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Gorham Silver / Research & Consulting
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Roster of Gorham Craftsmen: Babin to Buxton
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Babin, Charles E. 1899 7 Aug. hired $22.50; 1900 Jan. chaser 43; 19 Apr. left
Bailey, James. 1828 born England son of William Martha; 1866 18 Jan. Mounter Birmingham $20, Indenture 33; 1868-1886 silversmith; 1888 24 Jun died age 59 years 6 months, kidney failure/Bright's disease
Bain, Robert
1866 2 Sept. born Glasgow, learned chasing Reid University Edinburgh; 1889 came to US, settled Concord NH; 1890 married Mary
1892 12 Dec. employed $22
1900 chaser 23 $39; 23 Apr. chased (4335) Tankard for Paris Expo, Shelton 32
1901 chased Punch Bowl PD, Shelton 44; 25 Jun assistant foreman $0.65/hr
1905 chased G/UM Rose Water Tray, G/VN Ewer, Shelton 59.
1906 chased K/RN Jardiniere, Shelton 77
1907 chased K/RP Side Dish, Shelton 78; Martele Side Dish K/RO, Shelton 79; Martele Black Coffee Set M/LV, Shelton 81; 20 May 'overseer' $45
1908-1943 foreman; 1942 retired; 1946 4 May died
Baird, Robert Lindsay, Bronze Division
1864 17 Jul born Norristown PA, son of John M. Elizabeth
1892 20 Oct hired $0.17; 1898 moulder; 1899 23 Oct. $0.375, moulder
1901 16 Dec. $0.40; 1914 2 Feb. overseer; 1922 25 Jan died age 57
Baker, Charles Henry
1843 17 Sept. born Nantucket MA, son of Arvin Jerusha
1870-1891 clerk; succeeded Wilkinson as Superintendent of Works
1898-1899 supt. at Elmwood; 22 Apr. died age 55 years 8 months 5 days; widow Ellen
Baker, George
1858 19 Aug. born Providence RI, son of Joseph Eleanor
1899 1 Aug. succeeded father as foreman of Gorham Casting Dept.
1900 12 Jun died, age 41
Baker, Joseph, Sr., silversmith
1824 21 March born Middlesex County England, son of John Elizabeth (Parker) Baker; educated London; apprenticed to silver casting or molding
1853 12 Jun hired by John Gorham, $25. Took charge of casting molding dept.; foreman for over 45 years
1881 27 March wife Eleanor Scott died
married Frances Scott Parkes
1893 foreman room CC (14 men) $40
1899 1 Aug. pensioned $86.67/mo.; 1901 23 Jun died
Baker, Joseph Jr.
1851 2 Jan. born London, son of Joseph Eleanor (Scott)
1865 5 Jan. or 12 Jun employed $0.02
1882 die sinker; 1883 $38; 1886 $42; 1890 Jan. room A $50; 1891 1 Jan. $50
1893 24 Jul through Sept. 1899, foreman room A, $50
1900 Awarded Silver Medal at Paris Exposition
1907 18 March $55
1914 7 Nov retired; 1915 5 Jan. pension $83.04/mo.; 1926 26 Nov died
Ball, George E. designer
1874 Sept. born England; 1891 to US; 22 Jun employed
1900 5 Feb. $20; 1901 4 Feb. $22; 1903 9 Feb., transfer to office, $24; 31 Dec. left
Ball, George Edward . 1892 12 Dec. transfer from Whiting; 1929 10 Sept. left
Ball, Percy Bertram, designer
1879 27 May born Birmingham, son of Charles Ball; 1891 to US; 1893 19 Apr. employed
1900 5 Feb. $18; 1901 4 Feb. $21; 1902 12 Feb. left to work at Fahys Watch Case Co., Sag Harbor, Long Island; later worked for Kerr, Frank M. Whiting, Wallace, Watson; 1957 died Attleboro MA
Barber, Charles E. 1849? born?; 1866 1 Jan. $22; 1867 14 Jan. - 4 Jan. 1869 $24; 1924? died?
Baribau [Baribault?], James. 1865 30 Dec. ornamental engraver; London $20, Indenture 23
Barker, Henry H., silversmith of 95 pieces of Martele (Pristo p. 31).
1872 6 Oct. born Providence; 1887 27 Sept. hired Gorham
1901 26 Aug. .$30; 1903 7 Oct. .$33; 1905 2 Oct. .$35
1906 Smith of Martele Vase KVX, Pristo 368
1924 23 Feb. left, no work; 1927 3 Jan. .$72; 12 March left, no work; 1928 5 Apr. discharged, too slow
Barnes, Wilfred
1902 29 Sept. employed $20. One of 15 designers who signed testimonial to Edward Holbrook; 7 Oct. left
Barone, Joseph D., silversmith
1910 27 Feb. born Providence RI as Giuseppe, son of Vincenzo Maria DiMuccio
1929 Sept. began at Gorham. Worked with Len Luther who made candelabra did ecclesiastical work. At first filled pitch; later succeeded Luther making candelabra
1938 16 Nov married Filomena Zoglio
1941-1948 silversmith
1960 photo with giant candelabrum
1975 retired; 1997 28 May died age 87 years in Johnston RI
Barrett, Albert; born England; 1865 18 Apr. advanced $44 for passage to US
Barrett, Charles Edward
1841 6 Jul born Providence RI, son of Jeremiah S. Mary A.
1862 19 Sept. enrolled as Private Co. I 11th RI Vol. Regt.; 1 Oct. mustered in; 13 Jul 1863 mustered out
1865 10 Apr. $9; 1867 jeweller
1893 foreman room TT (65 men) $30; 1894-1911 silversmith
1912 12 Jul died age 71 years 6 days
Barrett, Colin D., designer
1880 1 May born Kent, England, son of ? Hannah C. Barrett; 1887 to US with parents; educated in Providence public schools; studied Yale art school, Art Students' League of NY, RI School of Design
1902 12 March employed $10; 1911 $40; 1916 designer, Gorham; 1922 left, no work; instructor of silverware design RISD
1927 Jan. Art Director, Scoville Mfg. Co. Waterbury CT
1928 designed Curtiss Marine Flying Trophy Scripps Wrigley trophies for power boat racing
1937 22 May died age 57 Watertown CT
Barrett, Harry J., designer at Hunt Roskell in England
1888 designer; 30 Apr. Design Room 11 $35; Jul Design Room 11 $35; 1889-1894 designer
Barrett, Jeremiah (Jerry) F. Before 1940 came from Kerr; at first did toiletware
1940 foreman Gorham; 1941-1947 foreman Gorham; 1947 succeeded Oscar Allebaugh as foreman of silversmiths
1953-1958/9 foreman Gorham; made superintendent; named Fred Barron foreman
1965 retired
Barrett, Richard A. 1904 silversmith
Barron, Fred E.
1913 24 May born Providence RI, son of Alexander M. Elizabeth E.
1929 Apr. began at Gorham as errand boy; 1931/2? apprenticed as silversmith when opening developed; during war years worked in Newport; succeeded Bill Burke as foreman of silversmiths
1965 foreman of new dept. comprised of 7 formerly independent depts.: smithing, spinning, turning, engraving, chasing, casting, polishing.
1978 retired; interviewed 11 Nov. 1994 29 Oct. 1997
Bate, Charles (Bates after 1925)
1855, 21 July, born England (Birmingham?)
1891, 15 Jan., hired by Gorham; 1895-1915, silversmith; after 1920, worked in room M-5, clock 9
1924, silversmith; 1925, name changed to Bates
1927, 1 Oct., pensioned, $47.72/mo.
1933, 19 Feb., died
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Beckwith, Frederick Williams
1860 7 Jan. born Providence RI, son of Stevens Margaret
1881 22 Aug. employed; 1926 15 Jul pensioned $66.26/mo.; 1930 18 March died, Australia
Beckwith, Stephen, silversmith
1840? born England; 1874 came to US; 1876 16 Feb. married Emma Copping
1893 7 March hired by Gorham
1900 silversmith; 18 Jun silversmith 8, room PP $0.30/hr; 1902 1 March left
Beckwith, Stevens
1824 21 May born Edinburgh, son of silversmith; 1836 apprenticeship begun; 1849 sailed to America; landed NYC 2 Dec..; 5 Dec. silversmith at Forbes Springer, NYC; 1850 to Philadelphia; married Margaret R. Shephard of NY
1857 Feb. employed as foreman through Lewis Dexter (Beckwith's Room = 41silversmiths)
1877 2 Jul left; 1900 Silversmith 8 in PP room; 1917 March died, age 93
Beecroft, Silas W., chaser 34; 1901 Aug. employed; 1903 8 Aug. last pay; 1904 moved to Wallingford CT
Belcher, Arthur F.
1849 31 May born
1878 employed as salesman; for 52 years one of best known most highly respected salesmen in the South, where he traveled for over 20 years.
1925 27 Sept. died
Bender, Gustavus
1828? born Germany, son of Conrad Barbara; married Frederika Norple (born in France); 1854 in MA where his three oldest children were born
1860-1864 silversmith; #10 Wine Cooler made by Bender for Tiffany; 5 Oct. son Emil died age 2
1865-68 silversmith; 1871 stillborn son; 1881 27 Sept. daughter Louisa died age 21
1889 room 41#2 $22; 1894 5 March wife Frederika died age 63; 1901 12 Sept. died age 73
Benzinger, Charles Herly
1866 13 Feb. born Middletown CT, son of Robert (born Germany) Charlotte Vorhees (born NY); wife Eleanor (Nellie) E. Hough
1902 7 Aug. employed; 1925 polisher; 1927 1 Jun left, walked out, dissatisfied
1932 1 March pensioned $38.66/mo.; 1933 27 Feb. wife Nellie died
1938 4 Oct. died age 72 years 7 months 21 days
Beretta, F. 1869 4 Jan. silversmith $18
Billson, Samuel. 1820? born?; 1850 silversmith; 1855 silver finisher; 1889? 11 Feb. died?
Bingen, Pierre
1842 born; lived in Paris France
1906 contract with Gorham to install operate building for cire perdu process of casting bronze, to pay $3000 per year in weekly installments ($57.69). Bingen was leading French practitioner of lost-wax technique
Bliss, Hiram A.
1856 20 Jun born Pawtucket RI; 1871 employed
1876 in charge of Gorham exhibit at Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition
1886 opened Gorham retail store 9 Maiden Lane NYC; named general manager of all Gorham manufacturing interests a Vice President.
1920 1 Feb. pensioned $100/mo.; 1944 14 Nov died
Bodwell, Sanford
1831 23 Oct. born Perry NY, son of Nelson Farmer Bodwell (b. Methuen MA) Solendia Tyler (b. Boxford MA)
1854 8 May married Helen H. Herbert (b. Rowley MA ca. 1832)
1855/6 silversmith
1857 2 Oct. daughter Emma Thurber born Rowley
1860 silversmith; 20 Oct. son Richard H. born Rowley; 1862 20 Jun son Arthur Loring born Rowley; 1864 25 Aug. daughter Emma died Rowley; 29 Aug. son Richard died Rowley
1869-1874 clerk; 1875 Nov position one of three offered by George Wilkinson to John Gorham
1877 23 Dec. son Arthur died age 15 Providence
1878-1880 clerk; 1882 foreman
1886 1 March divorced Helen; 21 Aug. married Martha E. (b. Sept. 1840; d. after 1900)
1893-1900 foreman room X (41 men)
1908 8 Apr. died age 76 years 6 months 16 days
Bogle, John M.
1849 born Knightsville RI; 1869 employed; toolmaker; 1876 master mechanic
1893 24 Jul foreman room B $48; 1894 master mechanic; 1901 8 March died
Bogle, Peter
1827 born England; married Hannah Ballou (born RI), daughter of Hiram Emeline
1859 13 Jun son Fred born
1870 foreman polishing room
1876 9 Oct. wife Hannah died age 50; 1887 11 Feb. died age 60 liver disease
Bogman, Winfield B.
1879 12 Nov born West Barrington RI
1895 25 March employed; apprentice $3
1901 room F, silversmith $26.667
1917 left
Borras, Adelino; 1850, silversmith
Bowater, James, 1866 1 Jan. $10; 1867 14 Jan. $12.00
Bower, Frederick
1855, 7 Feb. born England
1880, 4 Aug. hired by Gorham $13
1882, 2 Jan. silver chaser through 4 Jan. 1886, Room 62 $17
1900 chaser 18; chased Martele Sauce Boat [9520] Tray [9521], Shelton 33.
1927, 1 March pension $68.62/mo.
1947, 14 Apr. died
Boxsin, P. 1867 14 Jan. $24
Brandreth, Charles T.
1908 21 Feb. born Providence RI, son of Thomas Mary who came from Yorkshire to work in textile mills.
1924 employed through Reginald Hobson who hired at Gorham belonged to Brandreth's church. Because of Depression CTB's 4-year apprenticeship extended to 5; as no advancement for apprentices he left.
1925 ca. Gorham paid CB's way to night school. Oscar Allebaugh taught him
1925 cut out letters of a trophy; 1926 recalls company clambake
1930? During last part of apprenticeship worked 3 days every 2 weeks
1930-1941 worked at Respro in Cranston making imitation leather 'Tufsta'
1931, 10 Jan. married Ruth B. Adams
1939 foreman
1941-1944 during World War II in defense work, Quonset Point Naval Air Station, RI; aviation metalsmith first class.
1945, 12 Dec. resumes employment at Gorham
1954, 19 Sept. Edward Drescher died; Brandreth won raffle of Drescher's tools succeeded him doing special-order work.
1956 fashioned XGOA 14K Yellow Gold replica of coffee percolator
1960 made Cruiser Long Beach service JNA designed by Dick Huggins
1961 photograph in Perspective
1964 Shah of Iran Bowl etc. 'HAND RAISED'; 1965 Brown University chain pendant
1968 photograph in National Geographic of CTB making Chantilly Kettle
1973, 1 March retired; took up oil painting
1995 Jun Interviewed at Gorham Quarter Century Club
1997, 14 Jun Interviewed at Gorham Quarter Century Club; 31 Aug. 20 Sept. Interviewed at his home. Has photographs of many pieces he made incl. oversize teapot for promotions, Rutgers mace, John Mulford Trophy - Power Boating, golf trophy, JKH / JKI Curling Trophy designed by Colflesh, Widener gold replica set
Bridgwood, J. 1867 14 Jan. $14
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Briggs, Henry Avery
1837 9 Aug. born Providence, son of Thomas R. Patience Rhodes
1866 19 Nov hired; 1880 silversmith
1882-1893 electroplater; foreman room P (34 men) $35
1912, 1 Jan. pensioned $30
1937, 18 Sept. died age 100 years 1 month 9 days
Briggs, Leroy E.
1887, 21 Oct. born
1919 production engineer
1924, 1 Dec. Assistant to General Manager to Mfg. Mgr.
1926 asst. to Vice President
1932 Dec. left
1932-1933 works manager
Broadhead, John H.
1856, 17 March born England
1880, 2 Aug. hired; W room until 1907; 1881, 3 Jan. $13
1882 silver chaser; 2 Jan. $15
1883, 1 Jan. room 62 through 4 Jan.. 1886, $18
1901 chaser, room W
1919, 1 March pensioned $35.69/mo.; 28 March died
Brooks, Henry, chaser 20
1867, 15 Jan. born Birmingham England son of John Emma; married Camilla
1887, 15 Aug. employed
1899 chased Martele Vase [1280], Shelton 26
1900 $24
1910 Chased Martele Meat Dish UEJ, Shelton 92
1925 player on Gorham Football Team
1928 chaser of ETT set.
1932, 1 Feb. pensioned
1940, 20 Apr. died, age 73 years 3 months 5 days
Bube, Edward Niser
1891, 5 Sept. born Providence RI
1906, 5 Feb. hired: apprentice
1929 silversmith; wife Ella E.
1936, 3 Jan. left for position in CA
1936-1960 sub station operator Narragansett Electric Co.
1965 retired
Buck, John Henry
1847 born Devonshire England; 1876 represented British firm Cox Sons at Philadelphia Centennial; 1877 emigrated to US; head of Gorham's New York Office
1888 published 1st edition of Old Plate “which contains a vast accumulation of Knowledge regarding American church silver”; 1889 curator of silver section of Washington Centennial Loan Exhibition at NY Opera House
1903 revised edition of Old Plate
1907 organized Boston Museum of Fine Arts exhibition of American silver
1908 Gorham leader in setting up English office; Curator of Medals, Metropolitan Museum
1914, 31 Jan. died, age 67
Buckley, Joseph W., silversmith
1899, 6 Dec. hired by Gorham $0.3667/hr
1900 silversmith 19, PP room; 24 Sept. left
1909, 3 Dec. rehired
1910, 23 March left
1915, 18 Oct. rehired; 20 Oct. left
Burbank, Benjamin. 1876, 3 Jan. $0.06; 1877, 1 Jan. $0.08; 1878, 7 Jan. $0.10
Burgess, Alfred Fisk
1852, 26 Dec. born Cranston RI, son of Albert Manton Burgess Ann Elizabeth; attended Schofield's Commercial College
1865 hired by Gorham; apprenticed under Coleman
1893 foreman room BB (7 employees) $21
1896 photographer
1900 foreman Gorham
1910 Nov left, illness; 1911, 6 Jan. died, age 58 years 11 months 11 days, atrophic cirrhosis of liver
Burke, William L. 1929-1938 assistant foreman, room M5; wife Mary E.; 1943 silversmith; foreman silversmiths; 1949-1958 silversmith; 1965 retired
Burlingame, Chad Brown
1831 born Johnston RI, son of Andrew B. Polly
1860, 16 May hired
1862 jeweler
1865-1882 silversmith
1906, 1 Dec. pensioned, $30/mo.
1911, 28 Dec. died, age 80 years 5 months 11 days
Burt, Frederic A. ('Doc'), Dept. L-1
1846, 24 Nov born
1864, 25 Nov discharged from Navy; 2d Lt. 2d RI Volunteers
1866, 16 Apr. hired; 1875 married Ella F. Gray
1886 foreman, Drawing-up Dept.
1893 foreman, room HH (7 men) $24
1904 photograph in uniform of Roosevelt Rangers
1912, 11 May pensioned
1925 Secretary, Silversmiths Mutual Aid Society ('sick club') for 20 years
1934, 14 Nov died
Burt, Frederic G. 1876, 3 Apr. born Providence, son of Frederic A. Ella F.; 1889, 6 Aug. hired; 1925 photo of 'Berkshires over the Mohawk Trail' taken by Burt; 1942, 1 Nov pensioned; 1949, 26 May died
Bushnell, Henry C.
1824, 2 March born Saybrook CT
1850, 1 Jun employed
1870 silversmith
1882 jeweler
1885 foreman, Gorham
1893 foreman, room C, $40
1897-1900 foreman, Gorham; 1 Jun pensioned $86.67/mo.
1901 established Henry C. Bushnell Co.; 1903, 3 Jan. wife Caroline F. died, age 76
1910, 12 Oct. died, age 86. Bushnell's manuscript recollections used by Carpenter
Buxton, Frederick Joseph Sr. Silversmith for 54 recorded Martele pieces; cf. Pristo 31.
1856, 28 Sept. born Sheffield England, son of John
1891 hired by Gorham
1900, 18 Jun Silversmith #17, PP room $0.41667/h
1905 silversmith for H / ZS Fish Dish, Pristo 349, and for H / ZZ Fish Dish, Pristo 351
1910-1920 silversmith
1928, 4 Oct. died of bronchial pneumonia, cirrhosis of liver
Buxton, Frederick Joseph Jr.
1877, 21 Jan. born England, son of Frederick J. Buxton, also silversmith; 1891 arrived in US; 1892 Jun apprentice #67 $4
1900 chaser 13; wife Beatrice, daughter Frances
1907 chaser; 18 May transferred to room O2; 21 Dec. left
1908-1909 chaser
1914 Bronze Foundry; 1915 left
1916-1920 at Watson Co., Attleboro MA
1926 Jun left, no work; Sept. reinstated; Dec. transferred
1929 left; employment card says working in Detroit
1933 reinstated
1935 left, no work; workmanship average
1952 employment card says 86 years old
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