Henry Gooding Reed
- Born: 23 Jul 1810, Taunton MA
- Marriage: Clarissa White on 5 Jan 1842 in Taunton MA
- Died: 1901
General notes:
Silversmith and plater
Events in his life were:
• He worked before 1837 in Taunton MA for CROSSMAN, WEST & LEONARD and TAUNTON BRITANNIA MANUFACTURING Co. as a spinner, producing holloware blanks for plating. 10
• He was a partner from 1837 to 1839 with Gustavus Leonard and Charles Barton in Taunton MA as LEONARD, REED & BARTON. 4
• He was a partner from 1840 to 1867 with Charles Barton in Taunton MA as REED & BARTON. At Barton's death in 1867, Reed reformed the company with Henry Fish and George Babrook as partners. 4
• He was issued design patent number 3,302 on 29 Dec 1868
HENRY G. REED, OF TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO
REED AND BARTON, OF SAME PLACE.
Design No. 3,302, dated December 29, 1868.
DESIGN FOR A SPOON OR FORK-HANDLE.
To all persons to whom these presents may come:
Be it known that I, HENRY G. REED, of Taunton, in the county of Bristol, and State of Massachusetts, have invented or produced a new and ornamental Design for a Handle for a Spoon, Fork, or other article of plated or silver-ware; and I do hereby declare the same to he fully described in the following specification, and represented in the accompanying drawings, of which—
Figure 1 is a front view, and
Figure 2, an edge view of such handle.
At its top, the handle is formed with a shield, a, containing the helmeted head, &, of a warrior, in bas-relief. From this a bead, b', extends along each of the edges of the handle, and terminates in a volute, c. Between the volutes and the shield is a smaller shield, d, containing a radiated rosette, e, formed as represented.
I claim, as my invention or production—
The design, substantially as above explained, and as represented in the accompanying drawings.
H. G. Reed
Witnesses:
C. P. Harris
William W. Swan
• Trade card, c 1880
Private Collection
For REED & BARTON.
• He appeared on the 1880 census taken at Taunton MA, listed as a manufacturer of silverplated wares.
Henry married Clarissa White on 5 Jan 1842 in Taunton MA. (Clarissa White was born on 8 Aug 1812 in Mansfield MA and died on 27 Sep 1847 in Taunton MA.)
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