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Lot 173
American Coin Silver Flatware
Description:

A Set of American Coin Silver Flatware, "Leaf" pattern, marked "PATENT 1855", "COIN" and "R", probably originally patented by John Polhemus or Henry Hebbard, comprising 10 dinner forks (length 8 in.), 8 forks (length 6 3/4 in.), 17 teaspoons (length 6 in.), 8 dessert spoons (length 7 1/4 in.), and 9 soup or tablespoons (length 8 1/2 in.), engraved script initials "M.R.G." on upperface, weight 60.25 troy ozs., (52 pcs.) Note: George Shiebler later obtained the tools and dies of John Polhemus, Henr Hebbard and others in the 1840s and 1880s. He is listed as introducing "Leaf" (shell) c. 1880.

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November 19, 2011 10:00 AM CST
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