C. M. Hoke "The Jewelers' dictionary"

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Another small mention.
Miss C. M. Hoke is one of the authors of The Jewelers' dictionary.
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015031691390;view=1up;seq=10
 
I thought it worth including here,
the full text of the authors section of the text,
as taken from the text-ified version of the work
available through the link given above,
and only slightly edited to agree with the original pagination.

THE AUTHORS

"LEXICOGRAPHER: a writer of dictionaries; a harmless drudge".
So wrote Dr. Samuel Johnson, compiler of the first diction-
ary of the English language back in 1755 when he drew the de-
finition to describe his years of patient labor on that monu-
mental work.

Of course the good Doctor was indulging in a little fun at
his own expense - probably with a sigh of relief that the long
task was finally completed - and did not intend the second part
of his definition to be taken too seriously. Certainly the crea-
tor of a dictionary must be far more than a mere drudge - especi-
ally when that dictionary involves the formulation of definitions,
many of which have never before been put down on paper. Such a
man must have a vast amount of unusual and special knowledge as
well as the patience and willingness to spend many long hours at
a painstaking job.

Such men are the authors who have combined their knowledge
and their labors to prepare this, the second edition of the only
dictionary covering every branch of the jewelry trade. Each is
an outstanding expert in his particular specialty and speaks
with the voice of authority on that subject.

Contributor of the gemological terms is Dr. Frederick H. Pough.
Curator of Physical Geology and Mineralogy of the American Museum
of Natural History, and for two years Educational Director of the
New York Guild of the American Gem Society. Dr. Pough holds
scientific degrees from Harvard and Washington Universities and
later did research work in minerals at the University of Heidel-
berg. He has travelled extensively in Europe and Brazil visiting
mining and cutting centers, has written many authoritative
articles on gemological subjects, and is the discoverer of one of
the newest additions to the list of gemstones - brazilianite.
For the past many years he has been the gem consultant of The
Jewelers' Circular-Keystone.

Definitions in the field of watches, clocks, jewelry manu-
facture and engraving are the work of John J. Bowman, head of
the Bowman Technical School, Chairman of the Educational Com-
mittee of the Horological Institute of America, and Technical
Consultant of The Jewelers' Circular-Keystone. Mr. Bowman is
universally acknowleged to be one of the country's foremost edu-
cators and authorities on the technical aspects of the jewelry
industry; he is the author or co-author of several of the books
that are recognized as among the standard works on those subjects.

Terms dealing with precious metals and metallurgy were provid-
ed by Miss C. M. Hoke, who for over thirty years has been con-
sulting chemist of The Jewelers' Technical Advice Company; whose
work consists of aiding jewelers in melting, refining, alloying
and working precious metals. Miss Hoke is a graduate chemist
(Columbia University and University of Chicago) and for two years
taught chemistry at Columbia. She is the author of two books on
precious metals as well as many papers and articles on precious
metal technology and is one of the world's authorities on those
subjects. Several of her writings have been published in The
Jewelers' Circular-Keystone.

It would be impossible, we believe, to find people better
qualified to aid in the compilation of a comprehensive dictionary
of jewelry terms than these authorities, who have contributed to
the production of this book a wealth of information that will be
of lasting value to the industry in which they have played their
important parts.
 
And, for the sake of completeness, here is the publishing information:

The Jewelers' Dictionary (Second Edition)

The Jeweler's Circular-Keystone
New York, N.Y.
Copyright 1950 by Chilton Company
Publishers of THE JEWELERS' CIRCULAR-KEYSTONE
Printed in the United States of America

(contains many appendices and illustrations)
 
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