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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 114946, member: 44"]Without the word sterling it would be silverplate. Wallace Bros. was noted for the manufacture of silverplate. From Rainwater's <i>Encyclopedia of Amer. Silver Manufacturer</i>s, p. 264.</p><p><br /></p><p>"In July 1875, Robert Wallace with his sons, ... formed a co-partnership under the name of Wallace Brothers for the manufacturing of silverplated flatware on a base of cast steel. Manufacture of silverplated holloware also began at this time. The manufacture of holloware ceased in 1986,. On June 23, 1879, the corporation of R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. acquired and took over the business and good will of Wallace Brothers."</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 114946, member: 44"]Without the word sterling it would be silverplate. Wallace Bros. was noted for the manufacture of silverplate. From Rainwater's [I]Encyclopedia of Amer. Silver Manufacturer[/I]s, p. 264. "In July 1875, Robert Wallace with his sons, ... formed a co-partnership under the name of Wallace Brothers for the manufacturing of silverplated flatware on a base of cast steel. Manufacture of silverplated holloware also began at this time. The manufacture of holloware ceased in 1986,. On June 23, 1879, the corporation of R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. acquired and took over the business and good will of Wallace Brothers." --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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