr brother to my great, great grandfather, John Hiram Marr. http://www.angelfire.com/az/MarrHollow/MyHomePage.html

Name:	Connie <phikappa1@comcast.net>
Date:	2004-03-22
Comments:	Just happened upon this web-page and have already marked it to my favorite file. Have found more information on my dad's maternal side (Woodward family) and was interested to see what you were able to write about them. Very pleased with the work you've done.

Name:	Ron Carter <oldcabinetmaker@yahoo>
Date:	2004-03-09
Comments:	I just started using this source. It has already helped my tree. Thanks

Name:	Christine Wiltberger <cnwiltb@yahoo.com>
Date:	2004-01-29
Comments:	Thank you for the wonderful information on Christian Wiltberger. I am just now researching my father's family history and found the information very helpful. I haven't figured out if Christian is a great uncle or a great grandfather, but I'm sure I'll get to the bottom of it. I wonder where I might find a copy of the Rembrandt Peale portrait?

Name:	Lucinda Eggleston Rohrs <slrohrs@mchsi.com>
Date:	2004-01-25
Comments:	I see that this web site takes a Yale family line down through Benjamin Boardman Yale. He was m. to Lucy Strong. In case anyone is interested, I have his line through their son, Isaac Chamberlain Yale m. Catherine Ann Biggs>Samuel Albert Yale m. Laura Elizabeth Curtis>Laurana C. Yale m. Herman Henry Rohrs. The last two generations lived in Independence, Missouri.

Name:	Marsha Homes Hodgson <marshaHodgson@aol.com>
Date:	2004-01-22
Comments:	Thanks for this endeavor! You have unearthed information on my ancesty not available anywhere else online. My family line goes back to William Homes, son of Robert Homes & Mary Franklin, through William's son Benjamin's grandson Luther Homes--a blacksmith at New Orleans born Dorchester, MA 1814. My grandfather & his father were both Harry Homes Hodgson. Thanks again!!!

Name:	Stan Gould <stanhelen@suscom.net>
Date:	2004-01-15
Comments:	Have just e-mailed you with two files for your review--we're related! Nicely-designed and -arranged site! Stan Gould 22 Calvin Drive Williamsport, PA 17701

Name:	Paul <rockportmass99@aol.com>
Date:	2004-01-14
Comments:	Thankyou for your effort and commitment to a wonderful and informative web site......can you recommend any other sites that deal in early American silversmiths???

Name:	Carol Anderson <CarolJAnderson@aol.com>
Date:	2004-01-12
Comments:	What a wonderful site: Appreciate what you have put together. I will continue to search your site for one of my lines - the Havens. Carol

Name:	john <rakujon@aol.com>
Date:	2004-01-04
Comments:	ok ok...now I see after signing the guestbook that the site is "active". I have a question about a silversmith named HYDE who according to several sources, worked in Newport, R.I. c.1730. There is scant info on him and he is not listed on the index of this site. Does anyone know anything about this silversmith? I have attempted to locate him on the LDS website and have found a possibility....Caleb Hyde b. 1701 in Little Compton,R.I. However, not knowing his forename makes searching difficult! help anybody!?

Name:	john <rakujon@aol.com>
Date:	2004-01-04
Comments:	I marked this site awhile back & wonder if it is still active. It appears that the last update was in summer '02

Name:	Linda Harney <laharney@fwi.com>
Date:	2004-01-01
Comments:	I believe I have found many connections to the Garretson's that I have been looking for. Great Information! Thank you for your work.

Name:	christine <doorhardware@mail.com>
Date:	2003-12-27
Comments:	Whittlesey, John Sr b.1623 married Lydia Terry. This couple emmigrated from England with their son John Jr Whittleseyb.1641. John jr married Ruth Dudley b.1645 in Saybrook Connecticut 1664. Both Johns were born in England and both lived in Saybrook, Please make the corrections. Your site shows the father marrying his daughter in law - John jr would like his wife back -also his mother(Lydia) i guess Thanks

Name:	Jaimie <celticturtle@mindspring.com>
Date:	2003-12-22
Comments:	Thank's to the information on your site I was able to narrow down the probable marriage date of Mary Ann Nelson (1811-1866; dau of Paul and Rhoda "Nancy" Bowers Nelson) and her husband Thomas Robbe. The coin silver serving spoon with her initials M.A.N. engraved by silversmith "J.B.Jones & Co." in Boston,MA between 1833-34 gives me new hope of finding her actual marriage record. Mary and Thomas made their home in Dublin,Cheshire, NH.

Name:	Lisa Smurthwaite <Lisa_s@xmission.com>
Date:	2003-12-13
Comments:	This is such a great site! Thank you for all of the work and effort to put this together. Alot of information I didn't have!

Name:	bella <akraft2000@yahoo.com>
Date:	2003-12-11
Comments:	Truly amassing Thank you

Name:	Patti Reimer <lil_trish208@hotmail.com>
Date:	2003-12-02
Comments:	you guys need more or James Jameson

Name:	Roland Humphries <rolliehum@shaw.ca>
Date:	2003-11-14
Comments:	Looking for connections from Charles Chauncey about 1650 to Isaac Chauncey Smith born at Galetta, Ontario in 1885, son of Lewis Smith and Ann Anderson (Carleton County Ontario, Canada).

Name:	Andrea Nowlin <nowl73@aol.com>
Date:	2003-10-08
Comments:	Do you know of any Avery's that went south and then west??? My brick wall is a John Avery. He was born in North Carolina on August 23, 1767 and died on March 31, 1845 in Morgan County, Indiana. I do not know who his parents were. Thank you for your time. Andrea Nowlin PS John Avery was my husband's 3rd great grandfather.

Name:	carol sanderson <ojjms420@aol.com>
Date:	2003-10-06
Comments:	thank you

Name:	Sandra Atwell-Tennyson <sandraatwel@excite.com>
Date:	2003-09-13
Comments:	Interesting site: I was able to tie in the Spragues from both my maternal and paternal ancestors: David Sprague (b 1683 Hingham, MA) m Sarah Jordan(b 1678, Milton MA) on 13 June 1706 in Milton, MA. Sarah is the ancestor of my mother, D. Marion Jordan Atwell, b. 2 Apr 1916 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The Jordans were part of the Planter movement who settled the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia in 1760. On the other side, Francis Sprague's daughter, Mercy (what a reputation!) was the grandmother of my ancestor, Joanna Tubbs Boddington Atwell, whose son, John Atwell, was one of the original settlers in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, arriving in 1760 with the Planters. This is the ancestor of my father, Colin Frank Atwell, b. 17 Apr 1908, Wolfville, Nova Scotia. This is the first time I have actually seen the connection for the Jordans and Atwells, through the Spragues. Thanks!!

Name:	kathy Camp <kathy@camps-computer.com>
Date:	2003-09-11
Comments:	I love the site! I don't see where to email corrections. Naomi Bliss who married Jonathan Hunt, Naomi's mother's maiden name is Woolworth please see http://www.thewoolworths.com/Names/Bliss/Naomi.html

Name:	Sara Sanger <sharper58@cox.net>
Date:	2003-08-30
Comments:	What a great website! Loved reading about the silversmiths, and combining the genealogy history of each is fantastic. Joseph Warner, 1742-1800, is my 5th great grandfather. Recently purchased a coin-silver spoon of his on Ebay - what a rush to actually own a piece of his work. Many of his works are located at the Biggs Museum in Dover, DE. I purchased pictures of the items they have of his. Would love to send them to you but they are copyrighted. Thank you for this website, which is truly a labor of love!

Name:	W. Scott Breckinridge Smith <scott@wscottsmith.com>
Date:	2003-08-13
Comments:	Excellent web site. I will be scanning marks for James Duffel in the next few days, and will send them to you.

Name:	Malcolm A.Reiss <mj2r@aol.com>
Date:	2003-07-22
Comments:	Great job,thank you.

Name:	S Valka <svalka@aol.com>
Date:	2003-07-09
Comments:	Thank you for the info on William Stoddard Nichols!

Name:	Barbara Love Cady <cady978@aol.com>
Date:	2003-05-29
Comments:	Glad to find my Cooks, some of my Cadys, Coffins, and who knows how many others on your website.

Name:	lorraine chevarie <lorrainechevarie39@hotmail.com>
Date:	2003-05-10
Comments:	This is one of the best sites I have ever visited.Thankyou

Name:	Beth Richards <berichards@webworkz.com>
Date:	2003-05-03
Comments:	I have really enjoyed your site. I was able to find out many of my ancestors were silversmiths. Thank you for your research. Beth Richards

Name:	Bob Odom <rgo33062@earthlink.net>
Date:	2003-02-19
Comments:	Great informatinve site.

Name:	Sherry <Sherry.Jones@cox.net>
Date:	2003-02-16
Comments:	WOW! Am I impressed! I couldn't find W.D. Anderson c. 1891 I have inherited many pieces of silver and am endeavoring to match them with ancestry tree...a big job, but not a monumental task like yours. Thank you.

Name:	J Vose <vosewest3@cs.com>
Date:	2003-02-10
Comments:	Nice webpage for silver lovers and gen-nuts alike. A lot of information, I never saw the list of siblings from KINNE/HYDE family before. Thanks. J VOSE

Name:	Leda Brown <Seaside455@aol.com>
Date:	2003-02-08
Comments:	Thank you for the Bailey family tree. My mother-in-law enjoyed knowing about her great grandfather Samuel Chase Bailey.

Name:	Robert B. Rathbun <Rathcrest@aol.com>
Date:	2003-01-27
Comments:	I am writing a genealogy of Samuel Sargeant, the silversmith,mentioned in your work. He had two sons and three daughters and I am from his daughter, Sophia. Would you like to know his wife and children? I did not realize that silversmithing was such a family tradition with two brothers also involved in it. Rob Rathbun

Name:	Michele <mlmGr8homes@aol.com>
Date:	2003-01-21
Comments:	I am looking for a silversmith who uses a symbol of a jug with a K on it and a small key. Any Ideas? it is marked on a silver bedwarmer.

Name:	Connie Bates <gcbates@rrv.net>
Date:	2003-01-02
Comments:	Great site, found a lot of information we did not have on our family tree. You have certainly done your homework. Thanks

Name:	Stephen C Howlett <steve1@localnet.com>
Date:	2002-12-20
Comments:	Thanks for the information. Steve 12/20/2002

Name:	Michael DeNicola <mjdenicola@hotmail.com>
Date:	2002-11-28
Comments:	I HAVE to say - Terrific Site! Good Work - "I'll be back"

Name:	Stan Thompson <ethompson2@worldnet.att.net>
Date:	2002-10-18
Comments:	Have not returned to this wonderful site for quite a while, but delighted to see so many of my silversmith ancestors shown. The genealogical details seem to match what my own research has uncovered - nice to have vindication of a couple of deductions. Will be happy to exchange data with relatives of Isaac Thompson of Litchfield, Ct. in late 1700s and of Brattleboro, Vt. in 1800s.

Name:	Vema Vinton Onstott <Acowgirl2@aol.com>
Date:	2002-10-18
Comments:	Thank you for the information that you have added on David Vinton (1774-1833). It is always with great pleasure, when I read something on my own ancestors.

Name:	Rev Joiner <amazinggrace@prexar.com>
Date:	2002-10-14
Comments:	Jeremiah Snow is a gggggrandfather... photo of one of his Swords {image} is available at Deerfield Museum site: <http://www.historic-deerfield.org/collections/collections0200/97_12.html>

Name:	Lezlie Carson <lezlie@nbnet.nb.ca>
Date:	2002-10-06
Comments:	Very intersting and informative site. I emailed you but it came back. Perhaps you could contact me. I am an ancestory of Sarah Stickney on your website. She married Samuel Bridges 1776 in Rowley, Mass. Lezlie - Woodstock, New Brunswick Canda. Have a great day!

Name:	Joan Ordway Lamrouex <jordwayl@directvinternet.com>
Date:	2002-09-30
Comments:	What a wonderful job of research and presentation. Though I'm not directly connected to the Moulton Family, I indirectly connect via Mary Shatswell Webster who married second, John Emery. I descend from John Emery & Alice Grantham's daughter Anne Emery who married James Ordway. Congratulations, I've enjoyed your site thoroughly. Thank you for posting it to RootsWeb.

Name:	Kathi Jablonsky <kjablonsky@juno.com>
Date:	2002-09-23
Comments:	What a wonderful resource!! As an appraiser, I am sure that I will be using this many times in the future.

Name:	Sheila Burgess Rogstad <srogstad@astound.net>
Date:	2002-08-27
Comments:	I just happened onto you wonderful site and found several ancestors. Wyncoop is connected with my TenBroeck family from Albany (1600's onward) as is Cuyler. Noyes is part of my cousins family of Haynes. Since Burgess was not listed as a maker, why are they listed? Lots of ancestors there.

Name:	brenda cox <gorfreto@aol.com>
Date:	2002-08-17
Comments:	I have never enjoyed an informative internet site, as I have yours. Even though I didn't find what I was searching for, I enjoyed the three hours and some odd minutes with your site. May God continue to bless you and the work you've done. May many more readers enjoy it twice as much as I did. Which seem impossible. Once again thank you!!!

Name:	Colleen Waggle <waggle@spii.net>
Date:	2002-07-27
Comments:	Great site. I am researching the Elon Norton and Timothy Marsh families.

Name:	R De Grange <bbdgdg@cs com>
Date:	2002-07-22
Comments:	I have what I believe are collectible silver spoons. Some have the name T Steele and hartford engraved on them. Some have the name O.D.SEymour on them and they are marked "pure coin". I did not see these names on your list. What can you tell me? Thank you

Name:	Owen Clough <okclough@paradise.net.nz>
Date:	2002-07-22
Comments:	I'm looking for a Joseph and Margaretta Clough from the Bronx NY, Three daughters Mabell or Maybell married name NEW, Rita J Clough, and Margaretta Clough found them in 1920 on census, this could be the Clough family that we have been looking for, for years. Any link.

Name:	Deborah Sage <spitfiresage@aol.com>
Date:	2002-06-01
Comments:	I have two pieces,only, of silver and have spent a week on my new computer trying to figure anything out about them. Thanks to your site I have figured out who and where for one of the pieces but not when.Thank you so much. The Meriden B. Co. w/International S Co. under it is now identified. It has the gold silver scale in the middle w/the no.2947 inprinted below makers stamp. if you could help me find ,when ,e-mail address is spitfiresage@aol.com

Name:	Sylvianne Forsythe-Penner <syl.penner@shaw.ca>
Date:	2002-05-20
Comments:	Interesting pages on your WEB PAGE. I also knew about the Moultons being Silver and Goldsmiths so it was great to see your information . I found that the early info about our Moulton families was quite a chore to sort out. I also have some info on my WEB PAGE: http://members.shaw.ca/syl.penner. I have include some stories, too. I had quite time finding the correct name of My Mary Moulton's mother Abigail Noyes who married Joseph Moulton of Newburyport, Mass. I still haven't found out how she went to Rutland, Vermont where she met and married my GR. GR. GREAT grandfather Dudley Moore.

Name:	Mcarsh Chanel <adcom@parrett.net>
Date:	2002-04-28
Comments:	What a great site. But how could I have silverware (all spoons) thats not listed on your site. I have makers marks of J. Parker 1855 (in a diamond), D. Laverack and B. Wenman. Any ideas on where I might research these names. D.Laverack has three hallmarks (english??) A mans head facing right, a lion and the letter C. Any info would be helpful. Thanks, M. Chanel

Name:	William Tone <wtone1@tampabay.rr.com>
Date:	2002-03-23
Comments:	I am researching for information on the descendants of John Christain Wiltberger who was reportedly borm in 1766 and died 1851. He was a silversmith who I belive worked in Philadelpia. Do you have any information on his family or descendants? Bill Tone

Name:	Paul Dusman <paul.dusman@transcomsoft.com>
Date:	2002-03-21
Comments:	Wow!!! What a comprehensive piece of work. I visited here from the Legacy User Group site for a look/see at how you set your site up. Thanks for the inspiration…. Paul Brisbane, Australia

Name:	Michael L. Wiederhold, Ph.D. <wiederhold@uthscsa.edu>
Date:	2002-03-04
Comments:	I've just had time to quickly glane at your site, but it does look impressive. Cynthia suggested I look, after I bought the Loring coffin-end spoon. I have what was Kathryn Buhler's copy of Okie (before she married) with many tissue-paper pages of notes and drawings of marks and notations of working dates. There is a thank-you inscription from Okie, thaning her for her help in compiling the book. She lists the references she used to varify the marks. So far I haven't found anything I haven't seen other places, but there are many versions of some marks that might be of use. I'd be happy to help with any questions you might have, if this source could be useful. I'll look forward to getting into the details of your work. Many thanks!

Name:	Linda Snyder <lbshome@hotmail.com>
Date:	2002-02-23
Comments:	This must have felt like an insurmountable project. You definitely have a bit of the perfectionist in your family history. Thanks so much.

Name:	Gladys Esquivel <jaesqu@earthlink.net>
Date:	2002-02-11
Comments:	I enjoyed reading over some of your hard work. I am particularly interested in Elias Pelletreau. I own and 18th century Elias Pelletreau porringer that I am interested in selling to someone who would appreciate and take care of it.

Name:	Ken and Lisa Tireman <T_Man_NC@msn.com or kltsr@hotmail.com>
Date:	2002-02-10
Comments:	Thanks for the research, I will submit anything I come across to further your efforts...

Name:	Catherine Pogorzelski <c.pogorzelski@att.net>
Date:	2002-02-03
Comments:	Website seems very complete, but I also have some name sin common. Will email you another day, it's late, 2:09 EDT in New Jersey USA. Sincerely, Cathy Pogorzelski Names:POOL(E), ROWE, THOMPSON, & TRUMBULL from ROOTSWEB GEDCOM

Name:	Dorothy Forbes Markle <dmforbes80@hotmail.com>
Date:	2001-11-06
Comments:	GREAT, Thank You Dorothy

Name:	James R. Cormany <jrcormany@nationalgypsum.com>
Date:	2001-11-02
Comments:	Very well done and researched. This can be a valuable resource for us all.

Name:	E. Joan Cooper <twopine2@olemac.net>
Date:	2001-10-29
Comments:	Fantastic Web Site for anyone interested in early American Silversmiths.

Name:	richard bassett <rbassett@jps.net>
Date:	2001-10-05
Comments:	What an incredible gift to all of us out here fumbling in the dark!