ROGERS SMITH / & CO. / HARTFORD / CONN (in a shield) / E.V & CO. on a 1800s Draped Bust large cent. Brunk P-471, Rulau-Unlisted. Host coin Poor. William Hazen Rogers (1801-1873) and George W. Smith were silversmiths in partnership from 1856 to 1862, located in Hartford, CT. Rogers was a silversmith, watchmaker and plater involved in several partnerships including CHURCH & ROGERS with Joseph Church from 1825 to 1836 and ROGERS & MEAD with John O. Mead in 1845-46. He also worked with his brothers Simeon and Asa as ROGERS BROS. from 1847 to 1853 and his son as WILLIAM ROGERS & SON. In 1870 he is listed as a jeweler on the census taken at Hartford. Unfortunately little is known about George Smith, but this example is from their six year partnership and unlisted in Brunk.From the Steve M. Tompkins Collection.
