Robert J. Hill (died May 29, 1953), nicknamed ''Bobil'', was a draftsman, designer and the art director of the

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division of

Gorham, Inc. The Gorham Manufacturing Company is one of the largest United States of America, American manufacturers of Sterling silver, sterling and silverplate and a foundry for bronze sculpture. History Gorham Silver was founded in Providence, Rhode Isl ...

in Rhode Island. He designed in 1926 the

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, and in 1935 the Borg-Warner Trophy. He retired in 1948.N.N.:
Gorham Roster of Craftsmen
', The Owl at the Bridge. URL last accessed 2007-09-04.

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