Friday, February 9, 2018

Merrimack by Towle

Merrimack by Towle (1916  ) is described as a 'hammered' design.


Child's Fork (4 3/8 inches)




One Tine Butter Pick 







Five O'Clock Teaspoon (5 inches)




Strawberry Fork (5 3/8 inches)








Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Swansea by Gorham

Gorham first introduced their Swansea pattern in 1919.


Monday, February 5, 2018

Stately by State House / Oneida

If you are not familiar with 'State House' silver, there is a reason why. It is actually not a company but a line of sterling from Oneida. The 3 patterns of the State House line were not distributed through retail stores. They were made for private distribution.

The Stately pattern was introduced in 1948. Is one of the 3 'State House' patterns, along with Formality and Inaugural. Grosvenor N. Allen & Mary Parker Fleming  designed the pattern for State House/Oneida. They also designed Damask Rose (1946),  designs of Stanton Hall (1951), Ribbon Rose (1942), and Castle Rose.

Hallmark Silver Co is founded in New York, NY. It is active in the early 1900s till around 1954. The company later merged with Hunt Silver Co in the year 1954 and renamed Hunt-Hallmark Co.

Ice Cream Fork (5 5/8 inches)



Grille Knife (8 3/8 inches)



Sugar Spoon (6 1/8 inches)

Spanish Tracery by Gorham

Gorham introduced Spanish Tracery in 1970. A different feature of this pattern is the "Black Accent", meaning the design itself is on a black Background.

Ice Tea Spoon (7 3/4 inches)



Two Piece Wooden Bowl Salad Serving Set



Sugar Spoon (6 1/8 inches)


Lemon Fork (5 5/8 inches)