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Joel Shoemaker maker's marks

Compare 1 source-linked mark variant recorded under Joel Shoemaker. These are reconstructions for comparison, not source photographs or authentication evidence.

Source location statements
Philadelphia, PA
Source date statements
(b.1764 - d.1829) Active after 1793, thought to have worked in New York at some time.

Mark variant 1

Joel Shoemaker: J. Shoemaker; line reconstruction.
Line reconstruction
Joel Shoemaker: J. Shoemaker; oxidized reconstruction.
AI-assisted oxidized reconstruction

Source-recorded mark text: J. Shoemaker

Two bordered J. SHOEMAKER wordmark variants remain distinct in their original stacked arrangement.

Low confidence comparison reconstruction.

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