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<p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 260254, member: 59"]Welcome! As you have already surmised, only some of these pieces match - the coffee pot, covered sugar and creamer are a "set." And the tray that also says Wm. A Rogers (as you've said those 3 pieces have) at least comes from the same maker, but is such a generic design that it may not have been originally sold with the pot, creamer and sugar.</p><p><br /></p><p>The tray or platter with the Wm. Rogers sticker is from a different manufacturer. There were 2 "William Rogers" companies - not related. The William A. Rogers company came out of upstate New York and later Ontario, Canada and was owned by Oneida beginning in 1929. The William Rogers with no A, came out of a longstanding family of makers of (mostly) silverplated goods from Connecticut. That firm was one of the many which joined together in 1898 to form International Silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unless any of these pieces say "sterling" on them somewhere, they are plated.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do the gravy/sauce boat, goblet and shakers have any marks at all?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 260254, member: 59"]Welcome! As you have already surmised, only some of these pieces match - the coffee pot, covered sugar and creamer are a "set." And the tray that also says Wm. A Rogers (as you've said those 3 pieces have) at least comes from the same maker, but is such a generic design that it may not have been originally sold with the pot, creamer and sugar. The tray or platter with the Wm. Rogers sticker is from a different manufacturer. There were 2 "William Rogers" companies - not related. The William A. Rogers company came out of upstate New York and later Ontario, Canada and was owned by Oneida beginning in 1929. The William Rogers with no A, came out of a longstanding family of makers of (mostly) silverplated goods from Connecticut. That firm was one of the many which joined together in 1898 to form International Silver. Unless any of these pieces say "sterling" on them somewhere, they are plated. Do the gravy/sauce boat, goblet and shakers have any marks at all?[/QUOTE]
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