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HARTMANN, Adolph A.  (1857-1926) diesinker, Waterbury.
          Two diesinkers by this name, this is the son.
          Born New York City, 30 August 1857.
          Listed in Waterbury city directories 1883-1925, as general
          diesinker.  Father did not advertise, son started advertising
          in 1890 and stopped advertising for medal work in 1904.
          Most ads mentions medals and indexed under medals.
          Undoubtedly he prepared these, only one medal signed
          AAH. Worked for Scovill 1895, 1907-12.
          Died Waterbury, Connecticut, 6 February 1926.

          M   E   D   A   L   S

1894 Brooklyn German Hospital Medal . . . . . . . Storer 4905
1900 National Guard of New Jersey Medal (number of dies of
          this organization in Scovill inventory; some signed
          by Jarvis E. Ellis, some by this Adolph A. Hartmann)
          
          R  E  F  E  R  E  N  C  E  S

E3  {1902-30} Forrer 2:483 (Storer furnished Forrer with misattribution of "R.
          Hermann").
M14 {1931} Storer (medical) 4905, p 659 (misattributed to "R. Hermann").
R9  {1986} McGuinn and Bazelon, p 43.
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