Wilcox Silver Plate Co. design catalogues and historical information

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Above, cover and illustrations from the c. 1898-1920 Wilcox Silver Plate Co. design catalogue. See the entry listing below.

"WILCOX SILVER PLATE CO., Meriden, Conn.
This company was originally organized in 1865 as the Wilcox Britannia Co. and in 1867 changed its name to Wilcox Silver Plate Co. They made silverplated hollowware and in 1869, took over Parker & Casper, a small hollowware concern. The Wilcox factory confined its production to silverplated hollowware which compared favorably with anything on the market at the time. A cut glass department was begun in 1885 and continued in operation for about twenty-five years. When Wilcox Silver Plate Co. was taken over by International Silver Co. in 1898, its lines were continued.... "

— Edmund P. Hogan in An American heritage: A book on the International Silver Company (1977), p. 164.

Evidence shows that by 1954 the "Webster-Wilcox" division, combining E. G. Webster & Son and the Wilcox Silver Plate Co., at the International Silver Co. was formed. However, for the historical record, it is incorrectly noted as happening in either 1960 or 1963 in Edmund P. Hogan’s An American heritage: A book about the International Silver Company (1977), (pp. 164 & 170). See the 1954 advertisement on the Design Meriden - Webster-Wilcox documentation webpage.

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. design catalogues and historical documentation (by year) [1]

Wilcox Silver Plate Co.; predecessors: Parker & Casper Co.; Wilcox Britannia Co.; other trademarks: Gem Silver Co., Superior (Silver) Plate Co. (definitive listing here, in process.)

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1860s

Various newspapers, magazines and other sources

(c. 1867-). Various newspapers, magazines and other sources - search engines. (Updated 26 April 2020. C01257; C01291-92; D01194; D01209; D01213).

Online - 925-1000.com silver website - Silverplate Marks "P" [including Parker, Casper & Co. ( Wilcox Silver Plate Co. predecessor)];
Online - 925-1000.com silver website - American Silver Marks "W" (including Wilcox Silver Plate Co.);
Online - 925-1000.com silver website - Silverplate Marks "W" (including Wilcox Silver Plate Co.);
Online - Silver Collection (Italy) website - Wilcox Silver Plate Co. [/ International Silver Co.], Superior Silver Co.: History, marks and flatware webpage;
Online - Silver Collection (Italy) website - International Silver Company (including Wilcox Silver Plate Co. [/ International Silver Co.]): History and marks webpage;
For more marks [Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Superior Silver Plate Co. (mark), Gem Silver Co. (trademark)], see Rainwater et al.’s 1966 & 2004 encyclopedia entries, online and linked below.
Online - archive.org;
Online - Chronicling America at Library of Congress;
Online - fultonhistory.com (over 40 million historical newspaper pages);
Online - Google Books;
Online - Google News;
Online - HathiTrust Digital Library.

1868 - price list

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (1868). Price list of electro plate: Manufactured by the Wilcox Silver Plate Co. [Possibly includes illustrations.] 56 pp. (Updated 11 April 2017. A00259.)

Yale University call no. 2009 Folio 59.

1868 - price list

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (August 1868). First appendix… Price list of August, 1868. [Possibly includes illustrations.] 41 pp. (Viewed 28 June 2016. C00001-43.)

Offline - Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, call no. F974.62 M651f.

1868 - design catalogue excerpt

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (1868). Reprinted illustration showing "porcupine toothpick holder" from catalogue, (1868). In Hogan, Edmund P. (1980). The elegance of old silver plate and some personalities, (p. 82). (Updated 19 April 2017. DM.)

University of Connecticut Library, Storrs, call no. NK7240.5 .H63 1980.
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1868 - map

Beers, F. W. (1868). Marking on map: "Wilcox Silver Plate Co." on Pratt Street. On Plan of the city of Meriden, New Haven Co., Conn. from actual surveys map. Beers, Ellis & Soule: New York. (Viewed 12 October 2020. E01642).

Online - Boston Public Library.

1868 - news mention

(5 August 1868). State correspondence [with "Meriden" section and mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Co.] Hartford Courant, p. 2. (Viewed 20 October 2018. D00410).

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"The Wilcox Silver Plate company have recently issues a magnificent illustrated catalogue of the wares of their manufacture... some sixty pages... executed, we understand, by the Meriden Designing and Engraving company... " (Excerpt from above.)

1868 advertisements

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1868 - advertisement

J. C. Blackman, Elmira, NY. (13 February 1868). Advertisement: " Silver-Plated Table Ware... These goods are manufactured at West Meriden, Connecticut, by the ... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ... " [with no illustrations]. Daily Advertiser (Elmira, New York), p. 2, col. 5. (Viewed 22 April 2020. D01274).

Online - NYS Historic Newspapers.

1868 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (27 November, 14 December 1868). Advertisement: "Business notices... Wilcox Silver Plate Co., ... Show Room No. 96 Chambers st., N. Y., would call the attention of the trade to their electro-plated goods... " [with no illustration]. New York Tribune, p 4. (Viewed 1 June 2019. C00912-13).

See worldcat.org for locations: 27 November 1868, p. 4; 14 December 1868. p. 4.

1869 - design catalogue

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (1869). [Catalogue], 42 pp. (Viewed 8 May 2020. H01461).

Museum of Connecticut History Archive, Hartford, CT (Search trade catalog index for listing.)

1869 - news mention

(4 March 1869). New England news; Connecticut [with "New Haven County" section and mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Company and Parker & Casper]. Hartford Courant, p. 4. (Viewed 21 October 2018. D00409).

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"The consolidation of the manufacturing companies in Meriden, known as the Parker & Casper Company and the Wilcox Silver Plate company which has been contemplated for some time, has now been effected..." (Excerpt from above.)

1869 advertisements

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1869 - advertisement

Messrs. West & Co., No. 80 Washington street, presumably Chicago. (30 March 1869). Advertisement: "... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ..." [with no illustrations]. Chicago Tribune, presumably p. 4, col. 4. (Viewed 28 September 2018. B00547).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress.

1869 - three advertisements

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (16, 23, 30 June 1869). Advertisement: "Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ... Salesroom, No. 21 Maiden Lane, New York..." [no illustrations]. The New York Tribune. (Viewed 6 October 2018. B00784; B00786-87).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress: 16 June 1869, p. 8, col. 6; 23 June 1869, p. 8, col. 5; 30 June 1869, p. 8, col. 5.

1869 - two advertisements

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (7 & 21 July 1869). Advertisements: "... Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate for the use of Hotels, Restaurants, Private Families, Churches, and for Wedding and Holiday Presents... " [with no illustrations]. New-York Daily Tribune. (Viewed 6 June 2019. F00626-29).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress: 7 July 1869, p. 8, col. 6; 21 July 1869, p. 8, col. 6.

1869 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (2 October 1869). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of the finest quality of electro plate, West Meriden, Conn., Show Room, No. 21 Maiden lane, New York... " [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 1, col. 2. (Viewed 21 July 2019. C01092).

Online - Google News.

1869 - advertisement

Ira P. Bowen & Co., Chicago. (31 October 1869). Advertisement: "... Great Reduction in Prices of Silver-Plated Goods... Wilcox S. P. Company ... " [with no illustrations]. Chicago Tribune, p. 1, col. 7. (Viewed 1 June 2020. H01924).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress.

1869 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (1 December 1869). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of the finest quality of electro plate, West Meriden, Conn., Show Room, No. 21 Maiden lane, New York... " [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 1, col. 2. (Viewed 21 July 2019. C01090).

Online - Google News.

1869 - two advertisements

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (16 & 23 December 1869). Advertisements: "... The Finest Quality of Electro-Plate for the use of Hotels, Restaurants, Private Families, Churches, And For Wedding and Holiday Presents... " [with no illustration]. New York Observer. (Viewed 30 May 2019. C00856-57).

See worldcat.org for locations: 16 December 1869, p. 400, col. 3; 23 December 1869, p. 408, col. 2.

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1870s

1870 - design catalogue appendix (missing)

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (1870). [Appendix to catalogue]. Number of pages unknown. No copy known to be in a public library. (Viewed 7 August 2020. D00406).

Offline - citation - Hartford Daily Times, Feb. 25. (28 February 1870). Illustrated catalogues - Hutchings’ Electrotyping, Printing and Binding Establishment ["... First Appendix to the Price List of the Wilcox Silver Plate company... "]. Hartford Courant, p. 2. See worldcat.org for locations.

1870 - historical information

Davis, Charles Henry Stanley. (1870). "Wilcox Silver Plate Co." mention, (p. 494). In History of Wallingford, Conn. From its settlement in 1670 to the present time: Including Meriden, which was one of its parishes until 1806, and Cheshire, which was incorporated in 1780. (Also see "Manufactures section": pp. 472-495.) (Viewed 17 November 2016. A00793-94.)

Online - University of California Libaries.

1870 - article

Hartford Daily Times, Feb. 25. (28 February 1870). Illustrated catalogues - Hutchings’ Electrotyping, Printing and Binding Establishment ["We were shown to-day a copy of the First Appendix to the Price List of the Wilcox Silver Plate company of West Meriden, Conn. ... clear and delicate engraving... "]. Hartford Courant, p. 2. (Viewed 7 August 2020. D00406).

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1870 advertisements

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1870 - advertisement

J. C. Blackman, Elmira, NY. (1 January 1870). Text-based advertisement: "... offers the bon ton of Holiday gifts and bridal presents... manufactured by... Wilcox Silver Plate Company... " Saturday Evening Review (Elmira, New York), p. 8, col. 4. (Viewed 22 April 2020. D01275).

Online - NYS Historic Newspapers.

1870 - advertisement

C. E. Walbridge, Buffalo, NY. (20 January 1870). Advertisement: "... Silver Plated Ware... Meridan Britannia Co. [sic] and Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ... " [with no illustrations]. The Buffalo Express (Buffalo, New York), unknown page number, col. 9. (Viewed 23 May 2019. H00968-69).

Online - NYS Historic Newspapers.

1871 advertisements

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1871 - advertisement

Blackman & Holdridge’s, Elmira, NY. (22 February 1871). Advertisement: "... Holiday Presents... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ... " [with no illustration]. Elmira Daily Advertiser (Elmira, New York), presumably p. 4, col. 7. (Viewed 9 May 2020. H01476).

Online - NYS Historic Newspapers.

1871 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Com’y. (16 June 1871). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of the finest quality of electro plate... Show Room... Maiden Lane, N. Y." [with no illustrations]. Daily Democrat (Davenport, Iowa), p. 2, col. 4. (Viewed 19 January 2021. D01765).

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1872 - spotlighted article mention - Wilcox Silver Plate Company in Brooklyn Fair

(11 October 1872). The industrial fair [with details of wares exhibited in the show by Wilcox Silver Plate Company (30 September - 16 October 1872)]. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York), unknown page number, col. 8. (Viewed 3 July 2019. F01024-28; F01043-47).

Online - NYS Historic Newspapers.
Also, fair opening date (30 September 1872): Online - (30 September 1872). The Industrial Fair. Brooklyn Daily Eagle, unknown page number, col. 4. NYS Historic Newspapers.
Also, fair closing date (16 November 1872): Online - (9 November 1872). Classified ad: "Positively last week but one will close Saturday, November 16... " Brooklyn Daily Eagle, unknown page number, col. 7. NYS Historic Newspapers.

"The Wilcox Silver Plate Company also make a fine display of plated goods. An object of rare design is a preserve dish, the bowls of which are supported by frogs, and in the centre or at the apex is a bouquet holder, supported by a figure. Another unique example of art workmanship is a caster, with a lily springing from its centre. They also exhibit cake baskets in the form of sea shells, and many other beautiful designs, all of which are very attractive... " (Excerpt from above.)

1872 - news mention - Wilcox Silver Plate Co. in Brooklyn exposition

(12 October 1872). The Kings County fair [Brooklyn Rink, Brooklyn, with mention of exhibitor, Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (30 September - 16 October 1872)]. Evening Post, presumably p. 4, col. 7-8. (Viewed 23 April 2020. F01048-50).

Online - NYS Historic Newspapers.

"... the Wilcox Silver Plate Co. [exhibited] a large fruit dish, the bowl of which is supported by frogs, with a bouquet-holder at the top supported by an antique figure; also, castors, flower vases, cake baskets in the novel form of sea shells, and other objects in artistic designs..." (Excerpt from above.)

1872 advertisements

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1872 - advertisement

Blake & Robinson, Worcester, MA. (1872). Advertisement: "... Wholesale and retail dealers in... Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Meriden... " [with no specific product illustrations]. Worcester directory (Massachusetts), (p. 330). (Viewed 20 August 2020. E01034-35).

Online - Harvard University library.

1872 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (4 January 1872). Advertisement: "... The Finest Quality of Electro-Plate ... Salesroom, 21 Maiden Lane, New York" [with no illustration]. New York Observer and Chronicle, p. 8. (Viewed 1 June 2019. C00914).

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1872 - advertisement

Greenebaum & Co., Auctioneers, San Francisco, CA. (26 October 1872). Advertisement: "Auction sales... Extra Fine Silver Plated Ware, Manufactured by the Wilcox Silver Plate Co., West Meriden, Conn. ... Castors, Ice Pitchers, Cake Baskets... " [with no illustrations]. Daily Alta (San Francisco, CA), unknown page number, col. 2. (Viewed 19 July 2019. C01067-69).

Online - California Digital Newspaper Collection.

1873 articles

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1873 - news mention

(3 December 1873). The pride of Lexington; a magnificent display of goods for the Christmas holidays [at Messrs. Grimes & Venable, presumably Lexington, Missouri; with mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Co.] Lexington Weekly Intelligencer (Lexington, Missouri), presumably p. 3, col. 4. (Viewed 28 September 2018. B00548).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress.

1873 - news mention

(18 December 1873). Christmas is coming!! Where to ho to buy presents for the occasion [at Marshall and Cady, presumably Rutland, Vermont, with mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Co.] Rutland Weekly Herald (Rutland, VT), p. 5, col. 3. (Viewed 28 September 2018. B00549-50).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress.

1873 - advertisement

Greenebaum & Co., San Francisco, CA. (17 September 1873). Advertisement: "Auction sales... 100 packages fine silver plated ware, manufactured by the Wilcox Silver Plate Company..." [with no related illustrations]. Daily Alta (San Francisco), presumably p. 4, col. 2. Viewed 20 April 2020. D01218-19).

Online - California Digital Newspaper Collection.

1874 - state business directory listing

(1874). Listing: "Manufacturing Companies ... Wilcox Silver Plate Co.," (p. 219). In The Connecticut Business Directory for 1874. Briggs & Co.: Boston. (Viewed 18 October 2020. F01535; F01537).

Online - Connecticut State Library, Hartford.

1874 advertisements

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1874 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Company. (17 March 1874). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of the finest quality of Electro-plate . Also, Castor, Wine & Pickle Bottles. West Meriden, Conn. — Show Room... Maiden Lane, N. Y." [with no illustrations]. Daily Democrat (Davenport, Iowa), presumably p. 4, col. 2. (Viewed 17 October 2021. D01766).

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1874 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Company. (presumably 27 April 1874). Advertisement: "Factories, West Meriden, Conn.; Show Rooms, 21 Maiden Lane, New York. Manufacturers of every description of Plated Tea Sets... " [with illustration of logo]. The Daily Argus (Rock Island, Illinois), presumably p. 3, col. 2. (Viewed 17 October 2021. D01767).

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1874 - advertisement

Duhme & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. (18 July 1874). Advertisement: "Wilcox Silver-Plate Co. ... " [with no illustrations]. Cincinnati Enquirer, p. 8. (Viewed 1 June 2019. C00915).

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1875 - bird’s eye view map

O.H. Bailey & Co. (1875). City of Meriden, Conn 1875: [birds eye view]. Boston. [1 print; lithograph, 55 x 67 cm]. ["View of Meriden Conn. with fifty-eight public buildings, churches, businesses and factories identified at foot", including "18. Wilcox Silver Plate Co."] (Viewed 21 May 2020. A00048; A01099; H01632-34).

Online - Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.

1875 advertisements

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1875 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Company. (19 March 1875). Advertisement: "Show Rooms, 21 Maiden Lane, N. Y.; Factories, West Meriden, Conn. ... Plated Tea Sets... Epergnes, Fruit Stands; Cake Baskets, Berry Dishes... " [with illustration of logo]. Rock Island Argus (Rock Island, IL), presumably p. 3, col. 2. (Viewed 4 December 2021. D01768).

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1875 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (presumably 1 December 1875). Advertisement: "... Show Rooms... Maiden Lane, N. Y.; Factories West Meriden, Conn.; Manufacturers of Plated Tea Sets, Porcelain Ice Pitchers, Waiters, Coffee and Ice Water Urns, Epergnes, Fruit Stands, Cake Baskets, Berry Dishes, Knives & Forks... " [with no illustrations]. Daily Democrat (Davenport, Iowa), presumably p. 1, col. 7. (Viewed 27 December 2021. D01769).

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1875 - advertisement

Geo. W. Dillaway, presumably Muscatine, IA. (5 December 1875). Advertisement: "... Christmas is coming! ... Silver-plated ware— A large and complete stock of ... Wilcox Silver Plate ... " [with no product illustrations]. Muscatine News-Tribune (Muscatine, IA), presumably p. 4, cols. 7-8. (Viewed 11 July 2021. D01770).

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1875 patents

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1875 - patent - improvements in toilet-casters

S. William Babbitt, assignor to Wilcox Silver Plate Company. (13 April 1875; filed 16 December 1874). Letters patent no. 162,006: Improvements in toilet-casters. (Viewed 13 March 2018. AAA01117.)

Online - Google Patents. (See pdf).

1875 - patent - improvements in spoon-holders

S. William Babbitt, assignor to Wilcox Silver Plate Company. (26 October 1875; filed 5 August 1875). Letters patent no. 169,224: Improvements in spoon-holders. (Viewed 13 March 2018. AAA01119.)

Online - Google Patents. (See pdf).

1876 articles

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1876 - news mention

(11 December 1876). News of the state (mention: "General Hawley [President United States Centennial Commission] was presented with an elegant silver fruit stand representing ’Summer’ made by the Wilcox Silver Plate company, by the employes of his office at Philadelphia..." Meriden Daily Republican, p.1, col. (Viewed 2 July 2020. F01306).

Online - Google News.

1876 - news mention

(11 December 1876). Presentation to General Hawley [with mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Co.] Hartford Courant, p. 1. (Viewed 16 December 2018. D00386).

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Presented to General Hawley reported from Philadelphia: "The silver fruit stand presented was manufactured by the Wilcox Silver Plate company of Meriden, Conn., expressly for the purpose, and represented ’Summer’." (Excerpt from article above.)

1876 advertisements

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1876 - advertisement

S. Ayres, presumably Elmira, NY. (29 April 1876). Advertisement: "... Plated ware of the following manufacturers[:] Wilcox Silver [Plate] Co. ... " [with no illustrations]. Daily Advertiser (Elmira, New York), presumably p. 4, col. 8. (Viewed 21 April 2020. D01231-32).

Online - NYS Historic Newspapers.

1876 - advertisement

Duhme & Co.’s, Cincinnati, OH. (31 March 1876). Advertisement: "Plated Ware... Wilcox [Silver Plate] Co. ... " [with no illustrations]. The Cincinnati Daily Enquirer (Ohio), unknown page number, cols. 5-6. (Viewed 30 May 2019. C00861).

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1877 advertisements

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1877 - advertisement

A. J. Warner, Hartford, CT. (31 January 1877). Advertisement: "... Silver Plated Goods... Wilcox Silver Plate Company...." [with no illustration]. Hartford Daily Courant, p. 3. (Viewed 1 June 2019. C00916).

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1877 - advertisement

Scott, Sutherland & Co., presumably Toronto, Canada. (25 October 1877). Advertisement: "... Goods stopped in Transit[u].... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ... 63 packages... " [with no illustrations]. The Globe (Toronto, Canada), p. 3. (Viewed 1 June 2019. C00917).

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1877 patents

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1877 - patent - improvements in covered pitchers

S. William Babbitt, assignor to Wilcox Silver Plate Company. (4 September 1877; filed 30 June 1877). Letters patent no. 194,858: Improvements in covered pitchers. (Viewed 13 March 2018. AAA01118.)

Online - Google Patents. (See pdf).

1877 - patent - improvement in covered articles of plated ware

S. William Babbitt, assignor to Wilcox Silver Plate Company. (16 October 1877; filed 2 October 1877). Letters patent no. 196,180: Improvement in covered articles of plated ware. (Viewed 13 March 2018. AAA01120.)

Online - Google Patents. (See pdf).

1877 - design catalogue

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (1877). Illustrated catalogue and price list of Perfection granite ironware, britannia, copper and planished goods, nickel and silver plated ware: Manufactured by the Wilcox Silver Plate Co. 117 pp. (Updated 11 April 2017. A01014.)

Missouri State Museum, St. Louis, call no. Trade catalog Wilcox Silver.

1878 advertisements

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1878 - two advertisements

Vosbury Bros., Binghampton, NY. (26 April, 3 May 1878). Advertisement: "We keep the largest and finest stock of Silver and Plated Ware ever shown in Binghampton... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ..." [with no illustrations]. The Union News (Union, New York). (Viewed 14 October 2018. B01059-60).

Online - NYS Historic Newspapers: 26 April 1878, presumably p. 3, col. 6-8; 3 May 1878, col. 6-8.

1878 - six advertisements

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (November - December 1878). Advertisement: "Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Manufacturers of Superior Electro-Plated Ware, No. 21 Maiden Lane, New York. Factories, Meriden, Ct., A full assortment of elegant goods at attractive prices" [no illustrations]. New York Daily Tribune. (Viewed 22 September 2018. B00349; B00372-76).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress: 6 November 1878, p. 8, col. 6; 13 November 1878, p. 8, col. 6; 28 November 1878, p. 8, col. 5; 11 December 1878, p. 8, col. 5; 18 December 1878, p. 10, col. 3; 25 December 1878, p. 8, col. 6.

1878 patents

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1878 - patent - improvement in covered butter-dishes

S. William Babbitt, assignor to Wilcox Silver Plate Company. (8 January 1878; filed 19 December 1877). Letters patent no. 199,010: Improvement in covered butter-dishes. (Viewed 26 March 2018. AAA01552).

Online - Google Patents. (See pdf).

1878 - patent - improvement in covered butter-dishes

S. William Babbitt, assignor to Wilcox Silver Plate Company. (29 January 1878; filed 14 January 1878). Letters patent no. 199,772: Improvement in covered butter-dishes. (Viewed 26 March 2018. AAA01553).

Online - Google Patents. (See pdf).

1878 - patent - improvements in covered dishes

S. William Babbitt, assignor to Wilcox Silver Plate Company. (11 June 1878; filed 25 May 1878). Letters patent no. 204,784: Improvements in covered dishes. (Viewed 26 March 2018. AAA01557).

Online - Google Patents. (See pdf).

1878 - patent - improvement in pitchers.

S. William Babbitt, assignor to Wilcox Silver Plate Company. (13 August 1878; filed 26 July 1878). Letters patent no. 206,997: Improvement in pitchers. (Viewed 26 March 2018. AAA01558).

Online - Google Patents. (See pdf).

1878 - patent - improvement in waiters

S. William Babbitt, assignor to Wilcox Silver Plate Company. (27 August 1878; filed 26 July 1878). Letters patent no. 207,475: Improvement in waiters. (Viewed 26 March 2018. AAA01559).

Online - Google Patents. (See pdf).

1879 - spotlighted feature article

(5 May 1879). Meriden manufactories: The Wilcox Silver Plate Co. Hartford Courant, p. 4. (Viewed 16 December 2018. D00407).

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".... They have an extensive trade and are constantly growing in favor, not only in the United States but in the foreign countries... They have a growing trade with all the markets of the world and are continually shipping goods to France, South America, England, China and the Provinces, and to all other markets where American products creep in and get a foothold... " (Excerpt from article above.)

1879 - news mention

(March 1879). Trade gossip (including mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Co. moving their show room, from no. 21 to no. 6 Maiden Lane, in New York). The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review, p. 5. (Viewed 7 September 2018. C00281.)

Online - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

1879 advertisements

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1879 - five advertisements

Wilcox Silver Plate Co., New York / West Meriden, CT. (November - December 1879). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of Plated Tea Sets, Porcelain Lined Ice Pitchers, Castors, Waiters... " The Rock Island Argus (Rock Island, Illinois). Viewed 15 October 2018. B01081-84).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress: 11 November 1879, presumably p. 3, col. 7; 20 November 1879, presumably p. 3, col. 7; 21 November 1879, presumably p. 3, col. 7; 4 December 1879, presumably p. 3, col. 7. (Additional placement of the same ad was published on 9 December 1879, presumably p. 3, col. 7.)

1879 - three advertisements

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (December 1879). Advertisement: "Silver plated ware; Elegant display of new designs in novelties for wedding and holiday gifts; manufactured by Wilcox Silver Plate Co., 6 Maiden Lane" [New York] [with no illustrations.] New York Tribune. (Viewed 29 September 2018. B00581-83).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress: 3 December 1879, p. 8, col. 6; 7 December 1879, p. 12, col. 5; 23 December 1879, p. 8, col. 4.

1879 - patent - improvement in ice-pitchers

S. William Babbitt, assignor to Wilcox Silver Plate Company. (30 September 1879). Letters patent no. 220,050; filed 4 September 1879: Improvement in ice-pitchers. (Viewed 15 March 2018. AA01166).

Online - Google Patents. (See pdf).

Click the following link to see the parallel webpage - Wilcox Silver Plate Co. in collections, at auction, and in exhibitions.

1880s

1880 - design brochure / catalogue

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (1880). [Design brochure / catalogue ; notation: "Afternoon tea"]. 37 pp. (See "Afternoon tea" entry below, c. 1885. Viewed 8 May 2020. H01454).

Museum of Connecticut History Archive, Hartford, CT (Search trade catalog index for listing.)

1880 advertisements

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1880 - advertisement

H. Z. Rhoads & Bro., Jewelers, presumably Lancaster, PA. (28 June 1880). Advertisement: "Electro Silver Plated Hollow Ware of the... Wilcox Silver Plate Company... " [no illustrations]. Lancaster Daily Intelligencer (Pennsylvania), presumably p. 3, cols. 4-5. (Viewed 3 October 2018. B00707).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress.

1880 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (August 1880). Advertisement: " Fine silver plate ware ... can be obtained at the leading jewelry establishments throughout the world, and should be particularly asked for... " [with no illustrations]. Harvard Register, p. v (after p. 174), col. 2. (Viewed 23 May 2020. H01657).

Online - Harvard University library.

1880 - advertisement

Bullard & George, presumably Watertown, NY. (4 October 1880). Advertisement: "Solid and silver plate ... Wilcox Silver Plate [Co.] ... " [with no illustrations]. Watertown Times (Watertown, NY), p. 1, col. 7. (Viewed 14 October 2018. B01075).

Online - NYS Historic Newspapers.

1880 - patent - plate for butter-dishes

S. William Babbitt, assignor to Wilcox Silver Plate Company. (7 December 1880; filed 15 October 1880). Letters patent no. 235,192: Plate for butter-dishes. (Viewed 15 March 2018. AAA001167).

Online - Google Patents. (See pdf).

c. 1880 - design catalogue

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (c. 1880). Wilcox Silver Plate Co.’s illustrated catalogue and price list of staple goods, electro gold and silver plated, on nickel silver and white metal. Meriden, 148 pp. (Updated 28 June 2018. A00260; A01013; A01435; AAA03376-18.)

1881 - commemorative book

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (1881). Yorktown centennial / compliments of Wilcox Silver Plate Company. 14 pp. (Commemorative book on the centennial anniversary of the Battle of Yorktown, published by Wilcox Silver Plate Company (1781-1881). (Viewed 28 June 2016. C00014-02.)

Wisconsin Historical Society Library, Madison, Pamphlet Collection 52- 4198.
Offline - Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, call no. Q974.62 M651wy.
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1881 - spotlighted news mention - in Meriden Town Hall exhibition

(20 September 1881). The State Fair [with mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Co.]. Meriden Daily Republican, pp. 1-2. (Viewed 29 September 2018. (B00573-79).

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"... Upstairs in the main hall there is a perfect marvel of artistic work... The fair would have been incomplete without an exhibition of the Wilcox Silver Plate Co., and here it appears in a mass of glittering and bewildering beauty. Silver plated wares in every conceivable form, both useful and ornamental, making one of the main features of this unexceptionally fine exhibition." (Excerpt from above.)

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1881 - news mention - Wilcox Silver Plate Co. at Meriden Town Hall, CT State Fair

(23 September 1881). The state fair [including mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Co.]. Morning Journal and Courier (New Haven, CT), presumably p. 2, col. 4. (Viewed 29 September 2018. B00568-69).

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"The Wilcox Silver Plate Co. show beautiful silver plated ware. Among the many articles are some new designs." (Excerpt from above.)

1881 - news mention - in Meriden Town Hall exhibition

(23 September 1881). The State Fair [with mention: "... Diplomas were awarded to the following named for articles manufactured or displayed by them ... Wilcox Silver Plate Co., silver-plated ware ..."]. Meriden Daily Republican, pp. 1-2. (Viewed 29 September 2018. B00570-72).

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1881 - article mention - Wilcox Silver Plate Co. in Meriden Town Hall exhibition

(8 October 1881). Connecticut State Fair [in Meriden, with mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Co.]. Massachusetts Ploughman and New England Journal of Agriculture, p. 1. (Viewed 8 November 2020. C00815).

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"... The exhibition in town hall was exceedingly interesting, especially to a stranger in the place, as it was made mainly of the goods which Meriden has fame for manufacturing. There were long rows of glass cases, filled with beautiful articles of silver ware made by the Wilcox [Silver Plate Co.] and other companies... " (Excerpt from above.)

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1881 - advertisement and listing

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (1881). Advertisement: "Manufacturers of the finest quality of electro-plate ... Meriden ... New York ..." [with no illustrations], (p. 201). [Also listed in "Stock companies" section (p. 187) and see possible listings in business directory.] In Meriden directory for 1881; containing a general directory of its citizens, business directory, street directory. Price, Lee & Co.: New Haven, CT. (Viewed 12 October 2020. F01486; F01509; F01511).

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1881 - four advertisements

(January 1881). Advertisements: "Wilcox Silver Plate Comp’y; Show Rooms, 6 Maiden Lane, N. Y.; Factory, West Meriden, Conn. [with no illustrations]. The Rock Island Argus (Rock Island, Illinois). (Viewed 3 June 2019. E00650-55).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress: 4 January 1881, unknown page number, col. 7; 5 January 1881, unknown page number, col. 7; 25 January 1881, unknown page number, col. 7; and 27 January 1881, unknown page number, col. 7.

1881 - six advertisements

I. G. Dillon, presumably Wheeling, WV. (May 1881). Advertisement: "Fine silverware! ... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ... " [with no illustrations]. Wheeling Register (West Virginia). (Viewed 11 October 2018. B00931-36).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress: 2 May 1881, presumably p. 2, col. 4; 13 May 1881, presumably p. 2, col. 5; 14 May 1881, presumably p. 2, col. 5; 16 May 1881, presumably p. 2, col. 7; 21 May 1881, presumably p. 2, col. 3; 25 May 1881, presumably p. 2, col. 4.

1881 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (1 December 1881). Advertisement: "Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate in all the Latest Designs, Salesrooms 6 Maiden Lane, New York ..." [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 1, col. 1. (Viewed 7 August 2019. H01147).

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1882 - news mention

(20 December 1882). State news [including mention: "... Wilcox Silver Plate company [pays taxes on] $202,300... " Morning Journal and Courier (New Haven, CT), presumably p. 4, col. 3. (Viewed 29 September 2018. B00584).

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1882 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (2 March 1882). Advertisement: "Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate in all the Latest Designs, Salesrooms 6 Maiden Lane, New York ..." [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 1, col. 1. (Viewed 8 August 2019. H01151).

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1882 - advertisement

The New York Jewelry Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. (30 November 1882). Advertisement: "... Have you noticed how the big Jewelry Stores in Cincinnati have ’woke up’ since we opened our Branch Store... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ... " [with no illustrations]. Cincinnati Enquirer, p. 8. (Viewed 10 June 2019. C00991).

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1882 - advertisement

New York Jewelry Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. (8 December 1882). Advertisement: "... Have you noticed how the big Jewelry Stores in Cincinnati have ’woke up’ since we opened our Branch Store... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ... " [with no illustrations]. The American Israelite (Cincinnati, Ohio), p. 197. (Viewed 11 June 2019. C00992-93).

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1883 - directory listing

(12 September 1883). Comprehensive directory of the City of Meriden, Conn. [Listing: "Corporations. Manufacturing... Wilcox Silver Plate Company, manufacturers of silver-plated ware, $370,000."] Meriden Daily Republican, p. 4, col. 8. (Viewed 24 October 2020. F01608).

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1883 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co., New York. (presumably 3 January 1883). Advertisement: "... Show Rooms... Maiden Lane, N. Y.; Factories, West Meriden, Conn.; Manufacturers of Plated Tea Sets... Knives and Forks... " [with no illustrations]. Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa), presumably p. 3, col. 1. (Viewed 28 December 2021. D01800).

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1883 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (12 September 1883). Advertisement: "Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate..." [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 1, col. 8. (Viewed 13 July 2021. F01642).

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1883 - three advertisements

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (18, 19 & 21 September 1883). Advertisements: "Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate in all the latest designs..." [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican. (Viewed 14 July 2021. F01810; F01819; F01824).

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1883 - two advertisements

Webster Bros. & Co., Brooklyn, NY. (12, 14 November 1883). Advertisement: "... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ..." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, NY), p. 1, cols. 1-2. (Viewed 16 October 2018. B01102-03).

Online - NYS Historic Newspapers: 12 November 1883, p. 1, cols. 1-2; 14 November 1883, p. 1, cols. 1-2.

1883 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (13 November 1883). Advertisement: "Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate..." Meriden Daily Republican, p. 1, column 8. (Viewed 9 September 2017. G00265).

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1884 - map

(1884). Meriden, Connecticut map, (p. 14 showing corner of Pratt and Myrtle streets and the Wilcox Silver Plate Co.). Sanborn Map & Publishing Co. 14 leaves. (Viewed 21 November 2016. A01026; AAA00008.)

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1884 advertisements

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1884 - advertisement

H. C. Buchanan & Co., Aberdeen, MS. (10 January 1884). Advertisement: "... Wilcox Silver [Plate Co.] Ware... " The Aberdeen Examiner (Aberdeen, Mississippi), presumably p. 4, col. 2. (Viewed 7 October 2018. B00806).

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1884 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (2 February 1884). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate in all the Latest Designs... New York... Meriden..." [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 1, col. 8. (Viewed 21 October 2020. F01611).

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1884 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (2 April 1884). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate in all the Latest Designs, Salesrooms— 6 Maiden Lane, New York... " [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 1, col. 8. (Viewed 10 August 2019. H01176).

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1884 - three advertisements

Chicago Bargain House / Hull Brothers, presumably Wichita, KS. (August 1884). Advertisement: "... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ... " [no illustrations]. Wichita Daily Eagle (Kansas). (Viewed 20 October 2018. B01159-61).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress: 3 August 1884, presumably p. 4, cols. 6-7; 5 August 1884, presumably p. 4, cols. 6-7; 6 August 1884, presumably p. 4, cols. 6-7.

1884 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (5 December 1884). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate in all the latest designs. Salesrooms— 6 Maiden Lane, New York; Factories— Meriden, Conn." [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 1, col. 8. (Viewed 20 July 2019. C01076).

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1885 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (8 April 1885). Advertisement: "Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate in all the Latest Designs, Salesrooms 6 Maiden Lane, New York ..." [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 1, col. 1. (Viewed 12 August 2019. L01004).

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1885 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (16 September 1885). Advertisement: "Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate..." [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican (Supplement), p. 5, col. 1. (Viewed 13 July 2021. F01763).

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1885 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (5 December 1885). Advertisement: "Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate in all the Latest Designs, Salesrooms 6 Maiden Lane, New York ..." [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 1, col. 1. (Viewed 9 August 2019. H01166).

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c. 1885 - promotional book with advertisements and three product illustrations

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / J.G. Sowerby and H.H. Emmerson. (c .1885). Afternoon tea. (Promotional book with two WSPC advertisements and three product illustrations: salad dish, jewel box and vase.) Approx. 30 pp. (See 1880 "afternoon tea" listing above. Updated 23 May 2020. A00677; H01656a-y.)

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1886 - design catalogue

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (1886). Wilcox Silver Plate Co’s illustrated catalogue and price list of staple goods: Electro gold and silver plated on nickel silver and white metal. 147 pp. (Updated 11 April 2017. A00261.)

Brooklyn Museum of Art call no. NK7241.5 W64.

1886 - design catalogue excerpt

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (1886). Reprinted illustrations showing 3-5 tables lamps with decorated glass shades from catalogue, (1886). In Hogan, Edmund P. (1980). The elegance of old silver plate and some personalities, (p. 127). (Updated 19 April 2017. DM.)

University of Connecticut Library, Storrs, call no. NK7240.5 .H63 1980.
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1886 - news mention

(May 1886). Obituary: Denis C. Wilcox, Secretary of the Meriden Britannia Company [with also mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Company]. The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review, pp. 126-27. (Viewed 6 September 2018. C00272-73.)

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1886 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (1886). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of the finest quality electro-plate... " [with no product illustrations], (p. 290). (Also, listed in "Stock Companies" section, (p. 270), see possible listings in business directory). In Meriden directory for 1886; containing a general directory of its citizens, business directory, street directory, a map.... Price, Lee & Co.: New Haven, CT. (Viewed 10 October 2020. F01485; F01494-95).

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1886 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (4 February 1886). Advertisement: "Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate..." [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 1, column 1. (Viewed 9 September 2017. G00226).

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1886 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (8 December 1886). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of the [Fi]nest Quality of Electro-Plate in all the Latest Designs, Salesrooms 6 Maiden Lane, New York... " [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 1, col. 1. (Viewed 10 August 2019. H01187).

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1887 - advertisement and directory listings

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (1887). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of the finest quality of electro-plate... Show room, no. 6 Maiden Lane, New York" [with no product illustrations]. In Meriden directory for 1887, (p. 313). [Also, product listing on p. 251 (Silver Plated Ware Mfrs.); p. 280, stock company listing.] Price, Lee & Co.: New Haven, CT. (Viewed 19 May 2020. H01590; H01595; H01597; H01601).

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1887 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (6 April 1887). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate in all the Latest Designs, Salesrooms 6 Maiden Lane, New York... " [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 1, col. 1. (Viewed 11 August 2019. H01188).

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1887 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (5 December 1887). Advertisement: "Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate in all the latest designs..." [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 1, col. 2. (Viewed 20 July 2019. C01080).

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1887 - patent - method of ornamenting hollow metal articles

Robert H. Budde, assignor to Wilcox Silver Plate Company. (10 May 1887; filed 30 March 1887). Letters patent no. 362,815; serial no. 232,959: Method of ornamenting hollow metal articles. (Viewed 16 March 2018. AAA01203).

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1888 articles

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1888 - news mention

(October 1888). Trade gossip (with mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Co., their New York showroom at 6 Maiden lane, and new goods displayed). The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review, p. 107. (Viewed 8 September 2018. L00731).

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1888 - news mention

(2 October 1888). Annual rifle tournament; of the National Guard to be held at Hartford this month [with mention: The first prizes for this event include a Wilcox Silver Plate Company cup]. Morning Journal and Courier (New Haven, CT), presumably p. 4, col. 2. (Viewed 1 October 2018. B00623-24).

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1888 advertisements

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1888 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (4 January 1888). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate in all the Latest Designs, Salesrooms 6 Maiden Lane, New York... " [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 1, col. 2. (Viewed 12 August 2019. L01010).

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1888 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (10 July 1888). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate in all the Latest Designs, Salesrooms 6 Maiden Lane, New York... " [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 4, col. 1. (Viewed 13 August 2019. L01018).

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1888 - two advertisements

Wm. Lawton, Wilmington, DE. (20 December 1888). Advertisements: "... Child’s Sets... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ... " [with no illustrations]. Evening Journal (Wilmington, Delaware). (Viewed 1 June 2019. C00927-31).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress: 20 December 1888, p. 1, col. 2; 22 December 1888, p. 6, col. 7.

1889 - missing booklet accompanying exposition - Wilcox Silver Plate Co. at Meriden opera house

(1889). Meriden Journal Souvenir [leather-bound booklet containing a list of the manufactories contributing to the exhibition at the Delavan Opera House, Meriden, 10 October 1889, and other companies in Meriden], 4 pp. (Viewed 13 September 2018. L00763; L00765-68).

"Wilcox Silver Plate Co., finest electro plated ware." (Excerpt in full from article above; the company’s designs are reported to be in the exhibition.)

1889 - spotlighted article mention

(29 June 1889). Meriden’s industries, their prosperous condition to-day... This in Meriden’s brief history; Introduction (with section on Wilcox Silver Plate [Co.]). Meriden Daily Republican, pp. 1 & 4. (Viewed 21 October 2020. F01597; F01618).

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"... 350 men are employed making fancy silver plated goods of all descriptions.... Over $700,000 worth of goods are put on the market each year, and the principal field is of course, America. South America and Australia are worked by the company, and the South American trade is picking up considerably... Designs in silver plated ware... are becoming more artistic... " (Excerpt from above.)

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1889 - news mention - in Meriden opera house exposition

(10 October 1889). Our guests: Honored visitors here to-day [including small section describing exhibited Wilcox Silver Plate Co. wares]. Meriden Daily Journal, p. 1. (Viewed 15 September 2018. L00769-83).

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"The exhibit of silver plated ware and cut glass by the Wilcox Silver Plate company was most creditable in every way." (Full excerpt from above.)

1889 - news mention, in Meriden opera house exhibition

(11 October 1889). Compliments for Meriden: What outsiders say about her enterprise [excerpts from Hartford Courant, New Haven Register, New York Herald, and New York Tribune, with no specific mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Co.]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 1. (Viewed 14 September 2018. L00747-50).

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1889 - news mention - Meriden opera house exhibition

(11 October 1889). The show photographed: Fine pictures of the Opera House exhibit made. ["The best of them will be forwarded to Frank Leslie’s paper— what the state and New York press has to say about Meriden", with excerpts from Hartford Courant, Hartford Times, New Haven Register, New York Herald, New York Tribune, Waterbury Republican, with no specific mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Co.] Meriden Daily Journal, p. 1. (Viewed 14 September 2018. L00785-89).

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1889 - news mention, in Meriden opera house exhibition

(November 1889). Trade gossip (including paragraph about exposition at the Delavan Opera House, Meriden, including mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Co., and attendance by the American International Congress). The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review, p. 113. (Viewed 11 September 2018. L00751-61.)

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1889 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (10 April 1889). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate in all the Latest Designs, Salesrooms 6 Maiden Lane, New York... " Meriden Daily Republican, p. 4, col. 1. (Viewed 13 August 2019. L01021).

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1889 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (29 June 1889). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate in all the Latest Designs... New York... Meriden... " [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 4, col. 1. (Viewed 21 October 2020. F01618).

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1889 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (6 December 1889). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate in all the Latest Designs, Salesrooms 6 Maiden Lane, New York... " [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 4, col. 7. (Viewed 10 August 2019. H01180).

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1890 articles

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1890 - news mention

(August 1890). Trade gossip [with paragraph about Meriden Britannia Co., Wilcox Silver Plate Co., and E. A. Bliss Co.] The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review, p. 87. (Viewed 4 September 2018. F00246-47).

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"The Meriden Britannia Co., and Wilcox Silver Plate Co., have each taken $8,000 worth of the stock of the E. A. Bliss Co., of North Attleboro, Mass., who recently moved their business to Meriden." (Mention in full from above.)

1890 - news mention

(September 1890). The death of Horace Wilcox ["The king of the silverware trade is dead", with reference to Meriden Britannia Company and mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Company]. The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review, p. 31-2. (Viewed 4 September 2018. F00249-52).

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1890 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (9 April 1890). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate in all the Latest Designs, Salesrooms 6 Maiden Lane, New York... " [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 4, col. 1. (Viewed 13 August 2019. L01027).

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1890 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (10 July 1890). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate in All the Latest Designs... New York... Meriden... " [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 4, col. 1. (Viewed 24 October 1890. F01632).

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1890 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (15 August 1890). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of Finest Quality of Electro-Plate in All the Latest Designs... New York... Meriden..." [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 4, col. 1. (Viewed 24 October 2020. F01637).

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1890 - two advertisements

A. & J. Plaut, Cincinnati, OH. (6 & 7 September 1890). Advertisement: "Fall offering! ... Silver-Plated Table Ware... Wilcox S[ilver] P[late] Co. ... " [with no illustrations]. Cincinnati Enquirer. (Viewed 21 June 2019. C00995-96).

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1890 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (8 December 1890). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate in all the Latest Designs, Salesrooms 6 Maiden Lane, New York... " [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 4, col. 1. (Viewed 11 August 2019. C01083).

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1890 patents

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1890 - patent - brush

Seth Wm. Babbitt, assignor to Wilcox Silver Plate Company. (14 January 1890; 14 May 1889). Letters patent no. 419,597; serial no. 310,716: Brush. (Viewed 21 March 2018. AAA01371).

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1890 - patent - design for the ornamentation of silver or other table-ware

Seth William Babbitt, assignor to Wilcox Silver Plate Company. (18 March 1890; filed 24 December 1889). Design no. 19,701; serial no. 334,895: Design for the ornamentation of silver or other table-ware. (Viewed 21 March 2018. AAA01372).

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1891 advertisements

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1891 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (2 January 1891). Advertisement: "Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate..." Meriden Daily Republican, p. 4, column 1. (Viewed 9 September 2017. G00222).

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1891 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (2 September 1891). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of the Finest Quality of Electro-Plate in all the Latest Designs, Salesrooms 6 Maiden Lane, New York... " Meriden Daily Republican, presumably p. 3, col. 6. (Viewed 16 August 2019. L01041).

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1891 - two advertisements

I. G. Dillon & Co., presumably Wheeling, WV. (18 & 23 December 1891). Text-based advertisement: "... Silverware ... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ..." [with no illustrations]. Wheeling Daily Intelligencer (West Virginia). (7 October 2018. B00795-96).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress: 18 December 1891, p. 2, col. 2; 23 December 1891, p. 4, col. 4.

1891 patents

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1891 - patent - cheese-holder

Seth William Babbitt, assignor to Wilcox Silver Plate Company. (2 June 1891; filed 24 April 1890). Letters patent no. 453,571; serial no. 349,319: Cheese-holder. (Viewed 21 March 2018. AAA01373).

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1891 - patent - machine for embossing works in sheet metal

Seth Wm. Babbitt, assignor to Wilcox Silver Plate Company. (16 June 1891; filed 9 July 1888). Letters patent no. 454,149: Machine for embossing works in sheet metal. (Viewed 21 March 2018. AAA01374).

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1892 articles

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April 1892 - news mention

(20 April 1892). Connecticut (mentions of Meriden Britannia Co., Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Meriden Silver Plate Co., and Manning, Bowman & Co.) The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review, p. 22. (Viewed 28 August 2018. H00352-53.)

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"A meeting of the britannia buffers employed by [these companies] was held in Meriden Wednesday night, and an organization that will comprise beside the above workmen, the britannia buffers in Hartford, Wallingford and Southington, formed." (Excerpt from above.)

1892 - news mention

(8 June 1892). Connecticut (mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Co. "building a new pitch room...") The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review, p. 21. (Viewed 29 August 2018. B00236.)

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1892 advertisements

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1892 - advertisement

Woodward & Lothrop, Washington, DC. (4 November 1892). Advertisement: "... Three Days’ Special Sale of Silver Ware... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. .... " [with no illustrations]. Washington Post, p. 5, cols. 1-2. (Viewed 13 June 2019. E00757-58).

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1892 - advertisement

Woodward & Lothrop, Washington, DC. (12 November 1892). Advertisement: "... The Wilcox Silver Plate Co.’s Ware; A complete line of this High-class Silver Ware is on our counters at special prices... " [with no illustrations]. Alexandria Gazette and Virginia Advertiser (Virginia), unknown page number, col. 5. (Viewed 1 July 2019. F01029-30).

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1892 - advertisement

Woodward & Lothrop, Washington, DC. (17 November 1892). Advertisement: "... Opening exhibitions now in progress, The Wilcox Silver Plate Co.’s Ware at special prices... " [with no illustrations]. Alexandria Gazette and Virginia Advertiser (Virginia), unknown page number, col. 2. (Viewed 1 July 2019. F01031).

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1892 - advertisement

Woodward & Lothrop, Washington, DC. (18 November 1892). Advertisement: "... Wilcox Silver Plate Company... " [with no illustrations]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. 5, cols. 4-5. (Viewed 7 October 2018. B00802).

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1892 - advertisement

Woodward & Lothrop, Washington, DC. (21 November 1892). Advertisement: "... For your observance... Wilcox Silver-Plate Company’s Ware... " [with no illustrations]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. 4, cols. 6-7. (Viewed 29 December 2020. D01672).

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1892 - advertisement

Woodward & Lothrop, Washington, DC. (2 December 1892). Advertisement: "... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ... " [with no illustrations]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. 4, cols. 4-5. (Viewed 7 October 2018. B00803-04).

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1893 - historical information

D.H. Hurd & Co. (1893). “Wilcox Silver Plate Co.”, (p. 212). In Town and city atlas of the State of Connecticut. Compiled from government surveys, county records and personal investigations. (Viewed 20 April 2016. A00415-16.)

Online - University of Connecticut, Storrs.

"WILCOX SILVER PLATE CO.: Manufacturers of the finest Electro-Plate. President, A. L. Collins; Secretary and Treasurer, S. Dodd. Show Room, No. 6 Maiden Lane, New York." (Excerpt from above.)

1893 - directory listing

(1893). "Wilcox Silver Plate Co." listings. In The New England business directory and gazetteer, [pp. 1546 (Silver Plated Ware Manufs.); 1815 (Manufacturing Companies)]. (Sampson & Murdock Company: Boston, MA). (Viewed 5 May 2020. H01348-49; H01375-76).

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1893 - advertisement

John G. Myers, Albany, NY. (15 April 1893). Advertisement: "... We have constantly in stock a full line of high-grade goods made by the ... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ... " [with no illustrations]. The Troy Daily Times (New York), p. 1, col. 8. (Viewed 15 August 2020. L02040-41).

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1893 patents

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1893 - patent - letter-scale

Seth William Babbitt, assignor to Wilcox Silver Plate Company. (24 January 1893; filed 9 May 1892). Letters patent no. 490,422: Letter-scale. (Viewed 21 March 2018. AAA01375).

Online - Google Patents. (See pdf).

1893 - patent - letter-scale

Charles A. Miller, assignor to Wilcox Silver Plate Company. (5 September 1893 Letters patent no. 504,534, serial no. 463,806: Letter-scale. (Viewed 21 March 2018. AAA01376).

Online - Google Patents. (See pdf).

1894 advertisement

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1894 - advertisement

Mandel Brothers, Chicago, IL. (1 January 1894). Advertisement: "... Art Wares, Silver Ware, and Dinner Ware... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ... " [with no illustrations]. Chicago Daily Tribune, p. 5. (Viewed 6 June 2020. C00918).

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1894 - advertisement

Mandel Brothers, Chicago. (7 January 1894). Advertisement: "... Silver-Plated Ware... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ..." [with no illustrations]. Chicago Daily Tribune, p. 16. (Viewed 1 June 2019. C00942).

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1894 - advertisement

R. Harris & Co., Washington, DC. (10 October 1894). Advertisement: "... Wilcox Silver Plate Company... " [with no illustrations]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. 6, col. 3. (Viewed 7 October 2018. B00805).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress.

1894? - design catalogue

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (1894?). Illustrated catalogue and price list of perfection granite ironware, britannia, copper and planished goods, nickel and silver plated ware. 117 pp. (Viewed 2 April 2016. A00262.)

New York State Library, Albany, call no. 671 fW667. (Search the library catalogue.)

1895 articles

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1895 - article mention

(25 February 1895). Oldest manufacturer [Charles Parker]; he is also the senior farmer of the town and mayor of the city— sketch of a busy life [with illustration / portrait of Charles Parker] [with mentions about the Charles Parker Company, Parker Bros., Meriden Curtain Fixture Co., Parker Clock Co., vises, and his Broad Street mansion and Jedediah Wilcox; additional mention that his company was a stockholder in C. F. Monroe Co., presumably the Meriden Bronze Co., and Wilcox Silver Plate Co.]. Meriden Daily Journal, p. 7, cols. 4-5. (Viewed 23 December 2020. D01504).

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1895 - news mention

(12 August 1895). Meriden’s factories [including mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Co. as the 7th largest factory in Meriden]. The Daily Morning Journal and Courier (New Haven, CT), p. 3, col. 1. (Viewed 27 September 2018. B00517-18).

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1895 advertisements

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1895 - advertisement

Mandel Brothers, Chicago, IL. (6 January 1895). Advertisement: "... silver-plated ware and cutlery... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ... " [with no illustrations]. Chicago Daily Tribune, p. 8. (Viewed 1 June 2019. C00956).

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1895 - advertisement

Palais Royal, Washington, DC. (22 May 1895). Advertisement: "... Wilcox Silver-plated candelabra... candlestick... " [with no illustrations]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. 7, col. 1. (Viewed 7 October 2018. B00800-01).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress.

1895 - four advertisements

Emil Steinmann, Sacramento, CA. (December 1895). Advertisement: "... Wilcox Silver Plate ..." [with no illustrations]. The Record-Union (Sacramento, California). (Viewed 6 October 2018. B00791-94).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress: 16 December 1895, p. 3, col. 5-6; 17 December 1895, p. 3, col. 5-6; 18 December 1895, p. 3, col. 5-6; 19 December 1895, p. 3, col. 5-6.

c. 1895 - design catalogue reprint

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (c. 1895). Reprint: “Wilcox Silver Plate Co. Cut glass ware, also quadruple silver plated ware” In: Brilliant cut glass catalogs: New England Glass Works 1884, Wilcox 1895, Standard Engraving & Cut Glass 1916, Pitkin & Brooks 1917, Burley & Tyrrell 1912, Alford 1903. (Viewed 11 April 2017. A02151.)

Winterthur Museum, Delaware, call no. TP868 B85k.
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1896 - two advertisements

Rushmer Jewelry Co., Pueblo, CO. (4 & 5 October 1896). Advertisements: "... Sale of high grade silver ware... Wilcox Silver Plate Co.— 5 piece tea set... " [with no illustrations]. Pueblo Chieftain (Pueblo, Colorado). (Viewed 7 February 2021. R01027-28).

Online - Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection: 4 October 1896, p. 8, cols. 6-7; 5 October 1896, p. 8, cols. 6-7.

1897 advertisements

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1897 - advertisement

Wilmarth & Edmonston, Washington, DC. (3 February 1897). Advertisement: "... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ..." [with no illustrations]. Evening star (Washington, DC), p. 11, col. 3. (Viewed 6 October 2018. B00788).

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1897 - advertisement

Chas. R. Edmonston, Washington, DC. (2 November 1897). Advertisement: "... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ..." [with no illustrations]. Evening star (Washington, DC), p. 8, col. 5. (Viewed 7 October 2018. B00799).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress.

c. 1897 - historical information

Davis, William T. (Ed.) (c. 1897). On "Wilcox Silver Plate Co.", (p. 932). In The New England states, their constitutional, judicial, educational, commercial, professional and industrial history, vol. 2. Boston: D. H. Hurd & Co. (Viewed 9 June 2017. A02626; A02635.)

Online - Brigham Young University-Idaho library, Rexburg, ID.

1898 - news mention

(11 January 1898). Personal jottings [with mention that Joseph G. Beach has changed from working for the Wilcox Silver Plate Co. to the Derby Silver Co.] Morning Journal and Courier (New Haven, CT), p. 9, col. 6. (Viewed 10 October 2018. B00898).

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1898 - advertisement

Wm. Hengerer Co., Buffalo, NY. (31 October 1898). Advertisement: "... High Grade Silverware... Bake Dish— Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ... with rococo border... " Buffalo Courier (New York), p. 4, cols. 5-7. (Viewed 12 October 2018. B00985).

Online - fultonhistory.com. (Search the archive, "Buffalo Ny Courier 1898 a - 1290", and scroll down for the link.)

189? - promotional booklet

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (189?). Twelve hours in a day: Some for work, some for play. 12 pp. [Presumably promotional booklet.] (Updated 11 April 2017. A01009-11.)

18—? - promotional book

Sowerby, J. G. (18—?). At home. 36 pp. Wilcox Silver Plate Co.: Meriden, CT. (Viewed 19 August 2018. L00613).

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, Delaware, call no. NK7240 W66a TC.

The Wilcox Silver Plate Co. became part of the International Silver Company in 1898. After this date, it is assumed that any design patents utilized by the Wilcox Silver Plate Co. division or brand were assigned to the International Silver Company. (See the ISC historical documentation page).

c. 1898-1920 - design catalogue

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / (ISC). (c. 1898-1920). Illustrated catalogue and price list of staple goods: Electro gold and silver plated, on nickel silver and white metal. 56 pp. (Viewed 2 April 2016. A00263; AAA00013.)

Online - Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY. (Click photo at bottom to see catalogue.)

1899 articles

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1899 - news mention

(5 April 1899). Middle Atlantic State News, New York [mention: "The windows of the Wilcox Silver Plate Company now display this sign ’International Silver Company, Successor to Wilcox Silver Plate Company, Silversmiths.’"] The Jewelers Review, p. 432. F01235).

Online - New York Public Library.

1899 - article

(17 June 1899). To close its plant (with mentions of the Middletown Plate Co. and Wilcox Silver Plate Co. [/ International Silver Co.]) New York Tribune, p. 6, cols. 1-2. (Viewed 13 October 2018. B01006-07).

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"The International Silver Company, which recently purchased the plant and business of the Middletown Plate Company, to-day issued orders to the officials of the Middletown concern to close the factory on June 20. The business of the local factory will be transferred to Meriden, where it will be carried on at the plant of the Wilcox Silver Plate Company..." (Excerpt from above.)

1899 advertisements

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1899 - advertisement

International Silver Co. (7 December 1899). Advertisement: "... Makers of Gold and Silver Plate; Rich Cut Glass, Etc. Successor to Meriden Britannia Co., Meriden Silver Plate Co., Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Meriden Cut Glass Co., and others ... General Offices, Meriden, Conn. Branches: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Hamilton, Ont." [with no illustrations]. Meriden Weekly Republican, p. 2, col. 7. (Viewed 24 June 2020. L01485).

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1899 - two advertisements

Walbridge’s, Buffalo, NY. (December 1899). Advertisement: "Silverware... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. [/ International Silver Co.] ..." [without relevant illustrations]. Buffalo Evening News (New York). (Viewed 13 October 2018. B001011-14).

Online - fultonhistory.com. (Search the archive and scroll down for the link: for 11 December 1899, page unknown, cols. 6-8, search: "Buffalo NY Evening News 1899 - 7477"; for 14 December 1899, p. 4, cols. 6-8, search "Buffalo NY Evening News 1899 - 7489").

1900s

1900 - news mention

(5 February 1900). [No article heading; listing the Wilcox Silver Plate Company as "Factory N" of the International Silver Company]. The Daily Morning Journal and Courier (New Haven, CT), p. 1, col. 7. (Viewed 29 September 2018. B00566-67).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress.

1900 advertisements

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1900 - advertisement

International Silver Co. (5 April 1900). Advertisement: "... Makers of Gold and Silver Plate; Rich Cut Glass, Etc. Successor to Meriden Britannia Co., Meriden Silver Plate Co., Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Meriden Cut Glass Co., and others ... General Offices, Meriden, Conn. Branches: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Hamilton, Ont." [with no illustrations]. Meriden Weekly Republican, p. 2, col. 7. (Viewed 24 June 2020. L01496).

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1900 - advertisement

International Silver Co. (13 September 1900). Advertisement: "... Makers of Gold and Silver Plate; Rich Cut Glass, Etc. Successor to Meriden Britannia Co., Meriden Silver Plate Co., Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Meriden Cut Glass Co., and others ... General Offices, Meriden, Conn. Branches: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Hamilton, Ont." [with no illustrations]. Meriden Weekly Republican, p. 2, col. 7. (Viewed 27 June 2020. F01239).

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1900 - advertisement

S. E. Olson, Co., Minneapolis, MN. (5 October 1900). Advertisement: "... The opening of our grand Jewelry, Silverware and Bric-a-Brac Department... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. [/ International Silver Co.] ... " [with no product illustrations]. Minneapolis Tribune / Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota), p. 5, cols. 4-7. (Viewed 20 January 2021. D01720).

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1900 - advertisement

Walbridge’s, Buffalo, NY. (21 October 1900). Advertisement: "... Silver-plated table sets, dishes, etc. ... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. [/ International Silver Co.] ... " [with abstract illustrations]. The Buffalo Courier (Buffalo, NY), p. 17, col. 1. (Viewed 19 July 2021. R00069).

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1900 - advertisement

International Silver Co. (22 November 1900). Advertisement: "... Makers of Gold and Silver Plate; Rich Cut Glass, Etc. Successor to Barbour Silver Co., Meriden Britannia Co., Meriden Silver Plate Co., Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Meriden Cut Glass Co., and others ... General Offices, Meriden, Conn. Branches: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Hamilton, Ont." [with no illustrations]. Meriden Weekly Republican, p. 7, col. 6. (Viewed 26 June 2020. F01227).

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1900 - advertisement

Scruggs, Vandervoort & Barney, presumably St. Louis, MO. (3 December 1900). Advertisement: "Opening Season’s Exhibit of Holiday Goods... Silverware... Wilcox Silver [Plate] Co. [/ISC] ... " [with no illustrations]. St. Louis Republic (Missouri), p. 2, col. 6. (Viewed 24 April 2020. C01227-28).

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1900 - advertisement

Scruggs, Vandervoort & Barney, presumably St. Louis, MO. (18 December 1900). Advertisement: "Silver Wares For Holiday Giving... Wilcox Silver [Plate] Co. [/ ISC] ..." [with no illustrations]. St. Louis Republic (Missouri), p. 2, cols. 2-4. (Viewed 24 April 2020. C01229).

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1901 - news mention

(12 December 1901). Twenty-five years ago in Meriden (mention: "From the Meriden Republican, Dec. 9th, 11th, 12th 1876... Gen. Hawley [President United States Centennial Commission] was presented last week with an elegant silver fruit stand representing ’Summer’ made by the Wilcox Silver Plate company of this city, by the employes of his office in Philadelphia"). (See original news mention above.) Meriden Weekly Republican, p. 4, col. 4. (Viewed 2 July 2020. F01305).

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1901 advertisements

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1901 - advertisement

International Silver Co. (7 March 1901). Advertisement: "... Makers of Gold and Silver Plate; Rich Cut Glass, Etc. Successor to Barbour Silver Co., Meriden Britannia Co., Meriden Silver Plate Co., Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Meriden Cut Glass Co., and others ... General Offices, Meriden, Conn. Branches: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Hamilton, Ont." [with no illustrations]. Meriden Weekly Republican, p. 7, col. 6. (Viewed 27 June 2020. F01260).

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1901 - advertisement

Walbridge & Co., presumably Buffalo, NY. (3 June 1901). Advertisement: "For June weddings... Silver-Plated Ware... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. [/ International Silver Co.] ... " [with no illustrations]. Buffalo Evening News (New York), p. 5, cols. 4-5. (Viewed 27 December 2020. D01632).

Online - fultonhistory.com. (Search the archive, "Buffalo NY Evening News 1901 - 3946", and scroll down for the link.)

1901 - advertisement

Walbridge & Co., presumably Buffalo, NY. (3 June 1901). Advertisement: "For... June weddings... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. [/ International Silver Co.] ... " [with no product illustrations]. The Buffalo Commercial (New York, p. 10, cols. 6-7. (Viewed 13 January 2021. D01807).

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1901 - advertisement

International Silver Co. (25 July 1901). Advertisement: "... Makers of Gold and Silver Plate; Rich Cut Glass, Etc. Successor to Barbour Silver Co., Meriden Britannia Co., Meriden Silver Plate Co., Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Meriden Cut Glass Co., and others ... General Offices, Meriden, Conn. Branches: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Hamilton, Ont." [with no illustrations]. Meriden Weekly Republican, p. 7, col. 4. (Viewed 24 November 2020. F01892).

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1901 - two advertisements

International Silver Co. (15 & 22 August 1901). Advertisements: ... Makers of Gold and Silver Plate; Rich Cut Glass, Etc. Successor to Barbour Silver Co., Meriden Britannia Co., Meriden Silver Plate Co., Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Meriden Cut Glass Co., and others ... General Offices, Meriden, Conn. Branches: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Hamilton, Ont." [with no illustrations]. Meriden Weekly Republican. F01650; F01652).

Online - Google News: 15 August 1901, p. 3, col. 6; 22 August 1901, p. 3, col. 6.

1901 - advertisement

International Silver Co. (5 September 1901). Advertisement: "... Makers of Gold and Silver Plate; Rich Cut Glass, Etc. Successor to Barbour Silver Co., Meriden Britannia Co., Meriden Silver Plate Co., Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Meriden Cut Glass Co., and others ... General Offices, Meriden, Conn. Branches: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Hamilton, Ont." [with no illustrations]. Meriden Weekly Republican, p. 3, col. 6. (Viewed 28 June 2020. F01261).

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1901 - advertisement

International Silver Co. (12 December 1901). Advertisement: "... Makers of Gold and Silver Plate; Rich Cut Glass, Etc. Successor to Barbour Silver Co., Meriden Britannia Co., Meriden Silver Plate Co., Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Meriden Cut Glass Co., and others ... General Offices, Meriden, Conn. Branches: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Hamilton, Ont." [with no illustrations]. Meriden Weekly Republican, p. 2 or 3, col. 7. (Viewed 24 June 2020. L01484).

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1902 advertisements

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1902 - advertisement

International Silver Company. (6 March 1902). Advertisement: "International Silver Co., Silversmiths, Successor to Barbour Silver Co.; Meriden Britannia Co.; Meriden Silver Plate Co.; Wilcox Silver Plate Co.; Meriden Cut Glass Co., and others..." Meriden Weekly Republican, p. 3, column 6. (Viewed 9 September 2017. G00238).

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1902 - advertisement

International Silver Co. (4 September 1902). Advertisement: "... Makers of wares in Sterling Silver, Gold and Silver Plate and Rich Cut Glass... Salesrooms: Meriden, New York, Chicago, Hamilton, Ontario; Factories: ’A,’ formerly Barbour Silver Co., ’E,’ formerly Meriden Britannia Co., ’F’ formerly Meriden Silver Plate Co., ’N,’ formerly Wilcox Silver Plate Co. Also Bridgeport [presumably Holmes & Edwards], Derby [presumably Derby Silver Co.], Hartford [presumably Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co.], Norwich [presumably Norwich Cutlery], Waterbury [presumably Rogers & Brother and Rogers & Hamilton], Wallingford [presumably Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. and Watrous Manufacturing Co.], Lyons, N.Y. [presumably Manhattan Silver Plate Co.] and Canada [with no illustrations]. Meriden Weekly Republican, p. 3, col. 6. (Viewed 28 June 2020. F01266).

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1902 - three advertisements

C. C. Patton, Jeweler and Optician, presumably Cañon City, CO. (October 1902). Advertisement: "The Silver Store... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. [ / International Silver Co.] ..." Cañon City Record (Colorado). (Viewed 9 October 2018. B00859-62).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress: 16 October 1902, presumably p. 2; 23 October 1902, presumably p. 2; 30 October 1902, presumably p. 2.

1902 - advertisement

Brandeis & Sons, Omaha, Nebraska. (23 November 1902). Advertisement: "... Great Values in Silverware... Wilcox Silver Plate [/ International Silver Co.] Sugar Shells... " [with no illustrations]. Omaha Daily Bee (Nebraska), p. 12. (Viewed 7 October 2018. B00797-98).

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1902 - advertisement

International Silver Co. (11 December 1902). Advertisement: "... Makers of wares in Sterling Silver, Gold and Silver Plate and Rich Cut Glass... Salesrooms: Meriden, New York, Chicago, Hamilton, Ontario; Factories: ’A,’ formerly Barbour Silver Co., ’E,’ formerly Meriden Britannia Co., ’F’ formerly Meriden Silver Plate Co., ’N,’ formerly Wilcox Silver Plate Co. Also Bridgeport [presumably Holmes & Edwards], Derby [presumably Derby Silver Co.], Hartford [presumably Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co.], Norwich [presumably Norwich Cutlery], Waterbury [presumably Rogers & Brother and Rogers & Hamilton], Wallingford [presumably Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. and Watrous Manufacturing Co.], Lyons, N.Y. [presumably Manhattan Silver Plate Co.] and Canada [with no illustrations]. Meriden Weekly Republican, p. 3, col. 6. (Viewed 2 July 2020. F01301).

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1903 advertisements

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1903 - two advertisements

International Silver Company. (January-February 1903). Advertisements: "Makers of Wares of Sterling and Silver Plate... [Factories:] The Barbour Silver Co., The Holmes & Edwards Silver Co., Meriden Britannia Co., The Meriden Silver Plate Co., Rogers & Brother, Wilcox Silver Plate Co., The Meriden Cut Glass Co., The Derby Silver Co., Manhattan Silver Plate Co., The Forbes Silver Co., The Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co., The Rogers & Hamilton Co.; Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co., The Watrous Mfg. Co." House Furnishing Review. (Viewed 7 October 2017. G01135; G01151.)

Online - New York Public Library (January 1903, p. 2; February 1903, p. 82).

1903 - four advertisements

International Silver Company. (March-June 1903). Advertisements: "... Makers of Wares in Sterling and Silver Plate... [Factories:] The Barbour Silver Co., The Holmes & Edwards Silver Co., Meriden Britannia Co., The Meriden Silver Plate Co., Rogers & Brother, Wilcox Silver Plate Co., The Meriden Cut Glass Co., The Derby Silver Co., The Forbes Silver Co., The Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co., The Rogers & Hamilton Co.; Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co., The Watrous Mfg. Co., Middletown Plate Co. ..." House Furnishing Review. (Viewed 7 October 2017. G01154; G01159.)

Online - New York Public Library (March 1903, p. 172; April 1903, p. 244; May 1903, p. 318; June 1903, p. 390).

1903 - advertisement

International Silver Co. (10 December 1903). Advertisement: "... Makers of wares in Sterling Silver, Gold and Silver Plate and Rich Cut Glass... Salesrooms: Meriden, New York, Chicago, Hamilton, Ontario; Factories: ’A,’ formerly Barbour Silver Co., ’E,’ formerly Meriden Britannia Co., ’F’ formerly Meriden Silver Plate Co., ’H,’ formerly Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co., ’N,’ formerly Wilcox Silver Plate Co. Also Bridgeport [presumably Holmes & Edwards], Derby [presumably Derby Silver Co.], Norwich [presumably Norwich Cutlery], Waterbury [presumably Rogers & Brother and Rogers & Hamilton], Wallingford [presumably Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. and Watrous Manufacturing Co.], Lyons, N.Y. [presumably Manhattan Silver Plate Co.] and Canada [with no illustrations]. Meriden Weekly Republican, p. 3, col. 6. (Viewed 2 July 2020. F01302).

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1904 advertisements

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1904 - advertisement

Regnier & Shoup Crockery Co., St. Joseph, MO. (10 January 1904). Advertisement: "... Shaving mug and brush... Wilcox Silver Plate. [Co. / International Silver Co.] ... " [with abstract illustration of mug and brush]. St. Joseph Gazette (St. Joseph, Missouri), p. 5, cols. 1-2. (Viewed 10 December 2021. D01771).

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1904 - advertisement

Macy’s, New York. (6 April 1904). Advertisement: "... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. [/ International Silver Co.] ... " The Sun (New York), p. 12, middle column. (Viewed 2 October 2018. B00659).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress.

1905 advertisements

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1905 - advertisement

International Silver Company. (4 October 1905). Advertisement: "Rich American cut glass..." [including listing of Wilcox Silver Plate Co.; with illustration of product design]. The Jewelers’ Circular — Weekly, p. 27. (Viewed 2 September 2018. H00386.)

Online - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

1905 - advertisement

International Silver Company. (25 October 1905). Advertisement [including listing of Wilcox Silver Plate Co.; with product illustration]. The Jewelers’ Circular — Weekly, p. 33. (Viewed 2 September 2018. H00399).

Online - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

1905 - advertisement

International Silver Company. (1 November 1905). Advertisement: "Rich American cut glass..." [including listing of Wilcox Silver Plate Co.; with product illustration]. The Jewelers’ Circular — Weekly, p. 31. (Viewed 2 September 2018. D00253).

Online - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

1905 - advertisement

International Silver Company. (8 November 1905). Advertisement: "... Many new and seasonable goods..." [includes listing of Wilcox Silver Plate Co.; no illustration]. The Jewelers’ Circular — Weekly, p. 37. (Viewed 2 September 2018. D00257).

Online - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

1906 - historical documentation

Gillespie, Charles Bancroft & Curtis, George Munson. (1906). "Wilcox Silver Plate Co." sub-section including illustration of building (pp. 44-47). In A century of Meriden: A historic record and pictorial description of the town of Meriden, Connecticut and the men who made it, from earliest settlement to close of its first century of incorporation, (Part III). (Viewed 19 November 2016. A00791-92.)

Online - Allen County Public Library, Ft. Wayne, IN.

1906 - historical documentation

Gillespie, Charles Bancroft & Curtis, George Munson. (1906). Biographies of Wilcox Silver Plate management: Henry B. Beach (director) (pp. 284-86 including portrait); George Redfield Curtis (director) (pp. 305-08 including portrait); Isaac Chauncey Lewis (director) (pp. 354-58 including portrait). In A century of Meriden: A historic record and pictorial description of the town of Meriden, Connecticut and the men who made it, from earliest settlement to close of its first century of incorporation, (Part II). (Viewed 19 November 2016. A00791-92.)

Online - Allen County Public Library, Ft. Wayne, IN.

1906 advertisements

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1906 - advertisement

Brandeis & Sons, Omaha, Nebraska. (12 April 1906). Advertisement: "... Wilcox Silver Plate [/ International Silver Co.] ... " [with no illustrations]. Omaha Daily Bee (Nebraska), p. 12. (Viewed 6 October 2018. B00789-90).

Online - Chronicling America project, Library of Congress.

1906 - advertisement

Walbridge & Co., presumably Buffalo, NY. (20 May 1906). Advertisement: "... Special Sale of Tea Sets... Wilcox Silver-Plate Co. [/ International Silver Co.] 4-piece Tea Set... 5-piece Tea Set... " [with no illustration]. The Buffalo Courier (New York), page number unknown. (Viewed 15 June 2019. F00950-51).

Online - fultonhistory.com. (Search the archive, "Buffalo Ny Courier 1906 - 2757", and scroll down for the link.)

1906 - advertisement

International Silver Company. (14 June 1906). Advertisement: "... Makers of Wares in Sterling Silver, Gold and Silver Plate and Rich Cut Glass, Salesrooms[:] Meriden, New York, Chicago, San Francisco... Wilcox Silver Plate Co." [with no illustrations]. Meriden Morning Record, p. 7, col. 1. (Viewed 23 October 2018. B01192).

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1907 - advertisement

International Silver Co. (10 December 1907). Advertisement: "... Makers of wares in Sterling Silver, Gold and Silver Plate and Rich Cut Glass... Salesrooms: Meriden, New York, Chicago, Hamilton, Ontario; Factories: ’A,’ formerly Barbour Silver Co., ’E,’ formerly Meriden Britannia Co., ’F,’ formerly Meriden Silver Plate Co., ’H,’ formerly Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co.; ’N,’ formerly Wilcox Silver Plate Co.; also Bridgeport [presumably Holmes & Edwards], Derby [presumably Derby Silver Co.], Norwich [presumably Norwich Cutlery], Waterbury [presumably Rogers & Brother and Rogers & Hamilton], Wallingford [presumably Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. and Watrous Manufacturing Co.], and Canada" [with no illustrations]. Meriden Morning Record, p. 9, col. 1. (Viewed 29 June 2020. F01272).

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1908 advertisements

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1908 - advertisement

International Silver Co. (2 April 1908). Advertisement: "... Makers of wares in Sterling Silver, Gold and Silver Plate and Rich Cut Glass... Salesrooms: Meriden, New York, Chicago, Hamilton, Ontario; Factories: ’A,’ formerly Barbour Silver Co., ’E,’ formerly Meriden Britannia Co., ’F,’ formerly Meriden Silver Plate Co., ’H,’ formerly Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co.; ’N,’ formerly Wilcox Silver Plate Co.; also Bridgeport [presumably Holmes & Edwards], Derby [presumably Derby Silver Co.], Norwich [presumably Norwich Cutlery], Waterbury [presumably Rogers & Brother and Rogers & Hamilton], Wallingford [presumably Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. and Watrous Manufacturing Co.], and Canada" [with no illustrations]. Meriden Morning Record, p. 7, col. 1. (Viewed 2 July 2020. F01303).

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1908 - advertisement

International Silver Co. (11 June 1908). Advertisement: "... Makers of wares in Sterling Silver, Gold and Silver Plate and Rich Cut Glass... Salesrooms: Meriden, New York, Chicago, Hamilton, Ontario; Factories: ’A,’ formerly Barbour Silver Co., ’E,’ formerly Meriden Britannia Co., ’F,’ formerly Meriden Silver Plate Co., ’H,’ formerly Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co.; ’N,’ formerly Wilcox Silver Plate Co.; also Bridgeport [presumably Holmes & Edwards], Derby [presumably Derby Silver Co.], Norwich [presumably Norwich Cutlery], Waterbury [presumably Rogers & Brother and Rogers & Hamilton], Wallingford [presumably Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. and Watrous Manufacturing Co.], and Canada" [with no illustrations]. Meriden Weekly Republican, p. 3, col. 1. (Viewed 22 October 2020. F01625).

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1908 - advertisement

International Silver Co. (13 August 1908). Advertisement: "... Makers of wares in Sterling Silver, Gold and Silver Plate and Rich Cut Glass... Salesrooms: Meriden, New York, Chicago, Hamilton, Ontario; Factories: ’A,’ formerly Barbour Silver Co., ’E,’ formerly Meriden Britannia Co., ’F,’ formerly Meriden Silver Plate Co., ’H,’ formerly Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co.; ’N,’ formerly Wilcox Silver Plate Co.; also Bridgeport [presumably Holmes & Edwards], Derby [presumably Derby Silver Co.], Norwich [presumably Norwich Cutlery], Waterbury [presumably Rogers & Brother and Rogers & Hamilton], Wallingford [presumably Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. and Watrous Manufacturing Co.], and Canada" [with no illustrations]. Meriden Weekly Republican, p. 3, col. 1. (Viewed 10 November 2020. F01866).

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1909 - advertisement

International Silver Company. (1 September 1909). Advertisement: "Sterling Silver, Silver Plate and Cut Glass... Factories: The Barbour Silver Co., The Holmes & Edwards Silver Co., Meriden Britannia Co., The Meriden Cut Glass Co., 1847 Rogers Bros., Rogers & Brother; Rogers, Smith & Co.; Wilcox Silver Plate Co., The Derby Silver Co., The Meriden Silver Plate Co., The Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co., The Rogers & Hamilton Co.; Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co., The Watrous Mfg. Co." The Jewelers’ Circular, p. 31. (Viewed 19 September 2017. G00475.)

Online - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

190? - design catalogue

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. Factory N, Meriden, CT, USA. / International Silver Company. (190?). “Catalogue #2”. 32 pp. (Updated 11 April 2017. A00265.)

Corning Museum of Glass call no. "Wilcox Silver Plate Co.".

1910s

c. 1910 - design catalogue

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Co. (c. 1910). [Catalogue; notation: "successor to Wilcox Silver Plate Co."], 72 pp. (Viewed 12 May 2020. H01454).

Museum of Connecticut History Archive, Hartford, CT (Search trade catalog index for listing.)

c. 1910-12 - design catalogue

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / (ISC). (c. 1910-12). Trophy book. 31 pp; 18 pp. supplements. (Updated 15 September 2020. A02242; see E01389.)

Brown University library, Providence, call no. 2-SIZE NK7198.W55 T76 1910z.

1913 advertisements

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1913 - advertisement

Breuner’s, Sacramento, CA. (16 June 1913). Advertisement: "... A new creation in silverware, Wilcox Silver Plate Company [/International Silver Co.] have created the New Colonial Silverware which is one of the most beautiful designs ever brought out..." [with no illustrations]. Sacramento Bee (California), p. 7, col. 6. (Viewed 10 July 2023. D01777).

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1913 - advertisement

Breuner’s, Sacramento, CA. (16 June 1913). Advertisement: "... A new creation in Silverware; Wilcox Silver Plate Co. [/ International Silver Co.] has created the New Colonial Silverware which is one of the most beautiful designs ever brought out... " [with no product illustrations]. Sacramento Star (Sacramento, CA), p. 3, col. 6. (Viewed 30 November 2021. D01776).

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1913 - advertisement

Breuner’s, Sacramento, CA. (17 June 1913). Advertisement: "... A new creation in silverware; Wilcox Silver Plate Company [/ International Silver Co.] have created the new Colonial Silverwear... " [possible sic, with no related illustrations]. Sacramento Union (California), p. 7, cols. 5-7. (Viewed 20 April 2020. D01220-21).

Online - California Digital Newspaper Collection.

1915 - spotlighted advertisement - WSPC presumably in Panama-Pacific Exposition

International Silver Company. (1 March 1915). Advertisement: "The International Silver Co. invite the trade to visit their exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Exposition [20 February - 4 December 1915] Varied Industries Building, Section Fifteen... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ... " [with illustration presumably of ISC’s architectural booth display]. Hardware Dealers’ Magazine, unknown page number. (Viewed 30 April 2020. D00860).

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1915 - advertisement

Jos. C. Bowman, presumably Champaign, IL. (4 November 1915). Advertisement: "... 2 days’ special sale... The Silver Ware is made and guaranteed by the Wilcox Silver Plate Co. [/ International Silver Co.] ... " [with no illustrations]. The Champaign Daily News (Champaign, Illinois), p. 5, cols. 5-7. (Viewed 11 December 2021. D01779).

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1918 advertisements

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1918 - advertisement

C. H. Yeager Company, Akron, OH. (21 October 1918). Advertisement: "... Silver Plate Holloware Of Distinct Design and Fine Quality; Made by The Wilcox Silver Plate Co. [/ International Silver Co.], one of the most reliable manufacturers of this class of merchandise in America. The Colonial design, here illustrated... " [with abstract illustration of tea set on tray]. Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio), p. 5, cols. 3-4, bottom. (Viewed 11 December 2021. D01780).

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1918 - advertisement

C. H. Yeager Company, Akron, OH. (21 October 1918). Advertisement: "... Silver Plate Holloware Of Distinct Design and Fine Quality; Made by The Wilcox Silver Plate Co. [/ International Silver Co.], one of the most reliable manufacturers of this class of merchandise in America. The Colonial design, here illustrated... " [with abstract illustration of tea set on tray]. Akron Evening Times (Ohio), p. 5, cols. 3-4, bottom. (Viewed 11 December 2021. D01781).

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1919 - advertisement

Bush Terminal Sales Building, New York. (23 April 1919). Advertisement: "A beacon of light for retailers... Here a vast assortment of American and foreign products... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ... International Silver Co. ... Room 1922 ... " [with no product illustrations]. New York Times, p. 25, col. 3. (Viewed 30 April 2020. H01274).

Online - fultonhistory.com. (Search the archive, "New York NY Times 1919 Apr 16-30 Grayscale (274)", and scroll down for the link.)

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

1920s

1920 - advertisement

Phillips Jewelry Company, Meriden, CT. (9 December 1920). Advertisement: "... Our latest purchases from ... Wilcox [Silver Plate Co.] [/ International Silver Co.] ... " [with no illustrations]. Meriden Daily Journal, p. 2, cols. 1-4. (Viewed 23 July 2021. D01721).

Online - Google News.

1924 - spotlighted news mention - Wilcox Silver Plate Co. in St. Louis convention exhibit

(3 September 1924). Notes of the exhibits made during the great [American National Retail Jewelers’ Association] A. N. R. J. A. convention: The convention exhibits [Hotel Statler, St. Louis, MO (25 August - 3 September 1924)]. Jewelers’ Circular, pp. 160-64. (Viewed 20 May 2020. H01609-10).

Online - University of Michigan library.

"International Silver Co., Meriden, Conn. ... It would tax most any descriptive power to adequately describe the display made at the convention by the International Silver Co. ... sterling flatware and hollowware, plated flatware and hollowware, pieces of old Dutch design and the Paisley line gold plated. A full line of toiletware was also on display... International Sterling... 1847 Rogers Bros. ... Derby Silver... Barbour [Silver] line... Simpson, Hall & Miller [sic]... Wilcox & Everston [sic]... Holmes & Edwards... Meriden Silver [Plate Co.]... Forbes [Silver] ... Watrous Mfg. Co. ... Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co. ... Wilcox Silver [Plate] Co. ...." (Excerpt from above.)

1924 - advertisement

International Silver Co. (30 April 1924). Advertisement: "... International Silverplate... Designed to take its place in daily family life... " [with product illustrations and trademark of... Wilcox Silver Plate Co.]. Jewelers’ Circular, p. 60. (Viewed 25 July 2021. R01601).

Online - archive.org.

1925 - advertisement

Kaufmann’s, Pittsburgh, PA. (14 June 1925). Advertisement: "54th Anniversary... Silver-Plated Coffee Urns... Lovely French grey finish, engraved or plain. They are made by the famous Wilcox Silver Plate Co. [/ International Silver Co.] and represent the finest in silver plated ware... " [with no illustrations]. The Pittsburgh Gazette Times, p. 11. (Viewed 17 June 2019. F00869).

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1927 - advertisement

Fearl & Son, Hutchinson, KS. (29 July 1927). Advertisement: "... Silver Plated Holloware... Tea Sets... Trays... Sugar and Cream Sets... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. [/ International Silver Co.] ... " [with no product illustrations]. The Hutchinson News (Hutchinson, KS), p. 5. (Viewed 29 June 2021. C01439).

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1929 - spotlighted advertisement showing Modernist designs

International Silver Co. (11 May 1929). Advertisement: "New sophistication in keeping with the fine old traditions of silversmithing... For illustrations of a wider variety of such goods, as are shown on this page, write for booklet No. HW-235... " [with photos of Wilcox Silver Plate Co.’s Jean G. Theobald-designed rectilinear ’Diamant’ tea set and tray, rounded three-part tea set and tray, and round tea set with three parts]. Vogue, p. 71. (Viewed 8 July 2019. E00786-87).

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1929 - other advertisements

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1929 - advertisement showing Modernist designs

International Silver Co. (June 1929). Advertisement: "New sophistication in keeping with the fine old traditions of silversmithing... For illustrations of a wider variety of such goods, as are shown on this page, write for booklet No. HW-150... " [with photos of Wilcox Silver Plate Co.’s Jean G. Theobald-designed rectilinear ’Diamant’ tea set and tray, rounded three-part tea set and tray, and round tea set with three parts]. Good Housekeeping, p. 302. (Viewed 8 July 2019. E00788-89).

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1929 - advertisement showing Modernist designs

International Silver Co. (June 1929). Advertisement: "New sophistication in keeping with the fine old traditions of silversmithing... For illustrations of a wider variety of such goods, as are shown on this page, write for booklet No. HW-146... " [with photos of Wilcox Silver Plate Co.’s Jean G. Theobald-designed rectilinear ’Diamant’ tea set and tray, rounded three-part tea set and tray, and round tea set with three parts]. Harper’s Bazaar, p. 155. (Viewed 6 July 2019. E00790-91).

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1929 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Co. (8 June 1929). Advertisement: "Simplicity; the rightful inheritance of Modern American silverware ... This pattern, made by the Wilcox Silverplate Company Division of the International Silver Company..." [with illustration of tea service]. Vogue, p. 145. (Viewed 20 October 2020. E01069-70).

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c. 1929 - missing booklet

International Silver Co. (c. 1929). [Booklet No. HW-235]. Number of pages unknown. (Viewed 6 June 2019. E00786-87).

Offline - citation - International Silver Co. (11 May 1929). Advertisement: "... For illustrations of a wider variety of such goods, as are shown on this page [including Wilcox Silver Plate Co.], write for booklet No. HW-235... " Vogue, p. 71. See worldcat.org for locations.

1930s

1930 or earlier - design booklet (missing)

International Silver Co. / probably Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (1930 or earlier). Pewter through the centuries booklet. Number of pages unknown. No copy known to be in a public library. (Viewed 20 August 2020. E01091-92).

Offline - citation - International Silver Co. (7 June 1930). Advertisement: "Pewter will please the modern bride as it did the brides of ’76 ... Pewter by Wilcox; Insico Pewter; Puritan Pewter; International Silver Co." Vogue, p. 42. Search worldcat.org for locations.

1930 - design catalogue reprint

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / (ISC). (1930). [Catalog]. Meriden, CT; 1 vol. looseleaf. “Reprint” in Trade Catalogues at the Winterthur Museum, Part 2 microfiche (no. 3123). (c. 1991). University Publications of America: Bethesda, MD. (Updated 11 April 2017. A00868; A00886-88.) [2]

Yale University call no. Fiche B2264 3123.
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1930 - design catalogue reprint

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / (ISC). (1930). [Catalog]. Meriden, CT; 1 vol. looseleaf. “Reprint” in Trade catalogues at Winterthur (microform), (v. 1) (1984). Clearwater Pub. Co.: New York. (Updated 11 April 2017. A00518; A00902; A00905.) [3]

Princeton University library, NJ, call no. (FILMB) Z7164.M18H43 1984.
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1930 - article mention

(25 August 1930). Interesting Connecticut industry; International Silver Company, Meriden, Conn. [with mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Company]. Hartford Courant, p. 17. (Viewed 7 August 2020. D00408).

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1930 advertisements

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1930 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Co. (10 May 1930). Advertisement: "Pewter, it’s soft, rich sheen and simple lines blend well with the modern mode... Puritan Pewter; Insico Pewter; Pewter by Wilcox; International Silver Co." [with product illustrations]. Vogue, p. 137. (Viewed 20 August 2020. E01087-88).

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1930 - advertisement

International Silver Co. / Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (June 1930). Advertisement: "Pewter will please the modern bride as it did the brides of ’76..." [with photo showing several pieces of pewter, and marks: Puritan Pewter, Insico Pewter, Pewter by Wilcox]. The House Beautiful magazine, p. 711. (Viewed 10 August 2020. A02896).

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1930 - advertisement

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Co. (7 June 1930). Advertisement: "Pewter will please the modern bride as it did the brides of ’76 ... Pewter by Wilcox; Insico Pewter; Puritan Pewter; International Silver Co." [with product illustrations]. Vogue, p. 42. (Viewed 20 August 2020. E01091-92).

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c. 1930 - design catalogue

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / (ISC). (c. 1930). [Catalog]. 1 vol. looseleaf. (Updated 11 April 2017. A00266.)

Winterthur Museum, Delaware, call no. NK7240 W66* TC.

1931 - article

(19 March 1931). International [Silver Co.] closes Colony Street plant (with mention: "Announcement was made... that Factory A. Barbour Silver company, is being merged with Factory N. Wilcox Silver [Plate company] ... "). Meriden Daily Journal, p. 1, col. 8. (Viewed 30 December 2020. D01684).

Online - Google News.
For a better copy, possibly at the Meriden Public Library.

1934-35 - exhibition brochure - WSPC in Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition

(c. 1934). Contemporary American industrial art exhibition catalogue [5 November 1934 - 6 January 1935; exhibited design: Eliel Saarinen for (Wilcox Silver Plate Co.) / International Silver Co. (undated). Tea urn and other silver pieces]. 36 pp. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. (Updated 2 December 2018. A00346.)

Online - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

1934-35 - WSPC in Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition

(January-February 1935.) "At Metropolitan Museum: Silverware executed by International Silver Co. in Contemporary American Industrial Art Exhibit". International Silver Service (International Silver Co. newsletter), 3(4), pp. 6-7. (Reprint.)

Online - artdesigncafe.com.

1935 - WSPC in Cranbrook exhibition

(1935). Mention of Exhibition of home furnishings, Cranbrook Pavilion, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI. On "Eliel Saarinen (Designer), Tea Urn and Tray..." webpage. (Viewed 20 August 2016. A01145.)

Online - exhibition mention, Cranbook Art Museum.

1936 - spotlighted article mention

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

Online - Google News.

1936 - article mention

(17 April 1936). International Silver Co. [with mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Co.]. The Meriden Daily Journal [Fiftieth Anniversary issue (1886-1936)], unknown page number. (Viewed 30 December 2020. D01700).

Online - Google News.

1936 - advertisement

The Broadway, Hollywood, CA. (19 October 1936). Advertisement: "... Exhibit and sale of the superb wilcox silver-plate... Created by International Silver Company... " [with abstract illustration of five-piece coffee and tea service on a tray]. Los Angeles Times, p. A2. (Viewed 21 June 2019. F00870).

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1937 - advertisement

Auerbach’s, presumably Salt Lake City, UT. (9 May 1937). Advertisement: "This is the finest quality plated ware ever shown... And especially created for us! Famous Wilcox Silver Plate [Co. / International Silver Co.] creation; Glendale pattern; of Provencial French Design... " [with illustration showing several hollowware designs]. Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah), p. 19, cols. . (Viewed 27 December 2021. D01785).

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1939 - flyer

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (1939). [Flyer presumably, notation: "pewter ware", "coffee set"], 1 page. (Viewed 8 May 2020. H01453).

Museum of Connecticut History Archive, Hartford, CT (Search trade catalog index for listing.)

c. 1930s - design binder

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Company. (c. 1930s). Binder of individual sheets showing designs (presumably for sales presentation purposes). 377 pp. [Includes sheets showing the following designs: Lobel’s tea set, Saarinen’s tea urn, Theobold’s tea set, Modern Priscilla tea set, etc.] (Viewed 22 October 2016. AAA00369. DM.)

Offline - Meriden Historical Society, Meriden, CT.

1940s

1944 - advertisement

The Broadway, Los Angeles, CA. (10 December 1944). Advertisement: "Harry W. Smith Collection of Rare and Authentic Old American Silverplate... distinguished Christmas gifts... [presumably] Wilcox [Silver Plate Co.] candle cup... [with no photo] ... 1871 Wilcox 5-pc. coffee-&-tea set... " [with photo]. Los Angeles Times, Part IV, p. 12. (Viewed 8 August 2020. C00903).

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1947 - secondary source

May, Earl Chapin. (1947). "Wilcox Britannia" mention, (p. 80). In Century of silver, 1847-1947; Connecticut Yankees and a noble metal. (Updated 19 April 2017. DM.)

Yale University Library, call no. Jke33 C8 947M.
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1947 - secondary source

May, Earl Chapin. (1947). "Wilcox Silver Plate Co." mentions, (pp. 80, 112, 118). In Century of silver, 1847-1947; Connecticut Yankees and a noble metal. (Updated 19 April 2017. DM.)

Yale University Library, call no. Jke33 C8 947M.
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1950s

1951-52 - Saarinen / WSPC in touring exhibition

(1951). Eliel Saarinen Memorial Exhibition catalogue. 39 pp. (Viewed 26 October 2016. AAA00102-03; AAA00106-07; AAA00113; A01151; A01191-93; AAA00153; AAA00204-06; AAA00235-36.)

University of Kansas, Art & Architecture Library, call no. N7255.F53 S22 1951.
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For known exhibitions and dates, see Design Meriden - Wilcox Silver Plate Co. designs in collections, at auction, and in exhibitions.

1956 - secondary source historical information

Wendover, Sanford H. (1956). On Jedediah Wilcox, Horace C. Wilcox, Rogers brothers, Meriden Britannia Company and Wilcox Silver Plate Co., (pp. 86-91). In 150 years of Meriden. (Published in connection with the observance of the city’s sesquicentennial, June 17-23, 1956.) (Viewed 27 November 2016. A00789-90.)

Online - University of Connecticut Libraries, Storrs.

1960s

1960 - advertisement

Sage-Allen, Hartford, CT area. (16 October 1960). Advertisement: "Special superb silverplate gifts by famous International... Wilcox [Silver Plate Co. or Webster-Wilcox] silverplate... bread tray... gravy boat and tray... serving platter... covered vegetable dish... [with illustrations of these items]. Hartford Courant, p. 5A. (Viewed 13 June 2019. F00877).

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1962 - article mention

Revi, Albert Christian. (May 1962). American cut glass patterns [with mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Co.] Spinning Wheel, pp. 16-7. (Viewed 22 July 2021. R01584).

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1963 - article mention

Callahan Nolan, Mollie. (15 August 1963). Skilled workmen from many lands made Meriden center of glass cutting industry at turn of century. The Morning Record, (p. 12 & 23). [Mentions J. D. Bergen Co.; Meriden Cut Glass Co. / Meriden Silver Plate Co. / Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Co.; Meriden Flint Glass Co.; C. F. Monroe; J. J. Niland Co.; Silver City Cut Glass Co.] (Updated 23 June 2020. AAA00614. DM.)

Offline - Meriden Public Library, "Meriden - Industries - Glass" file.
Offline - Meriden Public Library, Meriden newspapers on microfiche.

"Meriden Cut Glass Co. was part of the Meriden Silver Plate Co., which was established in 1870. Besides their lines of silverplated hollowware were cutters of glass from the time the company was formed.

Their early lines of these goods consisted of copper wheel engraved common caster bottles and richly cut caster bottles, pickle and berry dishes. Later lines included salt and pepper shakers, cruets, napkin rings, sugar dredgers, etc.

About 1895, when they started cutting a line of tableware, and it was deemed advisable to market it under a separate name and that of the ’Meriden Cut Glass Co.’was adopted.

The firm became part of the newly formed International Silver Company in 1898, and was known as Factory ’T’, moved out of the building occupied by the Meriden Silver Plate Co. on Colony St. at Cross St. and into the Wilcox Silverplate [sic] Co. building on Pratt St. at Myrtle St.

... Operations of the plant was continued until about 1915, when the shortage of good glass made it necessary to close." (Excerpt in full of Meriden Cut Glass Co. article section.)

1965 - book mention

Revi, Albert Christian. (1965). Wilcox Silver Plate Co. mention, (p. 93+). In American cut and engraved glass. Nelson. (Unconfirmed. Viewed 8 August 2020. AAA0613; L01962).

Offline - Meriden Public Library, "Meriden - Industries - Glass" file, (December 1968). "Meriden Glass Industry" (company mentions in four books), 3 pp., typed document.
Yale University library, call no. kd22 +965R.

1966 - encyclopedia entry

Rainwater, Dorothy T. (1966). "Gem Silver Co." [trademark of WSPC for dresserware and several flatware patterns; with mark], (p. 56). In American silver manufacturers: Their marks, trademarks and history. Everybodys Press: Hanover, PA. (Viewed 8 August 2020. L01882-83; L01895).

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1966 - encyclopedia entry

Rainwater, Dorothy T. (1966). "International Silver Co." [with mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Co.], (pp. 82-3). In American silver manufacturers: Their marks, trademarks and history. Everybodys Press: Hanover, PA. (Viewed 12 August 2020. L01882-83 L01900-01).

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1966 - encyclopedia entry

Rainwater, Dorothy T. (1966). "Parker & Casper Co." ["The business was sold in 1869 to the Wilcox Silver Plate Co."], (p. 131). In American silver manufacturers: Their marks, trademarks and history. Everybodys Press: Hanover, PA. (Viewed 8 August 2020. L01882-83; L01913).

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1966 - encyclopedia entry

Rainwater, Dorothy T. (1966). "Wilcox Silver Plate Co.", Superior Silver Co. [with marks], (p. 201). In American silver manufacturers: Their marks, trademarks and history. Everybodys Press: Hanover, PA. (Viewed 8 August 2020. L01882-83; L01926).

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1967 - unpublished document

Callahan Nolan, Mollie. (October 1967). Early glass craftsmen in Meriden. Unpublished document: summaries of company activities including "Wilcox Silver Plate Company". 4 pp. (Viewed 10 August 2017. AAA00632.)

Offline - Meriden Public Library, "Meriden - Industries - Glass" file.

"... Organized in 1865, incorporated in 1869, bought out cutting shop of Parker & Casper, moved it to their factory building on Pratt Street. Directors of the firm were Horace C. Wilcox, Samuel Dodd and Charles Parker, and others. Produced many lines of cut glass used in connection with their silver fittings, such as caster bottles, liners for salt, pepper and sugar dredgers, etc. The designs cut on this glass were various types of flutes and copperwheel engravings, all very high grade workmanship. In 1898, Wilcox Silver Plate Co. became a member of the newly formed group— The International Silver Co. — Factory ’N’..." (Excerpt from above.)

1967 - magazine article mention

Hogan, E. P. (November 1967). The card receiver in Victorian silverplate. Spinning Wheel, pp. 12-13. (Viewed 10 November 2017. AAA00697.)

Illustrations:
> Derby Silver Co.: card receiver (1883)
> Hartford Silver Plate Co.: card receiver (1856-62);
> Meriden Britannia Co.: two card receivers (1873, 1882); eight illustrations of card receivers from 1882 catalogue;
> Meriden Silver Plate Co.: card receiver (c. 1885);
> Rogers, Smith & Co.: card receiver (1856-62);
> Also, Middletown Plate Co.; Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.; Wilcox Silver Plate Co.; and Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co. are mentioned.

Offline - "Meriden - Industries - Silver" file, Meriden Public Library, CT.
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1968 articles

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1968 - article mention

Hogan, E. P. (June 1968). Brides baskets and bowls [with mention and photos of Wilcox Silver Plate Co. basket (c. 1896) and fruit bowl (1886)]. Spinning Wheel, pp. 16-17. (Updated 23 July 2021. AAA00697; R01597.)

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Offline - "Meriden - Industries - Silver" file, Meriden Public Library, CT.

1968 - article mention

Cole, Ann Kilborn. (9 June 1968). American plated silver [with mention: "... Many names still known today were those of silvermakers and pewter makers in Connecticut... Wilcox Silver Plate Co. ... " Philadelphia Inquirer (Magazine), p. 44. (Viewed 8 September 2020. F00956-57).

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1968 - magazine article mention

Hogan, E. P. (September 1968). Silverplated butter dishes. Spinning wheel magazine. pp. 26+. [Shows examples of designs by Meriden Britannia Co.; Middletown Silver Plate Company; Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.; and Wilcox Silver Plate Company.] (Viewed 10 August 2017. AAA00634.)

Offline - "Meriden - International Silver Company" file, Meriden Public Library.
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1968 - magazine article mention

Hogan, E. P. (December 1968). Figural napkin rings for collectors. Spinning Wheel, pp. 12-14. (Viewed 9 November 2017. AAA00696.)

Illustrations:
> Barbour Silver [Plate] Co. pear and leaves napkin ring (1895).
> Derby Silver Co. bird on wishbone napkin ring (1886).
> Meriden Britannia Company: two reprinted pages from 1882 catalogue showing 13 napkin rings; reprinted excerpt from 1886 catalogue showing figural boy and girl pepper shakers and cat napkin ring; seven others (1873, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1886, 1888).
> Rogers, Smith & Co.: cupids holding napkin ring (1878).
> Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.: two reprinted pages from 1886 catalogue showing 12 napkin rings; another one shown (1879).
> E. G. Webster & Bro. bird napkin ring (1873).
> Wilcox Silver Plate Co. pug with glass eyes napkin ring (1884, another 1873).
> Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co. squirrel napkin ring (1889).

Offline - "Meriden - Industries - Silver" file, Meriden Public Library, CT.
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"The trend toward ornamenting napkin rings with full round figures started about 1879 and reached its peak about 1886... So popular were these figural napkin rings that in a short three-year period— 1886, 1887, and 1888— five firms in the Meriden, Conn. area offered 82 different designs... By 1900, tastes had changed and the demand for fancy napkin rings dwindled away to nothing..." (Excerpt from above.)

1969 - magazine article mention

Hogan, E. P. (September 1969). Victorian silverplate oil lamps. Spinning Wheel, pp. 10-12. (Viewed 11 November 2017. AAA00697.)

Illustrations:
> Six lamps by Meriden Britannia Co. (1882, 1886), plus 10 illustrations of lamps from their c. 1855 catalogue;
> Three lamps by Meriden Silver Plate Co. ( c. 1888, c. 1896);
> One lamp by Rogers, Smith & Co. (1882);
> Three lamps by Wilcox Silver Plate Co., two with Rochester burners (by Edward Miller & Co.) (1886);
> Bradley & Hubbard Mfg. Co. (lamp maker and burner supplier) also mentioned.

Offline - "Meriden - Industries - Silver" file, Meriden Public Library, CT.
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1970s

1971 articles

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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.
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"By 1893, the demand [for dinner casters] started to wane... They went out of style entirely in the early 1900s." (Excerpt from article above.)

1971 - magazine article mention

Hogan, E. P. (September 1971). Collectible silverplated jewel caskets of long ago. Spinning Wheel, pp. 10-11. (Viewed 11 November 2017. AAA00697.)

Illustrations:
> Derby Silver Co. / Victor Silver Co.: three jewel caskets, one in Art Nouveau style (1883, c. 1896, c. early 1900s);
> Meriden Britannia Co: three jewel caskets (1873-77, 1879, c. 1879);
> Meriden Silver Plate Co.: jewel casket (c. 1880);
> Middletown Plate Co.: jewel casket (c. 1874);
> Wilcox Silver Plate Co.: three jewel caskets (1884, 1896, c. 1896);
> Also, Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. is mentioned.

Offline - "Meriden - Industries - Silver" file, Meriden Public Library, CT.
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1971 - magazine article mention

Lantz, Louise K. (September 1971, date needs confirmation). Pewter of the 1920’s. [Over 50 illustrations of objects shown, including reprinted illustration of promotional page entitled INSICO pewter brand, which "identifies Derby Silver Company" (/ISC); three pages entitled "Pewter by Wilcox" made by Wilcox Silver Plate Co. /ISC; and a reprinted promotional page by Puritan Pewter, a brand of the International Silver Company.] Spinning Wheel, pp. 24-26. (Viewed 11 November 2017. AAA00698.)

Offline - "Meriden - Industries - Silver" file, Meriden Public Library, CT.
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1971 - magazine article mention

Hogan, E. P. (December 1971). Lavatory sets [with illustration of Wilcox Silver Plate Co. lavatory set in Art Nouveau style (undated)]. Spinning Wheel, pp. 18-19. (Updated 21 July 2021. AAA00697; R01563.)

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Offline - "Meriden - Industries - Silver" file, Meriden Public Library, CT.

"Lavatory Sets increased in popularity [after the turn of the century]. From then until the 1920s when they gradually faded from the picture, most of the silver makers catalogued them. Dozens of different designs were produced..." (Excerpt from above.)

1972 - book mention

McClinton, Katharine Morrison. (1972). Wilcox Silver Plate Co. [/ International Silver Co.] mention [including photo of Jean Theobald’s c. 1929 rectilinear tea set]. In Art Deco: A guide for collectors, (p. 176). Clarkson N. Potterson, Inc. (Viewed 20 August 2020. E01038-41).

Online - archive.org. (Email-based registration required.)

1972 - magazine article mention

Hogan, E. P. (June 1972). Hand chasing and other ornamentation on silverware. Spinning Wheel, pp. 10-12. (Viewed 11 November 2017. AAA00697.)

Illustrations:
> Meriden Britannia Co.: coffee pot (1861), teapot (1867), ice pitcher (1868);
> Meriden Silver Plate Co.: tea set (c. 1896);
> Rogers, Smith & Co.: teapot (1887);
> Wilcox Silver Plate Co.: mustache cup and saucer (1895).

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

c. 1974 - secondary source

Revi, Albert Christian (Ed.). (c. 1974). Spinning wheel’s collectible glass. 158 pp. [See sub-entry: “International Silver Company (Meriden Cut Glass Company; Wilcox Silver Plate Company” listed in survey book context.] Castle Books: Secaucus, NJ. (Viewed 17 April 2017. A02236.)

Winterthur Museum, Delaware, call no. NK5104 R45s.

1975 - WSPC in exhibitions

(1975). Forms in metal: 275 years of metalsmithing in America catalogue. (Exhibitions at the Finch College Museum of Art, New York and the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York; second viewing at Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI.) (Viewed 17 October 2016. AAA00361.)

Online - American Craft Council, Minneapolis, MN. (See pp. 13, 28.)

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.

1975 - article mention

Allen, Olive E. (5 November 1975). Early silversmithing was a way to safeguard money [with mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Co.] Press-Observer (Marcellus, New York), p. 7. (Viewed 2 May 2020. H01295).

Online - fultonhistory.com. (Search the archive, "Marcellus NY Weekly Observer 1975 - 1975 Grayscale - 1333", and scroll down for the link.)

1976 - article mention

Hogan, E. P. (April 1976). Joseph Bourne and the Meriden Flint Glass Co. (Part II) [with mention of Wilcox Silver Plate Co.]. Spinning wheel magazine, pp. 24-27. (Viewed 21 July 2021. R01565).

Online - archive.org. (Email-based registration required.)

1977 - secondary source

Hogan, Edmund P. (1977). "Wilcox Silver Plate Co." mentions, [pp. 43; 70; 157; 164 (photo of building (c. 1905); also excerpt at top)]. In An American heritage: A book on the International Silver Company. (Updated 19 April 2017. DM.)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York call no. HD9536.Uf4 I554 1977.
See worldcat.org for other locations.

1978 - magazine article mention

Hogan, E. P. (April 1978). 19th century call bells in silverplate. Spinning Wheel, pp. 16-17+. (Viewed 11 November 2017. AAA00698.)

Illustrations:
> Meriden Britannia Co.: 8 call bells from 1861 catalogue; 3 figural call bells from their 1878 catalogue; 18 call bells from their 1886 catalogue;
> Also, Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company; Derby Silver Company; Meriden Bronze Company; Meriden Silver Plate Co.; Middletown Plate Co.; Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.; Wilcox Silver Plate Co.

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

1978 - magazine article mention

Hogan, Edmund P. (September 1978). Victorian cracker jars & biscuit jars. Spinning wheel, pp. 8-9. (Viewed 11 November 2017. AAA00699.)

Illustrations
> Middletown Plate Co.: 4 biscuit jars and a cracker jar, reprinted from catalogue (c. 1880)
> Wilcox Silver Plate Co.: 6 biscuit jars, reprinted from catalogue (c. 1880)
> Also, Forbes Silver Company and Meriden Flint Glass Co. are mentioned.

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

1980s

1980 - secondary source

Hogan, Edmund P. (1980). "Wilcox Silver Plate Co." mentions. In The elegance of old silver plate and some personalities. Updated 19 April 2017. [DM] [4]

WSPC content:
> p. 12 (photo of satin-engraved mustache cup, 1895);
> p. 23 (call bells);
> pp. 26-7 (napkin rings, incl. photo of design, 1884);
> p. 29 (photo of combination napkin ring, c. 1873);
> pp. 36-8 (ice pitcher and Tilters, including photos of design, 1873 and 1885);
> pp. 43-4 (butter dishes, including photo of design, c. 1884);
> p. 48 (dinner casters);
> p. 51 (photo of dinner caster design, 1871);
> pp. 54-57 (pickle casters, including 15 photos of designs, c 1871-82);
> pp. 58-61 (cracker or buscuit jars, including 10 photos of designs by either WSPC or Middletown Plate, c. 1880);
> p. 64 (photos of two nut bowls, 1886 and 1880);
> p. 74 (photo of spoon holder, 1880);
> p. 78 (photo of two spoon holders, c. 1884 and c. 1880);
> p. 82 (toothpick holder with illustration of design, 1868);
> p. 84 (sardine box);
> p. 104 (photo of child’s cup by Superior Silver Co., 1890);
> p. 111 (card receivers);
> p. 112 (photo of jewel casket, 1884);
> p. 115 (photo of jewel casket, c. 1896);
> p. 117 (photo of jewel casket, c. 1896);
> pp. 119-21 (bride’s basket, including photos of designs, 1886 and c. 1896);
> p. 123 (kerosene lamps);
> p. 125 (9 illustrations of kerosene lamps from undated trade catalogues);
> p. 127 (illustrations of 3-5 kerosene lamps from 1886 trade catalogue);
> p. 133 (illustration of lavatory set in Art Nouveau style, undated);
> p. 142 (toilet ware — handmirrors, etc.).

University of Connecticut Library, Storrs, call no. NK7240.5 .H63 1980.
See worldcat.org for other locations.

1983 - spotlighted news mention - Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / ISC in Yale University Art Gallery exhibition

Hanson, Bernard. (18 December 1893). Art Deco designs bring back an era (with mention: "There is less classical inspiration in the compact geometric design of a silver-plated tea service created about 1928 by [Jean] Theobald for the [Wilcox Silver Plate Co. /] International Silver Co. of Meriden...") Hartford Courant, p. E14. (Viewed 16 November 2018. D00418).

See worldcat.org for locations.

1983-84 - exhibition catalogue - Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / ISC in Yale Art Gallery exhibition

Davies, Karen. (1983). At home in Manhattan: Modern decorative arts, 1925 to the Depression exhibition catalogue [at Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT (10 November 1983 - 5 February 1984)], p. 76. [Jean Theobald for Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Company. (c. 1928). Tea service, Diament pattern. (Private lender).] (Updated 16 November 2018. A00141; AAA01717; L00838.)

Yale University library, New Haven, call no. YLp95 983D+ Oversize.
No exhibition checklist exists (as of 9 November 2018).

1983-85 - exhibition catalogue - Saarinen / WSPC / ISC in Detroit Institute of Arts travelling exhibition

Clark, Robert Judson. (1983). Design in America: The Cranbrook vision, 1925-50 exhibition catalogue. 352 pp. (Updated 24 November 2018. AAA00099-101; B001208.)

Yale University library, call no. N330 B55 C74 1983 (LC)+ Oversize. (See worldcat.org for more locations);
Online (partial) - exhibition catalogue - Google Books;
Offline - press release - Metropolitan Museum of Art [mentions Saarinen’s urn being displayed].
See list of exhibition venues at Design Meriden - Wilcox Silver Plate Co. designs in collections, at auction, and in exhibitions.

1986 - book mentions

Swan, Martha Louise. (1986). "Wilcox Silver Plate Co." mentions. In American cut and engraved glass of the Brilliant Period in historical perspective, (pp. 112-14, 117, 228, with photos of humidor, bitter bottles, and candelabra). Wallace-Homestead Book Company. (Viewed 21 August 2020. E01036-37; E01104-07).

Online - archive.org. (Email-based registration required.)

1987 - photo and caption in news article

Kugelman, Alice. (8 February 1987). Stream lines [with photo and caption concerning Paul Lobel for Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Co. (c. 1930s). Rounded tea service. (Metropolitan Museum of Art collection); at this juncture, this design is not believed to have been in the two exhibitions mentioned in the article]. Hartford Courant, pp. 188-89. (Viewed 8 December 2018. D00640).

See worldcat.org for locations.

1987-88 - exhibition labels - WSPC / ISC in Hartford exhibition

Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford. (c. 1987). Exhibition labels / checklist for A decade of collecting Connecticut industrial arts (1 December 1987 - 31 August 1988). [The list might be incomplete.] [Exhibited: "Jean Theobald for Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Co. (c. 1928). Tea service." (CT Historical Society collection).] (Viewed 25 November 2018. B01209-17; B01219-20).

Offline - exhibition labels / checklist - Connecticut Historical Society, curatorial area, Hartford.
Offline - pre-exhibition planning documentation, 6 pp. - Connecticut Historical Society archive, Hartford.

1988 - exhibition catalogue - WSPC in Milwaukee exhibition

(1988). Wilcox Silver Plate Co. Tilting ice water set catalogue entry. In 1888: Frederick Layton and his world (exhibition catalogue, 8 April - 28 August 1988), p. 240. [Exhibited design: Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (c, 1885). Tilting ice water set. (Lender: Rock County Historical Society, Janesville, Wisconsin)]. Milwaukee Art Museum. (Updated 18 November. F00399-400; G02088-90.)

Online - archive.org. (Sign-up required to view the catalogue.)
Offline - exhibition checklist - Milwaukee Art Museum.

1988 - secondary source

Vumbaco, Brenda J. (1988). Photo of Jedediah Wilcox mansion, (p. 59). In Meriden – Connecticut crossroads: An illustrated history. 144 pages. Windsor Publications: Northridge, CA. (Updated 19 April 2017. A00804. DM.)

Yale University Library, call no. F104 M5 V85 1988 (LC)+ Oversize.
See worldcat.org for other locations.

1988 - spotlighted news mention - WSPC / ISC in Hartford exhibition

Mays, Vernon. (5 January 1988). Revolution in design: State industries fired early shots (with brief mention of International Silver Co. [WSPC] and Gene [sic] Theobald). Hartford Courant, pp. F1, F6. (Viewed 25 November 2018. L00898).

See worldcat.org for locations.

1990s

1990 - magazine article(s)

(September / October 1990). [Meriden / Wilcox Connection - card table; owl pattern; individual casters; figural napkin rings; knife rests; triplicate mirror (Diana Cramer).] Silver Magazine. (Viewed 7 September 2017. G00204.)

Silver Magazine website, back issues webpage.
See worldcat.org for library and museum locations.

1992-99 - exhibition checklist and show venues - Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / ISC in travelling exhibition

The Museums at Stony Brook. (c. 1997). Exhibition checklist for Shaken, not stirred: Cocktail shakers and design exhibition (3 May - 4 September 1997). (For six other venues and exhibited designs, see the Wilcox Silver Plate Co. exhibitions section. (Viewed 28 November 2018. B01222-13)

Offline - The Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages (formerly The Museums at Stony Brook, Long Island, New York). (Also supplied venues and dates.)

1994-95 - WSPC in Dallas exhibition

Venable, Charles L et al. (1994). Silver in America, 1840-1940: A century of splendor exhibition catalogue / book. [Exhibition venue: Dallas Museum of Art, 6 November 1994 - 29 January 1995.] Curated by Charles L. Venable. (Viewed 21 August 2016. AAA00075.)

1998 - magazine mention and photo - Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / ISC in travelling exhibition

Henderson, Helen B. (November 1998). Shaken not stirred collectible bar ware [with mention and photo of Lurelle Guild for Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Co. (undated). Cocktail serving set in skyscraper style, catalog #5833 beverage set: tray, eight cups signed, shaker and exhibitions at Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach and San Francisco International Airport Museum]. (For other venues in the traveling show, see the Wilcox Silver Plate Co exhibitions section.) Antiques & Collecting Magazine, pp. 38-40+. (Viewed 28 November 2018. D00580).

See worldcat.org for locations.

1999 - WSPC / ISC in Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. (undated). Webpage: Eliel Saarinen for Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Co. (c. 1933-35). Prototype tea service. (Exhibition history: 29 June - 14 November 1999, Recent acquisitions of twentieth-century design and architecture at the Metropolitan Museum of Art). (Viewed 8 November 2018. A00455).

Online - exhibition history of prototype tea service (c. 1933-35).
No catalogue was produced for this exhibition.

2000s

2000-02 - exhibition catalogue - WSPC / ISC in Metropolitan Museum of Art travelling exhibition

Johnson, J. Stewart. (2000). American modern, 1925-1940 : design for a new age exhibition catalogue. [See WSPC exhibitions section for list of 6 venues; in exhibition: Lurelle Guild for WSPC / ISC. (c. 1934). Cocktail shaker; Paul Lobel for WSPC / ISC. (1934). Tea service; Eliel Saarinen for WSPC / ISC. (c. 1934). Tea and coffee urn and tray. (All in Met collection)]. 192 pp. (New York: Abrams in association with the American Federation of Arts.) (Viewed 16 November 2018. A01859; A02736; L00867; L00869-71).

> Paul Lobel’s tea set design for Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / ISC is shown on the exhibition catalogue cover.

University of Connecticut, Storrs, call no. NK1404 .J65 2000; (See worldcat.org for other locations);
Offline - exhibition checklist - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Online - exhibition information - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Photo of Paul Lobel’s WSPC / ISC tea set, in exhibition. (See exhibition history.)
Photo of Lurelle Guild’s WSPC / ISC cocktail shaker, in exhibition. (See exhibition history.)
Photo of Eliel Saarinen’s WSPC / ISC tea and coffee urn and tray, in exhibition. (See exhibition history.)

2004 - encyclopedia entry

Rainwater, Dorothy T.; Fuller, Martin; Fuller, Collette. (2004). "Gem Silver Co." ["Trademark of Wilcox Silver Plate Co. for dresserware and several flatware patterns"] [with mark], (p. 85). Encyclopedia of American silver manufacturers, (revised and expanded 5th ed.). Schiffer Publishing: Atglen, PA. (Viewed 2 August 2020. A02920).

Online - Boston Public Library - archive.org. (Email-based registration required.)

2004 - encyclopedia entry

Rainwater, Dorothy T.; Fuller, Martin; Fuller, Collette. (2004). "International Silver Company" [with mention of Wilcox Britannia Co. / Wilcox Silver Plate Co.], (p. 116-20). Encyclopedia of American silver manufacturers, (revised and expanded 5th ed.). Schiffer Publishing: Atglen, PA. (Viewed 12 August 2020. A02925a-c(-)27a-c).

Online - Boston Public Library - archive.org. (Email-based registration required.)

2004 - encyclopedia entry

Rainwater, Dorothy T.; Fuller, Martin; Fuller, Collette. (2004). "Middletown Plate Co.", Superior Silver Co., Superior Silver Plate Co., and mention of Gem Silver Plate Co. (Wilcox Silver Plate Co. trademark), (pp. 161-2). Encyclopedia of American silver manufacturers, (revised and expanded 5th ed.). Schiffer Publishing: Atglen, PA. (Viewed 17 August 2017. A02886, A02934a,b; A02935a,b.)

Online - Boston Public Library at archive.org. (Email-based registration required.)

2004 - encyclopedia entry

Rainwater, Dorothy T.; Fuller, Martin; Fuller, Collette. (2004). "Parker & Casper Co." [Wilcox Silver Plate Co. predecessor], (pp. 180-81). Encyclopedia of American silver manufacturers, (revised and expanded 5th ed.). Schiffer Publishing: Atglen, PA. (Viewed 4 August 2020. A02943a,b).

Online - Boston Public Library - archive.org. (Email-based registration required.)

2004 - encyclopedia entry

Rainwater, Dorothy T.; Fuller, Martin; Fuller, Collette. (2004). "Superior Silver (Plate) Company" [with mark], p. 244. Encyclopedia of American silver manufacturers, (revised and expanded 5th ed.). Schiffer Publishing: Atglen, PA. (Viewed 4 August 2020. L10877-78).

Online - Boston Public Library - archive.org. (Email-based registration required.)

2004 - encyclopedia entry

Rainwater, Dorothy T.; Fuller, Martin; Fuller, Collette. (2004). "Wilcox Silver Plate Co. " [with marks], (p. 277). Encyclopedia of American silver manufacturers, (revised and expanded 5th ed.). Schiffer Publishing: Atglen, PA. (Viewed 2 August 2020. A02894a,b).

Online - Boston Public Library - archive.org. (Email-based registration required.)

2004-05 - Wilcox Silver Plate Co. in St. Louis Art Museum exhibition

St. Louis Art Museum. (undated). Webpage for: Eliel Saarinen for Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Co. (1934). Urn. [Exhibition history: (14 May 2004 - 20 June 2005), American & French decorative arts 1930s at St. Louis Art Museum]. (Updated 15 November 2018. A01060; A01087; L00807).

Online - St. Louis Art Museum. (Search the collection.)

2005-07 - Wilcox Silver Plate Co. in Dallas Museum of Art travelling exhibition

Stern, Jewel. (2005). Modernism in American silver. [Includes Wilcox Silver Plate Company designs.] 392 pp. Dallas Museum of Art and Yale University Press. (Book accompanied exhibition at 5 American venues.) (Updated 17 April 2017. DM.)

> Exhibition venues: Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC; Nevada Museum of Art, Reno; Dallas Museum of Art; The Wolfsonian, Miami Beach, FL; The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN.

Photos - Dallas Museum of Art installation;
Yale University Library, New Haven, call no. Yns72 2005 S73+ Oversize. (See worldcat.org for other locations.)
Online - interview of curator Jewel Stern, [Design Meriden at artdesigncafe.com, 1(2), 2016].

2005 - Wilcox Silver Plate Co. in Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. (c. 2005). Schedule of exhibitions May - August 2005, webpage [including A Curator’s Eye: J. Stewart Johnson at the Met, 1990–2004, (1 March - 6 November 2005)]. [Exhibited Eliel Saarinen for Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Co. (c. 1933-35). Prototype tea service. (Met collection.)] (Viewed 8 November 2018. A00456-57; L00866.)

Online - exhibition mention - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York website.
Offline - exhibition checklist - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Online - exhibition history of prototype tea service (c. 1933-35) for Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Co..
No catalogue was produced for this exhibition.

"From 1990 to 2004, J. Stewart Johnson served as the principal curator for the modern design and architecture collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. During these 14 years, he made a number of important acquisitions that augmented and reshaped an already significant collection. This exhibition presents a selection of these works, demonstrating his skill as both a connoisseur and a scholar." (Excerpt of exhibition mention in full from above.)

2008 - Wilcox Silver Plate Co. in Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. (c. 2008). Masterpieces of Modern Design: Selections from the Collection webpage. [Exhibited Eliel Saarinen for Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Co. (c. 1933-35). Prototype tea service. (Met collection.)] (Viewed 8 November 2018. A00458-59).

Online - exhibition page - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York website.
Online - exhibition history of prototype tea service (c. 1933-35) for Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Co..
No catalogue was produced for this exhibition.

"Design from the 1920s and 1930s includes French Art Deco by René Jules Lalique and Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann; works from the Bauhaus school by Josef Albers, Marianne Brandt, and Marcel Breuer; Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s International Style MR armchair; and iconic examples of American modern design by Paul T. Frankel and Eliel Saarinen." (Excerpt from exhibition page above.)

2010s

2010 - secondary source

Franco, Janis Leach. (2010). Photo of Jedediah Wilcox mansion, 816 Broad Street, (p. 43). In: Meriden. 127 pp. Arcadia Publishing: Charleston, SC. (Viewed 16 May 2017 2016. A02438. DM.)

New York Public Library call no. IQM (Meriden) 10-6446.
See worldcat.org for other locations.

c. 2011 - design pages in book

Gordon, John Stuart (c. 2011). Three entries on Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Company designs. In Gordon’s A Modern world: American design from the Yale University Art Gallery 1920-1950. Yale University Art Gallery in association with Yale University Press. (Viewed 15 May 2018. AAA03001; AAA03007-08; AAA03014-15; AAA03020; AAA03025-26; AAA03028).

> "Jean G. Theobald, designer; Virginia Hamill, stylist; Wilcox Silver Plate Company / International Silver Company; ’Diament’ dinette set", (1928), (pp. 170-71).
> "Paul Lobel, designer; Wilcox Silver Plate Company / International Silver Company; "Tea or coffee service", (1934), (pp. 266-67).
> "Jean G. Theobald, designer; Virginia Hamill, stylist; Wilcox Silver Plate Company / International Silver Company; Dinette set", (1928), (p. 294).
> Biographical statements on Lobel, Theobald and Hamill, pp. 410, 412 & 420).

Yale University library, New Haven, CT, call no. NK1404 .Y35X 2011 (LC) Oversize.

2015-16 - WSPC in St. Louis Museum exhibition

Conradsen, David and Cortinovis, Genevieve, with Brunstrom, Mary Reid. (2015). St. Louis Modern exhibition catalogue. [Exhibition: 8 November 2015 - 31 January 2016; exhibited design: Eliel Saarinen for Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Company. (1934). Urn. Silver plate. (Collection: St. Louis Art Museum, p. 72.)] (St. Louis: St. Louis Museum of Art). 184 pp. (Updated 15 November 2018. AAA00035; A01064-65; L00809; L00864-65).

Columbia University library, New York. call no. N6535.S275 S74 2015.
Online - exhibition information - St. Louis Art Museum webpage.
Offline - press release - St. Louis Art Museum.
Also, Offline - exhibition checklist including Eliel Saarinen’s urn. St. Louis Art Museum.

2016 - secondary source

Butkus, Paul. (19 March 2016). "The famed Wilcox mansion and its demise" [On the mansion owned by Jedediah Wilcox (Wilcox Silver Plate Co. founder) and later Charles Parker.] [With video lecture by Brian Cofrancesco; links to many primary sources.]

Online - Design Meriden, 1(1).

2017-18 - exhibition catalogue - Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / ISC in Cooper Hewitt and Cleveland exhibitions

Coffin, Sarah D. and Harrison, Stephen. (2017) The Jazz Age: American style in the 1920s exhibition catalogue. 379 pp. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art. [Venues: Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York (7 April - 20 August 2017) and Cleveland Museum of Art (30 September 2017 - 14 January 2018); exhibited designs: Paul Lobel for Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / ISC. (1934). Four-piece tea service. (Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.); Eliel Saarinen for Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / ISC. (c. 1932-33). Tea urn. (Dallas Museum of Art collection)]. (Viewed 29 November 2018. A02036-41; A02766; B01246-49).

Yale University library, New Haven, call no. NK1396.A76 C644 2017 (LC).
Online - exhibition announcement - Cooper-Hewitt.
Offline - press releases - Cooper Hewitt; and Cleveland Museum of Art.
Offline - exhibition checklists - Cooper Hewitt; and Cleveland Museum of Art.
Widespread online media coverage for show at both venues was reviewed, but mentions and photos focused on other designs.

2017- - WSPC / ISC in Newark Museum exhibition

Newark Museum, NJ. (c. 2017). Exhibition webpage for Style and status in sterling: American silver. [Exhibition including: Jean Theobald for WSPC / ISC. (c. 1928). Cream pitcher and sugar bowl on tray. (Newark Museum collection.)] (Newark Museum collection.)] (Viewed 18 November 2018. A02764-65; D00574).

Online - exhibition webpage - Newark Museum, NJ. (No mention of specific design.)
Offline - exhibition checklist - Newark Museum, NJ.
Photo - Jean Theobald for WSPC / ISC. (c. 1928). Cream pitcher and sugar bowl on tray - Newark Museum, NJ. (Search the collection.)

n. d.

n. d. - historical documentation

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (undated). Illustrated almanac… (Updated 11 November 2017. A01012.)

Yale University library call no. 1971 S16.

n. d. - design catalogue

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (undated). [Cut glass, sterling mounted]. 395 pp. (Viewed 20 February 2017. AAA00570 - 090.)

Offline - Meriden Historical Society, Meriden, CT.

n. d. - price list

Superior Silver Co. / Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Co. (undated). Revised price list - white metal hollow ware, electro plated. (Viewed 30 July 2018. C00207-05).

Offline - Meriden Historical Society, Meriden, CT.

n. d. - photographic catalog

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (undated). [Photographic catalog.] 234 pp. (Viewed 30 July 2018. C00207-07).

Offline - Meriden Historical Society, Meriden, CT.

n. d. - design catalogue

Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Company. (undated). "Albemarle" service. 4 pp. (Viewed 20 February 2017. AAA00570 - 066.)

Offline - Meriden Historical Society, Meriden, CT.

n. d. - Wikipedia entry

(undated). "Wilcox Silver Plate Co." entry. Wikipedia.org. (Viewed 30 November 2021).

Online - wikipedia.org. (Typically good list of sources to add to an introductory source list.)

n. d. - map

(Undated). Wilcox Silver Plate Company - fire insurance map. (Viewed 15 May 2017. A02437.)

Offline - Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, c. 1724-1977, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian, Washington, DC, Box 3, Folder 5, no. 7642 (finding aid).

Footnotes:
[1] Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Meriden, was active 1867, was acquired by the International Silver Company in 1898, until c. 1960. [See (a) Stern, Jewel. (2005). Modernism in American silver, page 353. Dallas Museum of Art and Yale University Press; and (b) "A Guide to the International Silver Company Records, 1853-1921 (link to library entry)". University of Connecticut university libraries website.] Viewed 15 May 2016. [A00660 and A00662]

[2] See Thompson, Eleanor McD. (1991). Guide to the microfiche edition of trade catalogues at the Winterthur Museum, part 2 (online), (entry no. 3123). 184 pp. Winterthur Museum, Delaware. [A00868; A00886] (Please note, sometimes the trade catalogue itself is searchable in a library catalogue, and sometimes one needs to search the microform series as a whole.)

[3] McKinstry, E. Richard / Winterthur Museum. (1984). Trade catalogues at Winterthur: A guide to the literature of merchandising, 1750 to 1980 (online). [Entry no. 1704, p. 296]. Garland Publishing: New York and London. Viewed 19 June 2016. (Please note, sometimes the trade catalogue itself is searchable in a library catalogue, and sometimes one needs to search the microform series as a whole.) [A00518; A00905]

[4] See Hogan, Edmund P. (1980). The elegance of old silver plate and some personalities. Schiffer Publishing Limited: Exton, PA. ISBN 0-916838-30-7. "Superior Silver (Plate) Company" is identified as a "secondary brand" of the Wilcox Silver Plate Co. concerning the marketing of toiletware c. 1894-86, (pp. 141-42). University of Connecticut Library call no. NK7240.5 .H63 1980 (link to library entry). (See worldcat.org for other locations.) Updated 19 April 2017. [DM]

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