Wallace Silver Company Hallmark

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Wallace silver company hallmark.

Hollowware 1 hallmark view pattern. Wallace silversmiths was purchased in 1959 by hamilton watch company. The new company wallace brothers produced silver plated flatware on a base of stainless steel. Founded 1875 became a subsidiary of r.

Today wallace silversmiths is a leading designer and manufacturer of beautiful sterling silver and stainless steel flatware holloware and frames plus exquisite tableware and giftware in crystal and alternative metals. Wallingford connecticut 1871 present major manufacturer full line flatware and holloware. Grand victorian sterling 1973. An assay office was legally established in 1814 and marks were placed on.

Browse our great selection of wallace silver flatware and silverware collections. Wallace sons mfg. Typical pre 1975 british hallmark. This is a page of a small collection of antique silver and objects of vertu a 1000 pages richly illustrated website offering all you need to know about antique silver sterling silver silverplate sheffield plate electroplate silver silverware flatware tea services and tea complements marks and hallmarks articles books auction catalogs famous silversmiths tiffany gorham jensen.

In 1971 it became a division of h m w. Industry and in 1983 a subsidiary of katy industries inc. At 16 wallace began apprenticing with spoon maker captain william mix a well known craftsman who worked for the meriden britannia co. From 1871 successor to wallace simpson co major manufacturer flatware holloware.

Born in connecticut in 1815 robert wallace was the son of scottish immigrants who also worked in silver. In 1879 wallingford ct usa. The wallace brand began in a small silversmith s shop in 1835 in connecticut and was known for pioneering nickel silver alloy flatware. Online encyclopedia of silver marks hallmarks makers marks.

Gorham silver company used a special mark for their martelé silver from 1899 to 1912. Wallace sons mfg. Our story frequently asked questions in the news. Martelé was made of silver of sterling or better quality some with 950 parts silver to each 1000 parts.

From left to right. Currently named wallace silversmiths maker s mark examples close. Wallace opened his own workshop in 1833 focusing on silver spoons the following year wallace approached german chemist louis feuchtwanger to learn more. By 1879 wallace brothers was merged with r.

Wallace sons mfg. Assay mark symbol of the city in which silver content was tested leopard head shown is london. Standard mark lion passant looking forward certified that silver content was 925 1000. Silversmiths in baltimore maryland had a maker date system from 1814 to 1830.

Wallace sons wallingford connecticut pierced sterling tea strainer c 1920 r. Co in 1875 wallace introduced the first three sterling patterns to feature the esteemed wallace name hawthorne the crown and st. Wallace and sons mfg.