GOODNOW & JENKS RARE 1893-1905 STERLING SILVER PITCHER BOSTON MA PROVENANCE

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GOODNOW & JENKS RARE 1893-1905 STERLING SILVER PITCHER BOSTON MA PROVENANCE:
$690.00

BEAUTIFUL RARE ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER PITCHER made by Goodnow & Jenks, sometime between 1893 and 1905 (the only years silverflatware andhollow warewas made by G&J).They were considered the premier silversmith in Boston at the turn of the nineteenth century. This is a fine example of their work. G&J was patronized by theupper crust of Boston society. .The marks on the bottom read \"GOODNOW & JENKS\"(hallmark), STERLING, AND \"BIGELOW, KENNARD & CO\". Bigelow, Kennard & Co. of Boston were the retailers for this pice.

Thepitcher measures 7\" tall (at highest point) 8 1/2\" wide (handle to end of spout) and 3 5/8\" diameter on the bottom. This pitcher is from anestate with a very interestingprovenance (please read below).

It is in nice condition for its 100+ YEARS OF AGE. There is a dent on its spout (about and inch and one half long...see photos 9 and 10 although hard to really see inreflection) and also a few very small shallow dents on the side). Otherwise excellent. The pitcher easily holds 56 ounces.

It weighs 712.5 grams or 22 troy ounces. There are no monograms.

PROVENANCE

this sterling silver pitcher was among a large collection of fine items (many dating back to the 1800s and as far back as the late 1700s)— passed down from the estate of noted and well respected economist and philanthropist Roger Ward Babson (1875-1967) to his family.

Roger was a tenth generation Gloucester Massachusetts Babson who’s earliest American relative, Isabel Babson (a midwife) arrived in Salem Mass in 1637.

There is much information about pioneer economist (M.I.T. GRADUATE) Roger Babson (1875-1967) on the web noting his accomplishments including: founding of Babson College in 1919,

and founding of Weber College in 1927 (now Weber International University). Earlier in his career as an economist, Babson founded the Business Statistical Organization in 1904,

selling business and investment information to companies.Roger Babson earned the distinction of being the first financial forecaster to predict the stock market crash of October, 1929.

From 1910 to 1923, he commented on business and other matters as a regular columnist for the Saturday Evening Post. He also contributed weekly columns for the New York Times and for the

newspapers owned by the Scripps Syndicate. Babson eventually formed his own syndicate, thePublishers Financial Bureau, to disseminate his writings to papers across the United States.

Over the course of 33 years, he wrote 47 books, including his autobiography.He was 1940 candidate for US presidency for the Prohibition Party coming in thirdbehind Franklin Roosevelt and Wendell Wilkey

(it was noted in a local Wellesley Mass Column dated 1957 that Babson and his grandaughter, Camilla entertained Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt at luncheon in Mr. Babson’s winter home in Mountain Lake, Fla.) the Roosevelts and Roger and his wife Grace were dear friends.

In 1948 he founded the Gravity Research Foundation. He felt that gravity waves should somehow be harnessed, and that this important force of nature was not being properly exploited.

Roger Babson extended his interest in the public’s welfare beyond investment counseling. He encouraged industries to develop products to improve public health and safety.

Among businesses receiving Roger Babson’s approval and financial backing were select early manufacturers of sanitary paper towels and other hygienic products, fire alarm call boxes, fire sprinklers, and traffic signals.

There is much more information to be found on the Babson and Weber College websites regarding the life of Roger W. Babson.

The one aspect of Roger Babson’s studies at M.I.T. (1895-1898) that he valued throughout his life was learning about the British scientist, mathematician, and philosopher, Isaac Newton.

Roger Babson was impressed by Newton’s discoveries, especially his third law of motion--”For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” He eventually incorporated Newton’s theory into many of his personal and business endeavors.

Another interesting note:Roger’s first wife, Grace Margaret Knight accumulated the largest collection of Newtonia(artifacts, documents and works of Sir Issac Newton, the person who most influenced the life of her husband) in the United States.THE COLLECTION WAS PURCHASED BY MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IN MA. AND IS NOW ON EXHIBIT THERE.

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