Featured Mark On Cracker Holder

Any help with the maker?
Some say cracker other sugar cube holder, don’t know which is correct.

 

Cracker -- however this critter has been pressed into use for all Kinds of things,

 

Watson https://www.sterlingflatwarefashions.com/Silversmiths/SSW3.html

 

Thanks. Would not figure that was a sword.

 

Unless your hand is humongous, it's a sugar cube tray, the much less common biscuit (cracker) trays were usually around 8 inches long and larger overall - can't really recall seeing a biscuit tray with a handle like that (the majority of sugar cube trays didn't have them either)...

~Cheryl

 

1922:


~Cheryl

 

Hi,
It is a sugar cube holder. Mine is stored somewhere. It was made in the 1890s when Domingo Sugar started to make sugar cubes.
greg

 

Oh, Duh! I never even noticed the hand! Mea culpa!

I have been diced, cubed, and sunk in hot fluid!

 

Hi,
Here is my sugar holder it is 6" long.
greg

 

Just learned something new here again.

 

These silver and silverplate sugar cube trays, along with similar pierced tableware, were very popular in the 1910s-20s, can't recall seeing the sugar trays in catalogs or ads prior to 1910, though it's certainly possible - sugar cubes were usually just presented in sugar bowls, served with tongs. There was a huge marketing campaign for the American Sugar Refining Company's domino-shape sugar cubes in the early 20th century, the Havemeyer family eventually used the 'Domino' name for their granulated sugar too, and at some point changed the company name to Domino - perhaps this was the impetus for the creation of these pieces (Mom has one too, usually used for the fairly small Wheat Thin crackers - too fussy for me).

~Cheryl


1907 Domino sugar ad:

 

Hi,
The Domino sugar company here in NYC has been here for 200 years.
greg

 

Hi Greg,

The Havemeyer family sugar business was founded in 1807, but the 'Domino' name is just not that old, even the ad above shows the manufacturer as 'The American Sugar Refining Company' - the history of the company is easily looked up, this is probably the most comprehensive history I found in a quick search, but I'm sure even more information is available: http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/domino-sugar-corporation-history/

~Cheryl

 

Hi Cheryl,
The Domino Sugar factory had a huge sign saying Domino Sugar for over 200 years. Lord knows I have seen that sign for many years and never even thought of it being wrong.
greg

 

Mom's is by the same maker as the OP's, it's #565, same design but with handles on each end, about 6" not including the little handles. Put a few small crackers (under 1.5" square) in it, was reminded again that this design is so much better for thick sugar cubes than thin flat crackers that just slide down if it's not full...

~Cheryl