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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 9773417, member: 111&quot;]Gorham is a weakness for me, they were prolific, as well as incredibly innovative in the mid to late 19th century (especially the 1870s-&#039;80s), like the use of other metals, including copper, brass, bronze (they had a foundry), aluminum, even iron (with applied silver elements), they also occasionally produced gold pieces.&nbsp; There was often a Japanese influence, as well as other cultures, and there was a line called &#039;Cairo&#039; produced in silver speckled with bits of copper, bronze and brass, both holloware and flatware.</p><p><br /></p><p>The pieces shown were part of a pricy handwrought copper line introduced in 1881, pretty much out of production by the end of the decade (the date code &#039;O&#039; for 1882 can be seen in the last image pic), it had an unusual &#039;glazed&#039; surface, that held up well and highlighted the different shades of the metal.&nbsp; They also produced some Art Nouveau silver and copper pieces in the early 20th century, as well as copper-lined, silver-mounted leather &#039;Blackjack&#039; cups and tankards.</p><p><br /></p><p>I still have a bit of regret about selling a Gorham &#039;Sterling &amp; Other Metals&#039; card tray with a sweet applied copper mouse decades ago - but it did make the mortgage and more...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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