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ahwt Posts: 2334 |
posted 07-03-2006 03:57 PM
  
Below is a spoon that I brought some years ago and was never sure who this Reeves was, except that most likely he was from the Midwest. The book on Indiana silversmiths by Jerome Redfearn that I recently brought has this mark and attributes it to Abner Reeves. Mr. Reeves worked in New Albany, Indiana having been first employed as a watchmaker in Louisville, KY at the shop of Henry Fletcher as early as 1838. He was in New Albany, Indiana in 1842 and then back in Louisville in 1845. I might add that some would consider Kentucky southern while most would think of Indiana as Midwestern. My wife, originally from Louisiana, thinks that Florida and any state north of Louisiana is a Northern state with the exception of Kentucky. Kentucky qualifies as Southern because of their song. A similar style spoon by George Sharp is in the Art Museum of Georgia and is thought to have been made while Mr. Sharp was in Atlanta. This was the George Sharp of Danville, KY. I have run into several dealers recently who think that the George Sharp of Danville and Atlanta is the same George Sharp that was in Philadelphia. Have I missed some new research? IP: Logged |
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FWG Posts: 845 |
posted 07-04-2006 10:45 AM
Not sure about Mr. Sharp, but I can add some thoughts on the pattern (which to me is one of the most attractive of coin patterns). It's one I always thought of as almost certainly indicative of the midwestern states, until I moved here to Central New York. In the past 13 years (!) I've found a small but significant number of examples from makers in western Pennsylvania. There's also a variant that seems to have been popular in western New York, around Auburn and maybe west from there to Rochester, maybe even Buffalo. I'd still consider it strongly indicative of the midwest, but not as strongly as I used to think. I'm buried in an editorial project at the moment, but will try to post photos when I can.... [This message has been edited by FWG (edited 07-04-2006).] IP: Logged |
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swarter Moderator Posts: 2920 |
posted 07-04-2006 11:45 AM
quote: Please do. I look forward to seing these and the names of the makers involved. IP: Logged |
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Fitzhugh Posts: 136 |
posted 12-06-2006 02:11 PM
Very correct, George Sharp of Danville ended up in Atlanta after the War. This is not the same Sharp of Philadelphia. IP: Logged |
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FWG Posts: 845 |
posted 03-02-2007 03:05 PM
Here's the rather extreme western NY variant I mentioned. The maker's mark here is attributed by McGrew as unidentified upstate NY, and associated with retailers in Auburn, Elmira, Geneva, Penn Yan, and a few other towns. These two are from George Harbottle, of Auburn. I'll still see if I can lay my hands on the more 'classic' sort from western PA.... IP: Logged |
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bascall Posts: 1629 |
posted 12-21-2008 04:18 PM
"Reaves" is also listed at Henry Fletcher's as a watchmaker in the 1832 Louisville, Kentucky City Directory. IP: Logged |
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