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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 9803604, member: 111"]Sorry - first chance I've had to comment. Standard Silverware Co. produced spoons and other silverware in silverplate, 'Nevada Metal', and silver, though I've never run across any solid silver, but the mark 'STANDARD' was also occasionally used on some early to mid 19th century American coin silver, typically stamped intaglio rather than incuse as on this piece and other Standard Silverware items - hence the question regarding coin silver on the SMP Forums post.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm posting some images from my files on the company, and for a brief summary, in addition to manufacturing silverware, they also wholesaled other maker's items, including jewelry, and sent out salespeople with their catalog and samples to sell house-to-house and to businesses as well (they even offered revolvers) - they also encouraged women to sign on as salespeople, and continued in business into the 1920s. There was also a Toronto silverplate firm founded in 1895 called the 'Standard Silver Co.', it was sometimes also called the 'Standard Silverware Co.', including in advertising after they became part of International Silver in 1912 - the Boston firm (they had a New York office in the 1870s), made some nice Aesthetic patterns that are often identified as by the Toronto maker, but those patterns would date earlier than when they were in business, and holloware seemed their primary production.</p><p><br /></p><p>Couldn't tell you if this piece was actually manufactured by Standard, they used some different marks, including just the sans-serif 'STANDARD' like yours, as well as a serifed version, and they used both 'Standard Silverware Co.' and 'Standard Silver Ware Co.' in both their advertising and marks. If this brooch were silver, would expect it to be marked as such, and have to ask if that's oxidation in the engraving or brass base metal showing...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>An 1882 article cited in the company's sales packet:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]486951[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1897 ads:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]486952[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]486953[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 9803604, member: 111"]Sorry - first chance I've had to comment. Standard Silverware Co. produced spoons and other silverware in silverplate, 'Nevada Metal', and silver, though I've never run across any solid silver, but the mark 'STANDARD' was also occasionally used on some early to mid 19th century American coin silver, typically stamped intaglio rather than incuse as on this piece and other Standard Silverware items - hence the question regarding coin silver on the SMP Forums post. I'm posting some images from my files on the company, and for a brief summary, in addition to manufacturing silverware, they also wholesaled other maker's items, including jewelry, and sent out salespeople with their catalog and samples to sell house-to-house and to businesses as well (they even offered revolvers) - they also encouraged women to sign on as salespeople, and continued in business into the 1920s. There was also a Toronto silverplate firm founded in 1895 called the 'Standard Silver Co.', it was sometimes also called the 'Standard Silverware Co.', including in advertising after they became part of International Silver in 1912 - the Boston firm (they had a New York office in the 1870s), made some nice Aesthetic patterns that are often identified as by the Toronto maker, but those patterns would date earlier than when they were in business, and holloware seemed their primary production. Couldn't tell you if this piece was actually manufactured by Standard, they used some different marks, including just the sans-serif 'STANDARD' like yours, as well as a serifed version, and they used both 'Standard Silverware Co.' and 'Standard Silver Ware Co.' in both their advertising and marks. If this brooch were silver, would expect it to be marked as such, and have to ask if that's oxidation in the engraving or brass base metal showing... An 1882 article cited in the company's sales packet: [ATTACH=full]486951[/ATTACH] 1897 ads: [ATTACH=full]486952[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]486953[/ATTACH] ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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