Security Engravers Vignette Presentation by connor1

Security Engraving Vignette Presentation by connor1

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Certificate
The Eagle was engraved by M.W. Baldwin in 1898,the two ships were engraved separately by L.S. Schofield in 1904,and the lettering was engraved by F.Lamasure and H.L. Chorlton in 1915.
The composite die was used to make a "Certificate for Cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy".
The 4 engravers careers biographies are documented by Gene Hessler's book "The Engravers Line".
M.W. Baldwin was born in Irvington,NJ. in 1853 and died in NYC in 1925.He was apprenticed at the American BNCo under Louis Delnoce and Alfred Jones and studied evenings at the National Academy of Design. In 1869 Balwin was with the National BNCo and remained after consolidation with the American BNCo in 1878.Two years later he formed Baldwin,Gleason & Co in NYC.From 1891 Baldwin engraved privately and continued to do so after he joined the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on the 5th of Jan.1897.He retired from the BEP on Aug.20,1920 and returned to the American BNCo on May 4th.1921.His first work at the BEP was the non-portrait engraving on the ticket for the Presidential Inaugural Ball.In 1897 he retouched the controversial educational notes $(sky),$2(female head) & the $5 (leaves);notes with these changes were not issued.At the BEP,Baldwin executed every type of engraving.He engraved the backs for the$20(H848) and $50 (H1044) Federal Reserve notes of 1914 in only 20 working days.Postage stamp engravings outnumbered his bank note engravings.He also engraved Military Payment Certificates,& Foreign Bank Notes.
H.L Chorlton was born in Brooklyn,NY in 1869 and died in South Pasadena,CA in 1955.He studied engraving with Richard Berry,Franklin BNCo engraver.From1884 to 1886 he engraved for the Hamilton BNCo.During this time he engraved about 12 stamps for Latin American countries. Sometime after leaving HBNCo Chorlton joined the Homer Lee BNCo.In 1894,along with G.F.C. Smillie and Thomas F.Morris ,Cholton moved from the HLBNCo to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.He retired in 1916 but was recalled to the BEP until 1919. He is credited with the "Great Seal of the U.S. on the $10 Gold Certificate,(H605-611 and the ship engraving on the Canada 450 note,(PS1376).
L.S. Schofield was born in Paoli,PA in 1868.He was the grandchild of John Sartain and studied with Emily Sartain.He began his apprenticeship at the BEP in 1888; he was named an engraver in1893 at $1000 per year.A letter dated Sept.2,1893 from the BEP to the U.S, Treasury Department said that unless there was a salary increase,the government would loose a talented engraver.Schofield engraved almost 100 postage stamps.He retired Mar,31,1932.
Frank Lamasure was born in Philadelphia in 1876 ,he died in June,1838.He came to the BEP as a plate cleaner in1896;he became an engraver on July,13,1901.Lamasure resigned in 1906 to join the AMERICAN BNCo,he returned to the BEP in 1908.He is one of eight engravers who executed the ornamental work on the 1935 $1 Silver Certificate.It is possible that he also worked for the Western BNCo.

 

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thats a beautiful vingette!

 

Gorgeous Connor!

 

very nice indeed. i have a print of this vingette. it was printed from the original plates that the American Bank Note Compnay used. i have about 10 or 12 diffrent ones. i just have to find them:rolling:

 

Thanks, that is the same ABNCo. I used .
connor1

 

Very nice vignette connor!

 

Excellent work Bob!!

 

Very cool! Odd how long it was before they got it in print after it started!

 

Eagle Vignette

This Eagle Vignette was engraved in 1898,the AM. Bank Note Co. must have used it for other Bank Notes or Obsoletes.Perhaps one of the CT members has the answer to this question.

 

Connor - Excellent vignette, I like the fact that it was the combined work of so many people.

If you are referring to how long it took to make the completed set, it is a very simple answer: The Coast Guard didn't exist until 1915! Prior to this it was under two main groups and eventually absorbed two more: The Revenue Cutter Service and the Life Saving Service were the two main ones.

 

I didn't know that history of the U.S. Coast Guard,I knew this would be educational as well as fun !Thanks for that information !

 

The Revenue Cutter Service was established in 1790 and operated during that time as our Navy as well until 1798 when the Navy was re-established. I think I will look into whether or not they had any sort of engravings done for them for my presentation

 

Wiggam007,intresting idea ,& more history of the U.S. Navy I never knew,I'm really enjoying this & can't wait for the next presentation !

 

That's a beautiful vignette. The eagle is featured as a powerful and alert creature ready to face all challenges.

 

Connor, nice job starting off the Security Engraving Presentations!
Excellent Vignette with sybolic power!

Where did The engravers attend school?
Did they start with ABNCo or did they work their way into these companies??

Nice round of applause for nice job!! :bow:

We will all look forward to next week's presentation by "Dready"

We still need someone to fill in the Nov 1st week. That is all that remains open for 2009.

Great start guy's!!




RickieB

 

Very nice vignette!!!

Lou

 

The eagle vignette looks like the one used for the 1918 1000 dollar bill.

Lou

 

Here's a similar theme with 2 ships and the eagle in the middle.Atlantic and Pacific Steamship Company stock certificate dated 1913 printed by the Hamilton Banknote Company.

Lou

 

Balwin's Engraving "Defient Eagle" You got it ...Beautiful!

Baldwin's "Defiant Eagle" Vignette ...You got it !:bow:

 

Looks similar,beautiful,may have been done by Baldwin also.Do you know who the engravers were ?