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Here is a hallmark of S. N. Meyer   WASH‘N, D.C.

General Staff insignia

STERLING

I‘m realy sad I missed this item. ?

Michael

 

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That is a very unusual badge. Not only is it stamped S.N. Meyer, it is also marked Wash'n DC. and not New York. This must be from the pre-WWII time frame. The pin and hook catch is also an interesting feature. I wonder how old it is? It looks very well made.

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SN Meyer was only ever in DC. His son, Nathan, had NS Meyer in New York.

S.N. (Simon) Meyer was the father. He lived in DC from the time he emigrated to the US from Germany. He had a series of shops on 7th (722 7th from 1868 to 1899), Pennsylvania (1411 [1899-1901 or '02] and 1231 [1902 or '03 to 1914]), and F (1331 or 1327, same complex from 1914 to at least 1923) Streets that initially (~1868) focused on dry goods, millinery, etc, but the Washington Navy Yard was right down 7th where it ended at the water, so he switched to supplying military goods (braid, buttons, then uniforms, swords, etc) within a few years. I've been climbing out of a rabbit hole of research with Meyers' early history.

His son, Nathan (as in NS Meyer), worked for his father for a time as a manager, then moved to NYC and set up NS Meyer (the more familiar 'Meyer') around 1906. Addresses: 79 5th Ave. (1906-1920), 103 5th Ave (1920-71) and finally 42 E. 20th from 1971 until the end. His son-in-law, Abner Ruben took over in '35. Changed his last name to Raeburn in the '40s.

I've been trying to track both companies over time using city directories, year by year. SN Meyer was still on F Street, according to the directory, in 1923, A decade after Simon died. I haven't looked at 1924 and beyond yet. (I also need a peek at the 1902. Haven't found one to look at and it moved sometime in there.)

I'm OCD enough to keep a card on each manufacturer I acquire a piece from, along with parent companies, etc. I have one for both Meyers currently being compiled.

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I forgot to mention it before, but NS Meyer was a rep for Albert Dondero early on. That might explain why he didn't have his own hallmark early on. He sold for others, like Dondero and maybe his father.

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6 hours ago, CDWells said:

SN Meyer was only ever in DC. His son, Nathan, had NS Meyer in New York.

S.N. (Simon) Meyer was the father. He lived in DC from the time he emigrated to the US from Germany. He had a series of shops on 7th (722 7th from 1868 to 1899), Pennsylvania (1411 [1899-1901 or '02] and 1231 [1902 or '03 to 1914]), and F (1331 or 1327, same complex from 1914 to at least 1923) Streets that initially (~1868) focused on dry goods, millinery, etc, but the Washington Navy Yard was right down 7th where it ended at the water, so he switched to supplying military goods (braid, buttons, then uniforms, swords, etc) within a few years. I've been climbing out of a rabbit hole of research with Meyers' early history.

His son, Nathan (as in NS Meyer), worked for his father for a time as a manager, then moved to NYC and set up NS Meyer (the more familiar 'Meyer') around 1906. Addresses: 79 5th Ave. (1906-1920), 103 5th Ave (1920-71) and finally 42 E. 20th from 1971 until the end. His son-in-law, Abner Ruben took over in '35. Changed his last name to Raeburn in the '40s.

I've been trying to track both companies over time using city directories, year by year. SN Meyer was still on F Street, according to the directory, in 1923, A decade after Simon died. I haven't looked at 1924 and beyond yet. (I also need a peek at the 1902. Haven't found one to look at and it moved sometime in there.)

I'm OCD enough to keep a card on each manufacturer I acquire a piece from, along with parent companies, etc. I have one for both Meyers currently being compiled.

 

BZ - Well Done Sir, I endorse your quest as a case of Militaria OCD is not only 'normal' in our world, it's often essential to fully understand our trade.

 

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