For 20 years I bought and sold American silverplated flatware, then moved on to research and write about some of my favorite patterns and companies. I self-published books and maintained a website. I’m not providing the link to the website because I am transferring most of the information to this blog, after which I will discontinue the separate site.
Silver manufacturing was an important industry in the eastern U.S. between 1850 and 1920. It is a piece of our past which I have enjoyed helping to preserve. I invite you to take a look at some of my pages under the heading American silverplate.
The picture at the top of this page shows the “1847 Girl,” an important symbol used by the International Silver Company to emphasize their genteel origins. By 1948 — 100 years later — the advertising image below shows a livelier spirit, although the image is still a romantic one.
Silver Threads 