The International Silver Company Meriden Connecticut Silverware

After a period of independent design and production meriden was part of a 1898 merger that created the international silver company.

The international silver company meriden connecticut silverware.

Hogan in an american heritage read more. On factory brand new orders of international sterling silver of 125 or greater we offer free shipping on your entire order. When the international silver company formed in 1898 it was already a colossus. The history of the international silver company parallels the history of silver manufacturing in connecticut from the late 19th century until the 1950s.

Winter 2015 16 subscribe buy the issue. Meriden connecticut was the american capital for pewter and silver manufacture in the 19th century. Make offer antique meriden b company silver plate coffee pot patent mark 1868 hummingbird antique meriden britannia company 1859 signed silverplate teapot w flip lid 199 95. The businesses that merged to form the new company produced about 70 percent of the silverware manufactured in the u s according to company historian edmund p.

Singer c connecticut explored inc. The international silver company was sold in 1984 to katy industries inc. Silver products hollowware flatware and cutlery the international silver company 1898 1983 stopped making silver also known as the isc was formed in meriden connecticut as a corporation banding together many existing silver companies in the immediate area and beyond. Company origins although the international silver company was headquartered in meriden connecticut for most of its existence it was initially organized under new jersey law in november 1898.

Changing its name to wallace international silversmiths wallingford connecticut.