Gorham Manufacturing Company

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After President Harding died in 1923, a campaign was launched among newsboys to donate pennies to be melted down to make a statue in honor of Laddie Boy (now housed at the Smithsonian Institute). Metal left over was made into small figurines such as this one.

From the description of Figurine [realia]. 1921 (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 694405025
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referencedIn Providence Lithograph Company Records, 1880-1975 Rhode Island Historical Society Library
referencedIn Dickinson family artifacts, circa 1785-1880. Houghton Library
creatorOf Gorham Manufacturing Company. [Advertising brochures, price lists, cards and booklets], 1906-1971. Brown University, Brown University Library
creatorOf Gorham company. Records, 1831-1986. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf American Platinum Works. Trade catalogs of jewelry, 1873-1965. University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
referencedIn Douglas Tilden Papers, 1860-1970 Bancroft Library
creatorOf Gorham Manufacturing Company. An illustrated history of silverware design, 1929. Brown University, Brown University Library
creatorOf Magonigle, Harold Van Buren, 1867-1935. Bronze door for the Gorham Co. at the entrance to the Architects' Samples Co. Inc., 101 Park Avenue, N.Y.C. [graphic] : work #124 / Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Bureau of Business Research records, Bureau of Business Research Records, 1919-1939 John Hay Library, Special Collections
creatorOf Gorham Manufacturing Company,. Figurine [realia]. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
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associatedWith Alvin Silver Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Black, Starr and Gorham. corporateBody
associatedWith Brown University. Bureau of Business Research. corporateBody
associatedWith Codman, William. person
associatedWith Codman, William Christmas, 1839-1921. person
associatedWith Dansk International. Gorham Division. corporateBody
associatedWith Dickinson family, collector. person
associatedWith Durgin Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Gorham, Jabez, 1792-1869. person
associatedWith Gorham, John, 1820-1898. person
associatedWith Graff, Washbourne, and Dunn. corporateBody
associatedWith Holbrook, Edward, 1849-1919. person
associatedWith Kerr Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Magnussen, Erik, 1884-1961. person
associatedWith Magonigle, Harold Van Buren, 1867-1935. person
associatedWith McChesney Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Providence Lithograph Company corporateBody
associatedWith Textron, Inc. Gorham Division. corporateBody
associatedWith The Silversmiths Company. corporateBody
correspondedWith Tilden, Douglas, 1860-1935 person
associatedWith Whiting Manufacturing Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Wilkinson, George, 1819-1894. person
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Architectural drawings
Art metal-work
Bronze
Decoration and ornament
Figurines
Gold
Manuscript design
Presidents' pets
Silver
Silver-plated flatware
Silver plated ware
Silverware
Silverwork
Silverwork
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Active 1986

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