George Tiemann; George Tiemann & Co.;
Frederick A. Stohlmann; Stohlmann, Pfarre & Co.. 1826-1900
George Tiemann cutler
1826-32: 35 Chatham Street
1833-55: 63 Chatham Street (manufacturer of scissors and surgical
instruments beginning in 1841)
George Tiemann & Co. (George Tiemann, Frederick A. Stohlmann, and Edward
Pfarre) surgical instruments
1855-63/64: 63 Chatham and 44 Eldridge
1863/64-71: 67 Chatham and 44 Eldridge
(George Tiemann died 26 September 1868; succeeded by Stohlmann and pfarre;
factory built at 81 & 83 Boerum, Brooklyn in 1871-72)
1872-86: 67 Chatham and
107 E. 28th (the latter site bore the name Stohlmann, pfarre & Co.; in 1882
Stohlmann and Pfarre were joined in Tiemann & Co. by their sons, C.
Frederick Stohlmann, Louis G. Pfarre, and Julius A. pfarre)
1886-1900: 107 Park Row
The earliest
Tiemann label this collector has seen was for the 1826-1832,
No. 35 Chatham location : "Geo. Tiemann / Surgeon's Instrument
Manufacturer / No. 35 Chatham St., N. York". The label was
an oval yellow sunburst.
1833 to 1850's logo range
Instruments marked
'Tiemans' is the earliest spelling, then'Tiemann'
which pre-dates those marked
'Tiemann & Co.'
Most likely Tiemann logo 1833 to 1855
Most likely Tiemann logo c. 1855 to 1860's
Note the 63 address
1855 to 1864
Most likely
Tiemann logo during the Civil War
Note the 63
address
Most likely 1864 to 1886 logo
Note the 67 address
1886 to 1920's label for Tiemann
The marks illustrated here were taken
from this collection, but more of the variations can be found in a George
Tiemann catalog reproduction from Norman Publishing, see the
references section for details on the book.
Information on this page is taken from the Tiemann catalog preface in the
George Tiemann & Co., American Armamentarium Chirurgicum: page 63.
Apparently, after the War, Tiemann
mixed instruments with various markings in the same sets, so the marking is
not a consistent indication of date. However, certain fonts are earlier
and others are later and that can help to place an approximate date or weed
mismatched instruments for a given case. It's just another factor used
to figure out when a given set existed or if various instruments have been
replaced incorrectly.
Click on any photo to
enlarge it
| This is thought to be
the earliest Tiemann mark and is spelled "Tiemanns" with an 's'.
c. 1830 |
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These two instruments were from a set marked with a '67 Chatham St.
label, which would place the set in the 1864-1886 era. The handles
are different, as are the ferrules, but they have the same
markings. |
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This mark 'TIEMANN
& Co / N. York' is from the same
67 Chatham St. set, but is marked different from the knives shown above.
The style of the saw
would point to Civil War period.
The '& Co. is the later
marking and post-Civil War
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A
later, post 1860's mark with more block font 'Tiemann & Co.' |
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A
post 1860's, but Pre-1900's mark with a script' Tiemann & Co.' |
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A
later, post 1860's mark with 'Tiemann & Co.' |
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The
early c. 1850's script type mark of just 'Tiemann' |
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A
later, c. 1880's mark with a more blocked san serif style mark and a
period after the name. |
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An early c. 1855, 'Tiemann' script mark from an ivory set with the 63 Chatham St.
label. |
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Side
by side comparisons of the two Tiemann saws, the earlier ivory with
slotted blade and the later gutta percha type handle which is c. 1860. |
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The
gutta percha handled saw from a set without a label, but from the
script, it is assumed it is c. 1860. |
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| The images to
the right were provided by Dr. Joe Zeligs from a pocket surgery kit to
illustrate the range of Tiemann marks struck on a variety of instruments
during a relatively short time frame during the 1870's. Click on
the image to see a full size photo. |
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| Tiemann labeled leather
pocket kit which is absolutely from the 1861 time frame. See
documentation and expanded photos of this kit provided by owner
Fred Scott, Maryland |
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The bottom line is no one knows for
sure what the exact dates are for these instruments, but by comparing various
sets, one can deduce generalized dates. It's why looking at a lot of sets
is important to help figure out trends and how various sets were put together.
