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ahwt Posts: 2435 |
posted 03-03-2026 05:19 PM
  
     This is a cup retailed by Robert Rait of New York City probably in the 1850s when engine turning engraving became popular. The handle is unusual for a cup of this time as it has cast acanthus leaves overlaid on a separate handle, the retailer's name is engraved rather than stamped, the maker used silver from a silver mine located in Pennsylvania rather than silver coins and the actual maker is probably identified by a stamped horse's head. This head is not in John McGrew’s book so I do not know the maker. IP: Logged |
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June Martin Forum Master Posts: 1389 |
posted 03-03-2026 06:22 PM
That is so cool! IP: Logged |
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ahwt Posts: 2435 |
posted 03-03-2026 08:37 PM
 I should have added the initials of the original owner. These may have been the initials of someone with connections to the Wheatley mines of Chester County Pennsylvania. Google lens suggested that these initials are CWT or GWT. It may be that someday AI will suggest a name that fits these initials. [This message has been edited by ahwt (edited 03-03-2026).] IP: Logged |
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wev Moderator Posts: 4138 |
posted 03-03-2026 09:23 PM
The last initial is an L, not a T. It is interesting the term used is "Pure Silver." The Wheatley mines primarily produced lead and related ores, with silver being am incidental by-product, rather than a primary one. This cup may signify some sort of achievement in the smelting process. IP: Logged |
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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11606 |
posted 03-04-2026 09:12 AM
FYI 2019 Mining History Journal - The Perkiomen and Wheatley Mines
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ahwt Posts: 2435 |
posted 03-04-2026 10:46 AM
WEV thanks for the correction in the monogram. I suspect there was a pattern book that engravers used to do their work and maybe Google lens should include that in their database. As you point out WEV "Get the lead out" may have a different meaning to those in the mining business. The composition analyses of silver that I have seen all have trace amounts of lead so this may have been a problem at many silver mines. Scott thanks for the information on the Wheatley mines. Those mines were an important part of the history of that area. [This message has been edited by ahwt (edited 03-04-2026).] IP: Logged |
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