Category: Assayers
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N. A. Boles, Assayer
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Read more: N. A. Boles, Assayer$1.02 N.A. Boles, Assayer. Prescott, Arizona. Silver assay ingot. Overall appearance of Fine. A very rough, crude, and unfinished bar almost straight from the mold. Medium silver gray color. The surfaces are rough and pitted, the faces are unfinished, and the legends are accomplished in individual punches. The $ punch was made by punching a…
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Theall & Co, Assayers
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Read more: Theall & Co, AssayersThe Theall Co. were classic Comstock era assayers, who branched out to many of the Nevada silver mining camps as news of their discoveries were announced to the public. H. W. Theall, born in New York in 1827, bought E. Justh’s assaying business in Marysville in 1859. At the time, his competition was the well…
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Knight and Company, Assayers
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Read more: Knight and Company, AssayersKnight formed a partnership with experienced California and Nevada assayer H. Harris in Marysville. Knight’s early work in Unionville, Nevada Territory, gave him the experience necessary to run his own assay business, and he bought Harris’ Marysville Pioneer Assay Office in 1863 after spending part of a year in Unionville. Harris went on to establish…
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Bradshaw Brothers, Assayers
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Read more: Bradshaw Brothers, AssayersAlthough uncertain origin, there is some reason to believe the Bradshaw brothers, Samuel C. and George H. Bradshaw may be associated with at least one surviving silver ingot from the 19th century. Their business was called the Pacific Metallurgical Works located at 511 Sacramento Street, San Francisco. They were a classic Civil War-era assay and…
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Riehn, Hemme & Co Assayers
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Read more: Riehn, Hemme & Co AssayersCharles F. Riehn and August Hemme opened an assaying business in late 1862 or early 1863. The company had an office in the heart of the San Francisco financial district at 432 Montgomery near the corner of Montgomery and California, directly across the street from the Wells, Fargo & Co.’s bank and express office. Prominent…
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Thomas Price, Assayer
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Read more: Thomas Price, AssayerThomas Price sitting in the San Francisco laboratory. A consultant to international mining companies, Price was noted for his practical and theoretical knowledge of metals and mines. Oil painting by Henry Alexander ca. 1885–87. Thomas Price was one of the most educated assayers on the western frontier. Educated in an English school of mines, Price…