Mr. Hallquist:
I'm working of the full story. I'd have to ponder a bit, but I'd date it from 1871 to 1874, possibly a bit later. I'm somewhat confident that bulk of the adornment was applied in Suhl. Choke bore, etc. more than likely was performed in the U.S. of A.

I really don't have much faith that Dick Schaefer made many examples. He was more than likely demonstrating how they wares performed at functions.

Kind Regards,

Raimey
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