Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-09

T len iborn in Etenington in l7ss. died in 1S2s), was skilled silversn1ith. sII. the matter. Of dwellings he bailded better than he knew; for his house, with shop in an adjoining ell. is still standing.
 Erastus Tracy of Norwich and New
 London, (1768-1TS5) advertised in
 Norwich in 17se. After 17Sa there is evidence that he moved to New Lon don. He had a brother, Gllreon
 Tracy, f1TsT-1Tssl who was born in
 Norwich, and Is also remembered by
 his adsertisements here, in l!SY. In iT9i, he bought a plot of efonnd in New London, 2exf4 feet, on which his shop stood. The inventory of his estate lists q number of sivers,nithss tools. I John Preetef. rrctt, New London f17ss-1s52) son of Jonathan Trott was 8 man of prominence in the old Whai. | ing Town, and the output of his shop was considerable. He worked on State
 street, between No. 13s and Bank istreet; but his house stood on the site
 of the present Mohican hotel Silver
 bearing his mark is frequently found
 in New London and vicinity. and iil-
 cludes both hollow and flat ware. I
 l Another smith of the name of Trotf, 1 Jonathan, is credited to Boston, Nof- wieh and New London. The Connec- ticut Gazatte, under date of Januafy t2, 1874, has the following: JonathaFl Trott, innholder, Norwich, gives nos tice of the meeting of the New Lon- don County Medical society, December 18th, 17s3; meeting postpoped by ad- Ijournment to January, i7S4.
 | Another craftsman Of the same ratherusly name, this time Jonathan l IT. New London f1771- lsi3e, is an ef1- terprising merchant recalled by his advertisement. During 18ee he fin. forms the publieik that he carries or ] the business of Gold and Silver | smith at his shop two doors north 0; J. & A. Woodward's, Beach Street.
 The firm of Troot & Brooks ad1er tised in New London during 179s Troot & Cleveland advertised in 17S2 Hebron had a successful smith. An drew Welies. (17Ss1Ss0) who bore tn
 title General. In the book on Earl. . Connecticut Silver and It's Makers from which these data are taken: tn ! author, the late George Munson Cur . ltis, of Meriden, mentions having il , his possession a number of Andrey , Welles' silversmith's tools.
 An historical event is recalled b , the name of Wcodstoel<'s colonie g smith, Perigrine White. (1747-1834 I who bought land in Woodstock in TIT : for the purpose of clock making. H also made silver spoons. A nprnbe f of fine clocks bearing his name a f Inn lac ua 1,ao,, fos5S1d iy, t New England.
 V Charles Whiting, f1725-fe35) was e silversmith who built a shop in Nor Q wieh about 175e.
 t AIyar Wilcox was associated wit
 Iearly siNersmithinn in Norwich an }, New Haven. For two or three year c ds05-07) he was 8 member of the fir c of Hart ls Wilcox. Then for whi he lived in New Jersey Tn 1924 I
 l was living in New Haven. having h
 shop at the southwest corner H Church and Chapel streets, where II number of early silversmiths had lt
 cated before his era and where ~l II Benfafiain later did business. His nan Jt appears in the New Haven director
 for 1S41--the first issued-as sflve'
 worker: and in 1850 as gold and silv
 |
 1857 he is called a "silrer- platter" r. -------
 II A eraftes,>u who worked in Har a ford was Elijah Yeomans. f173s-1TS e1 a na tive Of To'land, who advertised :. Hartford in 1T94
 nj Hebron had another smith, Ebene ,,ee CT Young, knosrn merely by his adve I tisenents in l7SS-90.
 This concludes the list of worke :" in Eastern Connecticut towns duri1 "a early times: but Hartford gentl 'S man has sent The Bulletin most inte d esting sketches of two old time wor - CTS whicf will be given in next weei n, paper, and will show the ifnnortaH :, of this craft of silver and gold wer ''s ing, and it's financial rewards, even W the Colonial period and shortly aft ,s the Revelation.
 Mir. Curtis concludes his vaIuat
 book with plates depicting some IF the early church and other silly d among them communion vessels for, r- ery belonging to the Congregation mt Church, Westchester Society, town al Colchester, and not long ago preser in ed (except the bowD to the. Connec ar cut Historical Society by Mrs. Levs
 a 2 presented the church about 1774 an Lieutenant Davis Day and ] ot wife Hannah. The two fine fagc ar 13 1-2 inches high. and the six GU or SIS inches high. were made by Sai ns uel Minot, of Boston. The bowl,
 ameter 6 5-S inches, was the work of 1 Ward & Bartholomew. The mark ,1r W. & B. Hartford.
 ,is Another plate pictures the siF, re tea set made by Jonathan Trott, s- about 1810,, owned by Miss Anna Lt of Huntington, of Old Lyme. The hei, en of the teapot is 10 inches.
 or The final page of plates shows
 variety of Masonic jewels made nv different craftsmen, and owned
 is lodges in Middletown, Hartford . of Essex: but none of the makers " }: 5: 5: i DE- /.