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Gorham Silver / Research & Consulting
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Roster of Gorham Craftsmen: Heath to Hughes
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Heath, Henry
10 Jan. 1861 born England; 1880 arrived in US; 25 July 1881 employed, $16
1882, 2 Jan., $16; 4 Oct. married Mary Tomey (born England, May 1858)
1 Jan. 1883 room 62, through 4 Jan. 1886, $18
24 April 1899, $45
1900 chaser #19; 1915 age 56; wife Mary age 57; daughter Gertrude E. age 30; daughter Florence age 23
1 Sept. 1930 pensioned, $84.04/mo.; 31 May 1933 died
Heath, William Arthur
25 Sept. 1884 born Central Falls RI, son of Harry & Mary Tomey; 4 Sept. 1899 employed, $0.05
1900 chaser #35; 11 Dec., $0.65
1901, 14 Dec., $0.8334; 1902, 17 Dec., $0.10; 1904, 4 Jan., $0.11667; 1905 Jan., $0.30
1918 designer; 1922-1924 instructor, Rhode Island School of Design
1924 Sec. Treas. 1st Nat'l Farm Loan Assn.
1929-1930 instructor RISD; wife Jeanette Gardner, nurse
1934 taught "hub & die cutting, tool making & chasing" RISD
1969, 4 Oct. wife Jeannette died, age 86; 1973, 8 July died
Heinzelman, Nicholas
3 April 1837 born Switzerland; 1849 came to US; learned silver chasing in New Orleans; "worked for many years in St. Louis"
1885-1897 freelance chaser for Gorham
1888 chased 301 Tureen, 1535 Pitcher
20 Mar. 1900 died, New York City. A wooden shield holding Heinzelman"s tools hung in the Gorham Design Room. The self-made set includes a light bone hammer, suggesting that Heinzelman used rapid, light blows; the brush is made of jeweler's wire
Heller, Florentin Antoine
1839 born Saverne, Alsace; 1864 scholarship to Paris; studied with Gérome; 1870 caught in Franco-Prussian War; treated wounded; left because of German occupation
1873 won gold medal at Vienna; 19 March room 13, $60
1874 designed Raphael flatware pattern; 18 Dec. 1876 left
1880 left Tiffany, returned to Paris; Oct. competition to hire Heller; 29 Nov. room 11, $60
1881 designed Fontainebleau flatware pattern, the first with his name
1883. 30 July, $70; 1888 designed Versailles flatware pattern; 1892 "We must mention the savage head of an Indian Chief... modelled in relief by Heller... for a panel in the cabin of the fast yacht, "Sachem"
1894 designed Mythologique flatware pattern
1900 awarded Silver Medal at Paris Exposition; March left; 1904, 23 Nov. died, Paris
Higginbotham, Arthur. 11 Oct. 1861 born England; 22 Aug. 1886, $11; 9 Nov. 1889 Room 36, #24; 16 Oct. 1899, $26.67
1900 silversmith; 11 June Room Y, #24; 19 June 1926 left; died
Hill, Josiah
2 June 1843 born Providence RI, son of Daniel & Emmeline; 17 Feb. 1860 hired
1865-1905 silversmith
1 Sept. 1912 pensioned; 4 Oct. died, age 70 years 4 months 2 days
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Hill, Robert J. ("Bobil"), draftsman; art director, Bronze Division
1924-1925 designer; 1924-1927 edited & illustrated Gorham employee publication The Silver Tongue
1926 designed bronze General Custer trophy for US War Dept.
1927 designed reading lamp for Marsden J. Perry
1930-1931 designer; wife Marion H.; 1935 designed Borg-Warner Trophy
1948 retired; 29 May 1953 died
Hinds, Frederick Burnett
11 April 1835 born Orange MA, son of Hiram & Elamana
1880-1893 silversmith; foreman, room H, $35
1894-1897 silversmith
1900, 10 Feb. died, age 64 years, 8 months, 29 days
Holbrook, Edward
1849, 7 July born Bellingham MA, son of Eliab & Julie Ferry; attended public schools in Bellingham & Hopkinton; 1865 employed, Bigelow Kennard, Boston
1870 employed, Gorham NY office; 18 Feb. 1874 married Frances, daughter of John J. & Mary (Hichborn) Swift, he president of Boston Fitchburg RR Co.
1876 "elected" agent in charge of NY sales. "One of his first moves... was to go deeply in debt... to buy stock... valued at $59,000 when his salary was $7500 per year... By 1880 he had paid off his debt and had begun to acquire more stock. ...By 1888 he had absolute control of Gorham" (Carpenter)
1886 "During one of Mr. Holbrook's trips to Europe... he was introduced to William C. Codman and his son William Codman... he persuaded the son... to come to New York and join The Gorham Company in the Capacity of Ecclesiastical designer... [in] 1887..." (William Codman)
1888 elected treasurer of Gorham when Gorham Thurber resigned
17 May 1889 - Aug. In Paris for Exposition; bought two enamelled cups while there
1894 President of Gorham as well as treasurer; 3 Nov. 1897 sailed for Europe
1900 awarded medal of Legion of Honor; 1905 President of Silversmiths' Company; 3 Jan. 1906 daughter Lillian (born 1878) married Count Guillaume de Balincourt, lived at Neuilly-sur-Seine
1 Oct. 1918 relinquished treasurer's position to Alfred K. Potter; 19 May 1919 died
Holbrook, John Swift
4 March 1875 born Boston MA; 1896 Harvard AB; 1898 Columbia University degree in architecture; 1898 in charge of grounds of US. parks gardens at Paris Exposition, through 1900; 1899 studied architecture in Paris atelier of Henri Duray; Nov. 1900 traveled in Italy, Sicily, Egypt, Germany, through July 1901; Sept. 1901 studied at Kew Gardens, London; 1 Nov. formed partnership of Brinley Holbrook, landscape gardeners & architects. Brinley's office was in Morristown NJ; much of the firm's work was done in that region
1905 made director of Gorham; May 1906 discontinued gardening to spend full time at Gorham; made vice president
11 April 1908 married Grace Morgan Sinclair; 15 Oct. removed to Providence RI
1909-1918 V. P. Gorham
1920-1922 President Gorham, office 903 Turks Head Bldg
26 Feb. 1928 died
Holdgate, James H. 1837 born, son of Richard & Sarah; 4 Dec. 1865 employed as moulder, from London, $18, Indenture #11; 1870-1883 silver moulder; 17 July 1884 died, age 47
Holliday, William J. 18 Dec. 1865 employed as chaser embosser, from London, $20, Indenture #21; 25 Dec. Stanyon, 8th; 1866, 1 Jan., $20.00; 12 Feb. Turner, 16th; debt record of $160.81 worked off
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Holyoke, John Edward (Jack). 1875 born, son of John H. & Emma M.; 1903-1920 silversmith; 1930 at Gorham; wife Cora B.; did repairs & other work as well; 1941 at Gorham; 1946 silversmith; 21 Jan. Cora died; 1947, 4 Dec., died, age 72
Host, Walter H.
5 Nov. 1878 born Providence RI, son of Lauritz Gerhart Host (born Denmark 15 Feb. 1846, brooch maker; died 30 April 1913) & Hannah (b. Norway)
24 Sept. 1894 employed; 1898-1899 chaser; 1900 chaser #14; >1901-1903 chaser; 31 Oct. 1903 left; 1904 "removed to Boston"
Houcher, J. C. 1 Jan. 1883 room 62, $18; same year, $20
Hoyt, Hiram C., 25 years secretary at Gorham; curator of Gorham museum
21 June 1878 born Rochester NY; 10 Jan. 1948 died, Bermuda
Hubbard, Ezra. 1848 jeweller, 11 President; 1850 jeweller, Steeple (possibly Hunt Owen jewelers at 11 Steeple); 1852-53 jeweller, 56 Friendship rear
Hubert, Hippolyte L. 1892 modeler. "Two large and commanding figures... of American soldiers, each about nine feet high. One... Kohlhagen; the other figure, modelled by Hubert... represents a soldier at rest, who stands with gun in one hand, and the other supports a flag. This has been placed in a Chicago cemetery." (Description of the Works); 1902 sculptor, 19 College, room 50; 1906 sculptor; 1908 removed to NYC
Hubert, P. L. 20 Oct. 1860, 1st pay, $22.21; 27 Oct., $29
Huggins, Richard L.
1960 senior designer, Gorham; wife Mary Ann
1960/61 designed USS Long Beach service JNA. "Richard L. Huggins recalls that his design was controversial. The commission began as a private project for Gorham's head designer, but it was soon opened to his entire staff. Gorham submitted six or seven largely traditional designs plus this one to the Long Beach City Council. In selecting this design, the Council recognized the progressive role that their cruiser would have..." (Marks of Achievement)
1962 director of design, Gorham. Huggins had a flamboyant ego and during his term the Design Room was divided between his supporters and a faction which opposed him, led by Dick Gavette, himself an egoist. Huggins was let go to bring peace to the room, but Gavette remained a problem until he also left.
Hughes, Thomas, foreman, Polishing. 1832 born, son of James; 1878 polisher 12 Steeple; 1890 silversmith; 1893 foreman, room Y (78 men), $35; 1895 polisher; 14 April died, age 63
Hughes, Thomas Jr., foreman, Polishing. 20 Oct. 1884 employed; 1890-1895 polisher; 28 Jan. foreman, $24; 1898-1900 foreman; 10 Feb. left
Hughes, William, silversmith
12 Oct. 1838 born Birmingham; 14 Nov. 1865 employed as set maker, $20, Indenture #4
1876 silversmith for Century Vase, 33 weeks; 1877 replaced Beckwith as foreman of silversmiths room
1878 silversmith, 12 Steeple; active in music; conducted a chorus
6 Feb. 1893, $40; 1894-1900 foreman Gorham; 15 Sept. 1902 pension list, $70/mo.; 10 June 1931 died
Hughes, William. 17 Nov. 1857 born; 1882 silversmith; 8 Aug. 1887, $18; 26 Nov. 1902 left; 18 Dec. 1908 returned, $0.40/hr; 1 April 1928 pensioned; 26 July 1932 died
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