Biography of james w tufts boston

I then take a piece of britannia or other suitable soft metal, B, of proper size, and force it by means of a suitable press into the hand-cut mold or die, made as described, whereby a soft-metal counterpart in relief is produced, as seen in Fig. This counterpart is then finished by engraving thereon by hand with suitable tools all of the fine and delicate lines and portions of the design which are to appear upon the finished article to be ornamented, leaving it as seen in Fig.

An electrotype is then taken from this hand-finished soft-metal counterpart by suspending it in the decomposing-trough containing the necessary solution and connected with the battery in the usual manner, and allowing it to remain until a sufficient thickness of metal has been deposited, when it is removed and mounted on a block or backing, a, of hard metal, thus forming an electrotype die or mold, G, in intaglio, Figs.

Biography of james w tufts boston

After the die C has been produced, as described, the britannia or other soft-metal article upon which the design is to be produced is forced with a heavy pressure into or onto the die C by means of a suitable press in a well known manner, and after being removed therefrom will bear the reverse or exact counterpart of the design of the die, with the lines and fine portions so clearly and sharply defined as to render it impossible to distinguish the work from the best hand-engraving, whereby an immense saving in time and labor is effected, and it will be apparent that my invention is especially well adapted for use in the manufacture of silver-plated ware having fine raised or repousse designs, which can by my method be more easily and cheaply produced than heretofore.

The operation of ornamenting a sheet of soft metal from which an article is to be made is performed by placing this sheet over-the electrotype-die, and then by providing the lower face of the presser-die with a counter die the face of which has the outline of the electrointaglio die on its lower face in cameo, it will be seen at a glance that this cameo-die will impress the back of the soft-metal plate, and thus force a corresponding portion of the face of the plate into the intaglio or electro-plate die, thus ornamenting it, as above explained.

James W. Tufts started his business in in Boston and the company ceased operations by It made silverplated goods, and was famous for elaborate soda fountains. Tufts turned over the operation of his business to others in due to poor health and bought 5, acres in the sandhills of North Carolina, where he founded the resort town of Pinehurst.

He died there in Your item is silverplated, not sterling. The mark you show is one of four that Tufts used and dates from the late s. Pinehurst was controlled by the Tufts family until Back to Profile. Photos Works. Main Photo Add photo. School period Add photo. Career Add photo. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects.

Wikidata item. American businessman — CharlestownMassachusetts. PinehurstNorth Carolina. Biography [ edit ]. References [ edit ]. Biographical History of Massachusetts.