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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bakersgma, post: 319652, member: 59&quot;]Just read through the article about Bailey, Banks and Biddle&#039;s history (of which Bailey and Company was a predecessor) in Rainwater&#039;s Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers which discusses a 1871 booklet (History of Silver, Ancient and Modern) which was published by Bailey and Company. In that booklet were a couple interesting quotes - &quot;They claim the distinction, without cavil, of having first introduced silver of the full British standard of 925-1000 the American standard being but 900.&quot; There is no mention about when they claim to have raised their standard. </p><p><br /></p><p>Rainwater also says that at the end of the booklet, Bailey and Company also mention &quot;PLATEDWARE - Of our own manufacture..&quot; However, I have not seen an example of a mark used by them specifically for plated items and Rainwater does not show any of the marks used by the firms in the BBB pedigree, so I can&#039;t say whether there is anything to distinguish from the mark on your bowl.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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