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From: "j.dodd" <>
Subject: Re: [B'ham] Jewellery Quarter
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 19:26:15 -0000
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If they were silver, I suppose it would. A manufacturing jeweller would
stock silver, and make it into lots of things. Steel spoons would be made by
a cutler, I think.
Regards
John
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From: "Nancy Curry" <>
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Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: [B'ham] Jewellery Quarter


> My Gr gr grandfather was a "spoonmaker" in Birminghamin about 1840. Would
> that be considered "jewelry" in a larger sense.
> Nancy
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> Three generations of my family (DODD) worked as jewellers in the
> Jewellery Quarter between about1850 and 1930.
>
> I am trying to find out what they made and where they worked.
> Does anybody have any ideas about where I could start. I have tried the
> Jewellery museum, but that doesn't seem very helpful.
>
> Also trying to find the antecedents of ENOCH DODD, b.1811, in King's
> Norton/Handsworth area.
> Can anyone help.
> Thank you
> John Dodd
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