John Hombek
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Anglo (non-Native maker of Southwestern-style work) · documented in the T.Skies hallmark reference library
Overview
John Hombek is a silversmith documented by Hougart as Anglo. He works in tufa casting and shell jewelry, with set stones and coral.
Heritage note: Hougart documents John Hombek as Anglo — a non-Native maker of Southwestern-style silver work. This directory records his heritage exactly as the source states it.
Spelling note: Hougart's headword prints the surname as Hombek, while the entry text prints Hornbek. The two spellings differ by a classic scan ambiguity (rn/m), and our scan does not settle which is correct — we record the headword form and hold the spelling for verification against the physical volume.
His documented mark is a deer-track stamp. Hougart notes the stamp "evolved from a hunting experience" and that "the mark may be on a clipped plate."
The Mark
"John Hombek (Anglo). Tufa casting; shell jewelry; set stones, coral. [...] The stamp evolved from a hunting experience [...] The mark may be on a clipped plate. [...] Mark: Deer track"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022) (entry heavily garbled in scan; legible phrases quoted).
The mark as documented in the Hougart corpus: Deer track.
References - Hougart, Bille. *Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks*, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022.
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