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The inscription reads: The Northern Liberties & Penn Township Rail Road Company to John M Ogden in Grateful Acknowledgement of his long and faithful services as their President, 1853.
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A PAIR OF SILVER PRESENTATION EWERS
MAKER'S MARK OF ROBERT & WILLIAM WILSON, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1853
Baluster, on spreading foot, chased with stiff leaves and trailing grapevine, with stepped rocaille rim, with leaf-clad scroll handles, the front engraved with a presentation inscription, marked under bases--15 5/8in. high
(101oz.) (2)
MAKER'S MARK OF ROBERT & WILLIAM WILSON, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1853
Baluster, on spreading foot, chased with stiff leaves and trailing grapevine, with stepped rocaille rim, with leaf-clad scroll handles, the front engraved with a presentation inscription, marked under bases--15 5/8in. high
(101oz.) (2)