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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 133317, member: 44"]This Alvin mark is reversed! The circle with the crescent & sword should be on our right and the circle with eagle on our left. The mark looks doubled stamped.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't know of any site online for dating this mark of Alvin's. The company was organized as Alvin Mfg. Co. in 1886. The company name was changed a few times through the years. In 1897 it was purchased by the Joseph Fahys & Co. and operated as a branch of the firm from 1898-1910. In 1919 the name was changed to Alvin Silver Co. In 1928 Gorham bought the company changing its name to the Alvin Corporation. It is still a division of the Gorham Corporation. If I had to guess, I'd say this hollowware bowl was made since it was a branch of Gorham Silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sites with a little Alvin history:</p><p><a href="http://www.sterlingflatwarefashions.com/Silversmiths/SSA2.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sterlingflatwarefashions.com/Silversmiths/SSA2.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.sterlingflatwarefashions.com/Silversmiths/SSA2.html</a></p><p><a href="http://the-office.com/estatejewelry/princeeugene.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://the-office.com/estatejewelry/princeeugene.htm" rel="nofollow">http://the-office.com/estatejewelry/princeeugene.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://www.silvercollection.it/americansilvermarks.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.silvercollection.it/americansilvermarks.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.silvercollection.it/americansilvermarks.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Query posted on the Silver Salon forum about Gorham's acquisitions. Alvin is specifically mentioned in the 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th postings:</p><p><a href="http://www.smpub.com/ubb/Forum13/HTML/000007.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.smpub.com/ubb/Forum13/HTML/000007.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.smpub.com/ubb/Forum13/HTML/000007.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 133317, member: 44"]This Alvin mark is reversed! The circle with the crescent & sword should be on our right and the circle with eagle on our left. The mark looks doubled stamped. I don't know of any site online for dating this mark of Alvin's. The company was organized as Alvin Mfg. Co. in 1886. The company name was changed a few times through the years. In 1897 it was purchased by the Joseph Fahys & Co. and operated as a branch of the firm from 1898-1910. In 1919 the name was changed to Alvin Silver Co. In 1928 Gorham bought the company changing its name to the Alvin Corporation. It is still a division of the Gorham Corporation. If I had to guess, I'd say this hollowware bowl was made since it was a branch of Gorham Silver. Sites with a little Alvin history: [URL]http://www.sterlingflatwarefashions.com/Silversmiths/SSA2.html[/URL] [URL]http://the-office.com/estatejewelry/princeeugene.htm[/URL] [URL]http://www.silvercollection.it/americansilvermarks.html[/URL] Query posted on the Silver Salon forum about Gorham's acquisitions. Alvin is specifically mentioned in the 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th postings: [URL]http://www.smpub.com/ubb/Forum13/HTML/000007.html[/URL] --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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