HISTORY AND MARKS

The international Silver Company was formed in 1898 by various independent New England silversmiths that, between 1898 and 1903, joined themselves together to form a company that became the world's largest manufacturer of silverware. The International Silver Co. was organized with an authorized capital of $20,000,000 and included the following companies each of which had won a place for itself in the silver world:

BARBOUR SILVER CO. (Hartford),

DERBY SILVER CO. (Derby),

HOLMES & EDWARDS SILVER CO. (Bridgeport),

MANHATTAN SILVER PLATE CO. (Lyons, N.Y.),

MERIDEN BRITANNIA CO. (Meriden),

MERIDEN SILVER PLATE CO. (Meriden),

MIDDLETOWN PLATE CO. (Middletown)

NORWICH CUTLERY CO. (Norwich),

ROGERS CUTLERY CO.,

ROGERS & BROTHER (Meriden),

ROGERS & HAMILTON CO. (Waterbury),

SIMPSON HALL MILLER & CO. (Wallingford),

SIMPSON NICKEL SILVER CO. (Wallingford),

STANDARD SILVER COMPANY LTD (Toronto, Canada)

WATROUS MFG CO. (Wallingford),

WILCOX SILVER PLATE CO. (Meriden),

WILLIAM ROGERS MFG CO. (Hartford)

UNITED STATES SILVER CORPORATION including C. ROGERS & BROTHERS (Meriden).

Barbour Silver Co mark Derby Silver Co mark Holmes & Edwards  Silver Co. mark

Barbour Silver Co - Derby Silver Plate Co - Holmes & Edwards Silver Co.

Manhattan Silver Plate Co mark Meriden Britannia Co mark Meriden Silver Plate Co mark Middletown Plate Co. mark

Manhattan Silver Plate Co - Meriden Britannia Company - Meriden Silver Plate Co - Middletown Plate Co.

Rogers & Brother mark Rogers & Hamilton mark Simpson Hall Miller & Co. mark

Rogers & Brother - Rogers & Hamilton - Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.

Watrous Mfg Co mark Wilcox Silver Plate Co mark William Rogers Mfg. Co. mark

Watrous Mfg Co - Wilcox Silver Plate Co - William Rogers Mfg. Co.

Other companies became part of International Silver Company, either directly or indirectly through one of the companies mentioned above:

AMERICAN SILVER COMPANY and HOLMES & TUTTLE (Bristol, 1935),

FORBES SILVER CO. (Meriden, through Meriden Britannia Co.),

HALL & ENTON CO. (Wallingford, through Watrous Mfg. Co.),

INTERNATIONAL SILVER CO. OF CANADA LTD. INC. (1922),

LA PIERRE MFG CO. (New York and Wallingford, 1929),

MALTBY STEVENS & CURTISS (Wallingfort, through Watrous),

MERIDEN BRITANNIA CO. LTD (Hamilton, Canada, through Meriden Britannia Co.),

PARKER & CASPER (Meriden, through Wilcox Silver Plate Co.),

W. ROGERS MFG CO. LTD (Niagara Falls, 1905, through W.Rogers Mfg Co.),

ROGERS SMITH & CO. (Wallingford, through Rogers Brothers),

STANDARD SILVER CO. LTD (Toronto, 1912),

E.G. WEBSTER & SON and WEBSTER MANUFACTURING CO. (Brooklyn and later Meriden, 1928, through Barbour Silver Co.),

WILCOX BRITANNIA CO. (Meriden, through Wilcox Silver Plate Co.),

WILCOX & EVERSEN (New York and later Meriden, through Meriden Britannia Co.).

 American Silver Co. mark

American Silver Co. Holmes & Tuttle mark

Holmes & Tuttle

Forbes Silver Co. mark

Forbes Silver Co. La Pierre Mfg Co. mark

La Pierre Mfg Co.

Meriden Britannia Co. Ltd mark

Meriden Britannia Co. Ltd Rogers Smith & Co. mark

Rogers Smith & Co.

Standard Silver Co. Ltd mark

Standard Silver Co. Ltd E.G. Webster & Son mark

E.G. Webster & Son

Webster-Wilcox mark

Webster-Wilcox

Wilcox mark

Wilcox

International Silver Company and its factories were active in the whole Meriden-Wallingford area becoming possibly the larger center for silver craftsmanship in the US. The peak of the production was reached in the late 1930s.

The production of sterling hollowware continued until 1976 while the silver plated hollowware business was sold to Oneida Silversmiths in 1981.

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 Besides the marks bearing its own name or the name of one of the companies organized in the International Silver Company, the silver plate production was marked with a wide array of trademarks:

ALBANY SILVER PLATE

AMERICAN SILVER CO.

AMSIL CO.

ATLAS SILVER PLATE

AVON SILVER PLATE

BS CO.

CAMELIA SILVERPLATE

CARV-EZE

COURT SILVER PLATE

CROWN SILVER CO.

DEEP SILVER

DEERFIELD SILVER PLATE    

EASTERN SILVER CO.

1847 ROGERS BROS

1865 WM. ROGERS MFG CO.

EMBASSY SILVER PLATE

GEM SILVER CO.

HOLD-EDGE

INDEPENDENCE TRIPLE

INLAID

INSICO

INTERNATIONAL

I.S. CO.

KENSICO

KENSINGTON SILVER PLATE    

MANOR PLATE MELODY SILVER PLATE

N.E.S.P. CO.

NEW ENGLAND SILVER PLATE    

NO-TARN

OLD COMPANY PLATE

PALLADIANT

R & B

R.C. CO.

REVELATION SILVER PLATE

ROYAL PLATE CO.

SILVER WELD

SOUTHINGTON COMPANY

STRAND

STRATFORD PLATE

STRATFORD SILVER PLATE CO.

SUPER-PLATE

SUPERIOR

SUPREME SILVER PLATE

VIANDE

VICTOR S. CO.

WM ROGERS & SON

WORLD

X S TRIPLE

International Silver Co.: Amsilco trademark International Silver Co.: Atlas Silver Co. trademark

Amsilco Atlas Silver Co.

International Silver Co.: Avon trademark International Silver Co.: Camelia Silverplate trademark

Avon Camelia Silverplate

International Silver Co.: Deep Silver trademark International Silver Co.: 1847 Rogers Bros trademark

Deep Silver 1847 Rogers Bros

International Silver Co.: Deerfield Silver Plate trademark International Silver Co.: Eastern Silver Co. trademark

Deerfield Silver Plate Eastern Silver Co.

International Silver Co.: 1865 Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co. trademark International Silver Co.: Embassy Silver Plate trademark

1865 Wm. Rogers Mfg Co. Embassy Silver Plate

International Silver Co.: INSICO trademark.

INSICO.

International Silver Co.: New England Silver Plate Co. trademark International Silver Co.: Old Company Plate trademark

New England Silver Plate Co. Old Company Plate

International Silver Co.: R.C. Co. trademark International Silver Co.: Revelation Silver Plate trademark

R.C. Co. Revelation Silver Plate

International Silver Co.: Strand trademark International Silver Co.: Royal Plate Co. trademark

Strand Royal Plate Co.

International Silver Co.: Southington Cutlery Co. trademark International Silver Co.: Stratford Silver Plate Co. trademark

Southington Cutlery Co. Stratford Silver Plate Co.

International Silver Co.: Superior Silver Plate trademark International Silver Co.: Super Plate and Inlaid trademarks

Superior Silver Plate Super Plate and Inlaid

 

The International Silver Company was sold in 1984 to Katy Industries Inc. changing its name to Wallace International Silversmiths, Wallingford, Connecticut.

This firm markets International Sterling flatware and silver-plated flatware under various trademarks (e.g. 1847 Rogers Bros, International Deep silver,).

In 1986 the business was purchased by a subsidiary of Syratech Corporation.

International Silver Co is now (2020) property of Lifetime Brands, Inc. owner of other historic brands as Gorham, Kirk Stieff, Poole, Towle Silversmiths, Tuttle and Wallace.

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FLATWARE PATTERNS: STERLING SILVER AND SILVER PLATE

Follow this link to see sterling silver and silver-plate FLATWARE PATTERNS of International Silver Company