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RJ Wilson? Maker or retailer?
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2015 4:24 pm
by Jag
Re: RJ Wilson? Maker or retailer?
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 2:45 am
by silverly
There was a Robert J Wilson jeweler in Philadelphia, PA from at least 1890 to 1900 who seems a good prospect for the retailer.
Re: RJ Wilson? Maker or retailer?
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 1:23 pm
by asheland
Looking at those marks, It looks to me like a retailer's mark. That's just my gut.
Re: RJ Wilson? Maker or retailer?
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 1:38 pm
by dognose
The following out-of-town dealers were registered in New York during the past week:
....... R. J. Wilson, Philadelphia, Pa.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 4th October 1893
Trev.
Re: RJ Wilson? Maker or retailer?
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 4:24 am
by Jag
Thanks for the recent replies (a nice surprise). Is calling someone a dealer the same as calling them a retailer? I posted this because besides being a name I couldn't find anywhere, I was impressed by the quality of the hand decoration - especially on a mere spoon (and one late enough to be stamped Sterling). I'm still curious, therefore, who could have made and decorated it, but I guess that will remain a mystery. Or did retailers sometimes have staff to decorate blanks from silvermakers?
