Category Archives: Asa Rogers

The Second Generation or The Last of the Rogers in Hartford

Posted on December 29, 2013 by queenofsienna

Up to now the the previous posts on flatware manufacturing in Hartford have evolved into the gathering of information primarily on the original Rogers brothers, William Hazen, Asa Harris and Simeon Smith. Now we discuss William Henry Rogers (son of William Hazen) and … Continue reading →

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The Search for Spoonville

Posted on August 27, 2013 by queenofsienna

I was doing research on The Hartford Manufacturing Company (for a separate post on silverplate manufacturers of Hartford, CT) and came across a brief mention of E.W. Sperry in the 1856 book “Leading Pursuits and Leading Men:  A Treatise on … Continue reading →

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