benedictstudio.com - Benedict-OMS-Stickley


Benedict Studios - Designs were typically a lighter gauge copper and incorporated mixed metals in the form of copper and brass. Refined rivits held separated pieces of metal together.	OMS or Onondaga Metal Shops - Designs tended to be heavier gauge copper and incorporated both copper and iron into some pieces. Forms were hammered in a way that indicated they were raised instead of spun, but most often all pieces were spun in one form or another.	Gustav Stickley's Craftsman Workshops - Designs and forms are well documented in publications with the occasional rare and important commissioned finds. Most pieces were signed but some were not. It takes a seasoned collector to tell pieces made by the three firms apart.