c.1915: Adams, Quincy, Franklin & Wells Sts. Chicago IL

• MERITE
• TRUEWORTH

Specialties

• Department Store with a metalsmithing shop on the 10th floor – The Craft Shop.
• Combined machinery and hand craftsmanship to create contemporary “craft” styles for their customers.
• Highly specialized workers with each step being completed by a different “specialist.”

Produced

• Tea sets
• Desk sets
• Tankards
• Tableware
• Brooches
• Bracelets
• Hat Pins
• Fobs.
• Worked mostly in brass with some silver, gold & platinum.
• Sold metalworking kits to home hobbyists.
• As craftsmen retired, it became increasingly difficult to find replacements.