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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 9834485, member: 111"]Gorham was so prolific, they most likely procured the glass blanks from more than one manufacturer, can't say I recall seeing reference to any specific company - and it wasn't until a few years into the 20th century that glass makers started offering silver deposit themselves (believe Fostoria was likely first, they also did their own silver deposit work). Prior to that, the silver manufacturers were the ones who offered silver deposit, not just on glass and ceramics, but also on other non-metallic surfaces. Gorham received a gold medal at the Columbian Expo for their silver deposit on glass and pottery, the pottery was Rookwood and it's estimated that they did approximately 2500 of those pieces until around 1906, but there aren't records of any partnership between the two companies...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 9834485, member: 111"]Gorham was so prolific, they most likely procured the glass blanks from more than one manufacturer, can't say I recall seeing reference to any specific company - and it wasn't until a few years into the 20th century that glass makers started offering silver deposit themselves (believe Fostoria was likely first, they also did their own silver deposit work). Prior to that, the silver manufacturers were the ones who offered silver deposit, not just on glass and ceramics, but also on other non-metallic surfaces. Gorham received a gold medal at the Columbian Expo for their silver deposit on glass and pottery, the pottery was Rookwood and it's estimated that they did approximately 2500 of those pieces until around 1906, but there aren't records of any partnership between the two companies... ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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