Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. designs in collections, exhibitions, design catalogues and historical information

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rogers bros mfg co catalogue
Cropped view of page in 1860 Rogers Brs. Mfg. Co. design catalogue. Reproduced in The elegance of old silverplate and some personalities (1980). See entry below.


"[In] 1853 a new company, Rogers Brothers Manufacturing Company, was formed. William [Rogers] was President and both he and [Asa] Rogers, large stockholders. Simeon [Rogers] became a stockholder a few months later. They erected a four story, brick factory to suit their particular needs at the corner of Trumbull and Hicks Streets [in Hartford]. In 1856, for reasons not clear, William left the firm (although remaining as a director and stockholder) and with George W. Smith... organized Rogers, Smith and Co.".

— Edmund P. Hogan in The elegance of old silver plate and some personalities (1980), pp 166-67.


A. Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. designs in collections (by year)


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1850s

1853 or after - coffeepot and teapot

Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. (1853-). Coffeepot and teapot. (Accession nos. 1989.34.1-2. Viewed 1 September 2017. G00094-95.)

1853 or after - coffeepot and sugar bowl

Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. (1853-). Coffeepot and sugar bowl. (Accession nos. 1994.4.1-2. Viewed 1 September 2017. G00096-97.)

1853-56 - tray

Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. (1853-56). Presentation tray. (Accession no. 1981.68.2. Viewed 15 April 2017. AAA00591-C07.)

  • Offline - Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.

1853-61 - fruit dish

Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. (1853-61). Fruit dish. Silver plate. (Accession no. 121578. Viewed 30 December 2016. A01378.)

1853-61 - tray

Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. (1853-61). Tray. Silver plate. (Accession no. 71656. Viewed 1 January 2017. A01420.)

c. 1857 - pitcher

Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. (c. 1857). Pitcher. (Accession no. 1967.101.0. Viewed 15 April 2017. AAA00591-C06.)

  • Offline - Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.

c. 1858 - tea service

Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. (c. 1858). Tea service. Silver plate. (Accession no. JAGA 1450. Viewed 11 April 2017. A02146.)

1858 - tea service

Roger Bros. Mfg. Co. (1858). Tea service (6 items). (Accession no. 45.1079; 45-1081. Viewed 10 April 2017. A02127-28.)



Click the following link to see designs and documentation for other historical silver companies that were connected to the International Silver Company and its predecessor companies, including other "Rogers" companies, as well as others from the Meriden area; go to the historical Meriden design overview page and scroll down to section D: "ISC, predecessors & divisions" and E: "Other featured companies".



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n. d. - pitcher and sugar bowl

Rogers Bros Mfg Co. (undated). Sugar bowl. Silver or silver plate. (Dating by holder does not align to perceived dates of this company, as indicated by the marks on the designs.) Object no. H 30185.001-002. Viewed 30 June 2018. A03032-33).

n. d. - syrup pitcher

Rogers Bros Mfg Co. (undated). Syrup pitcher. Silver or silver plate. (Dating by holder does not align to perceived dates of this company, as indicated by the marks on the designs. Object no. H 30190. Viewed 30 June 2018. A03041).

n. d. - four forks

Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. (undated). Four forks (with ornate handles). (Accession no. 1978.103.9.1-.4. Viewed 15 April 2017. AAA00591-C31.)

  • Offline - Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.

n. d. - serving fork

Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. (undated). Serving fork (with daffodil pattern). (Accession no. 2012.324.3. Viewed 15 April 2017. AAA00591-C32.)

  • Offline - Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.


B. Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. designs in exhibitions


1850s

1853-54 - exhibition at Crystal Palace, New York

14 July 1853 - 14 November 1854. Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations at the Crystal Palace, New York. [Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. (bronze medal).]

> Unspecified designs, "Heavy silver-plated ware of every description", exhibited by Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co., recipient of bronze medal.

  • For documentation, see the design catalogues and historical information section below.

1855 - Connecticut State Agricultural Society fair

c. October 1855. Connecticut State Agricultural Society fair, [location unknown].

> Unspecified designs, "Silver and plated ware, a very large assortment", exhibited by Rogers Brothers Mfg. Co.

  • For documentation, see the design catalogues and historical information section below.

1858 - Connecticut State Agricultural Society exhibition

1858 (specific dates unknown). Connecticut State Agricultural Society. Rogers Bros. Hartford.

> Unspecified designs exhibited by Rogers Bros. Hartford (presumably Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co.) (recipient of gold medal for best silverplated ware).

  • For documentation, see the design catalogues and historical information section below.



See our Design Meriden compilation listing over 1000 exhibitions since 1851, featuring historical design associated with the Meriden area.



C. Rogers Bros. Mfg Co. design catalogues and historical information (by year)


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1850s

Various newspapers, magazines and other sources

(c. 1853-). Various newspapers, magazines and other sources - search engines. (Updated 19 April 2020. D01210).

1853-54 - Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. in Crystal Palace exhibition

(1853). Official catalogue of the New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, (p. 79). [Exhibition dates: 14 July 1853 - 14 November 1854.] ["Heavy silver-plated ware of every description— Rogers, Brothers, Hartford, Connecticut."] (Updated 6 November 2018. A02777-78; AAA00328; AAA00588; D00444.)

1855 - spotlighted news mention - Rogers Brothers Mfg. Co. at Connecticut State Agricultural Society fair

  • Offline - (11 October 1855). The State Fair: Second day... [with mention of unspecified designs, "Silver and plated ware, a very large assortment", exhibited by Rogers Brothers Mfg. Co.] Hartford Courant, p. 2. (Viewed 6 November 2018. C00330).
  • See worldcat.org for locations.

1857 - design catalogue

Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. (1857). Best Electro Plate. 35 pp. [Lithographs and illustrations of flatware and hollow ware; unclear status about this documentation.] (Viewed 20 February 2017. AAA00570 - 078.)

  • Offline - Meriden Historical Society, Meriden, CT.

1857 - design catalogue

Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. (1857). Price list of electro-plated goods, manufactured by the Rogers Bro’s Manufacturing Company. 51 pp. Hartford, CT: Case, Lockwood and Co. (Viewed 6 May 2017. A02384.)

1857 - design catalogue reprint

Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. (1857). [Presumably selected pages from design catalogue]. In Pyne Press. (1972). Victorian silverplated holloware; tea services, caster sets, ice water pitchers, card receivers, napkin rings, knife rests, toilet sets, goblets, cups, trays and waiters, epergnes, butter dishes, pickle casters, salts, tureens, communion services. Compiled by the editors of the Pyne Press. 156 pp. 16-page bibliography. Princeton, NJ. (Updated 23 April 2017. A01452; A02255.)

1858 - Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. in exhibition

(1858). Mention of Rogers Bros. Hartford (presumably Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co.), (recipient of gold medal for best silverplated ware) at Connecticut State Agricultural Society, 1858 (specific dates unknown). In: May, Earl Chapin. (1947). A century of silver 1847-1947, (pp. 368-69). Robert M. McBride & Company: New York. (Updated 15 March 2017. AAA00588; DM.)

1859 - classified advertisement

Rogers Bros. Manufacturing Company. (22 September 1859). Classified advertisement: "Good engraver wanted— will the engraver who called on us a few days since call again and hear something to his advantage. Rogers Bros. Manufacturing Company, 17 Maiden Lane". New York Herald, p. 9, col. 5. (Viewed 13 January 2021. C01540).


1860s

1860 - design catalogue

Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. (1860). Illustrated Catalogue of Plated Goods. 119 pp. (Updated 9 November 2017. AAA00570 - 079; AAA00696.)

  • Offline - Meriden Historical Society.
  • Offline citation - Hogan, E. P. (January-February 1971). The old-fashioned dinner caster. Spinning Wheel, pp. 20-22. "Meriden - Industries - Silver" file, Meriden Public Library, CT.

1860 - design catalogue drawings excerpt

Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. (1860). Design catalogue drawings excerpt. In Hogan, E. P. (May 1976). Silverware for children [with mention of, and illustrations of eleven Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. children’s cups, reprinted from 1860 catalogue]. Spinning wheel, pp. 13-16. (Updated 20 July 2021. AAA00699; R01559.)

1860 - design catalogue excerpt

Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. (1860). [Part of] reprinted page from catalogue (presumably above) showing designs for 11 children’s cups, and page showing designs of 4 dinner casters, (1860). In Hogan, Edmund P. (1980). The elegance of old silver plate and some personalities, (p. 51, 104). Schiffer Publishing Limited: Exton, PA. (Updated 19 April 2017. DM.)


1900s

1900 - spotlighted advertisement mention

Aldrich, Barton, VT. (26 March 1900). Advertisement: "A true history of Rogers & Bro. ... Rogers Brothers Manufacturing Co. ... Rogers, Smith & Co. ... Wm. Rogers Manufacturing Co. ... Meriden Britannia Co. ... 1847 Rogers Brothers... International Silver Co. ... " [with no illustrations]. Orleans County Monitor (Barton, VT), presumably p. 5, cols. 5-6.

1901 - spotlighted advertisement mention

Simeon L. and George H. Rogers Company. (18 May 1901). Advertisement: "... Sterling silver and silver plated ware... Facts about Rogers trade-marks... " [with mention of Rogers Bros. Manufacturing Co.; Rogers, Smith & Co.; Rogers & Bro.; Meriden Britannia Co.; Wm. Rogers Manufacturing Co.] [with no product illustrations]. The American Artisan and Hardware Record, p. 7. (Viewed 6 July 2021. R01453).


1930s

1934 - secondary source

(1934). William Rogers and his brothers in the silverware industry. The Keystone magazine, (August 1934), 5 pp., and (September 1934), 4 pp. Reprinted in source unknown, possibly International Silver Company promotional material. [Refers to Meriden Britannia; 1847 Rogers Bros.; Rogers & Brother; Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co.; Rogers Cutlery; Rogers, Smith & Co.; Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co.; and Wm. Rogers & Son.] (Viewed 9 May 2017. AAA00598; A02400.)

1936 - spotlighted article mention

Snow, William G. (17 April 1936). Meriden’s silverware industry history [with mention of Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co.]. The Meriden Daily Journal [Fiftieth Anniversary issue (1886-1936)], unknown page number. (Viewed 30 December 2020. D01699).


1940s

1947 - secondary source

May, Earl Chapin. (1947). On "Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co.", (pp. 52-3, 73, 100-05, 117-18). In A century of silver 1847-1947. Robert M. McBride & Company: New York. (Updated 19 April 2017. DM.)


1960s

1966 - encyclopedia entry

Rainwater, Dorothy T. (1966). "Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co.", (p. 145). In American silver manufacturers: Their marks, trademarks and history. Everybodys Press: Hanover, PA. (Viewed 5 August 2020. L01882-83; L01914).

1966 - encyclopedia entry

Rainwater, Dorothy T. (1966). "Rogers Brothers" [with mention of Rogers Bros. Mfg Co.], (p. 146). In American silver manufacturers: Their marks, trademarks and history. Everybodys Press: Hanover, PA. (Viewed 5 August 2020. L01882-83; L01915).

1968 - magazine article

Hodgson, Beulah D. (February 1968). [Rogers Brothers, The International Silver Company (/ Meriden Britannia), Meriden, Conn.] Silver Magazine. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00209.)

1969 - article mention

Hogan, E. P. (November 1969). A century of tea sets [with mention and two illustrations of Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. designs]. Spinning Wheel, pp. 10-3, 52. (Viewed 22 July 2021. R01592).


1970s

1971 - magazine article mention

Hogan, E. P. (January-February 1971). The old-fashioned dinner caster. Spinning Wheel, pp. 20-22. (Viewed 9 November 2017. AAA00696.)

Illustrations:
> Meriden Britannia Co.: 3 illustrations of casters in 1855 catalogue; revolving caster (1860); 23 illustrations of dinner castle bottles, 6 dinner casters, and 6 dinner caster bell from 1886 catalogue; also toy caster (1885) and caster (1855-67);
> Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co.: 4 illustrations of dinner casters in 1860 Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. catalogue;
> Wilcox Silver Plate Co.: caster (1871).
> Also Bergen & Niland; Meriden Flint Glass Company; Meriden Silver Plate Co.; Rogers, Smith & Co.; Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.; Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co. are mentioned.

  • Offline - "Meriden - Industries - Silver" file, Meriden Public Library, CT.
  • See worldcat.org for other locations.
"By 1893, the demand [for dinner casters] started to wane... They went out of style entirely in the early 1900s." (Excerpt from article above.)


1975 - magazine article mention

Hogan, E. P. (June 1975). The old fashioned ice pitcher. Spinning Wheel. Four-page article but page numbers unclear.] (Viewed 10 November 2017. AAA00696.)

Illustrations:
> Derby Silver Co. (late 1880s);
> Meriden Britannia Co. double-walled ice pitchers (1855, 1867), ice urn (c. 1875), tilting pitcher sets (c. 1874, 1878);
> Rogers, Smith & Co. tilting pitcher set (1886);
> Wilcox Silver Plate Co. double-walled pitcher (1873) and tilting pitcher set (1885).
> Article also mentions Middletown Plate Co. and Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co.

  • Offline - "Meriden - Industries - Silver" file, Meriden Public Library, CT.
  • See worldcat.org for other locations.

1976 - magazine article mention

Hogan, E. P. (May 1976). Silverware for children [with mention of, and illustrations of eleven Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co. children’s cups, reprinted from 1860 catalogue]. Spinning wheel, pp. 13-16. (Updated 20 July 2021. AAA00699; R01559.)

  • Online - archive.org. (Email-based registration required.)
  • Offline - "Meriden - Industries - Silver" file, Meriden Public Library, CT.

1977 - secondary source

Hogan, Edmund P. (1977). On "Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co.", [pp. 33, 36, 46, 144 [photo of coffee urn (1853-62), 145 [photos of two coffee pots (1857; 1855)]. In An American heritage: A book about the International Silver Company. Taylor Publishing Company: Dallas, TX. (Updated 19 April 2017. DM.)


1980s

1980 - secondary source

Hogan, Edmund P. (1980). "Rogers Bros. Mfg Co." mentions, [pp. 38 (ice pitchers), 63 (nut and fruit bowls), 68-9 (including photos of two teapots and coffee urn), 101 (children’s silverware), 104 (children’s cups, including 1860 catalogue illustrations showing 11 designs), 166-67 (including two illustrations of buildings)]. In The elegance of old silver plate and some personalities. Schiffer Publishing Limited: Exton, PA. (Updated 19 April 2017. DM.)

1980 - secondary source

Hogan, Edmund P. (1980). On "The Rogers Brothers", (pp. 161-70; other mentions in book’s index; including reproduced illustration of William, Asa, and Simeon Rogers; adverts; b/w photos of spoons, building illustrations; and photo of Meriden Britannia building). In The elegance of old silver plate and some personalities. Schiffer Publishing Limited: Exton, PA. (Updated 19 April 2017. DM.)


2000s

2004 - encyclopedia entry

Rainwater, Dorothy T.; Fuller, Martin; Fuller, Collette. (2004). "Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co." [with mark], (p. 203). Encyclopedia of American silver manufacturers, (revised and expanded 5th ed.). Schiffer Publishing: Atglen, PA. (Viewed 2 August 2020. L01872-73).

2004 - encyclopedia entry

Rainwater, Dorothy T.; Fuller, Martin; Fuller, Collette. (2004). "Rogers Brothers" [with mention of Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co.], (pp. 202-03). Encyclopedia of American silver manufacturers, (revised and expanded 5th ed.). Schiffer Publishing: Atglen, PA. (Viewed 8 August 2020. L01872-73).


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n. d. - photograph

(undated). Photograph of silverwork by Rogers Brothers Manufacturing Company. (Viewed 23 June 2020. L01467).