Let's see some postcards

[rickalaska]

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[Bicem]

Has anyone done a deep research dive on the connection of Vignos & Hurford Photography and the production of the NC postcards?

[rainier2004]

Originally Posted by Bicem

Has anyone done a deep research dive on the connection of Vignos & Hurford Photography and the production of the NC postcards?

They were making cabinets by the 1890s...

https://www.tias.com/pr-early-1st-co...tos-38497.html

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Bicem

Has anyone done a deep research dive on the connection of Vignos & Hurford Photography and the production of the NC postcards?

Novelty Cutlery was founded in 1879 by Augusts Vignos. Lost right arm in Civil War. Farmer, Janitor, Postmaster of Canton. Novelty became famous for "transplant-handled" knives which were invented by Henry and Reuben Landis also of Canton.

Cutlery was at 67 Barr Street in 1910, later moving to 515 McGregor Avenue in 1928. Vignos died in 1925 and the firm passed to son Alfred. Stopped making knives in 1948.

Interesting that Vignos was a photographer prior to the Cutlery business and had an photography studio adjacent to his Novelty Cutlery plant. See attached postcard, lower left (no longer my postcard).

[Casey2296]

Here's another fun photo.
Canton’s first letter carriers with Postmaster Augustus Vignos, 1882. Front, from left: James C. Shoop, John Ryan. Standing: Alvin Hurford, David Pletcher, Randolph G. Garber, Augustus Vignos. Boy on the porch is Ralph Shoop. Courtesy McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, Canton, OH

Cleraly Vignos & Hurford were close. Also a 1903 photo taken in front of the post office where they worked together. May have even been taken by them. Photos are not mine.
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[rainier2004]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

Here's another fun photo.
Canton’s first letter carriers with Postmaster Augustus Vignos, 1882. Front, from left: James C. Shoop, John Ryan. Standing: Alvin Hurford, David Pletcher, Randolph G. Garber, Augustus Vignos. Boy on the porch is Ralph Shoop. Courtesy McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, Canton, OH

Cleraly Vignos & Hurford were close. Also a 1903 photo taken in front of the post office where they worked together. May have even been taken by them. Photos are not mine.
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Vignos and Hurford started their photo business together by this point I believe.

Interesting way to take the picture so it blocks Vignos missing limb he lost in the war.

[Frankish]

Wow. Some of those postcards are AMAZING.

My own contribution is very modest. Card of a baseball game in Osaka from 1913 or earlier.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by rainier2004

Vignos and Hurford started their photo business together by this point I believe.

Interesting way to take the picture so it blocks Vignos missing limb he lost in the war.

Vignos founded Novelty Cutlery in 1879 so I think there is some crossover there.

Great Osaka postcard Frankish.

[rickalaska]

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