Charles Hequembourg, Jr. (b. 1788 d. 1875)
New Haven, CT 1809-1821; Albany, NY 1822-1826; New York, NY
1827-1830; Paterson, NJ 1830-1835; Buffalo, NY 1835-1842; and
St. Louis, MO 1845-1851
Alphabetical By Name
AB
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Babbit to Ball
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Ballou to Beauchamp
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Beaucraft to Bingham
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Birge to Borsum
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Bostwick to Brewer
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Brigden to Browne
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Bruff to Byrnes
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Haddock to Hanners
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Hansel to Hawley
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Hayden to Henry
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Hequembourg to Hoffman
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Holden to Howell
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Hoyt to Hyman
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Saart to Schroth
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Schultz to Shaw
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Sheffield to Simpson
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Sinclair to Spaulding
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Spear to Steele
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Steen to Story
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Stoutenberg to Syracuse
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Wagner to Watrous
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Watson to Welch
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Welles to White
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Whitehead to Willey
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Williams to Wolcott
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Wolf to Wynne
Hequembourg to Hoffman
Herbst & Wassall
Newark, NJ 1903-c. 1951
Makers of sterling and gold novelties and jewelry.
F.A. Hermann Co.
Melrose Highlands, MA 1908-1977
John A. Hersey
Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada 1823-1830
Joel F. Hewes
Titusville, PA 1907-1950
Maker of handwrought sterling holloware in the Arts & Crafts style. The business went to Jonathan L. Locke upon Hewes’ retirement in 1950.
A. Hews, Jr. & Co.
Boston, MA 1846-1853
Abraham Hews, Jr. and Augustus H. Hews.
Abraham Hews, Jr. (1797-1868)
Boston, MA 1822-1866
In partnership with Augustus H. Hewes as A. Hews Jr. & Co.
1846-1853.
Heydorn & Imlay
Hartford, CT 1808-1811
Christian Heydorn and Richard Imlay.
William Brestede Heyer (1776-1828)
New York, NY 1807-1822 and 1826-1828
In the partnership of Heyer & Gale with Jesse Gale 1807-1808. Upon Heyer’s death in 1828, his widow took over the business, continuing it to 1835.
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co.
Chicago, IL 1882-1962
William Hibbard, Franklin Spencer and Adolphus C. Bartlett.
Successor to Hibbard, Spencer & Co. A huge hardware
manufacturing company, they produced silverplated flatware and holloware and a small amount of sterling wares c. 1884 to about 1930. The OVB trademark stands for “Our Very Best.”
Higbie & Crosby
New York, NY 1825-1829
Aaron H. Higbie and Ransom Crosby.
Hildeburn & Bros.
Philadelphia, PA 1849-1852
Succeeded by Hildeburn & Bro. 1852-1871.
Hildeburn & Watson
Philadelphia, PA 1830-1833
Silversmiths & jewelers. A partnership between Samuel Hildeburn and James Watson.
Samuel Hildeburn (b.c. 1787-1856)
Philadelphia, PA 1810-1849
In the partnership of Hildeburn & Watson 1829-1833.
Hill & Ross
Zanesville, OH c. 1833-1837
Charles Hill and Alexander C. Ross.
H.M. Hill & Co.
Lynn, MA 1889-1899
Herbert M. Hill and C. Walter Royce. The firm had an office in Boston. Manufacturing silversmiths and jewelers.
Alvin M. Hill (b.c. 1845)
New Orleans, LA 1870-1909
Gold pen manufacturer and jeweler; also made sterling souvenir spoons.
Arundel Hill (1791-1848)
Harrisburg, PA 1809-1815; Steubenville, OH 1815-1818 & 1829-1848;
and Pittsburgh, PA c. 1818-1829
Silversmith and clockmaker.
Charles Hill
Canadaigua, NY c. 1815-1817
Charles F. Hill (1832-1904)
Owego, NY 1854-c. 1880
Silversmith and silver manufacturer.
Edward H. Hill (1814-1873)
Cincinnati, OH 1839-1873
Joseph Hill (1798-1859)
Portsmouth, NH 1821-1857
William F. Hill
Boston, MA c. 1810 and New York, NY 1811-1820
Benjamin Hiller (1687-1745)
Boston, MA 1708-1745
William Hilliard (b.c. 1780)
Fayetteville, NC 1801-1810 and Jonesboro, NC 1814
Adolphe Himmel (1825-1877)
New Orleans, LA 1852-1877
A partner in the silverplating business of Küchler & Himmel
1852-1853. Operated the A. Himmel Silverware Manufactory 1869-1877.
D.B. Hinman & Co.
Philadelphia, PA 1833-1836 and 1839-1859
Daniel B. Hinman.
Freeman Hinckley (1757-1808)
Barnstable, MA 1777-1808
Hingeco Vanities
Providence, RI c. 1936-Early 1950s
Makers of compacts, vanity items, and jewelry.
Hinsdale & Atkin
Newark, NJ 1835-1837
Horace Seymour Hinsdale and John H. Atkin.
William M. Hinton (1830-1916)
Shelbyville, KY 1847-1854 and Paris, KY 1854-1908
Was in the partnership of Clark & Hinton 1854-1857.
Hipp & Coburn Co.
Chicago, IL 1919-1952
Hirsch & Oppenheimer
Chicago, IL 1897-1928
Primarily a jewelry manufacturer, also made sterling souvenir spoons. Succeeded by the H. Oppenheimer Co. in 1928.
M. Fred Hirsch Co.
Jersey City, NJ 1919-1945
Makers of sterling holloware. Succeeded by Fisher Silversmiths.
Elisha F. Hirst (1826-1911)
Loudoun Co., VA c. 1847-1855 and Richmond, IN 1855-1906
Eliakim Hitchcock (1726-1788)
Cheshire, CT c. 1757-1774 and 1788 and New Haven, CT 1776-1787
Hoard & Avery
Chicago, IL 1856-1858
Samuel L. Hoard and Claude Avery.
S. Hoard & Co.
Chicago, IL 1852-1855
Succeeded by Hoard & Avery.
Nathan Hobbs (1792-1868)
Boston, MA 1816-1865
Samuel F. Hobbs (1823-1889)
Lawrence, MA c. 1854-1856 and Selma, AL 1859-1863 and
1865-1883
Silversmith and jeweler. Succeeded by his brother, Edward H. Hobbs.
George Hocknell (b.c. 1812)
Rochester, NY 1833-c. 1840 and Seneca Falls, NY c. 1840-1869
Was in the partnership of Steele & Hocknell with James P. Steele 1834-1835.
Hodgson, Kennard & Co.
Magnolia, MA 1906-1943
Edgar W. Hodson and Arthur Wood Kennard. Advertised in the 1920s as jewelers and silversmiths; they retailed many silver items made by others.
Edward Hoell
Washington, NC 1819-1830 and Greenville, NC 1830-1847
Traveling silversmith working in various towns around Greenville.
James H. Hoes (1821-1912)
Birmingham, NY 1842; Dansville, NY 1853-1855; Milwaukee, WI 1856-1859 and 1868-1880; and Chicago, IL 1859-1867
Was in numerous partnerships:
Loomis & Hoes with Lucius L. Loomis 1855-1857.
Matson, Loomis & Hoes 1857-1859.
Hoard & Hoes with Samuel H. Hoard 1859-1862.
James H. Hoes & Co. 1862-1863 and again c. 1872.
Matson & Hoes with Newell Matson 1864-1867.
Frederick Hoffman (Hoffmann) (b,c, 1786-1886)
Philadelphia, PA 1816-1861
Was a partner in the firm of Bard & Hoffman 1837-1838.
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