Silver

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This interview covers his family history in Connecticut/Kansas City, including his connection to the Haas family and other well known Hartford names. His cousin, Julius Rosenthal, was possibly one of the first presidents of Sears and Roebuck. Hammerslough was one of the founding members of Tumblebrook Country Club. Hammerslough also discusses his silver collection and history of both Connecticut and Jewish silver.

Abstract JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER HARTFORD ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONTape No.: 79 No. of Tapes: Interviewee: Philip Hammerslough Date of Interview: Aug. 29,1974 Occupation: Tobacco business Date of Birth: Jan. 20,1891 Place of Birth: Kansas City, Mo. Transcript (yes/no): Yes No. of pages: 22Abstract: Mr. Hammerslough comes from one of the most prominent families in Hartford. He has one of the largest collections of American silver in the country, and at the time of...

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Vertical reference files for individuals.

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Subjects of interview include: Tape One: Family History in Connecticut/Connecticut Jewish History Growing up Jewish in Hartford, Flood of 1936/Creation of New Synagogue, Funeral Involvement Tape Two: Jewish Education of Children Future of Jewish Community, Shoestring Contributions Book

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Subjects: Philip Hammerslough silver collection. Report on Myer Myers, a Jewish Revolutionary period silversmith.

Speaker: Emma Cohen