1970’s Stieff photos

1970’s Stieff photos

This is a series of professional photos taken at the Stieff factory and Stieff stores around Baltimore.
Exact date unknown

Charles Stieff II, Jon Manning, Larry George, Ray Dicus, Unknown, Ken Strout
In front of the 1970 addition to the Stieff Building
Thanks to Rose Duke who identified these men

Unknown operator at Stieff

Jon Manning

Larry George

Ray Dicus, Larry George, Jon Manning and unknown gentleman

Soldering a handle to a piece of pewter

The photographer has marked this negative as “Cardinal Cushing silver” but in fact this is a photo of the James Cardinal Gibbons silver made in 1911 by Stieff.

A photo to be used in a Stieff catalog

This is a photo contact sheet that has been marked up, and trace lines placed around the pieces to be cut out and used in a Stieff catalog or ad. This is from the days long before todays “cut and paste” computer editing. Note production comments on the right side.

Unknown, Rodney Stieff and Charles Stieff II