Franklin Porter

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Franklin Porter

Danvers, MA 1925-1940s
Maker of handwrought flatware, holloware and jewelry in the Arts & Crafts style.

Frederick Wadsworth Porter / F.W. Porter & Co.

Springfield, VT 1845-1875
In the partnership of Cook, Porter & Co. with George Washington Porter and Selden Cook 1848-1850. Later partnered with William H. Wheeler as F.W. Porter & Co. 1854-1875.

Henry Chester Porter / H. Porter & Co.

New York, NY 1820-1840
Went by H. Porter & Co. 1830-1840.

Joseph S. Porter (1783-1862)

Canandaigua, NY 1808-1811 and Utica, NY after 1811-1837 and
1850-1862.
In the partnership of Porter & White with Philo White 1808-1809. In the partnership of Barton & Porter 1811-1816. Partnered with Richard Huntington 1817-1837. Sold his business in 1837 and worked as a general merchant. Worked again as a silversmith and jeweler 1848-1862, first for H.S. Bradley then on his own again in 1850.

Frederick Jerome Posey (d. 1881)

Shepherdstown, VA (now WV) c. 1842 and
Hagerstown, MD 1843-1864

Potter Studio

Cleveland, OH 1915-1928
Succeeded by The Potter-Bentley Studio.

The Potter-Bentley Studios

Cleveland, OH 1928-1933
Horace E. Potter and Gurdon W. Bentley. Succeeded by Potter & Mellen, Inc.

J.O. & J.R. Potter

Providence, RI c. 1848-1850
John O. Potter and James R. Potter.

Horace E. Potter

Cleveland, OH 1897-1907
Well known maker of handwrought sterling wares in the Arts & Crafts style. Founder of the Potter Shop 1908-1915 and Potter Studio 1915-1928. Was in the partnership of Potter-Bentley Studios with Gurdon W. Bentley 1928-1933 then in the partnership of Potter and Mellen until his death in 1948.

Niles Potter

Westerly, RI c. 1825-1850

John Potwine

Boston, MA c. 1719-1737; Hartford, CT 1737-1761; Coventry, CT c. 1762-1766; and East Windsor, CT c. 1768-1792
Was in the partnership of Potwine & Whiting with Charles Whiting c. 1761.

Abraham Poutreau

New York, NY c. 1725

Henry Power (1797-1867)

Poughkeepsie, NY 1822-1864
Worked with his son Henry R. Power under the name of H. Power & Son 1848-1852.

Pratt & Reath

Philadelphia, PA 1851-1862
Dundas T. Pratt, Benjamin B. Reath, and William G. Billin.

J. & P. Pratt

Old Saybrook, CT c. 1813-1818
Brothers Julius and Philo Pratt.

Azariah Pratt (1767-1836)

Marietta, OH 1788-1821 and Athens Co., OH 1821-1835

Edward P. Pratt (1801-1866)

Chillicothe, OH c. 1827-1828 and 1830-1866; and
Cincinnati, OH 1828-1830
In the partnership of Pratt & Beard in Chillicothe in 1828. In Cincinnati, he was a partner in the firm of Pratt, Stretcher and Beard 1828-1829; Stretcher leaving the firm in 1829 to become Pratt & Beard, but the business was dissolved later that year.

Katherine Pratt

Dedham, MA c. 1915-c. 1940
Member of the Boston Society of Arts & Crafts.

William Pratt

Boston, MA 1835-c. 1885
Was in the firm of Wm. Pratt & Bro. 1844-1849.

Wm. Pratt & Brother

Boston, MA 1844-1849
William and Joseph Pratt.

William T. Pratt

Black Rock, NY 1826 and New York, NY 1828-1829

Preisner Silver Co.

Wallingford, CT 1932-1990
Founded by John L. Preisner in 1932, incorporated in 1934, and went out of business in 1990. Makers of sterling and silverplate holloware.

Pressed Metal Products

Vancouver, BC c. 1925-Present

Henry Prescott (Prescot) b. 1781 d. 1810

New York, NY 1803-1806 and Springfield, MA 1806-1810

Presto Cigarette Case Corp.

North Attleboro, MA 1920s-1930s
Makers of sterling and silverplated cigarette cases and other small items.

James Bond Preston

Alexandria, VA 1817; Baltimore, MD 1818-1829; Norfolk, VA 1830

Lafayette W. Preston

Castleton, VT 1844-1882 with a branch store in Fair Haven, VT
Formed a partnership with his son George L. Preston as L.W. Preston & Son 1878-1882.

Edward Prevear (1818-1899)

Amherst, MA 1840-1849; Lynn, MA 1849-1858; and
Leominster, MA 1858-1895
Was in the partnership of Prevear & Harrington with Samuel Harrington 1841-1842.

John Price (d. 1860)

Newark, NJ 1840-1860

Philip Price, Jr.

Philadelphia, PA 1812-1825

Prill Silver Co.

New York, NY 1936-Present
Succeeded Edward Prill, Inc; became Prill Silver Co. c. 1940. Makers of sterling and silverplated holloware.

Warren Prior (1811-1909)

Fayetteville, NC 1834-1887
In the partnership of Campbell & Prior with John Campbell 1834-1836. Upon Prior’s retirement in 1887, his son took over his business as Warren Prior & Son.