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Langdon, John E. (John Emerson)
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1902-1981
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John Emerson Langdon was born in Ottawa in 1902. In 1928, he was appointed Editor for Eastern Canada for the Financial Post, based in Montreal. He began visiting antique stores while buying items for his new home and started to notice that a silver hallmark attributed to a Channel Islands silversmith has been used extensively in Canada. This led him to do research on the topic, and he eventually became a leading authority in the field. His books include Clock and Watchmakers and Allied Workers in Canada, 1700-1900 (1976) and Canadian Silversmiths, 1700-1900 (1966).
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Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto