Gorham Sterling Silverware

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Gorham sterling silverware.

The firm s chief product was spoons of coin silver the company also made thimbles combs jewelry and other small items. Colfax sterling gorham no monograms view pattern. While jabez gorham and henry webster produced the first pieces from coin silver in 1831 some people choose to concentrate on the period after designer william j. Filter 2 gorham sterling silver flatware silverware.

Codman joined the company in 1891. Gorham applies a tarnish at the factory to highlight the many flowers on the handles so please use a standard silver polish not a silver dip so that this applied tarnish will. The decline of gorham began in 1967 when the company was purchased by textron a move that some critics claim decreased quality due to management s lack of understanding of gorham s specialty producing high quality sterling silverware and holloware. Gorham antique us sterling silver flatware.

Antique cupboard is the place to find sterling silver flatware and silverware. In 1848 jabez gorham sold the company to his son john gorham who oversaw. Showing slide current slide of total slides shop by type. Search our online database for just the right silver items.

See all shop by type. Invitation silverplate 1940 view pattern. The story of gorham begins in 1813 when jabez gorham completed his metalsmith apprenticeship and began making jewelry. Antique sterling silverware home.

Manufacturer list gorham sterling silverware sterling flatware estate new sterling silvereware replacements see this list with pictures other gorham product catagories. In 1842 the congress enacted a tariff which effectively blocked the importation of silverware from outside the united states which aided. Some people specialize in collecting flatware from the gorham company. Ways to shop top brands brands a z top sterling patterns popular stainless patterns need assistance identification help.

The mark has an unusual e and an m as well as the word gorham the usual three symbol mark as well as sterling and often a pattern number. Gorham sterling silver flatware silverware. Gorham silver was founded in providence rhode island 1831 by jabez gorham a master craftsman in partnership with henry l. In 1831 jabez gorham began manufacturing coin silver spoons which were popular at the time for replacing pewter spoons.

Go to previous slide shop by type. Skip to page navigation. He brought modern designs to gorham and these pieces are strongly influenced by art deco geometry and stylized lines. Gorham buttercup sterling silverware first made in 1899 buttercup is one of the most popular sterling silverware patterns and has a wide variety of pieces available.