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Scribner's Magazine Motif

IMSA#:  PMSE-053

Estimated Date:   1891

Country of Origin:   USA

Manufacturer:   Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI

Catalog No.:    2867

Material:   Sterling and Enamel

Markings:   Bezel marked "Sterling", "2867" and Gorham maker's mark.

Patent/Design No.:   No

Patent/Design Date:   No

Size (Inches):    2 1/8 x 1 1/2

Reverse:   Engraved "W. W. Hallock", see photo

Description and Comments:   Enameled Scribner's Magazine motif. Based on Gorham's cost records, a total of 100 were made.

Submitted By:  From the collection of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Gift of Carol B. and Stephen W. Brener.

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