Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

was apparently Timothy Ward, the
 son of Captain James Ward, and born in 1742. He was lost at sea in 1767
 or '6S. In November. 1766. he made
 will in which he says he is "bound
 on a long sea voyage and may never see land again."
 of July 10. 1767. announce the arrival
 of the sloop Patty from Connecticut,
 Peter Boyd, master. with Timothy Ward on board. a goldsmith from
 Middletown. Less than a year later.
 his will was proved in court. and his inventory was filed, this containing list of silversmiths' tools indicating
 that he was q craftsman of merit. Apparently the most skilfuI of Mid- dietown's siiversmiths was Major Jo-
 nathan Otis. Eleven of his beakers and cups have been identified in Con- Eecticut -churches-six in Middletown, four in Suffield and one in Durham -Antipas Woodward. born in Wa terbury, in' 1762, began business in Middletown in May, 17e1, taking the shop under the printing office made vacant by the removal of Timothy Peck, another smith, who was going to Litchfeld. He must have been fine silversmith, judging by porrfn- ger made by him and owned in Bos- ton. Other craftsmen of the period were Samuel Garfield, his apprentice, Will
 
 vid Aird, the last named a watch maker from London, whose advent and exploitation of his skill moved Daniel Walworth, a local resident, to announce with due and becoming hu- nnility that, while he was not from London, he was a goldsmith and brass-founder, and that he "peEform- ed all kinds of gold. silver. copper and brass work in a shop nearly opposite the printing off1ce." 
 About 1900, Judah Hart and Charles Brewer were working at the silver east corner of Main and Court streets, Middletown. Two or three years later, Hart moved to Norwich while Brewer took as a partner Alexander | Mann. In a year or two Mann left Brewer and began to manufacture guns. | Brewer continued to do business at the same old stand. in later years as a jeweler only. and died in 1S60- Spoons bearing his mark are common
 church in Durham are three beakers
 made by him and presented in 1891. The activitie. of Joel Allen. who was born in Southington, in 1755, de- serve attention. He was a spoon l maker. brass-worker, carpenter, gen. i eraI store-keeper and tinker, yet he
 
 l Mir. Curtis had an opportunity to examine Aliens day-b book, running l from 17S7 to 1792. In his shop he sold everything from pinchbeck jewelry to castor hats. k This pinchbeck jewelry, by the way, took it's name from Chr. Pinchbeck, Q London watch maker, of the eight | of three or four parts of copper with one of zinc, much used in cheap jew elry, and giving the name to cheap | f1nery even te our own day
 Joel AiIen's sales included spelling books, Bibles. dry goods, groceries, drugs, meats and hardware. In 1791, he moved to -Middletown from South I ington, and began to engrave for the silversmiths, working principally for
 In 17so he rendered a bill to the | for taking down the organ, adjusting 1 and mending the pipes, putting in charged nine pounds for all this work. ! Allen engraved the man of Con i necticut published by William BIod- work. He made bookplates. engraved seals and coats-of- farms, he painted and gilded chairs and mirrors. and when Major Jonathan Otis died, in | |, busy career he found time to make silver spoons and jewelry. He died i in 1895. GuiIford is cited as the home of i two skilled siIversn1iths, "Bi1lious" Ward and Capt. Samuel Parmele. Ward, the son of William Ward. died from smallpox in Wallingford in 1777, having gone there to visit his intimate ! friend, Rev. Samuel Andrews, rector i of inc F,r,iScODa1 church who at ina | time was in dire disgrace because of ] his synpathies with the British side | Of the Revolutionary quarrel. and who was a prisoner on his own premises. 1 Mr. Curtis records now bring US to i our own Norwich. at that early date one of the most important and veal l thy towns in the Connecticut Colony, and which had a number of skilled smiths.
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