List Of

Siderographers

 

 

The links below are to charts showing which siderographer's initials appear on the Washington Franklin flat press printings (excluding coils).

 

 

1908 – 1909

331 - 347

 

1909

357 - 366

 

1910 – 1911

374 - 384

 

1912 – 1914

405 - 423

 

1913 - 1915

424 - 461

 

1916 – 1917

462 - 485

 

1917 – 1920

498 - 547

 

1919 – 1922

K1 – K17

 

 

 

The table below lists each siderographer with the first plate created as a siderographer and the final plate created as a siderographer (several also worked as a plate finisher).  The list includes all plates created from 1906 through 1928.

 

The first siderographer to initial plates was Charles Vermeule (CV) on plate #3080 and plate #3081.  The plates were certified on May 19, 1906 and May 22, 1906, respectively.

 

The last siderographer to initial plates was Andrew Black (AB) on plates 19661 and 19663.  The plates were certified on November 30, 1928 and December 6, 1928, respectively.

 

 

 

Initials

Siderographer

1st Plate

Final Plate

FLA

Frank L Adrian

9119

17580

GWB

George Washington Barber

8224

17880

RB

Rudolph Bender

5288

14984

AB

Andrew Black

10573

19663

LBB

Lloyd B Brooke

4130

4920

DMC

Daniel M Clancy

9462

17583

HMC

Harold M Clarvoe

6431

16221

BMC

Bernard Michael Connelly

10679

17459

HLC

Harvey L Cote

4837

18045

GLD

George L Dant

3224

8449

D GLD

George L Dant

3573

 

MAD

Marcus A Davis

10593

16551

CVDeB

Clyde Volchester DeBinder

12577

19658

SDeB

Samuel DeBinder

5109

15789

AOD

Allen O Dickey

12537

16346

WD

Walter H Doxen

4110

4136

JCF

James C Filgate

10169

19560

DF

David Finkelstein

8161

8465

AEF

Albert E Fischer

12535

19572

JF

John B Fischer

12539

16760

Initials

Siderographer

1st Plate

Final Plate

JF

Joseph F Fitzgerald, Jr.

16227

16760

JTF

John T Ford

9183

9431

WEF

William E Franke

3087

6412

MRG

Morris R George

3107

7321

BG

Benjamin Goldsworthy

3082

7881

LSG

Leroy S Goldsworthy

10167

10293

ARG

Alfred R Gould

4558

10204

JIG

Joseph I Griffith

3302

7857

CAH

Charles A Hall

3085

19541

PEH

Phillip E Hardie

9461

13734

ADH

Andrew D Headley

3101

3315

JLH

Joseph L Heffern

8314

17146

EH

Edward Hein

12582

18999

GFH

George F Henlock

10584

19656

OHH

Orville H Herlocker

3510

17449

CMH

Clinton M Hisle

13306

16014

EHH

Edward H Holmes

4417

10587

GLH

George L Huber

16709

17420

FPL

Frank P Lauderback

5187

8366

SWL

Sidney W Lawrence

16787

 

Initials

Siderographer

1st Plate

Final Plate

HCL

Herbert C. Leach

6658

16988

DL

David Lorenz

8191

19649

SSL

Samuel S Ludlum

5205

14495

EPM

Edgar P Marshall

17044

17053

GRM

George R Mason

8163

16150

WMcA

William A McAleer

5256

16381

DWMcC

Daniel W McCallum

8188

19559

JAMcC

J A McCaskie

8315

8452

FAMcG

Felix A McGuire

16226

16239

WMcM

William McManus

10597

17545

FWMcN

Frank W McNally

3237

8068

JTWM

James T W Miller

3629

12982

WBM

Wilson B Miller

8354

8902

JAM

John A Mooney

3083

17185

JCN

John C Newman

3086

8509

JPP

John P Perry

3095

10200

JP

John Prender

3951

4412

GWR

George W Reid

10581

 

CIR

Clarence I Ronsaville

5202

19648

Initials

Siderographer

1st Plate

Final Plate

JCR

John C Rout

13265

 

DHS

Dennis H Sherman

4823

8900

JHS

John H Silbert, Jr.

12569

19622

ECS

Edward C Smith

13739

17597

WHMS

William H M Snyder

4432

6425

ESS

Evan S Stokes

3229

3597

CV

Charles Vermeule

3080

16916

ADW

Alven D Whittington

4129

4513

HMW

Herbert M Williams

12538

16754

HWW

Harry W Wolstenholme

13303

17081

Initials

Siderographer

1st Plate

Final Plate

 

 

 

Color Key to Siderographer List:

Initials/Name: Click to see an example(s) on Washington Franklins.

Initials/Name: No example currently available in my collection.

Initials/Name: No Washington Franklin plates reported by this individual.

 

 

 

 

Information for this table was derived from the BIA Plate Number Checklist: Plates 1 – 20,000, as well as additional research.

 

 

Page Verified December 21, 2003

 

Copyright © 2003 Douglas S. D'Avino

 

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