H. Fred Skaggs — Anglo Silversmith Hallmark — T.Skies Co-Op

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# H. Fred Skaggs — Silversmith

H. Fred Skaggs (?–1982; Anglo) was an Anglo silversmith who arrived in Scottsdale, Arizona in 1956. He worked in multiple styles: tufa casting, hand-wrought silversmithing, fabricated jewelry, and hollowware. An early modernist in the Scottsdale scene, he was a significant figure in transmitting silversmithing skills across cultural boundaries.

Most notably, Skaggs taught silversmithing crafts to Charles Loloma, who would go on to become one of the most celebrated and influential Native American jewelers of the twentieth century.

Heritage note: Hougart documents H. Fred Skaggs as Anglo (non-Native). This directory records heritage exactly as the source states it. Hougart explicitly documents non-Native makers in his hallmark record where they played a significant role in the Southwestern silver tradition.

## The Marks

> "H. Fred Skaggs (?-1982; Anglo). Silversmith; multiple styles; tufa casting; hand wrought; jewelry; hollowware. An early modernist, he arrived in Scottsdale, Arizona in 1956; he taught silversmith crafts to Charles Loloma. Marks: H F S (conjoined); SKAGGS; H. FRED SKAGGS" > — Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), approx. p. ~26441.

Three marks are documented: H F S (the initials conjoined), SKAGGS, and the full name H. FRED SKAGGS.

## References - Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Entry approx. p. ~26441.

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