David Schenkman writes:

Dick Johnson wrote to Kay O. Freeman:

WEEDEN, William Nye (1841-1891) engraver, Boston.Born New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1841.Onetime partner with Joseph Merriam (q.v.) in Merriam & Company following the Civil War. Merriam sold this firm (circa 1875) to Clarence J. Brigham (q.v.) who operated for a short time as Brigham & Co. and then moved it to Attleboro. Weeden specialized in Masonic medals but didlittle in latter years of this business or afterwards.Died New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1891.

M E D A L S

1867 Washington (George) Boston Masonic Temple Medal (obv portrait by Joseph H. Merriam, rev building by Weeden). . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 294, Storer 416, Marvin 269, Schenkman C301
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 81:247

1867 Boston New Masonic Temple Charles C. Dame GrandmasterMedal [Masonic date 5867] (obv Washington portrait byMerriam, rev by Weeden). . . . . . . Storer 1898, Marvin 269, Baker 294
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 48:1127

R E P L I C A S & R E I S S U E S

1901 Franklin (Benjamin) Boston Masonic Temple Medal (obvportrait by Merriam, rev byWeeden; restrike of 1867medal). . . . Storer 415, Fuld FR.M.MA.3, Greenslet GM-64

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