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Tuful Ramadan

— 2021

Tuful bint Ramadan Awadh Bimkhalef was a distinguished Oman silversmith renowned for her exceptional craftsmanship and contributions to preserving and revitalizing Oman's silversmithing heritage. Oman is on the southeast coast of the Arabian peninsula in West Asia. Operating her workshop in

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Henry G.  Reed

Henry G. Reed
Reed & Barton

— 1901

Founded in 1824, Reed & Barton was a silver manufacturer that produced silverware, flatware and other silver goods. The firm was known as Babit and Grossman before apprentices Henry G. Reed and Charles E. Barton took over in 1840. Descendants of Henry G. Reed remained a key part of the ownership

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Mrs. Robert K. Reid

Wife had to use husband's name for her mine claim

Robert K. Reid's wife' discovery of silver ore in 1863 in Bingham Canyon, Utah, was not only groundbreaking for its time but also emblematic of the early mining spirit of the American West. Her involvement with the silver vein she uncovered

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Paul Revere

Paul Revere

— 1818

Paul Revere (December 21, 1734 – May 10, 1818]) was an American silversmith, engraver, early industrialist, and Patriot in the American Revolution. He is best known for his midnight ride to alert the colonial militia in April, 1775 to the approach of British forces before the battles of

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Wilhelm Rontgen

Wilhelm Rontgen

— 1923

Wihelm Rontgen was a German physicist who was the first person to systematically produce and detect electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today known as X-rays or Röntgen rays. His discovery of X-rays was a great revolution in the fields of physics and medicine and electrified the

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