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Gorham Silver / Research & Consulting
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Roster of Gorham Craftsmen: Needham to Otto
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Needham, George. 6 Dec. 1865 employed as silversmith; from London; $20; Indenture #14
Nicholds, Henry S., silversmith; foreman
1861, 23 June infant son Frederic W. died, age 9 months 11 days, of pneumonia; born in England; mother Mary; thus Henry S. & Mary had come to the US within the past nine months
1865, 30 Jan., $35
1866, $40
1867 as 'Nicholas', 12 Steeple St.; 17 Jan. #70 'Soup or Oyster Tureen' 'made by Nickolds'
1868 under 'Nickolds' silversmith 12 Steeple St.; 28 Aug. married Amanda M. Olney
1870 'Nichols' silversmith; Jan. new rooms assigned. Nickolds foreman room 44, 25 employees
1872, 18 March last pay; replaced by H. Clulee
1874 as 'Nickolds' silversmith; 15 June returns to room 44 (William Hughes, head of 50)
1875, 10 Jan. gone again after 13 weeks of declining hours
Nock, Leo Frank
1876 born, son of Stephen Leith Nock & Emma Marsh; 21 Oct. 1884 certificate from Boys' Model School
1899, 13 Nov. hired, $15
1902, 1 May left
1904, 28 May became US citizen; 18 Aug. works on 'by the day' basis
1910 modeler at Gorham; 30 April left
1914 married Elizabeth Hill
1915 modeler
1916-1920 worked for Electra Alloys, Elyria, Ohio
1929 remarried Ann Elizabeth Hill in Erie PA
1934 exhibited at Cleveland Museum of Art
1949 died
Nock, Rupert A.
1874, 20 Jan. born London, son of Stephen Leith Nock & Emma Marsh
1896, 4 Feb. employed, Room PP
1901-1903 silversmith
1905, 4 Feb. left Gorham (his father died 20 Jan., 3 weeks earlier); removed to Newark NJ (Kerr Silver)
ca. 1930 prepared notebook on Gorham procedures comparing practices of units within company
1931 manager, Kerr/Gorham toiletware
1943, 4 Dec. merchandising manager, East Orange NY; died on train to NY, 10 Dec.
Nock, Stephen Leith
1845, 9 Sept. born Birmingham; wife Emma Marsh; noted worker in art metal; skilled construction engineer; learned art metal work with James Powell; worked for Elkington Sons, London & Cox Sons, Ditton, Surrey, England; one of his first large jobs was making the silver Crystal Palace Cup; superintendent of Stone Iron Works in London
1885, 7 Sept. hired by Gorham
1893 foreman, Ecclesiastical Dept., room Q (34 men); $35
1897-1901 foreman, Gorham
1902, 1 Sept. pensioned, $60
1905, 20 Jan. died, age 59 years 4 months 11 days
Nodon, A.. 10 Jan. 1870, $20
Norton, Henry. 1 Jan. 1877, $8
O'Dowd, Michael. 1 Jan. 1866, $8
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Orpwood, R.. 1882, 2 Jan., $18; 1883, 1 Jan. room 62, $20
Orr, Francis B., chaser, born Nov. 1877 in RI, son of James E. Orr, burnisher
Orr, James E., burnisher
1842, 13 Dec. born Scotland
1868, 25 Oct. hired
1882-1896 silversmith
1912, 20 July pensioned
1915 silversmith
1916, 21 Oct. died
Orton, John E. (Jack)
1866, 29 Nov. born England
1886, 13 April hired by Gorham
1887, 2 July left; 1888, 18 May returned; 1895, 28 Mar. left; 1900, 15 Nov. hired; 1918, 31 July left; 1919, 3 Mar. rehired
1939 silversmith; 1940, 1 Nov. pension roll, $26.61/mo.; 1941, 8 June died
Otto, Gustave, designer/draughtsman
1865, 4 Dec., $12
1867 silversmith rooms
1869, 9 Aug., $18; room 12 through 15 Aug. 1870
1872-1877 draughtsman
1878, 28 Feb. left
1878-1879-1880 bookkeeper, 67 Friendship
1882-1892 Designer
1896-1903 Gustave A., draughtsman
1914, 13 July died, age 45 years
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