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| The La Pierre Manufacturing Company was founded in 1885 in New York City at 18 East 14th Street. In 1893, the company was relocated to Newark, NJ and then incorporated in 1895. They were primarily manufacturers of sterling dresser sets, hollowware and novelties. The company was purchased by the International Silver Co. in 1929 and moved to Wallingford, Connecticut. (Glitter and The Gold, Dietz, 1997) |
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Lebkuecher & Co. were New Jersey Silversmiths. They are listed in the 1915 edition of theTrademarks of the Jewelry and Kindred Trade as being at 28 Prospect St. in Newark, NJ. The 1934 edition lists the company name as the Eleder-Hickok Co. |
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LeBolt & Company was originally founded as a jewelry store in 1899 by J. Meyer LeBolt at 167 South State St. in Chicago, Illinois. In 1912, a workshop for producing hand made silver was added. The business was later taken over by the founder's son, John LeBolt. One of the earliest craftsman to work at LeBolt was a Hungarian named Edmund Boker, who founded the Chicago Art Silver Shop. LeBolt & Company produced sterling flatware and hollowware. (Chicago Metalsmiths, Darling, 1977) |
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| Daniel Low & Co. was first established as a jewelry store in Salem, Massachusetts in 1867. In their store, one could find fine gold and silver by some of the leading silver manufacturers of the time including the Gorham Co, Towle and George W. Shiebler. They are generally credited with having started the souvenir spoon craze in America in the late 1890's. Their original souvenir spoon was the Witch spoon which was made by the William B. Durgin Co. |
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Lunt Silversmiths was founded in 1882 in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The company, still in business today, is being run by descendants of the founder. They manufacture a wide range of sterling silver products including flatware, babyware and hollowware. |
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