One of the best silver research sites I've seen can is:

<http://www.smpub.com>

Good research information, several moderated special forums, and (most
useful) updates to The Book Of Silver, a source for researching makers and
patterns.

--
Diane Gutenkauf


On Fri, 14 Jan 2000 22:34:23 -0500, Laura Petznick <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>AMERICAN SILVERSMITHS: Info wanted
>
>I am conducting research about a small collection of silver spoons. I have
>consulted Stephen Ensko's "American Silversmiths and their Marks IV" (1989)
>and Robert Alan Green's "Marks of American Silversmiths" (1977). Neither
>author documents the careers of "L. Amadon" or "Albert E. Whitney". It is
>likely that these makers were active in the first half of the nineteenth
>century in eastern Massachusetts.
>
>Furthermore, these authorities give little information about:
>
>Farrington & Hunnewell (c.1835-1860) Boston
>James Geddy (Geddes) (1731-1807) of Williamsburg
>Newell Harding of Boston
>A. Sanborn, 1850, Lowell, MA
>D. Smiley (who I have traced to Peterborough, NH)
>
>I would be very interested to know if any you are aware of other examples
of
>these silversmiths' works and where I may find them. Finally, any
>information about these silversmiths would be most gratefully received.
>
>Please accept my thanks in advance.
>
>Faithfully,
>L.W.S. Petznick, Ph.D.
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