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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bakersgma, post: 79497, member: 59&quot;]In case you&#039;re interested in a bit of history - Manoah Rhodes, silversmith of Bradford, Yorkshire, was born in 1810 in Morley to Joseph and Grace Rhodes. Married Ann Watson in 1836 at Batley. Found in the 1841, &#039;51 and &#039;61 Census records as a silversmith in Bradford - in &#039;51 an enmuerator&#039;s note indicates he employed 5 men. By &#039;61 2 of his sons were working with him in the family business and he had added &quot;jeweller&quot; to his occupation. He died in March 1881 at Bradford. His estate was worth about 12,000 pounds, which I assume made him rather well off.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would suggest that his business was well enough regarded in the area, that he was able to add his name to the items made elsewhere but sold from his shop (as do many local US &quot;jewelers&quot; did in that time frame.)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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