Partnerships

PARTNERSHIPS based on the genealogical study American Silversmiths and Related Craftsmen
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Ladd, Samuel J.	1859/1864	Providence, Providence, RI	Henry Lamson Webster and Joseph Knowles	as WEBSTER, KNOWLES & LADD.
Ladd, Samuel J.	1864/1875	Providence, Providence, RI	Joseph Knowles	as KNOWLES & LADD. Though Ladd retired as partner in 1875, he continued to work and design for the firm until his death in 1886.
Ladd, William Fittock	1839/1844	New York City, New York, NY	George Sears Gelston	as GELSTON, LADD & Co.
Lakeman, Ebenezer Knowlton	1819/1830	Salem, Essex, MA	John Stevens	as STEVENS & LAKEMAN.
Lamb, Anthony	1750/1760	New York City, New York, NY	John Lamb	as A. LAMB & SON.
Lamb, John	1750/1760	New York City, New York, NY	Anthony Lamb
Lamson, Francis	cir 1845	Lowell, Middlesex, MA	Josiah Mendum Tarr	as LAMSON & TARR, with a shop at 182 Merrimack.
Lander, Tobias D.	1846/1854	New York City, New York, NY	Oscar Jennings	as JENNINGS & LANDER.
Lander, Tobias D.	1853/1854	New York City, New York, NY	Seth P. and/or Bela Squire	as SQUIRE & LANDER.
Landers, George Marcellus	1843/1851	New Britain, Hartford, CT	Josiah Dewey	as DEWEY & LANDERS.
Landers, George Marcellus	1853/1862	New Britain, Hartford, CT	Levi Olmstead Smith	as LANDERS & SMITH MANUFACTURING Co.
Landers, George Marcellus	1863/1889	New Britain, Hartford, CT	James Darius Frary and John Woodruff Clark	as LANDERS, FRARY & CLARK.
Langworthy, Elisha Perkins	1812/1814	Ballston Spa, Saratoga, NY	Lyman Baker Langworthy	as E. P. & L. B. LANGWORTHY.
Langworthy, Lyman Baker	1812/1814	Ballston Spa, Saratoga, NY	Elisha Perkins Langworthy	as E. P. & L. B. LANGWORTHY.
Lansing, Jacob Gerritse	1774/1775	Albany, Albany, NY	Henry Van Vechten	as LANSING & VAN VECHTEN.
Larzelere, Abraham	1835	Buffalo, Erie, NY	William Moffat	as LARZELERE & MOFFAT.
Lathrop, Septimus	cir 1807	Providence, Providence, RI	Seneca Hammon	as HAMMOND & LATHROP.
Lawton, Orlando	1865/1875	San Francisco, San Francisco, CA	Benjamin Haynes	as HAYNES & LAWTON.
Leach, Almon	1853/1856	Utica, Oneida, NY	Horace Hawley and George Leach	as HAWLEY & LEACH.
Leach, Almon	1856/1858	Utica, Oneida, NY	L. M. Bennett	as LEACH & BENNETT.
Leach, Ebenezer	1832/1835	Utica, Oneida, NY	Horace S. Bradley	as LEACH & BRADLEY.
Leach, Ebenezer	1835/1840	Utica, Oneida, NY	Thomas Davies	as LEACH & DAVIES.
Leavenworth, Benjamin Franklin	1829/1849	Waterbury, New Haven, CT	Mark Leavenworth	manufacturing gilt buttons.
Leavenworth, Frederick	Sep 11, 1811/Apr 4, 1827	Waterbury, New Haven, CT	James Mitchel Lamson Scovill and David Hayden	as LEVENWORTH, HAYDEN & SCOVILL.
Leavenworth, Mark	1829/1835	Waterbury, New Haven, CT	Benjamin Franklin Leavenworth	manufacturing gilt buttons.
Leavenworth, Mark	1835/1849	Waterbury, New Haven, CT	Corydon Stillman Sperry	manufacturing gilt, brass, and cloth buttons.
Leavenworth, Walter James	1871/1892	Prospect, New Haven, CT	Robert, Robert B., and William J. Wallace	as R. WALLACE & SONS. In 1875, the firm added sterling flat- and hollowware to its product line. After Robert Senior's death, the firm was continued by his sons until 1956, when it became WALLACE SILVERSMITHS.
Leavenworth, Walter James	1875/1879	Wallingford, New Haven, CT	Robert, Robert B. George H., Henry L., Frank A., and William J. Wallace and Dennis Morris	as WALLACE BROTHERS, manufactururing silverplated cast steel flatware and hollowware. The firm was absorbed into R. WALLACE & SONS on 23 June 1879.
Lee, Charles Timothy	1851/1861	Buffalo, Erie, NY	Oliver Lee	as LEE & BROTHER, listed in the 1854 city directory at 164 Main Street.
Lee, Oliver	1851/1861	Buffalo, Erie, NY	Charles Timothy Lee	as LEE & BROTHER, listed in the 1854 city directory at 164 Main Street.
Lee, Samuel Waters	1815/1819	Providence, Providence, RI	Ezekiel Burr	as BURR & LEE.
Lee, Samuel Waters	1822/1825	Rochester, Monroe, NY	Salmon Scofield	as SCOFIELD & LEE.
Leonard, Gustavus	cir 1835/1845	Taunton, Bristol, MA	Henry Reed and Charles Barton	as LEONARD, REED & BARTON. Though he continued with the firm until his death, he sold his interest in 1840 and the firm name was changed to REED & BARTON.
Leonard, Horatio	1830/1833	Taunton, Bristol, MA	Zephaniah Leonard, James Crossman, William Crossman, Haile Wood, Haile N. Wood, William West, and Daniel Cobb	as TAUNTON BRITANNIA MANUFACTURING Co.
Leonard, Horatio	1833/1834	Taunton, Bristol, MA	James Crossman, Haile Wood, Haile N. Wood, and Daniel Cobb	as TAUNTON BRITANNIA MANUFACTURING Co.
Leonard, Zephaniah	1829/1830	Taunton, Bristol, MA	William Allen West and William Crossman	as CROSSMAN, WEST & LEONARD.
Leonard, Zephaniah	1830/1833	Taunton, Bristol, MA	Horatio Leonard, James Crossman, William Crossman, Haile Wood, Haile N. Wood, William West, and Daniel Cobb	as TAUNTON BRITANNIA MANUFACTURING Co.
Lewis, Alexander H	1851/1859	Haverhill, Essex, MA	Newell Harding, Francis Low Harding, and Lewis B. Kimball	as N. HARDING & Co.
Lewis, Charles Mason	1854/1856	New Britain, Hartford, CT	William Allen Churchill, James Stanley, and Charles Warner	as CHURCHILL, STANLEY & Co.
Lewis, Charles Mason	1856/1863	New Britain, Hartford, CT	William Allen Churchill and James Stanley	as CHURCHILL, STANLEY & Co.
Lewis, Charles Mason	1863/1871	New Britain, Hartford, CT	William Allen Churchill and E. B. Dana	as CHURCHILL, DANA & Co.
Lewis, Charles Mason	1871/1874	New Britain, Hartford, CT	William Allen Churchill, William Walcott Churchill, and Frederick Wessel	as CHURCHILL, LEWIS & Co.
Lewis, Charles Mason	1875/1885	New Britain, Hartford, CT	William Walcott Churchill and Frederick Wessel	as CHURCHILL, LEWIS & Co.
Lewis, Charles Mason	aft 1885	New Britain, Hartford, CT	Frederick Wessel	as CHURCHILL, LEWIS & WESSEL.
Lewis, Charles Mason	cir 1850	New Britain, Hartford, CT	Charles A. Warner	as WARNER & LEWIS.
Lewis, Harvey	1805/1810	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA	Joseph D. Smith	as LEWIS & SMITH.
Lewis, Isaac Chauncey	1854/1856		George Washington Cowles	as LEWIS & COWLES.
Lewis, Isaac Chauncey	1856/1858	Meriden, New Haven, CT	Lemuel Curtis	as LEWIS & CURTIS.
L'hommedieu, John Ayer	cir 1830/1868	Mobile, AL	William L'hommedieu	as L'HOMMEDIEU BROTHERS, with a shop at 21 or 24 Dauphin Street in 1842.
L'hommedieu, William Travis	cir 1830/1849	Mobile, AL	John Ayer L'hommedieu	as L'HOMMEDIEU BROTHERS, with a shop at 21 or 24 Dauphin Street in 1842.
Libby, Edward Watson	1857/1873	Boston, Suffolk, MA	William Henry Gray	as GRAY & LIBBY at 159 Washington Street. This is a tentative identification of the Libby in the firm.
Lincoln, Albert Lamb	1838/1848	Boston, Suffolk, MA	Gideon French Thayer Reed	as LINCOLN & REED.
Lincoln, Albert Lamb	1848/1857	Boston, Suffolk, MA	Charles M. Foss	as LINCOLN & FOSS, successors to LINCOLN & REED.
Lincoln, Albert Lamb	cir 1857/1865	Boston, Suffolk, MA	Henry Haddock and Charles Foss	as HADDOCK, LINCOLN & FOSS, listed in city directories at 13 Court Square.
Lincoln, Frederic Walker	1858/1883	Boston, Suffolk, MA	Charles C. Hutchinson	as F. W. LINCOLN & Co.
Lincoln, James Danielson	1851/1860	Plainville, Bristol, MA	Frank S. Draper, Joseph T. Bacon, and Frank L. Tifft	as DRAPER, TIFFT & Co.
Lincoln, James Danielson	1860/1882	Plainville, Bristol, MA	Joseph T. Bacon and Frank L. Tifft	as LINCOLN, TIFFT & BACON.
Lindsley, Clark	1854/1856	Hartford, Hartford, CT	Henry Phelps and/or Oliver Dewitt Seymour	as SEYMOUR & LINDSLEY.
Little, Paul	Sep 3, 1761/1765	Portland, Cumberland, ME	John Butler
Lockwood, Alfred	1846/1847	New York City, New York, NY	Levi Scribner	as LOCKWOOD & SCRIBNER with shop 265 Pearl Street.
Loomis, Warham P.	1819	Frankfort, Franklin, KY	Samuel Ralph
Loomis, Warham P.	1859/1860	Frankfort, Franklin, KY	August Conrey
Lord, Benjamin Buell	1830/1831	Athens, Clarke, GA	Joel White
Lord, Benjamin Buell	1836/1838	Athens, Clarke, GA	Ebenezer Lord	as B. B. LORD & Co. In August 1836 they moved next to the drug store kept by Ebenezer Lord and a Mr. Reese.
Lord, Benjamin Buell	Nov 2, 1833/Jan 21, 1836	Athens, Clarke, GA	Ebenezer Lord and W. P. Sage	as B. B. LORD & Co. The firm continued working much as the former proprietors had done and musical instruments were added to the stock.
Lord, Benjamin	1797/1808	Rutland, Rutland, VT	Nicholas Goddard
Lord, Ebenezer	1833/1838	Athens, Clarke, GA	Benjamin Buell Lord	as B. B. LORD & Co.
Lord, Jabez Choate	1822/1829	New York City, New York, NY	George Smith	as LORD & SMITH from a shop at 177 William Street.
Loring, Henry William	1859/1863	Boston, Suffolk, MA	Gardner Asaph Churchill	as LORING & CHURCHILL.
Lossing, Benson John	1833/1835	Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, NY	Adam Henderson	as HENDERSON & LOSSING.
Lothrop, Eben W.	cir 1860/1865	Boston, Suffolk, MA	James P. Tolman	as LOTHROP & TOLMAN, gold beaters. Listed in the 1860 city directory at 16 Harvard Place.
Lovis, George	1805/1807	Portland, Cumberland, ME	Josiah Goold	as GEORGE LOVIS & Co.
Lovis, George	cir 1801/1804	Portland, Cumberland, ME	Joseph Lovis	as J. & G. LOVIS.
Lovis, Joseph	cir 1801/1804	Portland, Cumberland, ME	George Lovis	as J. & G. LOVIS.
Low, Daniel Warner	1828/1839	Boston, Suffolk, MA	John James and Francis Low	as JOHN J. LOW & Co.
Low, Francis	1828/1839	Boston, Suffolk, MA	John James and Daniel Warner Low	as JOHN J. LOW & Co.
Low, Francis	1840/1853	Boston, Suffolk, MA	John J. Low, True Ball, and Nathaniel Poor	as LOWS, BALL & Co. and later, LOWS, BALL & POOR.
Low, George Doane	1869/1888	Boston, Suffolk, MA	Benjamin Shreve and Charles Crump	as SHREVE, CRUMP & LOW., listed in the 1870 and 1872 city directories at 226 Washington and 7 Summer Street and at 443 Washington in 1875.
Low, John James	1822/1828	Boston, Suffolk, MA	Edward Putnam	as PUTNAM & LOW.
Low, John James	1828/1839	Boston, Suffolk, MA	Francis and Daniel Warner Low	as JOHN J. LOW & Co.
Low, John James	1840/1853	Boston, Suffolk, MA	Francis Low, True M. Ball, and Nathaniel C. Poor	as LOWS, BALL & Co. and later, LOWS, BALL & POOR.
Lowell, Abner	1837/1869	Portsmouth, Rockingham, NH	William Senter	as LOWELL & SENTER, with a shop at 64 Exchange Street.
Lownes, Edward	1816/1817	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA	Henry Erwin	as LOWNES & ERWIN with shop at 191 South Street.
Lownes, Joseph	1816	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA	Henry Erwin	as LOWNES & ERWIN with a shop at 191 South Street.
Lownes, Joseph	1817/1820	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA	Josiah Hewes Lownes
Lownes, Josiah Hewes	1817/1820	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA	Joseph Lownes
Lunt, John Enoch	cir 1870/1880	Newburyport, Essex, MA	William Hills Safford	as SAFFORD & LUNT, with a shop at 19 Pleasent Street.
Lunt, John Enoch	cir 1880	Newburyport, Essex, MA	William Moulton	as MOULTON & LUNT.
Luther, Edward Arnold	1873/1884	Providence, Providence, RI	William Henry Luther	as LUTHER BROTHERS.
Luther, Frederick Blanding	1888	Providence, Providence, RI	William Henry Luther	as WILLIAM H. LUTHER & SON.
Luther, William Henry	1873/1884	Providence, Providence, RI	Edward Arnold Luther	as LUTHER BROTHERS.
Luther, William Henry	1888	Providence, Providence, RI	Frederick Blanding Luther	as WILLIAM H. LUTHER & SON.
Lyford, George Edwin	cir 1870/1880	Boston, Suffolk, MA	Theodore P. Gooding	as GOODING & LYFORD. Their shop is first listed in city directories at 83 Washington Street, the old location of Josiah Gooding. By 1875, the firm was located at 211 Washington.
Lyman, William Worcester	1844/1845	Meriden, New Haven, CT	Ira Couch	as LYMAN & COUCH, britannia spoon manufacturers.
Lyman, William Worcester	1845/1849	Meriden, New Haven, CT	Ira Couch and George Bull	as BULL, LYMAN & COUCH.
Lyman, William Worcester	1846/1852	Meriden, New Haven, CT	Lemuel Curtis	as CURTIS & LYMAN
Lyman, William Worcester	1852	Meriden, New Haven, CT	Horace and Dennis Wilcox, Isaac Lewis, James A. Frary, Lemuel Curtis, and John Munson	as MERIDEN BRITANNIA Co.
Lynch, Lemuel	1834/1836	Hillsborough, Orange, NC	John and William Huntington	as a part of WM & JOHN HUNTINGTON.
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