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<p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 11033, member: 59"]I always love to read and ponder your research and sources, Susan! And I didn't find Onderdonk in either of my "coin" sources, either, although neither one purports to be "complete."</p><p><br /></p><p>I was able to find Nicholas (born about 1828 in Rockland County, NY) in the 1855 NY Census, listing his occupation as silversmith. Nothing to say that he was a sole proprietor or employee of another. Certainly at such a date, the silver he would have been working would not have been sterling grade, yes?</p><p><br /></p><p>I was unable to find a confirmed record for Daniel in that census. In 1860, he appears to be living in CT with his wife's family, but his occupation field is blank, so I can't really tell when he took up the profession.</p><p><br /></p><p>The two brothers and their business are listed in NYC directories in the late 1860's, 70's and 80's as silversmiths. In the 1880 Census Daniel says he "manufactures silver ware" which sounds much more like a "wholesale" business than being a "silversmith."</p><p><br /></p><p>I think it is safe to surmise that their partnership may not have begun until after that date but before 1870. And the later it started the more likely that they didn't work in coin with that mark. I had been going by the 1850 date shown on sterlingflatwarefashions, which may or may not be correct.</p><p><br /></p><p>The question gets back to Rose's spoons. Would there have been any likelihood that they were made of coin? If sterling, would they not have been so marked?</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm not sure of the answer to either at this point.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 11033, member: 59"]I always love to read and ponder your research and sources, Susan! And I didn't find Onderdonk in either of my "coin" sources, either, although neither one purports to be "complete." I was able to find Nicholas (born about 1828 in Rockland County, NY) in the 1855 NY Census, listing his occupation as silversmith. Nothing to say that he was a sole proprietor or employee of another. Certainly at such a date, the silver he would have been working would not have been sterling grade, yes? I was unable to find a confirmed record for Daniel in that census. In 1860, he appears to be living in CT with his wife's family, but his occupation field is blank, so I can't really tell when he took up the profession. The two brothers and their business are listed in NYC directories in the late 1860's, 70's and 80's as silversmiths. In the 1880 Census Daniel says he "manufactures silver ware" which sounds much more like a "wholesale" business than being a "silversmith." I think it is safe to surmise that their partnership may not have begun until after that date but before 1870. And the later it started the more likely that they didn't work in coin with that mark. I had been going by the 1850 date shown on sterlingflatwarefashions, which may or may not be correct. The question gets back to Rose's spoons. Would there have been any likelihood that they were made of coin? If sterling, would they not have been so marked? I'm not sure of the answer to either at this point.[/QUOTE]
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