Interestingly, Henry A. Bishop of Bridgeport had a hand in the management and operation of that railroad line as well as two others in the CT & NY area. He was a wealthy philanthropist and entrepreneur as well as a statesman and political figure.
He ordered a AAHE 20/28 straight-grip two-barrel set which is known to still exist. I have the 24" Damascus 28 gauge DHE that he ordered for his wife Jessie A. Bishop.

On page 2 of this thread I posted a few pictures of DH engraving - the top picture is Jessie Bishop's little DHE.

An article on this subject will be published in the near future.






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