R. Wallace & Sons / Wallace Silversmiths design catalogues and historical information

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Wallace silver advertisement R. Wallace & Sons catalogue


Above, left, cropped advertisement of celebrity endorsement of Wallace silver in LIFE magazine (25 April 1938); right: inside cover page of Wallace 1916-17 catalogue. For more information on both, see entries below.


"WALLACE, R. & SONS MANUFACTURING CO.
Silver and Plated Ware, and Fine Cutlery. This business (Solid Silver Plated Ware and Cutlery) was established by R. Wallace in 1835; incorporated 1879. Present officers are: F. A. Wallace, President; W. J. Leavenworth, Treasurer; H. L. Wallace, Secretary. Employ about 600 people. Have stores— 3 Park Place, New York; 86 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ills.; 120 Suttel St., San Francisco, Cal."


— D.H. Hurd & Co. in Town and city atlas of the State of Connecticut. Compiled from government surveys, county records and personal investigations (1893), p. 214.

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A. R. Wallace and Sons / Wallace Silversmiths design catalogues and historical information (by year) [1]


Wallace Bros. Silver Company, R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co., Wallace Silversmiths; predecessor companies and trademarks: Essex Silver Co.; 1835 R. Wallace; Luxor Plate - Wallace; Melford Silver Plate; R. Wallace & Sons of Canada; Valentine Linsley Silver Co.; Wallace, Simpson & Co.; Wallingford Co. (definitive listing here, in process.)


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1830s

Various newspapers, magazines and other sources

(c. 1835-). Various newspapers, magazines and other sources - search engines. (Updated 26 April 2020. C01272-82; D01199; H01203-12).


1850s

1856 - map

(1856). Map of New Haven County, Connecticut [with marking for R. Wallace]. H & C. T. Smith: Philadelphia. (Viewed 1 October 2020. E01632).


1870s

1870 - historical information

Davis, Charles Henry Stanley. (1870). Robert Wallace mentions and portrait, (pp. 479-82). 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.) 1086 pp. Meriden: Published by the author. (Viewed 17 November 2016. A00793-94.)

1870 - patent - design for spoon-handles

Robert Wallace. (14 June 1870). Design no. 4155: Design for spoon-handles. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01837).

1874 - state business directory listing

(1874). Listing: "Manufacturing Companies ... R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Co.", (p. 224). In The Connecticut Business Directory for 1874. Briggs & Co.: Boston. (Viewed 18 October 2020. F01535; F01539).


1878 patents

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1878 - patent - design for spoons

Henry L. Wallace, assignor to Wallace Brothers. (26 February 1878; filed 7 Febuary 1878). Design no. 10,504: Design for spoons. (Viewed 16 March 2018. AAA01224).

1878 - patent - design for spoons

Jacob Hammarth, assignor to Wallace Brothers. (30 April 1878; filed 19 April 1878). Design no. 10,654: Design for spoons. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01840).

1878 - patent - design for spoons

Henry L. Wallace, assignor to Wallace Brothers. (30 April 1878; filed 19 April 1878). Design no. 10,664: Design for spoons. (Viewed 16 March 2018. AAA01225).



1879 patents

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1879 - patent - design for spoon

John M. Culver, assignor to Wallace Brothers. (18 November 1879; filed 23 October 1879). Design no. 11,510: Design for spoon. (Viewed 16 March 2018. AAA01226).

1879 - patent - improvement in the manufacture of spoons and forks

Robert Wallace. (23 September 1879; filed 7 June 1878). Letters patent no. 220,002: Improvement in the manufacture of spoons and forks. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01838).

1879 - patent - improvement in spoons and forks

Robert Wallace. (23 September 1879; filed 14 January 1879). Letters patent no. 220,003: Improvement in spoons and forks. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01839).



1880s

1881 - bird’s eye view map

O. H. Bailey & Co. (1881). View of Wallingford, Connecticut. [Bird’s eye view illustration.] Boston, MA. [Illustrations include: R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (no. 17), and illustrated panel]. (Viewed 2 October 2020. E01637-38).


1883 patents

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1883 - patent - match-box

Robert Wallace. (27 March 1883; filed 11 January 1883). Letters patent no. 274,864: Match-box. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01832).

1883 - patent - design for a spoon or fork handle

Frank A. Wallace, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (22 May 1883; filed 2 April 1883). Design patent no. 13,927: Design for a spoon or fork handle. (Viewed 10 May 2018. AAA02996).

1883 - patent - design for a spoon or fork handle

Frederick Waterhouse, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (12 June 1883; filed 27 April 1883). Design no. 13,981: Design for a spoon or fork handle. (Viewed 13 April 2018. AAA02268).



1884 - price list

R. Wallace & Sons. (before/received 25 July 1884). Price list of fine cast steel table ware, Pure nickel and silver; also tinned spoons and forks. Wallingford, CT; 30 pp. (Updated 25 April 2017. A00281; AAA00011.)

1884 - two advertisements

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (January & February 1884). Advertisement: "Manufacturers of Solid Silverware..." The Jewelers’ Circular, p. xxiii. (Viewed 18 September 2017. G00481; G00487.)

1885 - news mention

(29 October 1885). State correspondence; Wallingford [with mention: "E. L. Wallace ... will travel in Ohio selling R. Wallace & Sons’ goods."] Morning Journal and Courier (New Haven, CT), presumably p. 4, col. 2. (Viewed 10 October 2018. B00907).

1885 - patent - method of making handles for cutlery

Robert Wallace. (28 July 1885; filed 26 December 1884). Letters patent no. 323,240: Method of making handles for cutlery. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01833).

1886 - patent - salt or pepper dredge

Robert Wallace. (9 November 1886; filed 12 July 1886). Letters patent no. 352,376; serial no. 207,731: Salt or pepper dredge. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01834).

1887 - historical information

Beckford, William Hale. (1887). Leading business men of New Haven (county). [“Wallingford” and “Leading business men of Wallingford” (pp. 265-70), including description of R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co.] 284 pp. Mercantile Pub. Co.: Boston. (Viewed 7 July 2016. A00858-59.)

1888 - missing design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (1888). [Catalogue]. Number of pages unknown. (No copy in a public library known to exist). (Viewed 6 September 2018. C00266).


1888 articles

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1888 - news mention

(February 1888). Trade gossip (with mention of R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. about their business doing well). The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review, p. 99. (Viewed 5 September 2018. F00259).

1888 - news mention

(September 1888). Trade gossip (including mention of R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. and new catalogue). The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review, p. 100. (Viewed 6 September 2018. C00266).

1888 - news mention

(November 1888). Trade gossip (including paragraph on R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. and new pattern, Saint Leon). The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review, p. 119. (Viewed 8 September 2018. L00735-36).



1888 - patent - die for thickening blanks for spoons or forks

Robert Wallace. (24 July 1888; filed 30 April 1888). Letters patent no. 386,672; serial no. 272,249: Die for thickening blanks for spoons or forks. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01835).

1889 - missing design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons. (1889). [Catalogue]. No surviving copy in a lending library known to exist. (Viewed 6 September 2016. G00198.)

1889 - design catalogue excerpt, reprint

R. Wallace & Sons. (1889). [Selected catalogue pages reprinted in "Richard Kurtzman’s "Pages from the Past: Catalogue pages from a 1889 R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Co. catalogue".] Silver Magazine, September / October 2010. (Viewed 6 September 2016. G00198.)


1889 articles

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1889 - news mention

(February 1889). Trade gossip (with mention of R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. and their most successful year in business to date). The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review, p. 110. (Viewed 5 September 2018. F00280).

1889 - news mention

(June 1889). Trade gossip [with paragraph about R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. and their salesroom at 104 State st., Chicago]. The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review, p. 86. (Viewed 15 September 2018. L00798-99.)




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1890s

1890 articles

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1890 - news mention

(February 1890). Trade gossip [includes paragraph on the R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co.; describes their newly designed store in New York]. The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review, p. 112B. (Viewed 4 September 2018. F00234).

1890 - news mention

(March 1890). Trade gossip [includes paragraph on R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co.; they have moved into their new salesroom in New York.] The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review, p. 92. (Viewed 4 September 2018. F00237).

1890 - news mention

(September 1890). Trade gossip [with paragraph about R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. adding two buildings to their production site.] The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review, p. 91. (Viewed 4 September 2018. F00253).

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 R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company]. The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review, p. 31-2. (Viewed 4 September 2018. F00249-52).



1890-91 - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons. (1890-91). [Illustrated catalogue of] silver ware, silver plated ware, fine cutlery. Wallingford, CT. Number of pages unknown. (Updated 25 April 2017. A00284.)

1891 - news mention

(10 November 1891). Wallingford [with mention of R. Wallace & Sons]. Morning Journal and Courier (New Haven, CT), presumably p. 4, col. 3. (Viewed 10 October 2018. B00908).

"R. Wallace & Sons have several hand-made sterling silver coffee spoons made in Mexico that are a novelty and show very fine workmanship." (Excerpt from above.)


1891 advertisements

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1891 - eight advertisements

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (February - March 1891). Advertisement: "... Manufacturers of sterling silver, plated ware & fine cutlery..." [with illustration of sterling silver cup]. The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review. (Viewed 1 September 2018. B00286; E00279; E00283; E00288; E00292; E00296; H00376; H00381).



1891 - patent - design for a spoon

Harry I. Clulee, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (18 August 1891; filed 15 June 1891). Design no. 20,994; serial no. 396,381: Design for a spoon. (Viewed 15 May 2018. AAA02995).


1892 articles

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6 April 1892 - two news mentions

(6 April 1892). Connecticut (two mentions of R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co.). The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review, p. 10. (Viewed 28 August 2018. H00349.)

[a] "R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co.’s engravers are so busy they are obligated to work nights." [b] "The estate of the late Robert Wallace, of Wallingford will foot up to about a quarter of a million dollars, chiefly in the stock of the R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co." (Excerpt in full from above.)


13 April 1892 - news mention

(13 April 1892). Connecticut (mention of R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co.). The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review, p. 24. (Viewed 28 August 2018. H00351.)

"The appraisal of the estate of the late Robert Wallace, inventoried by appraisers..., has been completed..." (Excerpt from above.)




1892 advertisements

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1892 - four advertisements

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (April 1892). Advertisements: "... Sterling Silver, Plated Ware and Fine Cutlery... Factories: Wallingford, Conn., New York Store: 3 Park Place, Chicago Store: 86 Wabash Avenue." [Includes illustrations showing Bijou; La Belle; Ivanhoe, Jr.; and Walton patterns.] The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review. (Viewed 27 September 2017. G00616-17; G00722; G00726.)

1892 - three advertisements

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (May 1892). Advertisements: "... Sterling Silver, Plated Ware and Fine Cutlery... Factories: Wallingford, Conn., New York Store: 3 Park Place, Chicago Store: 86 Wabash Avenue." [Includes illustrations showing Bijou; La Belle; Ivanhoe, Jr.; and Walton patterns.] The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review. (Viewed 27 September 2017. G00489; G00494; G00732.)

1892 - advertisement

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (25 May 1892). Advertisement: "... Sterling Silver, Plated Ware and Fine Cutlery..." (with illustration of Masonic spoon). The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review, p. 6. (Viewed 27 September 2017. G00741.)

1892 - five advertisements

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (June 1892). Advertisements: "... The Masonic Spoon... " (with illustration). The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review. (Viewed 28 September 2017. G00735; G00745; G00748; G00751; G00754.)



1892 patents

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1892 - patent - design for a spoon or fork handle

Harry I. Clulee, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (5 July 1892; filed 23 May 1892). Design no. 21,692; serial no. 434,112: Design for a spoon or fork handle. (Viewed 10 May 2018. AAA02997).

1892 - patent - design for a spoon

Henry L. Wallace, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (2 August 1892; filed 13 June 1892). Design no. 21,741; serial no. 436,589: Design for a spoon. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01817).



1893 - historical information

D.H. Hurd & Co. (1893). "R. Wallace & Sons", (p. 214), and building illustration. In Town and city atlas of the State of Connecticut. Compiled from government surveys, county records and personal investigations. Boston, MA; 223 pp. (Viewed 28 February 2017. A00398-400.)

1893 - directory listing

(1893). "R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Company" listings. In The New England business directory and gazetteer, [pp. 1415 (Cutlery Manufacturers); 1546 (Silver Plated Ware Manufs.); 1547 (Spoon and Fork Manufs.); 1813 (Manufacturing Companies)]. (Sampson & Murdock Company: Boston, MA). (Viewed 5 May 2020. H01348-49 H01361; H01363-64; H01369-70).


1893 articles

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1893 - news mention

(January 1893). News mention: "A specimen book containing upwards of ninety illustrations of as many patterns of flatware has been lately issued by the enterprising R. Wallace & Sons..." House Furnishing Review, p. 13. (Viewed 11 October 2017. G01080.)

1893 - news mention

(16 November 1893). Brief news notes [with mention: "At Wallingford, Conn., three boilers connected with the R. Wallace & Sons’ silver manufactory, exploded... "] Sandy Creek News (Sandy Creek, New York), presumably p. 6, col. 1. (Viewed 3 June 2020. H01971-72).



1893 patents

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1893 - patent - design for a metal border

William H. Tomey, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (30 May 1893; filed 24 April 1893). Design patent no. 22,485; serial no. 471,701: Design for a metal border. (Viewed 15 May 2018. AAA02998).

1893 - patent - design for a spoon

William H. Tomey, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (6 June 1893; filed 21 April 1893). Design patent no. 22,498; serial no. 471,345: Design for a spoon. (Viewed 15 May 2018. AAA02999).

1893 - patent - design for a spoon, etc.

William H. Tomey, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (6 June 1893; filed 21 April 1893). Design no. 22,501; serial no. 471,344: Design for a spoon, etc. (Viewed 15 May 2018. AAA03000).



c. 1893 - design catalogue (missing)

R. Wallace & Sons. (c. 1893). ["Specimen book containing upwards of ninety illustrations of as many patterns of flatware" (presumably catalogue]. Mentioned in House Furnishing Review, January 1893, p. 13. (Viewed 11 October 2017. G01080.)

1894 - price list

Wallace Bros. (1894). Illustrated price list: Table ware and novelties, silver-plated on cats steel: tinned spoons, etc. 56 pp. (Updated 25 April 2017. A00402.)


1894 articles

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1894 - article mention

(15 May 1894). New company formed ["The Biggins, Rodgers company"]. Meriden Daily Republican, p. 7, col. 4. (Viewed 5 February 2021. R00515).

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"... Biggins, Rogers company ... President— Henry E. Biggins; Treasurer— Frank L. Rodgers; Secretary— Henry B. Hall... The company are to manufacture sterling silver, silver plated and metal goods. The factory has been completed and the machinery of the Hartford Silver Plate company has been purchased and will be put in place at once. The company mean to have their factory running by July first... Mr. Hall for some years was connected with R. Wallace and Son’s and at one time was manager and sale[s]man of the Bristol Brass and Clock Company... Mr. Hall has the reputation of being one of the most successful salesmen on the road and will be of great value to the new company... " (Excerpt from above.)


1894 - article

(19 November 1894). Bogus "Rogers" goods; R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company enjoined. Hartford Courant, p. 4. (Viewed 20 October 2018. D00370).

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"An injunction was served Saturday on the R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company... The allegation is that the Wallace company has been putting into market during the past three months large quantities of spoons and forks with the ’Rogers’ stamp upon them, when in fact the goods were of an inferior quality... " (Excerpt from above.)




1894 advertisements

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1894 - six advertisements

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (3 January - 7 February 1894). Advertisements: "Novelties in sterling silver... [showing nine illustrations of two match safes, two pin balls, two pocket knives, court plaster case, candle holder, and napkin ring.] (Viewed 29 August 2018. B00211-16).

1894 - seven advertisements

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (14 February - 28 March 1894). Advertisements: R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. silversmiths... [with illustrations of Waverley sardine box]. The Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review. (Viewed 29 August 2018. H00368-74.)



1895 - historical information

Gillespie, Charles Bancroft (compiled by). (1895). "R. Wallace & Sons" [including building illustration; founder profile], pp. 3, 16, 28. In Souvenir History of Wallingford, Connecticut, 1895. The Journal Publishing Company: Meriden, CT. (Viewed 14 June 2016. A00805-06.)


1895 advertisements

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1895 - advertisement

Hilton Houghes & Co., New York. (26 May 1895). Advertisement: "... R. Wallace & Sons ..." [with no illustrations]. The Sun (New York, NY), unknown page number, cols. 1-3. (Viewed 14 May 2019; H00871).

1895 - advertisement

Hilton, Houghes & Co., New York. (30 May 1895). Advertisement: "... As to Silverware... R. Wallace & Sons... " [with no illustrations]. Vogue, 5(22), p. iv. (Viewed 1 June 2019. C00945-46).

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1896 advertisements

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1896 - advertisement

Wallace Silversmiths, New York. (17 October 1896). Advertisement: "... Tea Sets... Fruit Dishes, Spoons, Forks... Exclusive Novelties... The Wallace Company silversmiths... " [with no product illustrations]. Brooklyn Life (Brooklyn, New York), p. 25. (Viewed 28 December 2021. D01923).

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1896 - advertisement

Wallace Silversmiths, New York. (21 November 1896). Advertisement: "Sterling... Silverware... Forks, Spoons... New Designs... Tea Sets, Dinnerware, Table Silver... The Wallace Company silversmiths... " [with no product illustrations]. Brooklyn Life (Brooklyn, New York), p. 37. (Viewed 28 December 2021. D01924).

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1896 patents

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1896 - patent - design for a spoon, etc.

Henry L. Wallace, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (7 April 1896; filed 5 March 1986). Design no. 25,347; serial no. 582,008: Design for a spoon, etc. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01813).

1896 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, etc.

Henry L. Wallace, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (4 August 1896; filed 29 June 1896). Design no. 25,854; serial no. 597,480: Design for a handle for spoons, etc. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01814).

1896 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, etc.

Henry L. Wallace, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (4 August 1896; filed ). Design no. 25,855; serial no. 597,479: Design for a handle for spoons, etc. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01815).

1896 - patent - design for a handle for knives, forks, etc.

Henry L. Wallace, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (15 September 1896; filed 2 July 1896). Design no. 26,018; serial no. 597,908: Design for a handle for knives, forks, etc. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01816).



1897 - map

(1897). Wallingford, New Haven Co., Conn. map, (p. 1 showing R. Wallace & Sons on Bull Avenue.). Sanborn Map & Publishing Co. 7 leaves. (Viewed 22 November 2016. AAA004.)


1897 advertisements

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1897 - advertisement

R. Wallace & Sons M’f’g Co. (1 January 1897). Advertisement: "Sterling Silverware... The wares of this Co. are characterized by originality of design, finished workmanship... New York: 226 Fifth Avenue. Chicago: 109-111 Wabash Ave. San Francisco: 120 Sutter St. Manufactory and Principal Offices: Wallingford, Conn." McClure’s Magazine, p. 50. (Viewed 6 June 2020. D01313-14).

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1897 - advertisement

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg Co. (April 1897). Advertisement: "Sterling Silverware... The wares of this Co. are characterized by originality of design, finished workmanship... New York: 226 Fifth Avenue. Chicago: 109-111 Wabash Ave. San Francisco: 120 Sutter St. Manufactory and Principal Offices: Wallingford, Conn." Cosmopolitan, presumably p. 770. (Viewed 6 June 2020. D01315-16).

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1897 - advertisement

The Wallace Company, Silversmiths, New York. (20 November 1897). Advertisement: "Important announcement; In accordance with the present value of silver bullion, we have reduced, in price, our fall line of Sterling Silver, including our latest design in Spoons and Forks... " [with illustration showing Wallace marks]. Brooklyn Life (Brooklyn, New York), p. 7. (Viewed 12 October 2021. D01927).

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1898 - design brochure

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (1898). The no. 1000 toilet ware. 16 unnumbered pages. (Updated 8 May 2020. A00982; H01460.)

c. 1898 - missing price list

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (c. 1898). [Price list]. Number of pages unknown. (No copy known to be in a public library). (Viewed 3 September 2018. D00279).

1898 - news mention

New York, Sept. 13. (14 September 1898). Trust in silver trade; Leading manufactures in the East effect a giant combination in New York. Chicago Daily Tribune, p. 1. (Viewed 10 September 2020. E01347).

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"The International Silver company has been formed under the laws of New Jersey... The [Meriden] Britannia company and the Wilcox [Silver Plate] company are in the deal... the following concerns have already agreed to enter the combination: ... [including] Homan Silver Plate Company, Cincinnati ... Manning, Bowman & Co. ... Standard Silver Plate company, Toronto, Canada... R. Wallace & Sons... " [These four companies are understood to not have become part of the International Silver Co. in 1898, and only the Standard Silver Co. at a later date, presumably c. 1912; excerpt from above.]



1898 advertisements

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1898 - two advertisements

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (6 July, 13 July 1898). Advertisement: "The ’Lily of the Valley’ [pattern] [with photo / illustration of berry bowl]. Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review, p. 6. (Viewed 3 September 2018. D00273; D00276).

1898 - two advertisements

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (20 July, 27 July 1898). Advertisement [with illustrations showing various cutlery in the two patterns, Joan and Virginia]. Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review. (Viewed 3 September 2018. D00279; D00283).

1898 - seven advertisements

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (August - 14 September 1898). Advertisement: "Toilet ware pattern no. 1,000..." [with illustration of brush]. Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review. (Viewed 3 September 2018. C00215; C00222; C00228; D00288; D00291; D00294; D00300).

1898 - two advertisements

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (21 September, 28 September 1898). Advertisement: "The no. 1000 toilet ware... catalogue..." Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review. (Viewed 3 September 2018. C00236; C00242).

1898 - two advertisements

C. T. Clingenpeel, Delta, Colorado. (December 1898). Advertisement: "... Fine watches, Jewely [sic], Clocks, Silverware and Novelties... 1835 R. Wallace ..." The Delta Independent (Delta, Colorado). (Viewed 19 September 2018. B00343-44).



1898 patents

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1898 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, etc.

Henry L. Wallace, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (4 January 1898; filed 25 October 1887). Design no. 28,113; serial no. 656,369: Design for a handle for spoons, etc. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01800).

1898 - patent - design for a back for brushes, etc.

Eugene Lengers, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (18 January 1898; filed 15 November 1897). Design patent no. 28,168; serial no. 658,643: Design for a back for brushes, etc. (Viewed 18 May 2018. AAA03029).

1898 - patent - design for a metallic border

Daniel A. Loeser, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (12 April 1898; filed 7 March 1898). Design patent no. 28,469; serial no. 673,017: Design for a metallic border. (Viewed 18 May 2018. AAA03030).

1898 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, etc.

Henry L. Wallace, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (3 May 1898; filed 8 February 1898). Design no. 28,524; serial no. 669,591: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, etc. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01801).

1898 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles

Henry L. Wallace, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (2 August 1898; filed 11 July 1898). Design no. 29,120; serial no. 685,707: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01802).



1898? - design brochure

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (1898?). [Wallace silverplate and flatware]. Number of pages unknown. (Updated 25 April 2017. A00983.)


1899 advertisements

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1899 - advertisement

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (October 1899). Advertisement: "The ’Astoria’; ’1835 R. Wallace’; In 1835 Robert Wallace first began the manufacture of silverware in America... " [with illustrations of sugar shell and butter knife in the Astoria pattern]. Ladies’ Home Journal, p. 42. (Viewed 11 June 2019. E00726-27).

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1899 - advertisement

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (October 1899). Advertisement: "1835 R. Wallace Silver Plated Table Ware... Offices in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, London... " [with seven illustrations of cutlery]. McClure’s Magazine, p. 120. (Viewed 11 June 2019. E00728-29).

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1899 patents

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1899 - patent - hand-mirror

Charles E. Allen, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (10 January 1899; filed 12 September 1898). Letters patent no. 617,626; serial no. 690,722: Hand-mirror. (Viewed 18 May 2018. AAA03031).

1899 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, knives, or similar articles

Henry L. Wallace, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (18 July 1899; filed 26 June 1899). Design no. 31,224; serial no. 721,964: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, knives, or similar articles. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01797).

1899 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, etc.

Henry L. Wallace, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (3 October 1899; filed 8 September 1899). Design no. 31,574; serial no. 729,882: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, etc. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01798).

1899 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, etc.

Henry L. Wallace, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (31 October 1899; filed 2 October 1899). Design no. 31,733; serial no. 732,413: Design for a handle for spoons, etc. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01799).



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".



1900s

1900 advertisements

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1900 - advertisement

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (October 1900). Advertisement: "... ’1835 R. Wallace’ ... Leading dealers sell Wallace goods... " [with abstract illustration showing three flatware designs]. The Cosmopolitan; a Monthly Illustrated Magazine, p. 718. (Viewed 6 June 2019. E00730-31).

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1900 - advertisement

Walbridge’s, Buffalo, NY. (21 October 1900). Advertisement: "... R. Wallace & Sons 1835 brand spoons and forks... " [with abstract illustrations]. The Buffalo Courier (Buffalo, NY), p. 17, col. 6. (Viewed 19 July 2021. R00069).

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1900 - advertisement

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (December 1900). Advertisement: "’1835 R. Wallace’ Stamped on any article of silver is an absolute guarantee of quality... Our richly illustrated catalogue, No. 75 E... Stores in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, London" [with illustration show the Anjou, Joan, and Stuart patterns]. The Ladies’ Home Journal, p. 46. (Viewed 6 June 2019. E00732-33).

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1900 - patent - design for a back for brushes, etc.

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (13 February 1900; filed 15 January 1900). Design no. 32,209; serial no. 1,571: Design for a back for brushes, etc. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01836).

c. 1900 - missing catalogue / booklet

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (c. 1900). [Illustrated catalogue, No. 75 E]. (Viewed 6 June 2019. E00732-33).

  • Offline - citation - R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (December 1900). Advertisement: "... Our richly illustrated catalogue, No. 75 E... ". The Ladies’ Home Journal, p. 46. See worldcat.org for locations.

1901 - promotional booklet

Rorer, Sarah Tyson. (1901). How to set the table. 47 pp. R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co.: Wallingford, CT. (Viewed 22 October 2016. AAA00372.)

1901 - promotional booklet reprint

Rorer, Sarah Tyson / R. Wallace and Sons Manufacturing Co. (1901). How to set the table. 47 pp. “Reprint” in Trade Catalogues at the Winterthur Museum, Part 2 microfiche (no. 3119) (c. 1991). University Publications of America: Bethesda, MD. (Viewed 27 April 2017. A00868; A00871.) [2]


1901 advertisements

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1901 - advertisement

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (January 1901). Advertisement: "... ’1835 R. Wallace’... is unique and beautiful in richness of design and finish... " [with illustration showing Anjou, Joan and Stuart patterns]. The Ladies’ Home Journal, p. 35. (Viewed 6 June 2019. E00734-35).

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1901 - advertisement

Walbridge & Co., presumably Buffalo, NY. (3 June 1901). Advertisement: "For June weddings... Silver-Plated Ware... R. Wallace & Sons’ 1835 Knives, Forks, and Spoons... " [with no illustrations]. Buffalo Evening News (New York), p. 5, cols. 4-5. (Viewed 27 December 2020. D01632).

1901 - advertisement

Walbridge & Co., presumably Buffalo, NY. (3 June 1901). Advertisement: "For... June weddings... R. Wallace & Sons’ 1835 Knives, Forks and Spoons ... " [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

O’Niell’s, New York. (25 November 1901). Advertisement: "... Silverware! ... R. Wallace & Son’s [sic] Triple Plated Ware. The assortment comprises Large Fish Forks, Fish Knives, Salad Forks, Salad Spoons, Berry Spoons and Ice Spoons, gilt or plain, in satin lined boxes..." [with no illustrations]. The sun, p. 12, cols. 5-6. (Viewed 29 May 2019. C00820-21).



1901 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles

Henry L. Wallace. (23 July 1901; filed 25 June 1901). Design no. 34,812; serial no. 66,013: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01843).

1902 - news mention

(18 March 1902). Our traveling representatives [with mention of R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co.] The Jewelers’ Circular, pp. 41-2. (Viewed 7 July 2021. R01459).

"... Traveling men visiting the trade in Lancaster, Pa., last week, included... Mr. Burt, R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. ..." (Excerpt from above.)



1902 advertisements

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1902 - advertisement

Powers Mercantile Company, Minneapolis, MN. (11 April 1902). Advertisement: "... Jewelry and Silverware... R. Wallace & Sons celebrated Silverware.... " [with possibly relevant abstract illustration of a bowl]. Minneapolis Journal, p. 9. (Viewed 25 June 2019. E00801-02).

1902 - advertisement

Walbridge’s, Buffalo, NY. (13 December 1902). Advertisement: "... Silver Department... R. Wallace & Sons, 1835 brand, cold meat forks... " [with no illustrations]. Buffalo Evening News (Buffalo, New York), p. 7, cols. 6-8. (Viewed 4 June 2020. H01996).



1902 patents

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1902 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles

Henry L. Wallace, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (4 February 1902; filed 12 December 1901). Design no. 35,647; serial no. 35,705: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01818).

1902 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles

Henry L. Wallace, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (4 February 1902; filed 22 April 1901). Design no. 35,648; serial. 57,029: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01805).

1902 - patent - design for a back for brushes, mirrors, or similar articles

Alexander Geiges, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (25 February 1902; filed 12 December 1901). Design no. 35,770; serial no. 85,706: Design for a back for brushes, mirrors, or similar articles. (Viewed 7 February 2019. E00567).

1902 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (8 July 1902; filed 19 May 1902). Design no. 35,974: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01831).

1902 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (8 July 1902; filed 19 May 1902). Design no. 35,975; serial no. 107,044: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01830).



c. 1902 - promotional booklet excerpt, reprint

Wallace (unspecified). (c. 1902-). (undated). [Selected promotional booklet pages reprinted in Richard Kurtzman’s "Pages from the Past: Wallace publication - The Wallace: A Little Magazine with a Silver Lining".] Silver Magazine, November / December 2009. (See November 1907 entry below for reference. Viewed 6 September 2016. G00198.)

1903 - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (1903). Excellence. [Catalogue designed by Will Bradley of the company’s silverware.] 20 pp. (Viewed 26 April 2017. A02256.)

1903 - news mention

(2 January 1903). Wallingford; The Poultry show (with mention: "... The following special cups were awarded... R. Wallace & Son’s cup... Valentine Linsley cup [Wallingford Co. predecessor] ... "). Meriden Morning Record, p. 3, cols. 3-4. (Viewed 5 February 2021. R00530).


1903 advertisements

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1903 - advertisement

Dulin & Martin Co., Washington, DC. (30 September 1903). Advertisement: "... Desireable Silverware... R. Wallace & Sons, 1835 Brand ’Sectional Plate’ ... " [with no illustrations]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. 5, cols. 1-2. (Viewed 25 June 2019. E00803).

1903 - two advertisements

John Hood, Jeweler, Santa Rosa, CA. (13 October 1903). Advertisements: "... A new pattern. In silver plated ware, known as the "Floral" has just been received.... R. Wallace & Sons... " [with no illustrations]. Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California). (Viewed 17 May 2020. H01555-56).

1903 - advertisement

Lyon & Co., Salt Lake City, UT. (17 December 1903). Advertisement: "... Silverware. We carry a specially excellent and complete supply of silverware... R. Wallace & Sons... " [with no illustrations]. Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah), p. 3, cols. 4-6. (Viewed 25 June 2019. E00822-23).



1903 patents

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1903 - patent - design for a metal border

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (10 March 1903; filed 24 January 1903). Design no. 36,244; serial no. 140,447: Design for a metal border. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01829).

1903 - patent - design for a back for brushes, mirrors, or similar articles

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (21 July 1903; filed 29 June 1903). Design no. 36,447; serial no. 163,663: Design for a back for brushes, mirrors, or similar articles. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01806).

1903 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles

Henrik Hillborn, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (30 June 1903; filed 6 June 1903). Design no. 36,379; serial no. 160,441: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01841).

1903 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles

Henrik Hillborn, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (30 June 1903; filed 6 June 1903). Design no. 36,380; serial no. 160,442: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01842).

1903 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace Mfg. Co. (30 June 1903; filed 6 June 1903). Design no. 36,381; serial no. 160,443: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01845).

1903 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace Mfg. Co. (30 June 1903; filed 6 June 1903). Design no. 36,382; serial no. 160,444: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01846).

1903 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (30 June 1903; filed 6 June 1903). Design no. 36,383; serial no. 160,445: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01847).

1903 - patent - design for a handle for knives or similar articles

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (30 June 1903; filed 6 June 1903). Design no. 36,384; serial no. 160,446: Design for a handle for knives or similar articles. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01848).

1903 - patent - design for a back for brushes, mirrors, or similar articles

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (21 July 1903; filed 29 June 1903). Design no. 36,447; serial no. 163,663: Design for a back for brushes, mirrors, or similar articles. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01849).

1903 - patent - heat-insulator for handled vessels

Charles E. Allen, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (8 September 1903; filed 21 October 1902). Letters patent no. 738,391; serial no. 128,167: Heat-insulator for handled vessels. (Viewed 18 May 2018. AAA03032).

1903 - patent - heat-insulator for handled vessels

Charles E. Allen, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (10 November 1903; filed 20 July 1903). Letters patent no. 743,797; serial no. 166,217: Heat-insulator for handled vessels. (Viewed 18 May 2018. AAA03033).



1904 advertisements

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1904 - advertisement

R. Wallace & Sons. (October 1904). Advertisement: "Send ten cents for our beautifully illustrated book ’How to set the table’ by Mrs. Rorer... 1835 R. Wallace... ’floral’ pattern... New York store: 225 Fifth Avenue... " [with illustrations of steak carvers and fork in the Floral pattern]. Metropolitan Magazine, (Advertising section) p. 145. (Viewed 21 July 2020. L01796).

1904 - advertisement

R. Wallace & Sons. (November 1904). Advertisement: "... ’Floral’ Soup Spoon and Individual Fish Knife; Butter Spreader, Berry Fork, and Berry Spoon; 1835 R. Wallace... " [with illustrations showing the pieces in the Floral pattern]. Metropolitan Magazine, (Advertising section), p. 277. (Viewed 21 July 2020. L01798).

1904 - advertisement

Frederick Ayres, Jeweler, Elmira, NY. (9 December 1904). Advertisement: "... 1835 R. Wallace... Come and see the ’Floral’ pattern and get the free illustrated book, ’How to set the table’, by Mrs. Rorer... " [with illustration of sugar spoon, butter knife, knife and fork in the pattern]. Elmira Gazette (Elmira, New York), presumably p. 6, presumably cols. 6-7. (Viewed 4 June 2020. H01982-83).

1904 - advertisement

Willard B. Fischer, Jeweler and Silversmith, Mt. Kisco, NY. (16 December 1904). Advertisement: "... Come and see our beautiful display of the dainty and durable 1835 R. Wallace Silver Plated Ware... " [with illustration of knife, fork and spoon]. The Katonah Times, presumably p. 8, cols. 4-5. (Viewed 4 June 2020. H01984).

1904 - advertisement

Lewis P. Boyle, Jeweler, presumably Canon City, CO. (22 December 1904). Advertisement: "... The dignity and beauty of ’1835 R. Wallace’ silver-plated ware bring the exclusive tone of the finest sterling to the luncheon table... " [with abstract illustrations of steak carvers and fork in Floral pattern]. Canon City Record (Canon City, Colorado), p. 5, cols. 5-6. (Viewed 7 February 2021. R01029).



1904 patents

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1904 - patent - design for a back for mirrors, brushes, or similar articles

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (11 October 1904; filed 9 September 1904). Design no. 37,163; serial no. 223,923: Design for a back for mirrors, brushes, or similar articles. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01859).

1904 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (11 October 1904; filed 9 September 1904). Design no. 37,164; serial no. 223,924: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01860).

1904 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles

Henry L. Wallace, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (11 October 1904; filed 9 September 1904). Design no. 37,165; serial no. 223,925: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01819).

1904 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles

Henry L. Wallace, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (11 October 1904; filed 9 September 1904). Design no. 37,166; serial no. 223,926: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01820).

1904 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles

Henry L. Wallace, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (8 November 1904; filed 6 October 1904). Design no. 37,206; serial no. 227,514: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01821).

1904 - patent - design for a back for mirrors, brushes, or similar articles

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (15 November 1904; filed 24 October 1904). Design no. 37,221; serial no. 229,859: Design for a back for mirrors, brushes, or similar articles. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01862).

1904 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (20 December 1904; filed 21 November 1904). Design no. 37,267; serial no. 233,743: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01861).



1904? - price list

R. Wallace & Sons. (1904?). Price list of patent cases and oak chests. 29 pp. (Viewed 19 April 2016. C00001-12.)

  • Offline - Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, call no. 674.82 W194p.

1905 - map

(1905). Bird’s eye view of Wallingford [including R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. illustration and listing no. 56]. Hughes & Bailey. (Viewed 1 October 2020. E01633-34).


1905 advertisements

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1905 - two advertisements

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (October 1905). Advertisement: "Birthday spoons in sterling silver..." [with illustrations of spoons]. The Jewelers’ Circular — Weekly. (Viewed 1 September 2018. H00393; H00398).

1905 - advertisement

J. L. Brandeis & Sons, presumably Omaha, NE. (30 December 1905). Advertisement: "... Wallace Brothers’ Silver... " [with no relevant illustrations]. Omaha Daily Bee (Nebraska), p. 12, col. 1. (Viewed 9 May 2019; H00797).



1906 - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (1906). Silver plated hollow ware 1906 / R. Wallace and Sons Mfg. Co. Wallingford, CT; 31 pp. (Updated 24 April 2017. A00403.)

1906 - historical information

Gillespie, Charles Bancroft & Curtis, George Munson. (1906). Biographies of R. Wallace & Sons management: George Redfield Curtis (director) (pp. 305-08 including portrait); Horace C. Wilcox (director) (pp. 530-32 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). 1248 pp overall. (Viewed 19 November 2016. A00791-92.)


1906 advertisements

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1906 - advertisement

Abraham and Straus, presumably Brooklyn, NY. (26 January 1906). Advertisement: "... Silver Plated Flat Ware... R. Wallace & Sons... These firms are represented by their best products in the Silver Store... " [with no product illustrations]. Brooklyn Daily Eagle, p. 8, cols. 6-7. (Viewed 30 December 2021. Q01124).

1906 - advertisement

Bennett’s, Omaha, NE. (22 April 1906). Advertisement: "... Silverware... Wallace Bros. ... " [with no related illustrations]. Omaha Sunday Bee (Nebraska), editorial section, p. 1. (Viewed 23 June 2019. D00976-77).

1906 - advertisement

Walbridge & Co., presumably Buffalo, NY. (20 May 1906). Advertisement: "... Special Sale of Tea Sets... R. Wallace & Son[s] Mfg. Co. 4-piece Tea Set... " [with no illustration]. The Buffalo Courier (New York), page number unknown. (Viewed 15 June 2019. F00950-51).

1906 - advertisement

Macy’s, New York. (21 October 1906). Advertisement: "... Silverware and Cutlery... R. Wallace & Sons... " [with no illustrations]. The Sun (New York, NY), third section, unknown page number, col. 6. (Viewed 29 June 2019. E00984-85).

1906 - advertisement

Overton’s Jewelry Store, Westfield, NY. (5 December 1906). Advertisement: "... R. Wallace & Sons..." [with abstract illustration]. Westfield Republican (Westfield, New York), p. 1, cols. 1-2. (Viewed 29 May 2019. C00828-29).

1906 - advertisement

Sheldon’s, presumably Bottineau, North Dakota. (7 December 1906). Advertisement: "... Now is the time to get those Christmas gifts... Silver Hollow Ware, in all the pieces and designs, We have the celebrated... Wallace... " [with no illustrations]. The Bottineau Courant (Bottineau, North Dakota), page number known, cols. 5-6. (Viewed 15 June 2019. F00940-42).

1906 - advertisement

G A Fowler (hardware), DeWitt, NE. (13 December 1906). Advertisement: "Christmas silverware... Wallace Bros. ... " [with possibly relevant illustrations of spoon and fork]. The DeWitt Eagle (DeWitt, Nebraska), p. 1, cols. 5-6. (Viewed 15 November 2021. C01448).

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1906 patents

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1906 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (12 June 1906; filed 7 May 1906: Design no. 38,069; serial no. 315,689: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01804).

1906 - patent - design for a teapot or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (12 June 1906; filed 7 May 1906). Design no. 38,070; serial no. 315,672: Design for a teapot or similar article. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01803).

1906 - patent - design for a teapot or similar article

Murray B. Leete, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (19 June 1906; filed 9 May 1906). Design no. 38,093; serial no. 316,041: Design for a teapot or similar article. (Viewed 5 February 2019. F00546).

1906 - patent - design for a cocktail-server

Charles E. Allen, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (3 July 1906; filed 10 May 1906). Design patent no. 38,122; serial no. 316,224: Design for a cocktail-server. (Viewed 18 May 2018. AAA03034).

1906 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles

Murray B. Leete, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (18 December 1906; filed 12 November 1906). Design no. 38,364; serial no. 343,160: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles. (Viewed 5 February 2019. F00547).



1907 - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (1907). [Catalog B7 - copy]. Wallingford, CT; 66 pp. (Updated 24 April 2017. A00404.)

1907 - promotional magazine

Benson, Stuart (Ed.). (November 1907). The Wallace: A little magazine with a silver lining, 6(4). Wallingford, CT; 15 pp. (Viewed 27 April 2017. A02265.)


1907 advertisements

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1907 - two advertisements

Overton’s Jewelry Store, presumably Westfield, NY. (13 November 1907). Text-based advertisements: (1) "Read our ad. ’R. Wallace & Sons’..."; (2) "Pick out your Xmas Gifts now... ’R. Wallace & Sons’... " [with no illustrations]. Westfield Republican (Westfield, New York), p. 5, col. 4. (Viewed 9 May 2019; H00802-03).

1907 - advertisement

Overton’s Jewelry Store, Westfield, NY. (11 December 1907). Text-based advertisement: "... R. Wallace & Sons Plated Flat Ware..." [with no illustration]. Westfield Republican (Westfield, New York), p. 5, col. 4. (Viewed 9 May 2019; H00776-77).



1907 patents

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1907 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (16 July 1907; filed 17 June 1907). Design no. 38,679; serial no. 379,522: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles. (Viewed 13 April 2018. AAA02271).

1907 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (3 September 1907; filed 25 July 1907). Design no. 38,784; serial no. 385,592: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles. (Viewed 13 April 2018. AAA02273).

1907 - patent - design for a back for mirrors, brushes, or similar articles

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (12 November 1907; filed 6 September 1907). Design no. 38,880; serial no. 391,734: Design for a back for mirrors, brushes, or similar articles. (Viewed 13 April 2018. AAA02272).



1908 advertisements

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1908 - advertisement

J. L. Brandeis & Sons, Omaha, NE. (25 January 1908). Advertisement: "Grand price reduction; Silverware... Wallace Bros.’ Silver... " [with no illustrations]. Omaha Daily Bee (Nebraska), p. 4, cols. 2-3. (Viewed 3 October 2020. E01649).

1908 - advertisement

E. H. Overton, Jeweler, Westfield, NY. (1 April 1908). Advertisement: "Silver Plated Flatware... R. Wallace... " [with apparently no relevant illustration]. Westfield Republican (Westfield, New York), p. 8, cols. 5-6. (Viewed 12 May 2019; H00839-40).

1908 - advertisement

J. L. Brandeis & Sons, Omaha, NE. (6 June 1908). Advertisement: "... A Wonderful Sale; Silverware... Wallace Bros. ... Hollow Handles Knives... Forks... " [with no illustrations]. Omaha Daily Bee (Nebraska), p. 4, col. 4. (Viewed 3 October 2020. E01650).

1908 - advertisement

Parmelee-Dohrmann Co., Los Angeles, CA. (30 September 1908). Advertisement: Silverware bargains... Famous R. Wallace & Son Triple Plate Silver... " [with possible relevant illustration of spoon]. Los Angeles Herald, p. 5, cols. 1-2. (Viewed 9 May 2019; H00798-99).

1908 - advertisement

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (October 1908). Advertisement: "Silver plate that resists wear..." [with illustration of spoon showing Joan pattern]. Cosmopolitan advertising section (at end, as positioned online). (Viewed 15 May 2018. AAA02960; AAA02962).

1908 - advertisement

Dulin & Martin Co., Washington, DC. (16 November 1908). Advertisement: "Headquarters for Reliable Cutlery... 1835 R. Wallace [& Sons] ... " [with no illustrations]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. 5, cols. 6-7. (Viewed 28 June 2019. E00926).



1908 patents

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1908 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Charles A. Bennett, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (9 June 1908; filed 20 April 1908). Design no. 39,340; serial no. 428,293: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01807).

1908 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons (27 October 1908; filed 1 August 1908). Design no. 39,635; serial no. 446,500: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01844).



c. 1908 - silver care booklet (missing)

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (c. 1908). [Silver care booklet]. Number of pages unknown. No copy known to exist in a public library. (Viewed 15 May 2018. AAA02960; AAA02962).

1909 - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (1909). A catalog of prize cups and trophies. Wallingford, CT; 24 pp. (Updated 25 April 2017. A00405; AAA00032-48.)

1909 - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (1909). A catalogue of sterling silver : with the Wallace stamp / R. Wallace and Sons Mfg. Co. 110 pp. (Viewed 18 August 2018. L00566).

1909 - design catalogue

Benj. Allen & Co. (wholesaler). (1909). Annual illustrated price list: Watches, diamonds, jewelry, sterling silver and silver plated ware, cut glass, clocks and optical goods. [Thirty-sixth catalogue. Including 1835 R. Wallace cutlery (with illustrations showing different flatware patterns including Anjou, Cardinal, Floral, Joan, Tipped, Troy), pp. 437-39, 492-97.] Chicago: Benj. Allen & Co. (Viewed 29 April 2020. H01254).


1909 advertisements

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1909 - advertisement

Wright, Kay & Co., Detroit, MI. (12 February 1909). Advertisement: "Fine Plated Silverware... R. Wallace & Son[s] Mfg. Co. ... " [with no illustrations]. Detroit Free Press (Michigan), p. 5. (Viewed 21 June 2019. C00989).

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1909 - advertisement

Wright, Kay & Company, presumably Detroit, MI. (15 April 1909). Advertisement: "... R. Wallace & Sons... " [with no illustrations]. The Detroit Times (Detroit, Michigan), p. 3, cols. 6-7. (Viewed 9 May 2019; H007

1909 - advertisement

R. Wallace & Sons. (1 September 1909). Advertisement: "1835 Wallace / R. Wallace Sterling" [showing Blossom pattern and Carnation pattern]. [Mentions catalogue, which is presumably the 1909-10 catalogue.] [Branches: 11 West 32nd St., New York; 131-7 Wabash Ave., Chicago; 925 Chestnut St., Philadelphia; 85 Post St., San Francisco.] The Jewelers’ Circular, v. 59, no. 5, pp. 27-8. (Viewed 3 July 2017. A02740; A02763.)

1909 - advertisement

Hull, the Jeweler, Wallingford, CT. (8 December 1909). Advertisement: "Christmas gifts... R. Wallace [& Sons] sterling silver and plate that ’resists’ wear... " [with no illustrations]. Meriden Morning Record, p. 4, cols. 1-2. (Viewed 17 July 2021. R01540).

1909 - advertisement

Jeweler Hull, Wallingford, CT. (14 December 1909). Advertisement: "Christmas Presents... R. Wallace Special Sets ... Comb, Brush and Mirror... " [with no related product illustrations]. Meriden Morning Record, p. 4, cols. 6-7. (Viewed 2 July 2020. F01307).



1909 patents

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1909 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (23 February 1909; filed 15 December 1908). Design no. 39,836; serial no. 467,713: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 5 April 1909. AAA01810).

1909 - patent - design for a spoon, fork or similar article

Henry L. Wallace, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (23 February 1909; filed 15 December 1908). Design no. 39,837; serial no. 467,714: Design for a spoon, fork or similar article. (Viewed 26 March 2018. AAA01551.)

1909 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (18 May 1909; filed 29 March 1909). Design no. 39,990; serial no. 486,626: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01863).



1909? - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (1909?). Catalog of sterling silver / made in the shops of R. Wallace and Sons Mfg Co. Wallingford, CT; 51 pp. (Updated 25 April 2017. A00407.)

1909-10 - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Co. (1909-10). Silver plated hollow ware [catalogue 104]. Wallingford, CT; 96 pp. (Updated 25 April 2017. A00406; C00001-11.)



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1910s

1910 - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Co. (1910). A catalogue of hotel silver. Unknown number of pages. (Viewed 17 June 2017. AAA00600-08; AAA00601-02.)

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"Branches at: 11 West 32d Street, New York; 131-137 Wabash Avenue, Chicago; 85 Post Street, San Francisco; 63 Basinghall Street, London" (excerpt from above).


1910 - promotional booklet

Fales, Winnifred. (1910). The R. Wallace book: Table settings and social convention for every occasion. Wallingford, CT: R. Wallace and Sons Manufacturing Co. 31 pp. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00412.)


1910 advertisements

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1910 - two advertisements

Sanger, presumably Honeoye Falls, NY. (c. 21 April & c. 12 May 1910). Advertisement: "... R. Wallace Sons Co. ..." [sic] [with no illustrations]. The Honeoye Falls Times (Honeoye Falls, NY). (Viewed 30 May 2019. C00851-55).

1910 - advertisement

W. T. Hixson Co., presumably, El Paso, TX. (8 October 1910). Advertisement: "Silverware For October Weddings... R. Wallace & Sons... " [with no related illustrations]. El Paso Herald (Texas), unknown page number, cols. 1-3. (Viewed 25 June 2019. E00804-05).

1910 - advertisement

Jeweler Hull, Wallingford, CT. (13 December 1910). Advertisement: "Select your Christmas Gifts... Wallace Special Toilets Sets; Comb, Brush and Mirror... " [with no related illustrations]. Meriden Morning Record, p. 4, cols. 1-2. (Viewed 4 July 2020. F01381).



1910 patents

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1910 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Leslie A. Brown, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (11 January 1910; filed 1 November 1909). Design no. 40,430; serial no. 525,832: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 13 April 2018. AAA02269).

1910 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (1 March 1910; filed 29 December 1909). Design no. 40,549; serial no. 535,539: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01845).

1910 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (12 April 1910; filed 17 February 1910). Design no. 40,619; serial no. 544,525: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01811).

1910 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Leslie A. Brown, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (19 July 1910; filed 23 May 1910). Design no. 40,776; serial no. 563,038: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 13 April 2018. AAA02270).



1911 - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (1911). [Catalogue; possible title: "The Wallace 1911-12"], 210 pp. (Viewed 8 May 2020. H01460).


1911 advertisements

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1911 - advertisement

Missoula Mercantile Co., Missoula, MT. (19 February 1911). Advertisement: "... Silver-Plated Hollow Ware... R. Wallace & Sons... " [with no illustrations]. The Missoulian (Missoula, Montana), p. 5. (Viewed 25 June 2019. E00806-08).

1911 - two advertisements

E. H. Overton, Westfield, NY. (1 & 8 March 1911). Advertisements: "Advertised goods... R. Wallace & Sons ... " [with no illustration]. Westfield Republican (Westfield, New York). (Viewed 3 June 2019. E00628-31).

1911 - advertisement

John Holley Bradish, Batavia, NY. (7 December 1911). Advertisement: "... 1835 Wallace Silver... Teaspoons... Tablespoons... Knives and Forks... " [with no illustrations]. The Daily News (Batavia, New York), p. 5, cols. 5-6. (Viewed 3 June 2020. H01973-74).

1911 - advertisement

Hull the Jeweler, Wallingford, CT. (12 December 1911). Advertisement: "... Christmas Gifts... Agency R. Wallace Sterling Silver and Silver Plate that ’Resists’ Wear" [with no product illustrations]. Meriden Morning Record, p. 4, cols. 3-4. (Viewed 13 July 2020. L01587).

1911 - advertisement

John Holley Bradish, Batavia, NY. (14 December 1911). Advertisement: "... 1835 Wallace Silver... Teaspoons... Tablespoons... Knives and Forks... " [with no illustrations]. The Daily News (Batavia, New York), p. 5, cols. 4. (Viewed 3 June 2020. H01975-76).



1911 patents

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1911 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons (3 January 1911; filed 3 November 1910). Design no. 41,064; serial no. 590,560: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01812).

1911 - patent - design for a spoon, fork or similar article

Henry L. Wallace, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg Co. (3 January 1911; filed 3 October 1910). Design no. 41,065; serial no. 585,153: Design for a spoon, fork or similar article. (Viewed 16 March 2018. AAA001227.)

1911 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (28 March 1911; filed 20 January 2011). Design no. 41,262; serial no. 603,763: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01864).

1911 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Murray B. Leete, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (11 April 1911; filed 20 January 1911). Design no. 41,297; serial no. 603,764: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 5 February 2019. F00548).



1912 - missing design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Co. (1912). [Catalogue B13]. No copy in a public library known to exist. (See notation in 1913 appendix entry below.) (Updated 25 June 2019. A02257.)


1912 advertisements

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1912 - advertisement

J. B. Ingalls, Jeweler, Rock Island, IL. (2 February 1912). Advertisement: "Ingall’s New Year Boost Sale... Solid Silver Tableware... R. Wallace & Sons... " [with possibly relevant illustrations]. Rock Island Argus (Rock Island, Illinois), p. 11. (Viewed 25 June 2019. E00821).

1912 - advertisement

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (24 November 1912). Advertisement: "R. Wallace Silver... Silver plate that resists wear... " [with illustrations of fork and spoon in Laurel and Washington patterns]. Evening Star (Sunday Magazine) (Washington, DC), p. 13, col. 1. (Viewed 25 June 2019. E00819-20).



1912 patents

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1912 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Leslie A. Brown, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (13 August 1912; filed 8 April 1912). Design no. 42,867; serial no. 689,437: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 13 April 2018. AAA02282).

1912 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (3 September 1912; filed 13 May 1912). Design no. 42,966; serial no. 697,043: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 13 April 2018. AAA02283).

1912 - patent - design for a tea or coffee pot or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (5 November 1912; filed 29 August 1912). Design no. 43,219; serial no. 717,793: Design for a tea or coffee pot or similar article. (Viewed 13 April 2018. AAA02284).

1912 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (26 November 1912; filed 6 September 1912). Design no. 43,279; serial no. 719,036: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 13 April 2018. AAA02285).



1913 - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Co. (1913). An appendix to Catalogue of sterling silver. B13: with the Wallace stamp. 34 pp. ["Errata to general Catalogue B13, Issued October, 1912", p. 33.] (Viewed 26 April 2017. A02257.)


1913 advertisements

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1913 - advertisement

Barker Bros., Los Angeles. (23 April 1913). Advertisement: "China, glass and silverware values... These fine quality knives are... silver plated, made by our special order by the famous Wallace Bros. silversmiths... " [with no illustrations]. Los Angeles Express, p. 6, col. 6. (Viewed 17 October 2021. D01928).

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1913 - advertisement

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (c. 8 June 1913). Advertisement: "R. Wallace 1835 Wallace Silver... A table set with R. Wallace Silver is as lovely as if it were strewn with flowers... Alamo pattern... " [with illustrations including spoon in the pattern]. The Sun (semi-monthly magazine), p. 11, cols. 3-5. (Viewed 16 July 2019. C01002-03).

1913 - advertisement

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (c. 12 October 1913). Advertisement: "R. Wallace 1835 Wallace Silver... Alamo pattern... " [with illustrations including spoon in the pattern]. The Sun (semi-monthly magazine), p. 13, cols. 3-5. (Viewed 16 July 2019. C01004-05).

1913 - advertisement

Clauer’s, South Bend, IN. (19 December 1913). Advertisement: "... Christmas Time... Silverware... Complete stock from factories ... R. Wallace [& Sons] ... " [with abstract illustration of fork]. South Bend News-Times (Indiana), presumably p. 15, col. 3. (Viewed 14 June 2020. D01427-28).



1914 advertisements

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1914 - advertisement

The Flatau Jewelry Co., Chicasha, OK. (c. 18 December 1914). Advertisement: "The Store for Christmas Gifts... Solid Silver for the Christmas Table... Knives and Forks... " [with illustration of spoon in Washington pattern]. Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Oklahoma), p. 4. (Viewed 27 June 2019. E00878; F00984).

1914 - advertisement

Calderhead’s Victrola Shop, Fairbanks, AK. (21 December 1914). Advertisement: "We handle a complete line of R. Wallace & Sons silverware... " [with no illustrations]. The Alaska Citizen (Fairbanks, AK), unknown page number, cols. 5-8. (Viewed 26 June 2019. F00982-83).



1914 patents

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1914 - patent - design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles.

Leslie A. Brown, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (10 March 1914; filed 15 December 1913). Design no. 45,369; serial no. 806,931: Design for a handle for spoons, forks, or similar articles. (Viewed 13 April 2018. AAA02286).

1914 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Leslie A. Brown, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (24 March 1914; filed 22 January 1914). Design no. 45,446; serial no. 813,809: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 13 April 2018. AAA02287).

1914 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (5 May 1914; filed 18 June 1913). Design no. 45,716; serial no. 774,478: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 13 April 2018. AAA02288).

1914 - patent - design for a sectional border

Leslie A. Brown, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (14 July 1914; filed 11 May 1914). Design no. 46,083; serial no. 837,946: Design for a sectional border. (Viewed 13 April 2018. AAA02289).

1914 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (18 August 1914; filed 3 June 1914). Design no. 46,281; serial no. 842,784: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 13 April 2018. AAA02290).

1914 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (8 September 1914; filed 3 June 1914). Design no. 46,364; serial no. 842,785: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 13 April 2018. AAA02291).



1914-15 - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons. (1914-15). A catalogue of sterling silver with the Wallace stamp [catalogue B15]. 163 pp. Wallingford, CT & Chicago. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00279-80.)

1915 - design booklet

Fales, Winnifred / R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (1915). [Booklet; notations: "table settings"], 32 pp. (Viewed 8 May 2020. H01460).

1915 - spotlighted news mention - R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co in Made in America Week, Hartford

(26 September 1915). "Made in America" week at Wise, Smith & Company’s [27 September - 2 October 1915; with mention of R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company]. Hartford Courant, p. 4. (Viewed 21 October 2018. D00371).

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"... During this sale, patriotic spoons as an appropriate momento will be distributed... Every purchaser of $2.00 worth or over is entitled to a State Spoon made by R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company... Forty-eight states are represented in this assortment. These handsome tea spoons are standard size and are as serviceable as they are beautiful..." (Excerpt from above.)


1915 - two spotlighted advertisements - R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co in Made in America Week, Hartford

Wise, Smith & Co., presumably Hartford, CT. (26 & 27 September 1915). Advertisement: "’Made in America Week’ Monday, Sept. 27 to Saturday, Oct. 2..." [with mention of R. Wallace & Sons Mfg Co. (with no relevant illustrations)]. Hartford Courant, [26 September, p. 13; 27 September, p. 5]. (Viewed 28 December 2018. D00372-73).

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"... Free distribution of National and State Spoons... Every purchaser of $2.00 worth or over is entitled to a State Spoon made by R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. of Wallingford, Conn. stamped Wallace A I X solid nickel silver with heavy plate of pure silver. Forty-eight states represented in this assortment... " (Excerpt from above.)


1915 advertisements

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1915 - advertisement

Wright’s, presumably Ogden City, Utah. (18 January 1915). Advertisement: "... Wallace Brothers silverplated Tea Spoons... " [with no illustrations]. The Ogden Standard (Ogden City, Utah), p. 6, col. 7. (Viewed 11 May 2019; H00834-35).

1915 - advertisement

Rhodes Brothers, presumably Tacoma, WA. (15 December 1915). Advertisement: "... Wallace Brothers’ Silver... " [with no illustrations]. The Tacoma Times (Tacoma, Washington), p. 2, cols. 1-2. (Viewed 11 May 2019; H00836-38).



1915 patents

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1915 - patent - package for table-cutlery

Charles F. Williams, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (23 February 1915; filed 24 July 1913). Letters patent no. 1,129,437; serial no. 780,853: Package for table-cutlery. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03046).

1915 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (9 March 1915; filed 7 December 1914). Design no. 47,072; serial no. 876,000: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 13 April 2018. AAA02292).

1915 - patent - handle for tea and coffee pots

Samuel G. Wilkes, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (30 November 1915; filed 27 March 1915). Letters patent no. 1,162,426; serial no. 17,478: Handle for tea and coffee pots. (Viewed 18 May 2018. AAA03036).



c. 1915 - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons. (c. 1915). A catalog of silver plated ware including hollow ware, toilet ware, and novelties [catalogue no. 106]. (Viewed 26 April 2017. A02258.)

c. 1915 - promotional booklet

Noyes, Horace N. (c. 1915). How to set the table. 16 pp. Haverhill, Mass. (“Offers R. Wallace silver plate and cutlery. ‘This is the 19th edition since the first copyright in 1901 by R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co., Wallingford, Conn.’”). (Updated 26 April 2017. A00945.)

c. 1915 - promotional booklet reprint

Noyes, Horace N. (c. 1915). How to set the table. 16 pp. Haverhill, Mass. ("Offers R. Wallace silver plate and cutlery. ’This is the 19th edition since the first copyright in 1901 by R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co., Wallingford, Conn.’"). “Reprint” in Trade catalogues at Winterthur (microform), (v. 1) (1984). Clearwater Pub. Co.: New York. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00518; A00902; A00944.) [3]


1916 advertisements

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1916 - advertisement

J. W. Jones, the Jeweler, presumably Mt. Sterling, KY. (c. 8 August 1916). Advertisement: "Special Bargains... R. Wallace & Sons ... " [with no illustrations]. The Mt. Sterling Advocate (Mt. Sterling, Kentucky), unknown page number, col. 1-2. (Viewed 27 June 2019. E00879-80).

1916 - advertisement

Jacob Tausig’s Sons, Harrisburg, PA. (25 August 1916). Advertisement: "Beautiful Designs in Table Silver from the World’s Best Silversmiths... R. Wallace & Sons... " [with illustration of spoon in The America pattern]. Harrisburg Telegraph (Pennsylvania), p. 9, cols. 4-7. (Viewed 27 June 2019. E00881).



1916 patents

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1916 - patent - table-cabinet

Charles Frederick Williams, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (21 March 1916; filed 14 July 1915). Letters patent no. 1,176,259; serial no. 39,726: Table-cabinet. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03038).

1916 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Samuel G. Wilkes, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (20 June 1916; filed 10 March 1916). Design patent no. 49,244; serial no. 83,423: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03040).

1916 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Samuel G. Wilkes, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (20 June 1916; filed 10 March 1916). Design patent no. 49,245; serial no. 83,424: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03041).

1916 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Samuel G. Wilkes, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (4 July 1916; filed 10 March 1916). Design patent no. 49,321; serial no. 83,425: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03042).

1916 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Samuel G. Wilkes, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (4 July 1916; filed 10 March 1916). Design patent no. 49,322; serial no. 83,426: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03043).

1916 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Samuel G. Wilkes, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (4 July 1916; filed 10 March 1916). Design patent no. 49,323; serial no. 83,427: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03039).

1916 - patent - child’s spoon, fork, or similar article

Samuel G. Wilkes, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (4 July 1916; filed 26 April 1916). Letters patent no. 1,189,897; serial no. 93,594: Child’s spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03037).



1916-17 - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons. (1916-17). A catalogue of sterling silver, with the Wallace stamp [catalogue B17]. 228 pp. (Updated 19 August 2018. A00278; AAA00597; L00627.)

1917 - historical information

(1917). Encyclopedia of Connecticut biography, vol 1. [On George Munson Curtis: director, R. Wallace & Sons; treasurer, Meriden Britannia (pp. 374-76 and portrait).] The American Historical Society, Inc.: Boston, New York, Chicago. (Viewed 28 November 2016. AAA00519; AAA00522-24.)

1917 - historical information

(1917). Encyclopedia of Connecticut biography, vol 3. [On George H. Wilcox, president of International Silver Company, and Horace C. Wilcox (partner, Meriden Britannia; director: Manning, Bowman & Co.; Meriden Silver Plate Co.; Rogers Brothers (Waterbury); R. Wallace & Sons (Wallingford); William Rogers Manufacturing Co. (Hartford), (pp. 70-3).] The American Historical Society, Inc.: Boston, New York, Chicago. (Viewed 28 November 2016. AAA00525; AAA00540-41.)


1917 advertisements

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1917 - advertisement

Flatau Jewelry Co., Chickasha, OK. (25 September 1917). Advertisement: "... R. Wallace & Sons... " [with no illustrations]. Chicasha Daily Express (Oklahoma), presumably p. 3, col. 3. (Viewed 13 October 2018. B00996-97).

1917 - advertisement

A. Y. Boswell, presumably Tulsa, OK. (25 November 1917). Advertisement: " ... Sterling Silver and Plated Ware... R. Wallace & Sons patterns ... Thanksgiving Day... " [presumably no product illustrations]. Tulsa Daily World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), p. 7. (Viewed 13 January 2021. C01543).

1917 - advertisement

Overton & Hall’s Jewelry Store, Westfield, NY. (5 December 1917). Advertisement: "R. Wallace & Sons... " [with no illustrations of table ware]. Westfield Republican (Westfield, NY), p. 4, cols. 5-6. (Viewed 9 May 2019; H00804-05).



1917 patents

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1917 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Samuel G. Wilkes, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (9 January 1917; filed 9 October 1916). Design patent no. 50,153; serial no. 124,744: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03044).

1917 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (10 April 1917; filed 23 February 1917). Design no. 50,579; serial no. 150,587: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 13 April 2018. AAA02293).

1917 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (26 June 1917; filed 24 November 1916). Design no, 50,972; serial no. 133,261: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 13 April 2018. AAA02294).

1917 - patent - design for a teapot or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (16 October 1917; filed 20 July 1917). Design no. 51,379; serial no. 181,908: Design for a teapot or similar article. (Viewed 13 April 2018. AAA02295).

1917 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (23 October 1917; filed 20 August 1917). Design no. 51,431; serial no. 187,261: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 13 April 2018. AAA02296).



1918 - historical information

Hill, Everett G. (1918). Frank A. Wallace biography, President, R. Wallace & Sons, (pp. 137-38). In A modern history of New Haven and eastern New Haven County, v. II. 907 pp. New York; Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. (Viewed 20 November 2016. A00802-03.)

1918 - historical information

Hill, Everett G. (1918). Robert Wallace biography, partner, R. Wallace & Sons, (p. 374-77 including portrait). In A modern history of New Haven and eastern New Haven County, v. II. 907 pp. New York; Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. (Viewed 20 November 2016. A00802-03.)

1918 - company listing

(1918). Manufacturers and their products... Wallingford ... "Wallace, R. & Sons Mfg. Co., Sterling and plated flat ware ..." In State of Connecticut Public Document No. 33; Sixth Biennial Report of the Factory Inspection Department to the Governor for the Two Years ending September 30, 1918, (p. 75). State of Connecticut: Hartford. (Viewed 25 November 2020. E01622-27).

1918 - company listing

(1918). Manufacturers and their products... Wallingford ... "Wallingford, Co., Inc. ... Electro plated flat ware..." In State of Connecticut Public Document No. 33; Sixth Biennial Report of the Factory Inspection Department to the Governor for the Two Years ending September 30, 1918, (p. 75). State of Connecticut: Hartford. (Viewed 25 November 2020. E01622-27).


1918 advertisements

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1918 - advertisement

H. C. Claster, Harrisburg, PA. (11 September 1918). Advertisement: "... Silverware... Tea Set, 4-piece Wallace, quadruple plate... " [with possibly relevant abstract illustration of coffee / tea set]. Harrisburg Telegraph (Pennsylvania), p. 4. (Viewed 6 June 2019. F00633).

1918 - advertisement

Brown Thomson & Co., Hartford, CT. (c. 17 October 1918). Advertisement: "Special Sale of Silver That Wears... ’Trenton’ design, in 1835 R. Wallace & Son’s silver... " [with no illustrations]. The Press (Stafford Springs, CT), unknown page number, cols. 6-8. (Viewed 25 June 2019. D00998-1000).



1918 - patent - design for a teapot or similar article

Samuel G. Wilkes, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (24 September 1918; filed 10 November 1917). Design patent no. 52,502; serial no. 201,252: Design for a teapot or similar article. (Viewed 18 May 2018. AAA03035).


1919 advertisements

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1919 - advertisement

Hamburger’s, Los Angeles, CA. (16 January 1919). Advertisement: "Half Price Sale of Silverware... 1835 R. Wallace & Son ’Laurel’ pattern..." [with no illustrations]. Los Angeles Herald, p. 24. (Viewed 18 July 2019. C01031).

1919 - advertisement

Houghton & Dutton Co., Boston, MA. (3 February 1919). Advertisement: "... R. Wallace [& Sons] medium knives ... " [with no related product illustrations]. Boston Sunday Globe, p. 3, cols. 4-5. (Viewed 25 July 2021. D01997).

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1919 - advertisement

The White House / Raphael Weill & Co. Inc., presumably San Francisco, CA. (22 June 1919). Advertisement: "... Wedding silver... 41-piece set of the Wallace plate in the Athena pattern... " [with no illustrations]. San Francisco Examiner (California), p. 35, col. 4. (Viewed 28 January 2021. R00572).

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1919 - advertisement

Wise, Smith & Co., presumably Hartford, CT. (24 June 1919). Advertisement: "... The Splendid Wares of the Master Silversmiths, R. Wallace & Sons... " [with no illustrations]. Hartford Courant, p. 5. (Viewed 20 October 2018. D00374).

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1919 - advertisement

H. J. Howe, Inc., Syracuse, NY. (25 June 1919). Advertisement: "Table silver from Howe’s ... R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. ... " [with no illustrations]. Syracuse Journal (New York), presumably p. 11, cols. 2-5. (Viewed 22 August 2020. E01108).



1919 patents

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1919 - patent - heat-insulator for handled vessels

Harry I. Clulee, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (21 January 1919; filed 9 September 1918). Letters patent no. 1,292,262; serial no. 253,198: Heat-insulator for handled vessels. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03050).

1919 - patent - design for a teapot or similar article

Samuel G. Wilkes, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (11 November 1919; filed 7 May 1919). Design patent no. 54,188; serial no. 295,496: Design for a teapot or similar article. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03051).

1919 - patent - design for a teapot or similar article

Samuel G. Wilkes, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (11 November 1919; filed 7 May 1919). Design patent no. 54,189; serial no. 295,497: Design for a teapot or similar article. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03052).



1920s

1920 - design brochure or promotional booklet

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg Co. (1920). The Washington in silver sterling. Boston: Barta Press. 22 pp. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00942; AAA00021. DM.)

1920 - design brochure or promotional booklet

Fales, Winnifred Shaw. (1920). The Wallace hostess book. Wallingford/ New York: R. Wallace and Sons Manufacturing Co. 36 pp. (Viewed 20 April 2016. A00413-14.)

1920 - magazine article

Purdy, W. Frank. (September 1920). More about art in American industry: Expressions from the trade point of view by men prominent in the ceramic, jewelry and silverware trades. [Including statements by George H. Wilcox, President, International Silver Company and Frank A. Wallace, President, R. Wallace Mfg. Co.] Arts & Decoration, pp. 240, 275. (Viewed 15 September 2017. G00422-24.)


1920 advertisements

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1920 - advertisement

Palais Royal, Washington, DC. (30 March 1920). Advertisement: "... Table Silverware... R. Wallace [& Sons] ..." [with illustrations not clearly identified as designs by the company]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p, 10, col 1. (Viewed 27 September 2018. B00507).

1920 - advertisement

R. Wallace Mfg. Co. (25 June 1920). Advertisement: "Wallace Silver, Sterling & Plate..." (showing Rheims and Hudson patterns). Arts & Decoration, p. 141. (Viewed 15 September 2017. G00419.)

1920 - advertisement

R. Wallace Mfg. Co. (August 1920). Advertisement: "Wallace Silver, Sterling & Plate, The tinkle of tea things..." (showing Rheims and Hudson patterns). Arts & Decoration, p. 177. (Viewed 15 September 2017. G00420.)

1920 - advertisement

R. Wallace Mfg. Co. (October 1920). Advertisement: "Wallace Silver, Sterling & Plate, At five minutes to seven..." (showing Cabot and Hudson patterns). Arts & Decoration, p. 292. (Viewed 15 September 2017. G00426.)

1920 - advertisement

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (December 1920). Advertisement: "Wallace Silver, Sterling & Plate, Every Clever Woman Knows..." (showing Cabot, Dauphine, Hudson, and Vogue patterns). Arts & Decoration, p. 84. (Viewed 16 September 2017. G00429.)

1920 - advertisement

American Stainless Steel Company, Pittsburgh, PA. (8 December 1920). Advertisement: "Stainless; the new cutlery steel... R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company... " [with no clearly identified product illustration]. The Jewelers’ Circular, p. 102b. (Viewed 6 July 2021. R01452).



1920 patents

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1920 - patent - design for a spoon, fork or similar article

Henry Knott, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (11 May 1920; filed 21 August 1919). Design no. 55,131; serial no. 319,038: Design for a spoon, fork or similar article. (Viewed 15 May 2018. AAA02992).

1920 - patent - design for an ice-cream scoop

Vernon Talbot, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (18 May 1920; filed 28 November 1919). Design no. 55,215; serial no. 341,327: Design for an ice-cream scoop. (Viewed 5 February 2019. F00549).



1921 - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons. (1921). Wallace silver – prize cups and trophies; sterling plate [catalogue P21]. Wallingford, CT, 32 pp. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00276-77.)

1921 - design catalogue reprint

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg Co. (1921). Wallace silver – prize cups and trophies: sterling plate [catalogue P21]. 32 pp. “Reprint” in Trade Catalogues at the Winterthur Museum, Part 2 microfiche (no. 3120). (c. 1991). University Publications of America: Bethesda, MD. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00868; A00871; A00884-85.) [4]


1921 articles

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1921 - magazine article

(March 1921). Graphics focus, with illustrations, on "The Wallace hostess book" In "The hand of the designer in advertising art". Arts & Decoration, pp. 384-86. (Viewed 23 September 2017. G00431-34.)

1921 - magazine article

Levy, Florence N. (June 1921). American Silver: The development of a great industrial art. [Includes photos and mentions of Wallace patterns, Dorchester and Athena, and Whiting Manufacturing Company.] Arts & Decoration, pp. 100-01, 140. (Viewed 16 September 2017. G00435-38.)



1921 advertisements

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1921 - listing

(1921). Listing: "Silverware... R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co., 411 5th Ave." (New York). In Visiting New York City: Buyers manual, p. 57. New York: Henry Sweetsson, Inc. (Viewed 29 April 2017. A02323-24.)

1921 - advertisement

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (June 1921). Advertisement: "Wallace Silver, Sterling & Plate..." (with illustration of Hostess pattern). House & Garden, p. 81. (Viewed 22 September 2017. G00593.)

1921 - advertisement

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (June 1921). Advertisement: "Wallace Silver, Sterling & Plate, In the month of brides..." (showing Hostess pattern). Arts & Decoration, p. 113. (Viewed 16 September 2017. G00439.)

1921 - advertisement

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (December 1921). Advertisement: "Wallace Silver, Sterling & Plate..." (with illustrations of Hostess and Dauphine patterns). House & Garden, p. 89. (Viewed 22 September 2017. G00601.)

1921 - advertisement

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (December 1921). Advertisement: "Wallace Silver, Sterling & Plate, When you ask your guests to be seated.." (showing Hostess and Dauphine patterns). Arts & Decoration, p. 145. (Viewed 16 September 2017. G00440.)

1921 - advertisement

Wanamaker’s, Philadelphia, PA. (5 December 1921). Advertisement: "... ’Who is your silver by?’ is a question often asked... R. Wallace & Son Manufacturing Company... " [with no illustrations]. Philadelphia Inquirer, p. 13, col. 5. (Viewed 17 October 2020. F01523).



1922 - promotional booklet

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg Co. / Winnifred Shaw Fales. (1922). The Wallace hostess book, Wallingford / New York, 36 pp. (Viewed 26 June 2016. A00985.)


1922 advertisements

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1922 - advertisement

(1922). Advertisement: R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co., (p. 20). In Wallingford directory 1922. The Price & Lee Co.: New Haven. Viewed 16 July 2017. A02770.)

1922 - advertisement

Woodward & Lothrop, Washington, DC. (19 April 1922). Advertisement: "... Silver chests... Hartford Pattern— by Wallace Brothers Silver Co. ... " [with abstract illustration]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. 21. (Viewed 8 June 2019. F00680-81).

1922 - advertisement

Gimbel Brothers, Philadelphia, PA. (19 July 1922). Advertisement: "... Silver-plated flat-ware... R. Wallace & Sons... " [with no product illustrations]. Philadelphia Inquirer, p. 9, col. 3. (Viewed 29 January 2021. R00580).

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1922 patents

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1922 - patent - insulated handle for vessels

Samuel G. Wilkes, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (21 November 1922; filed 13 April 1922). Letters patent no. 1,436,466; serial no. 552,364: Insulated handle for vessels. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03045).

1922 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (28 November 1922; filed 22 April 1922). Design no. 61,694; serial no. 1915: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01865).

1922 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (5 December 1922; filed 2 May 1922). Design no. 61,703; serial no. 2037: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01866).



c. 1922 - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons. (c. 1922). Export catalog no. V-22 of silver plated hollow ware, flatware, toiletware... Wallingford, CT; 175 pp. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00275.)

c. 1922 - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons. (c. 1922). Catalogue no. 922 of Wallace sterling silver flatware & hollow ware. 72 pp. (Viewed 19 April 2016. C00001-09.)

  • Offline - Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, call no. 739.2383 W187sfh.

1923 - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons. (1923). Wallace sterling solid silver [catalogue S-23]. Wallingford, CT: R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Co. 88 pp. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00984.)

1923 - spotlighted news mention - R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. in Better Homes Exposition, Hartford

(1 April 1923). "Complete list of exhibitors participating in The Better Homes Exposition at the State Armory" [Hartford, 2 - 14 April 1923, including "Wallace, R. & Sons Manufacturing Company, Silverware, Wallingford, Conn. ..."] Hartford Courant, p. A1. (Viewed 10 November 2018. D00427; D00500).

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  • For exhibition dates: Offline - (25 March 1923). ’Music mirror’ genuine novelty; Will be seen as feature of ’Better Homes’ Exhibition. Hartford Courant, p. X8. (See worldcat.org for locations.)

1923 - spotlighted advertisement

Gimbel Brothers, New York. (3 July 1923). Advertisement: "Bon Voyage Leviathan... Gimbel Brothers Direct Contractors to the U. S. Shipping Board for All Linens and Domestics on the Leviathan... sub-contractors... Silverware, R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co., Wallingford, Conn. ... " [with no product illustrations]. New York Times, p. 7, col. 4. (Viewed 4 June 2020. D01301).


1923 advertisements

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1923 - advertisement

Gimbel Brothers, Philadelphia, PA. (14 March 1923). Advertisement: "... Silver-Plated Flatware... R. Wallace & Sons ... " [with no illustrations]. Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania), p. 9. (Viewed 6 June 2020. F00800).

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1923 - advertisement

Gimbel Brothers, Philadelphia, PA. (27 May 1923). Advertisement: "... R. Wallace & Sons ’Vogue’ Silver-Plated Ware... flower vases.... candlesticks... " [with illustrations of fork, spoon, and serving spoon presumably in the Vogue pattern]. Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania), p. 12, top right. (Viewed 6 June 2020. D01302).

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1923 patents

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1923 - patent - insulated handle for vessels

Harry I. Clulee, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (6 February 1923; filed 13 April 1922). Letters patent no. 1,444,493; serial no. 552,349: Insulated handle for vessels. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03047).

1923 - patent - design for a spoon, fork, or similar article

Murray B. Leete, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (20 February 1923; filed 2 March 1922). Design no. 61,983; serial no. 981: Design for a spoon, fork, or similar article. (Viewed 5 February 2019. F00550).

1923 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (8 May 1923; filed 2 May 1922). Design no. 62,328; serial no. 2038: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01856).

1923 - patent - design for a teapot or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (16 October 1923; filed 4 December 1922). Design no. 63,134; serial no. 4494: Design for a teapot or similar article. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01857).

1923 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (30 October 1923; filed 30 January 1923). Design no. 63,174; serial no. 5032: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01858).



1924 - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons. (1924). Wallace prize cups and trophies: Sterling and plate [catalogue no. P-24]. Wallingford, CT; 44 pp. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00274.)


1924 advertisements

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1924 - advertisement

Abraham & Straus, Brooklyn, NY. (4 November 1924). Advertisement: "... Chest of silver ready for gifts... R. Wallace & Sons... " [with abstract illustration of silver chest]. Brooklyn Daily Eagle (New York), p. 10, col. 4. (Viewed 20 July 2020. F00825).

1924 - advertisement

Abraham & Straus, Brooklyn, NY. (9 November 1924). Advertisement: "... Complete Chests of Table Silver ... Buckingham design of R. Wallace & Sons... " [with abstract illustration]. Brooklyn Daily Eagle (New York), p. 2A, col. 7. (Viewed 20 July 2020. H01977-78).



1924 patents

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1924 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (5 February 1924; filed 19 July 1923). Design patent no. 63,923; serial no. 6807: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03048).

1924 - patent - design for a coffeepot or similar article

Samuel G. Wilkes, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (2 September 1924; filed 24 April 1924). Design patent no. 65,549; serial no. 9375: Design for a coffeepot or similar article. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03049).

1924 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

Murray B. Leete, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (9 September 1924; filed 16 January 1924). Design no. 65,583; serial no. 8,325: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 5 February 2019. D00762).

1924 - patent - hollow-handle articles

Ralph J. Marsh, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (21 October 1924; filed 4 February 1924). Letters patent no. 1,512,622; serial no. 690,353: Hollow-handle articles. (Viewed 5 February 2019. D00763).



1925 - design booklet / catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Co. (1925). Wallace Silver Plate, Catalogue F-25. 16 pp. (Viewed 19 August 2018. L00616-17).

1925 - design booklet / catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (1925). [Design booklet / catalogue, noted as "flatware" and "etiquette booklet"], 23 pp. (Viewed 8 May 2020. H01458).

1925 - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons. (1925). Wallace prize cups & trophies: Sterling (solid) silver and silver plate [catalogue P -25]. Wallingford, CT, 48 pp. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00272.)

1925 - promotional booklet

Fales, Winnifred. (1925). The R. Wallace book: Table settings and social convention for every occasion. Wallingford, CT. 31 pp. (Updated 19 August 2018. A00993; L00618-19.)

1925 - promotional booklet

Beningfield, Diana. (1925). Every-day service and the etiquette of entertaining. Wallingford, CT: R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Co. (Updated 19 August 2018. A00992; L00614-15.)


1925 advertisements

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1925 - advertisement

F. W. Frisch Jeweler, Healdsburg, California. (2 February 1925). Advertisement: "How many women have enough silverware... R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. ..." [with no illustrations]. Healdsburg Tribune (Healdsburg, CA), p. 1, cols. 1-2. (D01183-84).

1925 - advertisement

F. W. Frisch Jeweler, Healdsburg, California. (19 May 1925). Advertisement: "Gifts for the bride... R. Wallace & Sons... " [with possibly relevant illustration of spoon]. Healdsburg Tribune (Healdsburg, CA), p. 1, col. 1. (D01185-86).

1925 - advertisement

Gimbel Brothers, Philadelphia, PA. (19 June 1925). Advertisement: "... Odd silverware; mostly serving pieces from... Wallace... dessert knives, hollow handles— R. Wallace... " [with possibly relevant, very abstract illustrations of cutlery]. Philadelphia Inquirer, p. 9, col. 2. (Viewed 3 December 2021. Q00986).



1925 patents

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1925 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons (24 February 1925; filed 16 October 1924). Design 66,683; serial no. 11,083: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01853).

1925 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

Percy B. Ball, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (24 March 1925; filed 8 January 1925). Design no. 66,822; serial no. 11,967: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 8 May 2018. AAA02991).



1926 - design brochure or promotional booklet

R. Wallace & Sons. (1926). Antique in sterling solid silver. 12 pp. (Updated 18 August 2018. C00001-06; L00565.)


1926 advertisements

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1926 - advertisement

H. C. F. Koch & Co., New York. (22 January 1926). Advertisement: "... Sale of R. Wallace & Sons Silverplated Tableware... A new design— ’Fairhaven’ the Silverware for smart tables ... " [with illustration of knife, fork and spoon presumably in the pattern]. The Sun (New York), p. 22, col. 1. (Viewed 4 June 2020. H01994-95).

1926 - advertisement

W. J. Zimmer, Tarrytown, NY. (10 December 1926). Advertisement: "... The Modest Gift... Wallace... silverware... " [with no illustrations]. Tarrytown Daily News (Tarrytown, New York), presumably p. 27, cols. 5-8. (Viewed 22 April 2020. D01265-66).



1926 patents

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1926 - patent - design for a dish or similar article

Samuel G. Wilkes, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (23 March 1926; filed 4 November 1925). Design patent no. 69,789; serial no. 15,337: Design for a dish or similar article. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03087).

1926 - patent - design for a coffeepot or similar article

Samuel G. Wilkes, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (6 April 1926; filed 4 November 1925). Design patent no. 69,866; serial no. 15,336: Design for a coffeepot or similar article. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03088).

1926 - patent - design for a coffeepot or similar article

Samuel G. Wilkes, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (13 April 1926; filed 4 November 1925). Design patent no. 69,928; serial no. 15,334: Design for a coffeepot or similar article. (Viewed 18 May 2018. AAA03089).

1926 - patent - insulator for handled vessels

Harry I. Clulee, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (11 May 1926; filed 2 October 1925). Letters patent no. 1,584,433; serial no. 59,995: Insulator for handled vessels. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03085).

1926 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (18 May 1926; filed 8 March 1926). Design no. 70,171; serial no. 16,823: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01854).

1926 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

Oscar Martha, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (25 May 1926; filed 25 March 1926). Design no. 70,234; serial no. 17,049: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 5 February 2019. D00765).

1926 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (1 June 1926; filed 14 April 1926). Design no. 70,277; serial no. 17,301: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01855).

1926 - patent - design for a tray

Ralph Bertini, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (17 August 1926; filed 14 June 1926). Design no. 70,818; serial no. 18,049: Design for a tray. (Viewed 5 February 2019. D00766).

1926 - patent - method of forming handles for metal vessels

Harry I. Clulee, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (26 October 1926; filed 18 March 1926). Letters patent no. 1,604,807; serial no. 95,656: Method of forming handles for metal vessels. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03086).

1926 - patent - design for a dish or similar article

Percy B. Ball, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (2 November 1926; filed 24 April 1926). Design no. 71,352; serial no. 17,435: Design for a dish or similar article. (Viewed 15 May 2018. AAA02993).

1926 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (30 November 1926; filed 5 October 1926). Design no. 71,569; serial no. 19,247: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 15 May 2018. AAA02994).

1926 - patent - method of forming metal parts from tubing

Philip L. Johnson, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (14 December 1926; filed 18 March 1926). Letters patent no. 1,610,383; serial no. 95,675: Method of forming metal parts from tubing. (Viewed 5 February 2019. D00767).



1927 advertisements

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1927 - advertisement

Louis Jeweler, Auburn, NY. (10 June 1927). Advertisement: " ... Every Bride Needs Silverware ... Sterling... R. Wallace ... Silver-plated ... R. Wallace & Sons ... " [with no specific product illustration]. The Auburn Citizen (New York), p. 12, cols. 3-7. (Viewed 15 August 2020. L02042-43).

1927 - advertisement

Louis Jeweler, Auburn, NY. (18 November 1927). Advertisement: "Thanksgiving Table Silver sale... R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. ... " [with no illustrations]. The Auburn Citizen (New York), p. 13, cols. 5-7. (Viewed 15 August 2020. D00844-45).



1927 patents

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1927 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (15 February 1927; filed 24 November 1926). Design patent no. 72,048; serial no. 19,831: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03074).

1927 - patent - design for a hand mirror or similar article

Percy B. Ball, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (22 February 1927; filed 6 November 1926). Design no. 72,056; serial no. 19,631: Design for a hand mirror or similar article. (Viewed 15 May 2018. AAA02989).

1927 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article.

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (21 June 1927; filed 15 November 1926). Design patent no. 72,920; serial no. 19,725: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03075).



c. 1927 - missing design catalogue

Presumably R. Wallace & Sons (or other Wallace brand). (c. 1927). Wallace Silver Plate catalogue. Number of pages unknown. No copy known to be in a public library. (Viewed 15 September 2020. E01391).

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1928 - design brochure

R. Wallace & Sons. (1928). Wallace silver plated hollow ware. Catalogue N-28. 84 pp. (Viewed 30 May 2016. C00001-10; A00725. DM.)

  • Offline - Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, call no. Q739.2383 W187ws.

1928 - design brochure (missing)

R. Wallace & Sons. (1928). Antique [pattern]; sterling solid silver [brochure]. Number of pages unknown; at least 11 pages. No copy known to be in a public library. (Viewed 14 July 2021. R01502).

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1928 advertisements

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1928 - advertisement

Gimbel Brothers, Philadelphia, PA. (26 April 1928). Advertisement: "Coupon Day - Today... Silver-Plated knives... R. Wallace & Sons... " [with no illustrations]. Philadelphia Inquirer, p. 9, col. 7. (Viewed 20 October 2020. F01561).

1928 - advertisement

Louis Jeweler, presumably Auburn, NY. (22 November 1928). Advertisement: "... One hundred sets table silverware sale... R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. ... " [with no illustrations]. Auburn Citizen (Auburn, New York), presumably p. 6, cols. 4-7. (Viewed 20 October 2020. F01560).



1928 patents

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1928 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

Samuel G. Wilkes, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (10 January 1928; filed 14 June 1927). Design patent no. 74,245; serial no. 22,434: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03094).

1928 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (17 January 1928; filed 13 October 1927). Design no. 74,263; serial no. 23,741: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01851).

1928 - patent - design for a coffeepot or similar article

Samuel G. Wilkes, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (3 April 1928; filed 20 January 1928). Design patent no. 74,849; serial no. 24,946: Design for a coffeepot or similar article. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03095).

1928 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (7 August 1928; filed 11 May 1928). Design no. 75,975; serial no. 26,636: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01852).

1928 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (11 September 1928; filed 11 June 1928). Design patent no. 76,333; serial no. 27,085: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03096).

1928 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (11 September 1928; filed 11 June 1928). Design patent no. 76,334; serial no. 27,066: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03097).

1928 - patent - tool handle

Harry I. Clulee, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (27 November 1928; filed 31 March 1927). Letters patent no. 1,693,269; serial no. 179,770: Tool handle. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03099).

1928 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (25 December 1928; filed 24 September 1928). Design patent no. 77,340; serial no. 28,268: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03098).



1929 - design brochure

R. Wallace & Sons. (1929). Wallace trophies: 1929 catalog, featuring four qualities. Wallingford, CT: R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. 84 pp. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00985.)


1929 advertisements

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1929 - advertisement

Miller & Rhoads, presumably Richmond, VA. (13 May 1929). Advertisement: "Solid Sterling Silver For Wedding Gifts! Rhythm; A new design ’Rhythm’... Wallace Silversmiths... " [with abstract illustration of handle]. Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA), presumably p. 16 cols. 2-3. (Viewed 17 October 2021. D01931).

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1929 - advertisement

Frisch’s Jewelry Store, Healdsburg, California. (25 October 1929). Advertisement: "The Mode pattern... from the studios of the ’Wallace Silversmiths’ comes this new mode in fine Silver Plate... " [with illustration of spoon]. Healdsburg Tribune, p. 1, col. 6. (Viewed 28 April 2020. H01256-57).

1929 - advertisement

Frisch’s Jewelry Store, Healdsburg, California. (8 November 1929). Advertisement: "Mode pattern... The ’Mode’ pattern really is the new mode in Silver Plate... Fashioned by the Wallace Silversmiths— for you... " [with illustration showing spoon handle]. Healdsburg Tribune, p. 1, col. 6. (Viewed 28 April 2020. H01258-59).



1929 patents

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1929 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

Murray B. Leete, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (5 February 1929; filed 7 June 1928). Design no. 77,645; serial no. 27,024: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 7 February 2019. E00568).

1929 - patent - design for a coffeepot or similar article

Oscar W. Martha, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (26 February 1929; filed 13 December 1928). Design no. 77,848; serial no. 29,257: Design for a coffeepot or similar article. (Viewed 5 February 2019. D00764).

1929 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (9 April 1929; filed 23 August 1928). Design patent no. 78,237; serial no. 27,933: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03053).

1929 - patent - method of forming spouts or handles for coffeepots or similar articles

Harry I. Clulee, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (2 July 1929; filed 12 January 1928). Letters patent no. 1,719,169; serial no. 246,368: Method of forming spouts or handles for coffeepots or similar articles. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03054).

1929 - patent - method of and apparatus for coating metal articles

Darwin G. Griswold, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (10 December 1929; filed 29 December 1922; renewed 12 April 1929). Letters patent no. 1,739,482; serial no. 609,551: Method of and apparatus for coating metal articles. (Viewed 7 February 2019. E00569).



c. 1929 - design brochure or promotional booklet

Wallace Silversmiths. (c. 1929). The modern trend. Wallingford, CT; 16 pp. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00401.)


1930s

1930 - design catalogue

J. W. Johnson (New York). (1930). Silverware catalogue including hollow ware and some Modernist designs by 1847 Rogers Bros. / Holmes & Edwards Silver Company / Wm. Rogers & Son / International Silver Company and Wallace [Silversmiths]. (Pages presumably from this catalogue.) (Viewed 22 August 2018. J00133).

> Wallace patterns shown: Buckingham and Nancy Deane.

1930 - design booklet / catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (1930). [Design booklet / catalogue; notation "pewter bowls, cups"], 16 pp. (Viewed 8 May 2020. H01458).

1930 - design brochure

Wallace Silversmiths. (1 July 1930). Wallace sterling silver flatware price list. 63 pp. (C00001-14.)

  • Offline - Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, 739.2383 W187w.


1930 advertisements

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1930 - advertisement

Sterling Silversmiths Guild of America, Washington, DC. (30 November 1930). Advertisement: "... Sterling Silver Salts and Peppers; regular size with new Cataline base... by Wallace Silversmiths ... " [with photo of design]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), unknown page number. (Viewed 8 June 2019. F00673-75).

1930 - advertisement

The Sterling Silversmiths Guild of America, Washington, DC. (7 December 1930). Advertisement: "... Sterling Silver Dresser Set... The Reflection, by Wallace Silversmiths... Sterling Beverage Shaker, by Wallace Silversmiths... " [with photos of designs]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), page number unknown. (Viewed 8 June 2019. F00676- ).



1930 patents

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1930 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

Henrik Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons (14 January 1930; filed 1 November 1929). Design no. 80,312; serial no. 33,249: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 6 April 2018. AAA01850).

1930 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (25 February 1930; filed 29 October 1929). Design patent no. 80,592; serial no. 33,204: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03076).

1930 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (25 March 1930; filed 23 November 1929). Design patent no. 80,817; serial no. 33,527: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03077).

1930 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (25 March 1930; filed 8 January 1930). Design patent no. 80,818; serial no. 34,055: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03078).



1930-31 - R. Wallace & Sons in traveling exhibition

(1930). International exhibition of metalwork and cotton textiles exhibition catalogue. Organized by the American Federation of Arts, Washington, DC.

> Exhibition venues: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (15 October - 10 November 1930); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (1-28 December 1930); Art Institute of Chicago (19 January - 1 March 1931); Cleveland Museum of Art (11 March - 5 April 1931). (Viewed 31 March 2017. A01871-76.)

1931 - design brochure

R. Wallace & Sons. (1931). Wallace fine arts pewter. Wallingford, CT; 16 pp. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00273.)


1931 advertisements

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1931 - advertisement

Bloomingdale’s, New York. (6 April 1931). Advertisement: "... Housewares Celebration Sale... A new design, ’Plymouth’... Wallace A-1 extra heavy silver-plated flatware... R. Wallace & Sons... " [with illustrations showing silverware in the Plymouth and DuBerry patterns]. The Sun (New York), p. 10, col. 1. (Viewed 4 June 2020. H01997).

1931 - advertisement

Abraham & Strauss, Brooklyn, NY. (7 April 1931). Advertisement: "Wallace A-1 sectional silver plated; flatware... R. Wallace & Sons... The DuBarry pattern... " [with illustration of fork]. Brooklyn Daily Eagle, p. 20. (Viewed 28 June 2021. R01372).

1931 - advertisement

Geo. H. Prince, Geneva, NY. (5 June 1931). Advertisement: "Some wonderful silverware bargains... R. Wallace... Bunckingham Pattern... " [with no illustrations]. Geneva Daily Times (New York), p. 2, col. 6. (Viewed 13 August 2020. L02015-16).

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1931 - advertisement

Frisch’s Jewelry Store, Healdsburg, CA. (22 October 1931). Advertisement: "... Come and See for yourself... R. Wallace & Sons... " [with abstract illustration of silverware in case]. Healdsburg Tribune (Healdsburg, California), p. 3, col. 4. (Viewed 18 July 2019. C01055).



1931 patents

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1931 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (7 July 1931; filed 24 April 1931). Design patent no. 84,611; serial no. 39,617: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03079).

1931 - patent - design for a knife

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (14 July 1931; filed 26 June 1930). Design patent no. 84,665; serial no. 36,181: Design for a knife. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03080).

1931 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (21 July 1931; filed 29 May 1931). Design patent no. 84,719; serial no. 40,024: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03081).

1931 - patent - polishing machine for spoons

Darwin G. Griswold, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (4 August 1931; filed 12 July 1929). Letters patent no. 1,817,554; serial no. 377,669: Polishing machine for spoons. (Viewed 5 February 2019. D00761).



c. 1931 - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons. (c. 1931). Wallace sterling silver hollow ware [catalogue S-31]. 79 pp. (Viewed 30 May 2016. C00014-88; A00726; AAA00018. DM.)

  • Offline - Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, call no. Q739.2383 W187ss.

1932 - design booklet / catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (1932). [Booklet / catalogue; notation: "silver goods", "sterling dresser silver"], 36 pp. (Viewed 8 May 2020. H01459).


1932 advertisements

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1932 - advertisement

Juergens & Fraver, Jewelers. (20 December 1932). Advertisement: "Nationally known goods... beautiful three-piece finest quality Tea Set made by R. Wallace & Sons... " [with no illustrations]. Rome Daily Sentinel (Rome, New York), p. 7, col. . (Viewed 26 December 2020. D01503).

1932 - advertisement

Bassett Jeweler, presumably Jamestown, NY. (14 December 1932). Advertisement: "Christmas of permanence and beauty; Silver... We carry the best makes of Sterling Silver... R. Wallace & Sons... " [with possibly related abstract illustrations]. Jamestown Evening Journal (Jamestown, New York), p. 18, cols. 1-2. (Viewed 26 December 2020. D01512).



1932 patents

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1932 - patent - rotary-cutter can-opener

Joseph Orten Gadd, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (5 January 1932; filed 5 October 1929). Letters patent no. 1,839,474; serial no. 397,483: Rotary-cutter can-opener. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03100).

1932 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (9 February 1932; filed 3 December 1931). Design patent no. 86,187; serial no. 41,953: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03101).

1932 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (14 June 1932; filed 26 February 1932). Design patent no. 87,177; serial no. 43,012: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03102).

1932 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (13 September 1932; filed 15 July 1932). Design patent no. 87,765; serial no. 44,346: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03103).

1932 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (13 September 1932; filed 27 July 1932). Design patent no. 87,766; serial no. 44,450: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03104).

1932 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (15 November 1932; filed 27 September 1932). Design patent no. 88,327; serial no. 45,081: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03105).



1933 - advertisement

C. G. Conyne, Jeweler, Mandan, ND. (4 December 1933). Advertisement: Extraordinary announcement...Auction Sale... A complete assortment of Silverware... 1835 R. Wallace & Sons... " [with no related product illustrations]. The Bismarck Tribune (North Dakota), p. 2, col. 3. (Viewed 29 December 2020. D01661).


1933 patents

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1933 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (21 March 1933; filed 17 January 1933). Design patent no. 89,542; serial no. 46,867: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03068).

1933 - patent - hollow handle for coffeepots and the like

Oscar W. Martha, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (9 May 1933; filed 6 November 1932). Letters patent no. 1,907,991; serial no. 645,884: Hollow handle for coffeepots and the like. (Viewed 9 February 2019. E00590).

1933 - patent - tarnishproof cloth

Walter G. Aurand, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (31 October 1933; filed 8 July 1932). Letters patent no. 1,933,302; serial no. 621,365: Tarnishproof cloth. (Viewed 9 February 2019. E00591).

1933 - patent - design for a handle for kitchen utensils or similar articles

Joseph Orton Gadd, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (7 November 1933; filed 8 March 1933). Design patent no. 90,978; serial no. 47,417: Design for a handle for kitchen utensils or similar articles. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03069).



1934 - presumably two flyers

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (1934). [Notation: "silverplated holloware"; "two loose sheets with letter"], 3 pp. (Viewed 8 May 2020. H01459).

1934 - news brief - Wallace plant hit by lightning

(21 May 1934). Wallace plant hit by bolt of lightning. The Meriden Daily Journal (Wallingford Edition), p. 1, col. . (Viewed 26 November 2020. F01938).


1934 advertisements

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1934 - advertisement

LiuCampbell, presumably Victor, NY. (2 March 1934). Advertisement: "... R. Wallace & Sons ... " [with no illustrations]. The Victor Herald (Victor, New York), presumably p. 7, col. 4. (Viewed 4 June 2020. H02000).

1934 - advertisement

The Davis Company, presumably Chicago, IL. (30 May 1934). Advertisement: "... Buy it for your summer home! R. Wallace & Sons Flatware... The dainty, attractive ’Alicia’ pattern... " [with illustrations of two forks, knife and spoon presumably in the pattern]. Chicago Daily Tribune, p. 8, top left. (Viewed 6 June 2020. D01305).

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1934 patents

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1934 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (8 May 1934; filed 5 March 1934). Design patent no. 92,220; serial no. 50,952: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03090).

1934 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

Amedie J. Germain, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (29 May 1934; filed 6 April 1934). Design patent no. 92,342; serial no. 51,328: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03091).

1934 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (3 July 1934; filed 4 April 1934). Design patent no. 92,689; serial no. 51,311: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03092).

1934 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (27 November 1934; filed 2 October 1934). Design patent no. 93,955; serial no. 53,455: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03093).

1934 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

John Vassos, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (11 December 1934; filed 8 September 1934). Design no. 94,059; serial no. 53,233: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 15 May 2018. AAA02988).

1934 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (11 December 1934; filed 15 October 1934). Design no. 94,060; serial no. 53,620: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 15 May 2018. AAA02990).



1935 - promotional booklet

J. A. Wright and Company. (1935). The care of beautiful silver. 24 pp. Keene, NH. ["Includes many pictures of silver items manufactured by International Silver Co., Reed and Barton, Rogers, Lunt & Bowlen, Towle, R. Wallace & Son, and the Watson Co."] (Viewed 26 April 2017. A02266.)

1935 - Robert Wallace marker

(1935). Robert Wallace marker [in Robert Wallace Park, Quinnipiac St. and Ward St., Wallingford, CT (2010), inscription: "Robert Wallace who made the first nickel silver spoon manufactured in this country in 1835... "] (Viewed 2 July 2020. F01308).


1935 advertisements

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1935 - advertisement

Phillips’ Magnesia Toothpaste. (20 June 1935). Advertisement: "... Wallace [Bros.] Malabar Plate Utility Tongs... Free at all druggists with the purchase of... Phillips’ Magnesia Toothpaste, ’The Toothpaste of the Movie Stars’ ... " [with illustration]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. C-6, cols. 4-5. (Updated 17 July 2019. D00849-50).

1935 - advertisement

Phillip’s Magnesia Toothpaste / Wallace Bros. (27 June 1935). Advertisement: "Free while they last! Genuine Wallace Bros. Malabar Plate Utility Tongs... At All Druggists; Given Free with Purchase of one 25c tube Phillip’s Magnesia Toothpaste... " [with abstract illustration of tongs]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. C-12, cols. 1-2. (Viewed 17 July 2019. C01027-28).



1935 patents

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1935 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (19 March 1935; filed 19 January 1935). Design patent no. 94,931; serial no. 54,931: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03070).

1935 - patent - design for a spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (10 December 1935; filed 1 November 1935). Design patent no. 97,826; serial no. 59,302: Design for a spoon or similar article. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03071).



1935? - promotional brochure

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (1935?). Come to Connecticut this year: Connecticut Tercentenary in Wallingford. 4 pp. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00991.)

1935? - pamphlet

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (1935?). Wallace silversmiths: Manufacturing memorandum. Pamphlet. Number of pages unknown. (Viewed 26 April 2017. A02268.)


1936 advertisements

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1936 - advertisement

Hulett & Son, Jewelers, presumably Ogdensburg, New York. (18 March 1936). Advertisement: "Half Price Silver Sale... [R.] Wallace [& Sons] ... " [with abstract illustration of silverware in chest]. Ogdensburg Journal (Ogdensburg, New York), p. 5, cols. 1-2. (Viewed 29 June 2019. E00949-50).

1936 - advertisement

Wm. G. Scheefer, Saranac Lake, NY. (18 June 1936). Advertisement: "... Silver Plated Flatware... Made by R. Wallace & Sons... " [with no illustrations]. The Record-Post (Au Sable Forks, New York), unknown page number, cols. 4-7. (Viewed 28 May 2019. C00818-19).



1936 patents

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1936 - patent - design for a spoon or other article of flatware

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (26 May 1936; filed 13 April 1936). Design patent no. 99,837; serial no. 62,097: Design for a spoon or other article of flatware. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03082).

1936 - patent - design for a spoon or other article of flatware

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (8 September 1936; filed 20 July 1936). Design patent no. 101,151; serial no. 63,946: Design for a spoon or other article of flatware. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03083).

1936 - patent - design for a spoon or other article of flatware

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (1 December 1936; filed 20 October 1936). Design patent no. 102,173; serial no. 65,385: Design for a spoon or other article of flatware. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03084).



1937 - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons. (1937). Wallace sterling. 64 pp. (Updated 26 April 2017. A02259.)

1937 - exhibition booklet - R. Wallace & Sons in Met exhibition

(1937). Silver: An exhibition of contemporary American design by manufacturers, designers and craftsmen exhibition booklet. Venue: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (11 April - 23 May 1937). (Viewed 25 August 2016. AAA00096.)

1937 - exhibition catalogue - R. Wallace & Sons in Brooklyn exhibition

1937 (specific dates unknown). Contemporary industrial and handwrought silver exhibition catalogue. Venue: Brooklyn Museum, New York. (Viewed 25 August 2016. AAA00094.)

1937 - spotlighted magazine mention - R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. in Good Housekeeping exhibition house, Scarborough, NY

Koues, Helen. (June 1937). Our Scarborough exhibition house [c. June 1937; exhibited unspecified designs by R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co.] Good Housekeeping, pp. 56-59, 121. (Viewed 19 November 2018. F00420-25).

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1937 advertisements

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1937 - advertisement

Lansburgh’s, Washington, DC. (26 September 1937). Advertisement: "... 62-Pc. Wallace Co. Silverplate Set... " [with photo of tableware in case]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. A16, cols. 2-4. (Viewed 7 May 2019; H00752-53).

1937 - advertisement

A & P, presumably Honeoye Falls, NY. (4 November 1937). Advertisement: "... prizes in 12 weekly contests. This week we’re offering 50 R. Wallace & Sons silver tea and coffee services... " The Honeoye Falls Times (Honeoye Falls, New York), p. 8, cols. (Viewed 9 May 2019; H00808-09.



1937 patents

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1937 - patent - spoon and fork

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (9 February 1937; filed 4 June 1936). Letters patent no. 2,070,034; serial no. 83,483: Spoon and fork. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03056).

1937 - patent - design for a spoon or other article of flatware

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (31 August 1937; filed 28 July 1937). Design patent no. 105,906; serial no. 70,700: Design for a spoon or other article of flatware. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03057).



1938 - spotlighted magazine mention - R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. in Good Housekeeping exhibition house, Westwood Hills, CA

Koues, Helen. (April 1938). Westwood Hills, California House [on view c. April 1938; exhibited unspecified designs by R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co.] Good Housekeeping, pp. 50-55, 146. (Viewed 19 November 1938. F00426-33).

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1938 advertisements

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1938 - advertisement with celebrity endorsement

(25 April 1938). Advertisement: "... Personality, a Glamorous New Pattern..." (with photo of actress Ann Sheridan and an illustration of a Personality pattern spoon). LIFE magazine, p. 69. (13 October 2017. G01419-20.)

1938 - advertisement

Selinger’s, Washington, DC. (1 June 1938). Advertisement: "... ice tea spoons... R. Wallace & Sons... " [with graphical illustration]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. A-8, cols. 4-8. (Viewed 13 October 2018. B01040-41).



1938 patents

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1938 - patent - design for a spoon or other article of flatware

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (29 March 1938; filed 8 February 1938). Design patent no. 109,087; serial no. 74,956: Design for a spoon or other article of flatware. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03072).

1938 - patent - design for a spoon or other article of flatware

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (7 June 1938; filed 11 April 1938). Design patent no. 110,041; serial no. 76,423: Design for a spoon or other article of flatware. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03073).



1939 - news mention

(27 August 1939). Outboards will race for costly prizes at [New York’s] World Fair [with mention: "Outstanding among the prizes are the Wallace Silversmith Trophy, a 3-foot-high silver replica of the Fair’s Trylon and Perisphere..."] Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. E-5, col. 4. (Viewed 13 October 2018. B01039).


1939 advertisements

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1939 - advertisement

Hulett & Son, Jewelers, Ogdenburg, NY. (9 May 1939). Advertisement: "STERLING by... Wallace... " [with no illustrations]. Ogdensburg Journal (Ogdensburg, New York), p. 7. (Viewed 30 May 2019. C00849-50).

1939 - advertisement

Wallace Silversmiths. (6 November 1939). Advertisement: "Dollar Sale..." [with illustrations of spoons in Buckingham, Lady Alice and Personality patterns]. LIFE magazine, pp. 3-4. (Viewed 20 October 2017. G01521.)



1939 patents

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1939 - patent - design for a spoon or other article of flatware

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (4 April 1939; filed 14 February 1939). Design patent no. 114,126; serial no. 82,981: Design for a spoon or other article of flatware. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03106).

1939 - patent - design for a spoon or other article of flatware

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (4 April 1939; filed 14 February 1939). Design patent no. 114,127; serial no. 82,982: Design for a spoon or other article of flatware. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03107).

1939 - patent - design for a spoon or other article of flatware

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (4 April 1939; filed 14 February 1939). Design patent no. 114,128; serial no. 82,983: Design for a spoon or other article of flatware. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03108).

1939 - patent - design for a mirror or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (31 October 1939; filed 21 August 1939). Design patent no. 117,409; serial no. 86,806: Design for a mirror or similar article. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03109).

1939 - patent - design for a spoon or other article of flatware

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (5 December 1939; filed 16 October 1939). Design patent no. 117,940; serial no. 87,684: Design for a spoon or other article of flatware. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03110).



1940s

1940 - advertisement

Vondey’s Jewelry & Gem Shop, San Bernardino, CA. (28 July 1940). Advertisement: "... Rose Point Sterling by Wallace Silversmiths is a master craftsmanship pattern..." [with abstract illustration]. In "Ritzy Mitzy makes discoveries" compilation. The San Bernardino Sun, p. 11, col. 7. (Viewed 17 May 2020. H01554).

1940 - patent - design for a spoon or other article of flatware

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (30 July 1940; filed 4 June 1940). Design patent no. 121,724; serial no. 92,811: Design for a spoon or other article of flatware. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03058).

1941 - design catalogue

Wallace Silversmiths. (1941). [Design catalogue, notation: "silverplated hollowware", "tea sets"], 59 pp. (Viewed 8 May 2020. H01459).

1941 - design catalogue (missing)

Wallace Silversmiths. (1941). [Trophy headquarters - master catalog]. Number of pages unknown. No copy in a public library known to exist. (Viewed 27 May 2018. AAA03252).


1941 advertisements

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1941 - advertisement

Palais Royal, Washington, DC. (9 October 1941). Advertisement: "... Friday Bargains... Silver reduced... Wallace Silver Plate... " [with no illustrations]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. B-15, col. 6. (Vewed 27 Aprl 2020. H01243-44).

1941 - advertisement

Palais Royal, Washington, DC. (25 December 1941). Advertisement: "... Silverware Reductions... Wallace Set of Silver-plated Flatware Service... " [with no illustration]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. B-BB, col. 2. (Viewed 7 May 2020. H01441-43).



1941 - patent - design for a spoon or other article of flatware

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (25 March 1941; filed 24 January 1941). Design patent no. 126,117; serial no. 98,369: Design for a spoon or other article of flatware. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03059).

1941? - promotional booklet

R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Co. (1941?). Outline and history of silver, design, and manufacturing principles and practices. Wallingford, CT; 31 leaves. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00990.)

1941-81 - archival papers

(1941-81). William Regan collection of Wallace Silversmith material. [Includes "employee newsletters, a handbook, 1957, and a union contract, 1959; advertising brochures, catalogs, and a recording of radio spots, a history of Wallace Silversmiths" and more; see online catalogue entry for details.] (Updated 25 April 2017. A01479.)

1942 - design catalogue (missing)

Wallace Silversmiths. (1942). [Trophy headquarters (catalogue)]. Number of pages unknown. No copy in a public library known to exist. (Viewed 27 May 2018. AAA03252).

1942 - news mention

(11 January 1942). Big plants get biggest war orders: 14 in state have about 85% of contracts (with mention: "Among those firms with $1,000,000 more in contracts during the past year and a half are the following... R. Wallace & Sons, Meriden [sic], $1,942,060...") Hartford Courant, p. D10. (Viewed 31 December 2018. H00481).

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1942 advertisements

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1942 - advertisement

Palais Royal, presumably Washington, DC. (15 January 1942). Advertisement: "... Wallace Silver Plate... " [with no illustrations]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. B-14, col. 3-7. (Viewed 5 October 2018. B00739-40).

1942 - advertisement

Hanna & David, Washington, DC. (19 April 1942). Advertisement: "Grand Baroque... Wallace Silversmith’s... " [with illustration]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. D-2, col. 2. (Viewed 10 October 2018. B00906).

1942 - advertisement

Cox, The Jeweler, Medina, NY. (3 December 1942). Advertisement: "... Personality Pattern [R.] Wallace [& Sons]... Sweetheart Pattern... " [with no illustrations]. The Medina Tribune (Medina, New York), p. 4, cols. 7-8. (Viewed 30 June 2019. E00996-98).



1942 - patent - design for a spoon or other article of flatware.

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (5 May 1942; filed 2 February 1942). Design patent no. 132,308; serial no. 105,568: Design for a spoon or other article of flatware. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03060).

1943 - design catalogue or promotional booklet

R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (1943). Beauty moods in silver. Wallingford, CT; 61 pp. (Updated 27 April 2017. A00989; A02267; C00001-16.)


1943 advertisements

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1943 - advertisement

G. A. Schneider & Son, Kingston, NY. (12 March 1943). Advertisement: "Teenage girls are lucky... Wallace Sterling... Wallace Master Craftsmanship... " [with abstract illustration showing four spoons]. Kingston Daily Freeman (Kingston, New York), p. 12, cols. 7-8. (Viewed 26 December 2020. D01625).

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1943 - advertisement

Wallace Silversmiths. (November 1943). Advertisement: "The charm of simplicity... silver, by Wallace, Grand Colonial... " [with illustration showing handle in the pattern]. Good Housekeeping, p. 141. (Viewed 15 June 2020. D01468-69).



1943-44 - annual report

R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (1943-44). Annual report. (Viewed 27 April 2017. A02269.)


1944 advertisements

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1944 - advertisement

Abraham & Straus, Brooklyn, NY. (17 May 1944). Advertisement: "... Sterling fill-ins! Place settings! ... R. Wallace & Sons... Watson [division of R. Wallace & Sons] ... " [with illustration with unnamed patterns]. Brooklyn Eagle (Brooklyn, New York), p. 12, cols. 1-3. (Viewed 4 June 2020. H01991-93).

1944 - advertisement

Kann’s, Washington, DC. (12 June 1944). Advertisement: "... Start Your Sterling Sets... Wallace ... " [with illustrations of handles showing patterns]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. B-4. (Viewed 18 June 2019. D00851-52).

1944 - advertisement

H. Post & Sons, Decatur, IL. (3 September 1944). Advertisement: "... Quality silverplate flatware... Wallace... " [with possibly relevant, abstract product illustrations— handle and silverware in three cases]. Decatur Sunday Herald and Review (Decatur, IL), section II, presumably p. 1, cols. 1-4. (Viewed 17 July 2021. D01829).

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1944 - advertisement

H. Post & Sons, Decatur, IL. (7 September 1944). Advertisement: "... Silverplate flatware... Wallace... " [with possibly relevant, abstract product illustrations— silverware in three cases]. Decatur Review (Decatur, IL), p. 17, cols. 7-8. (Viewed 24 July 2021. D01830).

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1944 patents

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1944 - patent - design for a spoon or other article of flatware

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (22 August 1944; filed 26 June 1944). Design patent no. 138,562; serial no. 114,200: Design for a spoon or other article of flatware. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03061).

1944 - patent - design for a spoon or other article of flatware

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (22 August 1944; filed 26 June 1944). Design patent no. 138,563; serial no. 114,201: Design for a spoon or other article of flatware. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03062).

1944 - patent - design for a spoon or other article of flatware

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (22 August 1944; filed 26 June 1944). Design patent no. 138,564; serial no. 114,202: Design for a spoon or other article of flatware. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03063).



1945 - design catalogue or promotional booklet

R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Co. (1945). Beauty moods in silver, 3rd ed. Wallingford, CT; 61 pp. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00987-88.)


1945 advertisements

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1945 - advertisement

Wallace Silversmiths. (September 1945). Advertisement: "... Grand Baroque... Mood of Gaiety ... " [with illustration of spoon in the pattern]. Harper’s Bazaar magazine, p. 160. (Viewed 17 August 2020. D01303-04).

  • See worldcat.org for locations.

1945 - advertisement

Chas. Schwartz & Son, Washington, DC. (6 September 1945). Advertisement: "A word about silver... We will, once again, feature ... R. Wallace & Son[s] ... " [with no illustrations]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. A-4, cols. 4-5. (Viewed 17 October 2018. B01105).



1945 patents

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1945 - patent - design for a spoon or other article of flatware

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (19 June 1945; filed 11 April 1945). Design patent no. 141,624; serial no. 118,949: Design for a spoon or other article of flatware. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03064).

1945 - patent - design for a spoon or other article of flatware.

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (16 October 1945; filed 11 July 1945). Design patent no. 142,602; serial no. 120,643: Design for a spoon or other article of flatware. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03065).



1946 - design brochure (missing)

Wallace Silversmiths. (1946). All silver... and well worth it. Number of pages unknown. No copy known to be in a public library. (Viewed 14 July 2021. R01503).

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1946 advertisements

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1946 - advertisement

Huggins Jewelers, Wilmington, NC. (17 February 1946). Advertisement: "Established 1870... Silver... Wallace... " [with no related illustrations]. Wilmington Morning Star, unknown page number, cols.5-8. (Viewed 16 April 2020. D01150-51).

1946 - advertisement

R. Wallace & Sons of Canada Limited, Toronto. (13 March 1946). Advertisement: "The most romantic sterling of all time... As beautiful and timeless as a fairy legend... " [with illustrations of knife, fork and spoon in Rose Point pattern]. Daily Star (Toronto, ON, Canada), p. 23, cols. 6-8. (Viewed 22 December 2021. F00702).

  • See worldcat.org for locations.

1946 - advertisement

Woodward & Lothrop, Washington, DC. (14 May 1946). Advertisement: "After so long a time— A treasure trove of sterling silver... R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. ..." [with possibly relevant illustrations]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. B-11. (Viewed 15 October 2018. B01101).

1946 - advertisement

The Garrell Shop, Tabor City, NC. (6 December 1946). Advertisement: "Wallace Silver; Both Flat and Hollow-ware; Come in and see our selection... " [with abstract illustrations of tray and cup]. Tabor City Tribune (Tabor City, North Carolina), unknown page number, cols. 5-7. (Viewed 17 July 2019. C01029-30).



1947 - design brochure or promotional booklet

Warren, William. (1947). Beauty moods in silver. Wallingford, CT: Wallace Silversmiths; 61 pp. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00410-11.)


1947 advertisements

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1947 - advertisement

Wallace Silversmiths. (February 1947). Advertisement: "Perhaps it takes a man to really organize this ’business of gifts’... " Nation’s Business, p. 34. (Viewed 2 December 2017. G01760.)

1947 - advertisement

Wallace Silversmiths. (April 1947). Advertisement: "How to cure gift-buying headaches... PERMANENTLY... " Nation’s Business, p. 32. (Viewed 2 December 2017. G01759.)

1947 - advertisement

Wallace Silversmiths. (June 1947). Advertisement: "Mr. G. takes the "if" out of GIFt buying..." Nation’s Business, p. 32. (Viewed 2 December 2017. G01758.)

1947 - advertisement

Sears, Roebuck and Co., presumably Washington, DC. (7 August 1947). Advertisement: "... silverplate... made by R. Wallace & Sons... " [including illustrations showing Danish Queen, Maytime, and Serenade patterns]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. C-12. (Viewed 11 October 2018. B00955).

1947 - advertisement

Grandpa Soap Company. (13 October 1947). Advertisement: promotion - Wallace Bros. Marcy pattern, four spoons. LIFE magazine, p. 54. (Viewed 26 November 2017. G01720.)

1947 - advertisement

Reese Drug Stores, Wood River, IL. (6 November 1947). Advertisement: "... Free gift offer; A Beautiful ’Wallace Bros.’ Silver Plated Teaspoon with purchase of... " [with no illustration]. The Journal (Wood River, Illinois), presumably p. 5, col. 6. (Viewed 4 June 2020. H01999).

  • Online - fultonhistory.com. (Search the archive, "Wood River IL Journal 1945 Mar-Jun 1948 00562_1", and scroll down for the link.)



c. 1947 - design brochure or promotional booklet

Hammerstein, Dorothy / R. Wallace & Sons. (c. 1947). All silver: and well worth it! 46 pp. [Note: Form no. 41A]. (Viewed 27 April 2017. A02270.)

c. 1947 - design catalogue

Wallace Silversmiths. (c. 1947). Man’s guide to simplified gift buying: from Wallace Silversmiths and Lux, Bond & Green incorporated, jewelers & silversmiths, established 1908, 70 Pratt Street, Hartford, Connecticut. 25 pp. (Viewed 27 April 2017. A02271.)


1948 advertisements

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1948 - advertisement

H. E. Eckert’s Sons, Watervliet, NY. (3 September 1948). Advertisement: "... The House of Distinctive Gifts... R. Wallace & Sons ... " [with no related illustration].Altamont Enterprise (Altamont, New York), p. 6, cols. 6-7. (Viewed 14 May 2019; H00872-73).

1948 - advertisement

R. Harris & Co., Washington, DC. (22 September 1948). Advertisement: "... Exquisitely hand-chased bowl, made in England, plated in America by R. Wallace [& Sons presumably], and truly representative of the silversmiths artistry... " [with illustration]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. B-4, cols. 3-5. (Viewed 7 May 2020. H01444).

1948 - advertisement

Ryland’s, Bristol, TN. (19 December 1948). Advertisement: "... Sterling Silver Tea Service... Wallace five-piece classic design... " [with possibly relevant illustration of tea service]. Bristol Herald Courier (Bristol, Tennessee), p. 3-C, cols. 6-8. (Viewed 25 January 2020. R00218).

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1948 patents

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1948 - patent - design for a spoon or other article of flatware

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (30 March 1948; filed 10 March 1947). Design patent no. 149,154; serial no. 137,479: Design for a spoon or other article of flatware. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03066).

1948 - patent - design for a spoon or other article of flatware

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (30 March 1948; filed 10 March 1947). Design patent no. 149,155; serial no. 137,479: Design for a spoon or other article of flatware. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03067).



c. 1948 - design brochure or promotional booklet

Wallace Silversmiths. (c. 1948). Daily pleasure in sterling. Wallingford, CT; 24 pp. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00409.)

1949 - design brochure / booklet

Wallace Silversmiths. (1949). [Design brochure; notation: "silverware", "silver service"], 9 pp. (Viewed 8 May 2020. H01459).


1949 advertisements

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1949 - two advertisements

Wallace Silversmiths (Wallingford, CT; Toronto). (March, May 1949). Advertisements: "Only Wallace Sterling... like Sculpture... has Third Dimensional Beauty..." [Showing Grand Baroque, Sir Christopher, Grand Colonial, Stradivari, and Rose Point patterns.] Ladies’ Home Journal. (Viewed 22 August 2018. L00698-99).

1949 - advertisement

R. Harris & Co., Washington, DC. (20 May 1949). Advertisement: "Exquisite, hand-chased bowl— handsome focal point for buffet or table— made in England— plated in America by Wallace Silversmiths... " [with illustration]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. B-4, cols. 5-7. (Viewed 10 October 2018. B00905).

1949 - advertisement

Woodward & Lothrop, Washington, DC. (22 June 1949). Advertisement: "... June special values... Heavy Silver-plated double vegetable dish... Wallace... " [with abstract illustration]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. A-25. (Viewed 1 June 2020. H01915-17).

1949 - advertisement

Woodward & Lothrop, Washington, DC. (9 July 1949). Advertisement: ".. So wide your silver choice... here at Woodward & Lothrop’s Silver Room... Rose Point by Wallace ... " [with illustration of spoon in the pattern]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. A-4. (Viewed 15 January 2021. R00001).



1949 patents

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1949 - patent - design for a spoon or other article of flatware

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (10 May 1949; filed 15 May 1948). Design patent no. 153,740; serial no. 146,401: Design for a spoon or other article of flatware. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03111).

1949 - patent - design for a spoon or other article of flatware

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (10 May 1949; filed 15 May 1948). Design patent no. 153,741; serial no. 146,402: Design for a spoon or other article of flatware. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03112).

1949 - patent - method of producing flatware

Fred S. Robinson, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (31 May 1949; filed 5 June 1947). Letters patent no. 2,471,900; serial no. 752,815: Method of producing flatware. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03113).



1950s

1950 advertisements

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1950 - advertisement

Castelberg’s, Washington, DC. (20 January 1950). Advertisement: "... Wallace Sterling... " [with illustrations of handles showing Grand Baroque, Grand Colonial, Rose Point, Sir Christopher, and Stradivari patterns]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. A-23, cols. 5-8. (Viewed 7 May 2020. H01445-46).

1950 - advertisement

Sears, Roebuck & Co. ( 1 June 1950). Advertisement: "Gifts for your favorite June bride ... The finest silverplate made! ... R. Wallace & Sons... " [with illustration showing spoons in the Morning Glory, Personality, Sanota and Sweetheart patterns]. San Bernardino Daily Sun (California), p. 33. (Viewed 17 May 2020. H01571-72).



1950 - patent - abrading apparatus

Russell H. Edell and Rolland G. Hall, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (6 June 1950; filed 26 November 1948). Letters patent no. 2,510,565; serial no. 61,953: Abrading apparatus. (Viewed 19 May 2018. AAA03055).

c. early 1950s - brochure

R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Co. (c. early 1950s). The Vogue [pattern], six-panel brochure. (Viewed 19 August 2018. L00623-25).


1951 advertisements

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1951 - advertisement

Brooks Jewelers, El Centro, CA. (1 March 1951). Advertisement: "The romance of adventure in Sterling Silver, Romance of the Sea, a new sterling pattern by Wallace Silversmiths... " [with illustration of spoon in the pattern]. Calexico Chronicle (California), p. 4, cols. 6-7. (Viewed 1 June 2020. H01888-89).

1951 - advertisement

Shockley’s Jewelers, Santa Cruz, CA. (1 July 1951). Advertisement: "Contemporary Classics by Wallace Silversmiths... " [with illustration of spoon in Normandie pattern]. Santa Cruz Sentinel-News (California), p. 2, col. 4. (Viewed 1 June 2020. H01890-91).

1951 - advertisement

Shah & Shah, Washington, DC. (2 December 1951). Advertisement: "Shah & Shah for the finest sterling... Stunning Sterling Silver Bowl... Wallace in Rosepoint pattern... [with illustrations of bowl, and handles in Rose Point and Grand Baroque patterns]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. 9. (Viewed 25 June 2019. E00809).

1951 - advertisement

Woodward & Lothrop, Washington, DC. (2 December 1951). Advertisement: "... for a memorable Christmas... Sterling Silver Flatware... Wallace ... " [with photo showing two patterns]. Evening Star / Sunday Star (Washington, DC), p. A-42. (Viewed 24 April 2020. C01236-38).



1951 patents

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1951 - patent - electropolishing of metals

Henry Boynton Smith, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (3 July 1951; filed 15 May 1947). Letters patent no. 2,559,263; serial no. 748,220: Electropolishing of metals. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03114).

1951 - patent - spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (13 November 1951; filed 11 May 1950). Design patent no. 165,199; serial no. 9881: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03115).

1951 - patent - spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (13 November 1951; filed 11 May 1950). Design patent no. 165,200; serial no. 9882: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03116).

1951 - patent - spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (13 November 1951; filed 11 May 1950). Design patent no. 165,201; serial no. 9883: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 20 May 2018. AAA03117).

1951 - patent - automatic work abrading apparatus

Rolland G. Hall and Stewart M. Hill, assignors to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (27 November 1951; filed 10 July 1948). Letters patent no. 2,576,787; serial no. 38,066: Automatic work abrading apparatus. (Viewed 21 May 2018. AAA03118).



c. 1951 - design catalogue

Wallace Silversmiths. (c. 1951). Sterling silver craftmanship: Wallace Sterling. 40 pp. (Viewed 26 April 2017. A02260.)


1952 advertisements

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1952 - advertisement

Van Cott Jeweler, Binghampton, NY. (8 July 1952). Advertisement: "We have the new Wallace Stainless created by world famous Wallace Silversmiths..." [with illustration of spoons showing the Fleetline and Trellis patterns]. Daily Bulletin (Endicott, New York), presumably p. 6, cols. 5-6. (Viewed 4 June 2020. H01988-89).

1952 - advertisement

Elbe’s Jewelry Store, Niagara Falls, NY. (7 October 1952). Advertisement: "... Niagara’s Oldest Jewelry Store... We Also Represent These Famous Silversmiths... Wallace... " [with no product illustrations]. The Niagara Falls Gazette (Niagara Falls, NY), p. 14, cols. 1-4. (Viewed 4 December 2021. Q00989).

  • Online - fultonhistory.com. (Search the archive, "Niagara Falls NY Gazette 1952 Oct-Nov Grayscale - 0182", and scroll down for the link.)

1952 - advertisement

E. P. Vandenburgh, Inc., Haverstraw, NY. (11 December 1952). Advertisement: "Introducing Citation in Wallace Stainless created by world-famous Wallace Silversmiths... " [with illustration of spoon in the pattern]. Rockland County Times (Haverstraw, New York), p. 7, col. 8. (Viewed 4 June 2020. H01990).



1952 patents

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1952 - patent - hydraulic actuating mechanism for machining implements

Rolland G. Hall and Stewart M. Hill, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (15 January 1952; filed 10 July 1948). Letters patent no. 2,582,328; serial no. 149,126: Hydraulic actuating mechanism for machining implements. (Viewed 25 May 2018. AAA03119).

1952 - patent - spoon or similar article

Amedie J. Germain, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (10 June 1952; filed 6 March 1952). Design patent no. 166,960; serial no. 18,799: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 25 May 2018. AAA03185).

1952 - patent - spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (10 June 1952; filed 6 March 1952). Design patent no. 167,012; serial no. 18,790: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 25 May 2018. AAA03186).

1952 - patent - spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (10 June 1952; filed 6 March 1952). Design patent no. 167,013; serial no. 18,791: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 25 May 2018. AAA03187).

1952 - patent - spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company. (9 September 1952; filed 28 May 1952). Design patent no. 167,728; serial no. 19,914: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 25 May 2018. AAA03188).



1953 advertisements

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1953 - advertisement

(13 April 1953). Advertisement: "Wallace Stainless... the tableware that needs no care ..." [showing Citation, Fleetline, Trellis, and Vogue patterns]. TIME magazine, p. 2. (Viewed 14 October 2017. G01425-26.)

1953 - advertisement

Van Cott Jeweler, Binghampton, NY. (26 April 1953). Advertisement: "She wants gifts of Silver... Wallace ... " [with no relevant illustrations]. The Sunday Press (Binghampton, NY), p. 2-B, cols. 2-5. (Viewed 13 October 2018. B01030-31).

1953 - advertisement

Wallace Brothers. (11 May 1953). Advertisement: "Wallace Stainless... the tableware that needs no care ..." [showing Citation, Fleetline, Trellis, and Vogue patterns]. TIME magazine, p. 143. (Viewed 14 October 2017. G01423-24.)

1953 - advertisement

Wallace Brothers. (8 June 1953). Advertisement: "Wallace Stainless... the tableware that needs no care ..." [showing Citation, Fleetline, Trellis, and Vogue patterns]. TIME magazine, p. 4. (Viewed 14 October 2017. G01421-22.)

1953 - advertisement

Victor Vincent, Jeffersonville, NY. (3 December 1953). Advertisement: "Gift Suggestions... Silverware and gift department... [R.] Wallace [& Sons] ... " [with abstract illustration of silverware in case]. Sullivan County Record (Jeffersonville, New York), p. 3. (Viewed 30 June 2019. F01011-12).



1953 patents

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1953 - patent - mounting for trophies, ornaments and the like

Walter F. Martin and Rolland G. Hall, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (14 April 1953; filed 29 December 1948). Letters patent no. 2,634,934; serial no. 68,026: Mounting for trophies, ornaments and the like. (Viewed 28 January 2019. E00510).

1953 - patent - spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (21 April 1953; filed 25 June 1952). Design patent no. 169,401; serial no. 20,343. (Viewed 28 January 2019. E00511).

1953 - patent - spoon or similar article

Phyllis B. Askew, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (23 June 1953; filed 5 July 1952). Design no. 169,885; serial no. 20,485: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 2 February 2019. E00539).

1953 - patent - spoon or similar article

Percy B. Ball, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (21 July 1953; filed 23 March 1953). Design no. 170,041; serial no. 24,170: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 2 February 2019. E00540).

1953 - patent - spoon or similar article

Percy B. Ball, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (22 September 1953; filed 23 March 1953). Design no. 170,441; serial no. 24,169: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 2 February 2019. E00541).

1953 - patent - spoon or similar article

Richard Carlton Gavette, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (22 September 1953; filed 23 March 1953). Design no. 170,455; serial no. 24,157: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 2 February 2019. E00542).

1953 - patent - apparatus for removing excess solder from soldered articles

Rolland G. Hall, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (10 November 1953; filed 5 May 1948). Letters patent no. 2,658,466; serial no. 25,138: Apparatus for removing excess solder from soldered articles. (Viewed 2 February 2019. E00546).

1953 - patent - automatic machine for milling the ends of handles or the like

Rolland G. Hall, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (8 December 1953; filed 10 March 1948). Letters patent no. 2,661,662; serial no. 14,004: Automatic machine for milling the ends of handles or the like. (Viewed 2 February 2019. E00547).



c. 1953 - design brochure

R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Co. (c. 1953). Collecting sterling silverware. 8 pp. (Updated 25 April 2017. A00986.)

  • Offline - State Historical Society of North Dakota, Bismarck, call no. 642.7 R112c 1953.

1954 - magazine article mention

Schisgall, Oscar. (August 1954). How to stay in business 100 years. [Lengthy section focused on Wallace Silversmiths]. Nation’s Business, pp. 23-25, 57. (Viewed 2 December 2017. G01748-51.)

1950s - spotlighted photograph - Wallace in Detroit tableware exhibition

Hillmer, Davis B. (1950s). Photo of J. L. Hudson Company department store auditorium (Detroit, MI), tableware exhibition, including R. Wallace & Sons. [Specific year and dates of exhibition unknown.] (Viewed 15 June 2020. D01475-76).


1954 advertisements

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1954 - advertisement

E. W. Crandall & Son Jewelers, Alfred, NY. (11 February 1954). Advertisement: "Don’t miss the new trend in tableware; Wallace Stainless; The pattern is Citation! ... " [with illustration of spoon in the Citation pattern]. The Alfred Sun (Alfred, New York), unknown page, col. 4. (Viewed 26 December 2020. D01621).

1954 - advertisement

E. W. Crandall & Son Jewelers, Alfred, NY. (28 January 1954). Advertisement: "Our hats are off to Wallace Silversmiths for creating Citation... Wallace Stainless... " [with illustration of spoon in the Citation pattern]. The Alfred Sun (Alfred, New York), presumably p. 3, col. 1. (Viewed 26 December 2020. D01620).



1955 advertisements

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1955 - advertisement

Schweitzers, San Bernardino, CA. (4 March 1955). Advertisement: "... Wallace Custom Stainless... Sonnet... Ballet... 5 piece place setting..." [with illustration of forks in the Ballet and Sonnet patterns]. San Bernardino Sun (California), p. 17, cols. 1-2. (Viewed 21 April 2020. D01237-38).

1955 - advertisement

Schweitzers, San Bernardino, CA. (15 May 1955). Advertisement: "... Wallace Custom Stainless; Ballet or Sonnet... 16 piece starter set... " [with illustration of forks in the Ballet and Sonnet patterns]. San Bernardino Sun-Telegram (California), p. 6, cols. 7-8. (Viewed 21 April 2020. D01235-36).



1955 patents

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1955 - patent - spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (25 January 1955; filed 17 June 1954). Design no. 173,919; serial no. 31,028: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 3 February 2019. F00507).

1955 - patent - spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (19 July 1955; filed 10 January 1955). Design no. 175,204; serial no. 33,910: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 3 February 2019. F00508).

1955 - patent - gravy boat or similar article

Oscar W. Martha, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (23 August 1955; filed 4 April 1955). Design no. 175,426; serial no. 35,341: Gravy boat or similar article. (Viewed 3 February 2019. F00509).

1955 - patent - tray or similar article

Oscar W. Martha, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (23 August 1955; filed 4 April 1955). Design no. 175,427; serial no. 35,342: Tray or similar article. (Viewed 3 February 2019. F00510).

1955 - patent - vegetable dish cover or similar article

Oscar W. Martha, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (23 August 1955; filed 15 April 1955). Design no. 175,428; serial no. 35,528: Vegetable dish cover or similar article. (Viewed 4 February 2019. F00530).



1956 advertisements

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1956 - advertisement

Mills, presumably Niagara Falls, NY. (6 January 1956). Advertisement: "... Pre-inventory clearance... Sterling... Wallace ... " [with no product illustrations]. Niagara Falls Gazette (Niagara Falls, NY), p. 28, col. 8. (Viewed 28 December 2020. D01642).

  • Online - fultonhistory.com. (Search the archive, "Niagara Falls NY Gazette 1956 Jan-Feb Grayscale - 0136", and scroll down for the link.)

1956 - advertisement

Imperial Hardware Co., presumably Calexico, CA. (12 April 1956). Advertisement: "... World famous Wallace Silversmiths designed this interesting stainless steel table ware... new Circe... 16 piece starter set... " [with illustration of handle]. Calexico Chronicle (California), p. 6, cols. 5-8. (Viewed 16 May 2020. H01550-51).

1956 - advertisement

Wallace sterling. (26 November 1956). Advertisement: "more for the woman you adore! gifts worth 1/4 more! ..." [shows the following patterns: Grande Baroque, Grand Colonial, Orchid Elegance, Romance of the Sea, Rose Point, Silver Swirl, Sir Christopher, Stradivari, Waltz of Spring, and Wishing Star. Also, an extensive list of retailers is on a third page.] LIFE magazine, (pp. 154-56). Viewed 13 October 2017. G01412-18.)



1956 patents

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1956 - patent - spoon or similar article

Richard Carlton Gavette, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (14 February 1956; filed 23 September 1954). Design no. 176,913; serial no. 32,407: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 4 February 2019. F00534).

1956 - patent - spoon or similar article

William T. Brown and Joaquin Prado, assignors to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (8 May 1956; filed 19 August 1955). Design no. 177,611; serial no. 37,579: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 4 February 2019. F00535).

1956 - patent - spoon or similar article

William S. Warren, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (30 October 1956; filed 13 July 1955). Design no. 179,105; serial no. 36,965: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 4 February 2019. F00536).



1957 advertisements

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1957 - advertisement

Owen-Illinois. (4 November 1957). Advertisement for Libbey Safedge Glassware with illustrations showing and listing Oneida "Shoreline" stainless and Wallace "Discovery" sterling. LIFE magazine, p. 98. (Viewed 26 October 2017. G01628.)

1957 - advertisement

Frisch Jewelry, Healdsburg, CA. (5 December 1957). Advertisement: "Put a sparkle in Christmas... Wallace Silversmiths... " [with illustration showing handles in Grande Baroque, Rose Point, Silver Swirl, and Wishing Star patterns]. Healdsburg Tribune, p. 8, cols. 3-4. (Viewed 30 May 2020. H01808-09).



1957 patents

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1957 - patent - spoon or similar article

Richard Gavette, assignor to Wallace Silversmiths. (21 May 1957; filed 14 November 1956). Design patent no. 180,325; serial no. 43,755: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 25 May 2018. AAA03191).

1957 - patent - fork or similar article

Richard Gavette, assignor to Wallace Silversmiths. (21 May 1957; filed 14 November 1956). Design no. 180,326; serial no. 43,756: Fork or similar article. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01824).

1957 - patent - spoon or similar article

Ernest Frederick Thomson and Frederick Allen Burke, assignors to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (10 December 1957; filed 26 September 1956). Design no. 181,692; serial no. 43,099: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 2 February 2019. E00549).

1957 - patent - spoon or similar article

Richard C. Gavette, assignor to Wallace Silversmiths. (17 December 1957; filed 7 June 1957). Design no. 181,722; serial no. 46,519: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 2 February 2019. E00550).

1957 - patent - spoon or similar article

Amedie J. Germain and William Toth, Jr., assignor to Wallace Silversmiths. (17 December 1957; filed 3 June 1957). Design no. 181,723; serial no. 46,460: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01825).

1957 - patent - spoon or similar article

Amedie J. Germain, assignor to Wallace Silversmiths. (17 December 1957; filed 10 July 1957). Design no. 181,724; serial no. 46,900: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 9 February 2019. E00592).

1957 - patent - spoon or similar article

Amedie J. Germain, assignor to Wallace Silversmiths. (17 December 1957; filed 10 July 1957). Design no. 181,724; serial no. 46,900: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 2 February 2019. H00497).

1957 - patent - spoon or similar article

Irving G. Wahl, assignor to Wallace Silversmiths. (17 December 1957; filed 27 May 1957). Design no. 181,767; serial no. 46,357: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01826).



1958 - pamphlet (missing)

(January 1958). Wallace Custom Stainless Pamphlet (revised). Number of pages unknown. No known copy in a public library. (Viewed 23 May 2013. AAA03132).


1958 advertisements

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1958 - advertisement

Ruby’s Jewelers, Endicott, NY. (18 December 1958). Advertisement: "Ruby’s holiday special! ... Cake server by Wallace Silversmiths... " [with illustration]. Daily Bulletin (Endicott, New York), p. 9, cols. 2-4. (Viewed 18 June 2020. L01409-10).

1958 - advertisement

Ruby’s Jewelers, Endicott, NY. (19 December 1958). Advertisement: "Ruby’s holiday special ... Cake server by Wallace Silversmiths... " [with illustration]. Daily Bulletin (Endicott, New York), p. 9, cols. 7-8. (Viewed 18 June 2020. L01411-12).



1958 patents

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1958 - patent - spoon or similar article

Richard C. Gavette, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (13 May 1958; filed 6 June 1957). Design no. 182,764; serial no. 46,502: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 4 February 2019. F00538).

1958 - patent - spoon or similar article

Richard C. Gavette, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (2 September 1958; filed 17 October 1957). Design no. 183,453; serial no. 48,149: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 4 February 2019. F00537).

1958 - patent - spoon or similar article

William Toth, Jr., assignor to Wallace Silversmiths. (2 September 1958; filed 25 November 1957). Design no. 183,467; serial no. 48,636: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01827).

1958 - patent - spoon or similar article

Irving F. Wahl, assignor to Wallace Silversmiths. (2 September 1958; filed 9 October 1957). Design no. 183,471; serial no. 48,023: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 2 February 2019. E00548).

1958 - patent - spoon or similar article

Irving F. Wahl, assignor to Wallace Silversmiths. (2 September 1958; filed 3 February 1958). Design no. 183,472; serial no. 49,486: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01809).



c. 1958 - design catalogue

Wallace Silversmiths. (c. 1958). Wallace hotel and restaurant flatware catalogue. Wallingford, CT; 24 pp. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00271.)


1959 advertisements

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1959 - advertisement

Hilkins Jewelers, Endicott, NY. (6 February 1959). Advertisement: "Famous Names in Sterling Silver... Wallace... " [with no illustrations]. Daily Bulletin (Endicott, New York), p. 8A, cols. 1-3. (Viewed 12 June 2019. F00844-45).

1959 - advertisement

John Wanamaker, Philadelphia, PA area. (15 November 1959). Advertisement: "John Wanamaker has everything... 7-piece fireplace ensemble of solid brass; crafted by Puritan division of Wallace Silversmiths... " [with abstract illustration of fireplace set]. Philadelphia Inquirer, p. 24, col. 4. (Viewed 4 June 2020. H01998).



1959 patents

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1959 - patent - method of making a one piece solid handle knife

Joseph Albert Bakos, Robert Elmer McGuire, and Raymond Joseph Kensel, assignors to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (13 January 1959; filed 11 June 1956). Letters patent no. 2,868,042; serial no. 590,543: Method of making a one piece solid handle knife. (Viewed 4 February 2019. F00533).

1959 - patent - spoon or similar article

Richard C. Gavette, assignor to Wallace Silversmiths. (14 April 1959; filed 20 August 1958). Design no. 184,867; serial no. 52,299: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 4 February 2019. F00531).

1959 - patent - spoon or similar article

William Toth, Jr., assignor to Wallace Silversmiths. (14 April 1959; filed 20 August 1958). Design no. 184,899; serial no. 52,297: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 4 February 2019. F00532).

1959 - patent - spoon or similar article

Irving F. Wahl, assignor to Wallace Silversmiths. (30 June 1959; filed 22 July 1957). Design no. 185,619; serial no. 47,039: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01808).



1959-60 - Wallace in travelling exhibition

(c. 1959) 20th Century Design: U.S.A. exhibition catalogue. 95 pp. (Updated 24 January 2018. AAA00852; A01156; A02774.)

> 8 venues: 1959-60. 20th Century Design: U.S.A. at:
> Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY (3 May - 14 June 1959);
> Cleveland Museum of Art (8 July - 16 August 1959);
> City Art Museum of St. Louis (14 September - 25 October 1959);
> Minneapolis Institute of Arts (23 November 1959 - 3 January 1960);
> San Francisco Museum of Art (1 February - 13 March 1960);
> Dallas Museum of Art (4 April - 15 May 1960);
> Portland Art Museum (6 June - 31 July 1960);
> Dayton Art Institute, OH (12 September - 23 October 1960).

> Exhibited design: Oscar W. Martha for Wallace. (1958). Barbecue dish. Silver plate.

c. 195-? - design catalogue

Wallace Silversmiths. (c. 195-?). Treasures in sterling. 31 pp. (Viewed 26 April 2017. A02261.)


1960s

1960 advertisements

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1960 - advertisement

Hilkins Jewelers, Endicott, NY. (29 January 1960). Advertisement: "... Famous Names in Sterling Silver... Wallace... " [with no illustrations]. The Daily Bulletin (Endicott, New York), unknown page number, cols. 1-3. (Viewed 9 May 2019; H00793-94).

1960 - advertisement

Harris’ department store, San Bernardino area, CA. (19 June 1960). Advertisement: "... Your Best Chance of Finding Exactly What You Want Is at Harris’... Wallace Silversmiths... " [with no illustrations]. San Bernardino Sun-Telegram, p. C-14. (Viewed 20 May 2020. H01818-19).



1960 - patent - spoon or similar article

Amedie J. Germain, assignor to Wallace Silversmiths. (19 July 1960; filed 4 June 1959). Design patent no. 188,437; serial no. 56,199: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 25 May 2018. AAA03190).

1961 - news mention

(20 September 1961). Exchange ambassadors on tour of Manhattan. Hartford Courant, p. 3. (Viewed 21 October 2018. D00357).

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"... visit is co-sponsored by the [Greater Hartford People to People Council] and The Courant... will take back with them [to Birmingham, England] a load of unsolicited gifts... [including] silver candlesticks by Wallace Silversmith[s] ... " (Excerpt from above.)



1961 advertisements

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1961 - advertisement

Lippa’s, Plattsburgh, NY. (c. 12 January 1961). Advertisement: "The Book of Helpful Hints for the Wedding Guest Bridal Registry; Silver... Wallace ... " [with no relevant product illustrations]. Plattsburgh Press-Republican (Plattsburgh, New York), unknown page number, cols. 7-8. (Viewed 16 July 2019. C01009-

1961 - advertisement

Macy’s, New York City area. (7 May 1961). Advertisement: "... Wallace [Silversmiths] ... " [with illustrations of handles in Irving, Lotus, and Lucerne patterns]. New York Times, p. 66. (Viewed 30 June 2019. E00951).

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1961 patents

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1961 - patent - spoon or similar article

Stuart A. Young, assignor to Wallace Silversmiths. (10 January 1961; filed 17 November 1959). Design no. 189,592; serial no. 58,377: Spoon or similar article. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01828).

1961 - patent - method and apparatus for coating of articles

Robert E. Russell and Norman Channin, assignors to Wallace Silversmiths. (11 July 1961; filed 18 August 1958). Letters patent no. 2,992,134; serial no. 755,612: Method and apparatus for coating of articles. (Viewed 2 February 2019. E00545).



1962 advertisements

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1962 - advertisement

Jay Jewelry Co., Schenectady, NY. (25 January 1962). Advertisement: "... Our only storewide sale... Tea Sets... Wallace 4-pc. set ... " [with no product illustrations]. Schenectady Gazette (New York), p. 4, cols. 1-2. (Viewed 17 January 2021. R00028).

1962 - advertisement

Shockley’s Jewelers, Santa Cruz, CA. (11 November 1962). Advertisement: "Party bowl; Wonderful gift! ... The classic silverplated bowl with exquisite chased floral design... Wallace Silversmiths..." [with illustration of bowl]. Santa Cruz Sentinel, p. 22, cols. 1-2. (Viewed 30 May 2020. H01824-26).

1962 - advertisement

Gilbert’s, Newark, NY. (22 November 1962). Advertisement: "... A Wallace Silver holloware piece... multi-use jam jardiniere in silverplate... Revere bowl... " [with two illustrations]. Newark Courier-Gazette / Marion Enterprise / Clifton Springs Press (Newark, New York), p. 4, cols. 1-2. (Viewed 3 June 2020. H01963-64).



1963 advertisements

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1963 - advertisement

Harris’ department stores, San Bernardino area, CA. (9 June 1963). Advertisement: "... ’Le Reine’ by Wallace Silversmiths... Wallace Sterling... " [with abstract illustrations showing hollow ware in the Le Reine pattern, and two forks in the Lucerne and Irving patterns]. San Bernardino Sun-Telegram, p. C-8. (Viewed 30 May 2020. H01810-13).

1963 - advertisement

Harris’ department store, San Bernardino area, CA. (8 December 1963). Advertisement: "... Spectacular Silverplate Sale; Wallace Silversmiths... The lavish look of Baroque... " [with illustrations of tea set and candleabra in Grand Baroque pattern, punch bowl sets in Paul Revere and Harvest patterns, hollow ware in color clad design]. San Bernardino Sun-Telegram, p. A-16. (Viewed 30 May 2020. H01814-17).



1963 patents

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1963 - patent - fork or similar article of flatware

David B. Hoover and William Toth, Jr., assignor to Wallace Silversmiths. (16 April 1963; filed 5 October 1961). Design no. 195,061; serial no. 66,982: Fork or similar article of flatware. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01822).

1963 - patent - fork or similar article of flatware

David B. Hoover, assignor to Wallace Silversmiths. (10 December 1963; filed 21 September 1961). Design no. 197,086; serial no. 66,794: Fork or similar article of flatware. (Viewed 5 April 2018. AAA01823).



1964 - leaflet (missing)

Wallace Silversmiths. (April 1964). Wallace Sterling leaflet (advertised by Woodward and Lothrop) ("Evening Mist" fork pattern shown). No copy in a public library known to exist. (Viewed 26 May 2018. AAA03227).


1964 advertisements

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1964 - advertisement

Kann’s, Washington, DC. (27 February 1964). Advertisement: "... Sterling Flatware; The lovely ’My Love’ pattern by Wallace Silversmiths! ... " [with no product illustrations]. Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. B-3. (Viewed 28 December 2021. R00563).

1964 - advertisement

Julius Garfinckel & Co., Washington, DC & Virginia. (18 March 1964). Advertisement: "... The beautiful ’basics’ from Wallace Silversmiths... Dawn Mist... Evening Mist... Grand Colonial... Royal Rose... [with illustrations of handles]. The Evening Star (Washington, DC), p. C-4, col. . (Viewed 15 January 2021. R00002).



1964 - patent - screen assembly

Gordon Spongberg, Brook J. Tarbox, Ralph A. Sittnick, assignors to Wallace Silversmiths. (25 August 1964; filed 15 August 1961). Patent no. 3,145,765; serial no. 131,578: Screen assembly. (Viewed 10 March 2018. AAA01059.)


1965 advertisements

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1965 - advertisement

Macy’s, New York area. (21 February 1965). Advertisement: " ... Choose your silver from Macy’s wide assortment of Wallace sterling patterns... " [with photos showing the following patterns: Dawn Mist, Debutante, Evening Mist, Grand Baroque, Grand Colonial, Irving, Penrose, Rose Point, Sir Christopher, Spanish Lace, and Stradivari]. New York Times, p. 35. (Viewed 7 June 2020. E00956).

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1965 - advertisement

Wallace Silversmiths. (April 1965). Advertisement: "Some colors shout but... Color-Clad by Wallace speaks like a lady ... " [with photos of bowls trays and compotes with green, blue, and orange interiors]. Town & Country, p. 32. (Viewed 10 June 2019. F00785-86).

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1965 - advertisement

Wallace Silversmiths. (November 1965). Advertisement: "So old the 15th century Italians knew about it. So new you’ve never seen anything like it. Royal Satin in Firenze by Wallace... Wallace Sterling... " [with illustrations of spoon in Royal Satin pattern, and handles in Dawn Mist, Evening Mist, and Spanish Lace patterns]. Town & Country, p. 76. (Viewed 10 June 2019. F00787-88).

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1966 - encyclopedia entry

Rainwater, Dorothy T. (1966). "Essex Silver Co.", (p. 47). In American silver manufacturers: Their marks, trademarks and history. Everybodys Press: Hanover, PA. (Viewed 8 August 2020. L01882-83; L01990).

1966 - encyclopedia entry

Rainwater, Dorothy T. (1966). "Valentine Linsley Silver Co." [Wallingford Co. predecessor] [with marks], (p. 188). In American silver manufacturers: Their marks, trademarks and history. Everybodys Press: Hanover, PA. (Viewed 8 August 2020. L01882-83; L01988).

1966 - encyclopedia entry

Rainwater, Dorothy T. (1966). "Wallace Bros. Silver Company", Essex Silver Co. [with marks], "R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co." [with marks]; "Wallace Silversmiths" [with marks]; "Wallingford Co." [with marks] (pp. 190-91). In American silver manufacturers: Their marks, trademarks and history. Everybodys Press: Hanover, PA. (Viewed 8 August 2020. L01882-83; L01921-22; L01989).


1966 advertisements

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1966 - advertisement

Wallace Silversmiths. (April 1966). Advertisement: "For 500 years all sterling silver looked the same; And then Wallace created Firenze... Wallace Sterling... " [with photo of sunset and, imposed in the foreground, three spoons in the Dawn Mist, Royal Satin, and Spanish Lace patterns]. Seventeen, page number unknown. (Viewed 13 June 2019. F00789-90).

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1966 - advertisement

Wallace Silversmiths. (November 1966). Advertisement: "For 500 years all sterling silver looked the same; And then Wallace created Firenze... Wallace Sterling... " [with photo of sunset and, imposed in the foreground, three spoons in the Dawn Mist, Royal Satin, and Spanish Lace patterns]. Seventeen, p. 184. (Viewed 13 June 2019. F00791-92).

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1966 - advertisement

Fortunoff’s Westbrook, Westbury, NY. (12 December 1966). Advertisement: "Where, but at Fortunoff’s will you see find these 120 fabulous tea sets... 1. Wallace Sterling Grand Baroque, 4-pc. ... 5. Wallace Silverplate Townhouse, 4-pc. ... 11. Wallace plate Rosepoint, 6-pc. ... [and other Wallace designs] ... " [with illustrations]. Newsday (Long Island), p. 11B. (Viewed 9 December 2021. Q00993).



1967 advertisements

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1967 - advertisement

The Broadway, Los Angeles area and San Diego, CA. (20 November 1967). Advertisement: "... Wallace Silversmiths Create a Master Statement in the Finest Sterling and Silverplated Holloware... ’grande baroque’ ... " [with illustrations of bread tray, buffet dish, butter dish, footed centerpiece, coffee tea service, fork, pie plate, round bowl, salt-pepper set, sandwich tray, shells, and silent butler]. Los Angeles Times, p. B12. (Viewed 13 June 2019. F00793).

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1967 - advertisement

Benold’s Jewelers, Austin, Texas. (13 December 1967). Advertisement: "... for the festivities ahead... Wallace Silversmiths... 15-piece punch sets... ’Paul Revere’ [style] ... ’Harvest’ [style] ..." [with two abstract illustrations of punch sets in the two styles]. The Austin Stateman, Austin, Texas. (Viewed 13 June 2019. F00794).

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1967 - patent - candy dish or similar article of holloware

Irving F. Wahl, assignor to Wallace Silversmiths. (6 June 1967; filed 4 January 1966). Design patent no. 207,862; serial no. 451: Candy dish or similar article of holloware. (Viewed 25 May 2018. AAA03189).


1968 articles

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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... R. Wallace [& Sons] ... " Philadelphia Inquirer (Magazine), p. 44. (Viewed 8 September 2020. F00956-57).

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1968 - magazine article

(August 1968). [(Unspecified) Wallace strainer #0410 - Ask a question]. Silver Magazine. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00209.)



1968 advertisements

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1968 - advertisement

Benold’s Jewelers, Austin, Texas. (23 June 1968). Advertisement: "from appetizer to after-dinner beverage; Baroque Silver Stemware by Wallace... A Place Setting of Goblets... Wallace Silversmiths... " [with illustration showing goblets]. The Austin Statesman (Texas), p. B12. (Viewed 10 June 2019. F00795).

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1968 - advertisement

Wallace Silversmiths. (September 1968). Advertisement: "The second Italian renaissance is happening in America; We call it Firenze... Wallace Sterling... " [with photo of sunset and, imposed in the foreground, three spoons in the Dawn Mist, Royal Satin, and Spanish Lace patterns]. Seventeen, p. 180. (Viewed 13 June 2019. F00796-97).

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1968 - advertisement

J. H. Schwartz, Huntington Village, NY. (19 September 1968). Advertisement: "Gifts by Wallace; silverplated Salt & Pepper... the famous Paul Revere cider jug in miniature... See our Wallace Silver gift selection... " [with illustration of shakers]. The Long-Islander (Huntington, New York), p. , cols. 1-2. (Viewed 3 June 2020. H01965-66).

1968 - advertisement

Macy’s, New York area. (13 October 1968). Advertisement: "Macy’s 110th birthday... Irving... Lucerne by Wallace..." [with illustrations]. New York Times, p. 19. (Viewed 11 April 2020. E00960).

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1968 - advertisement

The Jewel Box, Thief River Falls, MN. (16 December 1968). Advertisement: "Thanks! To all out friends and customers who visited out newly remodeled store during our grand opening... Prize[s] at our Grand Opening... Gold Lined Silver Sugar & Creamer by Wallace Silversmiths... " [with no illustrations]. Thief River Falls Times, (Thief River, Minnesota), p. 4, cols. 2-3. (Viewed 23 April 2020. C01219).



1969 - magazine article

(June 1969). [Sir Christopher by Wallace Silversmiths - flatware pattern]. Silver Magazine. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00209.)


1969 advertisements

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1969 - advertisement

Sibley’s, Rochester, NY area. (11 April 1969). Advertisement: "... See table sets with Wedgwood, Waterford and Wallace, as designed and created by Ruth I. MacLeod of Brides Magazine..." [with abstract illustrations of silverware]. Courier-Journal (Rochester, New York), p. 3. (Viewed 3 June 2020. H01967-69).

1969 - advertisement

Wallace Silversmiths. (1 November 1969). Advertisement: "Girls who like Grand Baroque sterling, crystal chandeliers and Louis XV armoires can now have a Baroque tea party... [with illustrations of tea pot, sugar bowl, creamer and two pieces of cutlery in the pattern]. Vogue, p. 121. (Viewed 11 April 2020. F00798-99).

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1970s

1970 - advertisement

Crosman’s, Auburn, NY. (3 December 1970). Advertisement: "Grand Baroque Sterling... The lavish look by Wallace Silversmiths... " [with illustration of tea set and fork]. The Citizen-Advertiser (Auburn, New York), p. 6, cols. 3-6. (Viewed 15 January 2021. R00003).

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1970 articles

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1970 - magazine article

(January 1970). [Toilet ware set: The Carmel (R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co.)] Silver Magazine. (Viewed 8 September 2017. G00209.)

1970 - magazine article

(January 1970). [Toilet ware set: The Petunia (R. Wallace & Sons).] Silver Magazine. (Viewed 8 September 2017. G00209.)

1970 - magazine article

(February 1970). [Toilet ware set: The Priscilla (R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co.).] Silver Magazine. (Viewed 8 September 2017. G00209.)

1970 - magazine article

(February 1970). [Toilet ware set: The El Pueblo (R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co.)] Silver Magazine. (Viewed 8 September 2017. G00209.)

1970 - magazine article

(March 1970). [Nine Flower, silverplate (Wallace Silversmiths) flatware pattern.] Silver Magazine. (Viewed 8 September 2017. G00209.)

1970 - magazine article

(April 1970). [Dauphine, sterling (Wallace Silversmiths) flatware pattern.] Silver Magazine. (Viewed 8 September 2017. G00209.)

1970 - magazine article

(April 1970). [Buckingham, silverplate (Wallace Silversmiths) flatware pattern.] Silver Magazine. (Viewed 8 September 2017. G00209.)

1970 - magazine article

(April 1970). [Baby spoons (from 1916 R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. catalog).] Silver Magazine. (Viewed 8 September 2017. G00209.)

1970 - magazine article

(April 1970). [Baby forks, spoons, pushers (from 1916 R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. catalog).] Silver Magazine. (Viewed 8 September 2017. G00209.)

1970 - photo in article

(26 November 1970). Silver gifts help make Christmas season shine [with photo showing table with many Wallace Silversmiths silver designs]. Schenectady Gazette (Schenectady, New York), p. C20. (Viewed 28 December 2021. D01956).

1970 - magazine article

(December 1970). [(Unspecified) Wallace Hallmark silverplate bonbons, bowls, trays modern silverplate. Silver Magazine. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00209.)

1970 - magazine article

(December 1970). [Stuart, silverplate - R. Wallace & Sons - flatware pattern]. Silver Magazine. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00209.)



1971 - R. Wallace & Sons in Virginia Museum of Fine Arts exhibition

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. (c. 1971). Art Nouveau: a loan exhibition at the Virginia Museum on display from November 22 to December 26, 1971 exhibition booklet. [Exhibited: R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (1902-06). Teaspoon. Sterling silver; and (undated). Teaspoon. Sterling silver. Both private lender.] [Updated 6 November 2018. A02200-01; AAA00590. DM.)


1971 advertisements

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1971 - advertisement

Harris’ department store, San Bernardino area, CA. (28 November 1971). Advertisement: "big savings on ’Grande Baroque’ by Wallace Slversmiths... Harris’ has it!" [with illustrations showing tea set and silverware in case.] San Bernardino Sun-Telegram, p. 16. (Viewed 30 May 2020. H01822-23).

1971 - advertisement

Smith Jewelers, Redlands, CA. (28 November 1971). Advertisement: "... Incomparable Baroque tea service... " [with illustrations showing fork and tea set in Grande Baroque pattern]. San Bernardino Sun-Telegram (California), p. 13. (Viewed 30 May 2020. H01820-21).



1972 - design brochure

Wallace Silversmiths. (1 March 1972). Wallace porcelain artware by Hutschenreuther: Suggested retail price list, March 1, 1972. Wallingford, CT: Paul A. Straub & Company, Inc., 4 pp. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00270.)

1972 - design brochure

Wallace Silversmiths. (1 June 1972). Wallace crystal stemware: Suggested retail price list, June 1, 1972. Wallingford, CT; Paul A. Straub & Company, Inc., 4 pp. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00269.)

1972 - design catalogue

Wallace Silversmiths. (1 June 1972). Wallace crystal holloware: suggested retail price list, June 1, 1972. Wallingford, CT : Paul A. Straub and Co., Inc., 16 pp. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00268.)

1972 - design catalogue

Wallace Silversmiths. (1 July - 31 December 1972). China, crystal and figurines: Price list for fall and Christmas programs. Wallingford, CT: Paul A. Straub and Co., Inc., 16 pp. (Updated 26 April 2017. A00267.)


1972 advertisements

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1972 - advertisement

Benold’s Jewelers, Austin, TX. (23 January 1972). Advertisement: "... Now available... treasured patterns of the past in... Wallace... " [with no illustrations]. Austin Statesman (Texas), p. F9. (Viewed 14 May 2020. D00931).

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1972 - advertisement

Harris’ department store, San Bernardino, CA area. (27 March 1972). Advertisement: "Party-time Special! Silverplate by Wallace... " [with numerous illustrations showing hollow ware and five handles showing Meadow Rose, Romance of the Sea, Spanish Lace, Rose Point, and Stradivari patterns]. San Bernardino Sun-Telegram, p. A-14. (Viewed 30 May 2020. H01805-07).



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1973 - advertisement

Frank H. Adams, Albany, NY. (8 May 1973). Advertisement: "... Brides... 46 reasons why you should register patterns at Adam’s... Silver Companies... Wallace ... " [with no illustrations]. Times Union / The Knickerbocker News Union Star (Albany, New York), Bridal section, p. 6, cols. 1-2. (Viewed 3 February 2021. R00992).

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1973 - advertisement

Wiss jewelers, Nanuet, NY. (4 December 1973). Advertisement: "... Wallace Silversmiths’ magnificent ’Harvest’ pattern... punch bowl... open stock pieces: Grande Baroque, Gold Aegean Weave, Grande Victorian and Sir Christopher patterns... " [with photo of punch bowl, cups, tray, ladle and handle]. The Journal-News (Nyack, New York), p. 3A, cols. 2-3. (Viewed 28 December 2021. D01850).



1973 patents

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1973 - patent - pendant or the like

Charlotte Linnea Schwarz, assignor to Wallace Silversmiths. (27 March 1973; filed 9 February 1972). Design no. 226,577; serial no. 225,018: Pendant or the like. (Viewed 2 February 2019. E00543).

1973 - patent - display book

Henry M. Tovar, assignor to Wallace Silversmiths. (7 August 1973; filed 16 February 1972). Letters patent no. 3,750,309; appl. no. 226,890: Display book. (Viewed 2 February 2019. E00544).



1974 advertisements

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1974 - advertisement

C. D. Peacock, Chicago, IL area. (18 February 1974). Advertisement: "Annual silver sale... Wallace... " [with illustrations but not specifying company designs]. Chicago Tribune, p. 5. (Viewed 26 August 2020. L02067).

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1974 - advertisement

Fortunoff’s, New York area. (20 November 1974). Advertisement: "Fortunoff’s festive five! ... Wallace Silversmiths... " [with photos of punch bowls with trays and cups in the Baroque, Harvest and Paul Revere patterns]. The Journal-News (Nyack, New York), p. 11A. (Viewed 26 December 2020. D01623).

1974 - advertisement

Fortunoff’s, New York area. (9 December 1974). Advertisement: "Masterpieces in sterling silver, unique examples of the silversmiths’ art... Wallace Silversmiths... " [with illustrations of coffee and tea services with trays in the Sir Christopher and Richelieu patterns]. The Journal-News (Nyack, New York), p. 6A. (Viewed 26 December 2020. D01624).



1975 - R. Wallace & Sons in exhibitions

(c. 1975). Forms in metal: 275 years of metalsmithing in America exhibition catalogue. [Exhibition dates: 17 January - 2 March 1975, Finch College Museum of Art, New York and the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York; 16 March - 20 April 1975, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. (Viewed 17 October 2016. AAA00361.)


1975 advertisements

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1975 - advertisement

Buffums, Los Angeles area, CA. (3 April 1975). Advertisement: "... Silverware... Wallace Sterling... " [with no illustrations]. Los Angeles Times, p. 13. (Viewed 9 June 2019. F00736).

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1975 - advertisement

Harris’, San Bernardino area, CA. (2 November 1975). Advertisement: "Wallace Silversmiths introducing Sterling II... " [with illustration showing five unspecified patterns]. The Sun-Telegram (California), p. C-12. (Viewed 17 May 2020. H01573-74).

1975 - advertisement

Eaton’s, Toronto, CA area. (27 December 1975). Advertisement: "Eaton’s annual flatware sale... Wallace Sterling ... " [with illustration of handles showing patterns]. Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada). (Viewed 1 June 2020. D00898).

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1976 - advertisement

Luecke Jewelers, Freeport, IL. (2 January 1976). Advertisement: "Savings... on silver coffee sets and flatware... Wallace Sterling... " [with no related illustrated]. Freeport Journal-Standard (Freeport, Illinois), p. 10, col. 6. (Viewed 17 December 2021. R00192.)

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1976 - advertisement

Levy Bros., Plattsburgh, NY. (13 February 1976). Advertisement: "... Famous brand names... Wallace Silver ... " [with no relevant product illustrations]. Press-Republican (Plattsburgh, New York), p. 8, cols. 3-6. (Viewed 16 July 2019. C01011-12).

1976 - advertisement

Gram-Ma’s Treasures, Redlands, CA. (26 August 1976). Advertisement: "Wallace Silversmiths Sterling II... " [with illustrations of a fork and handles showing the Coventry Forge, Olympia, Plymouth Colony, Scarborough patterns]. Desert Sun (Palm Springs, California), p. A5, cols. 2-3. (Viewed 30 May 2020. H01803-04).

1976 - advertisement

Eaton’s, Toronto, CA area. (28 December 1976). Advertisement: "Eaton’s annual January flatware sale... Wallace Sterling... " [with illustration of handles showing patterns]. Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada). (Viewed 1 June 2020. D00900).

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1977 advertisements

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1977 - advertisement

Harris’ Department Stores, San Bernardino, CA area. (20 March 1977). Advertisement: "Sterling place settings by Wallace... " [with illustration showing four forks]. San Bernardino Sun-Telegram, p. C-14. (Viewed 30 May 2020. H01801-02).

1977 - advertisement

David Orgell, Los Angeles area, CA. (30 October 1977). Advertisement: "The gracious living of yesterday is yours... Wallace Sterling... Grande Victorian; Sir Christopher; Grande Baroque; Rosepoint; Golden Aegean Weave [with photos of knife, two forks, and spoon in these patterns]. Los Angeles Times, p. K5. (Viewed 4 July 2019. D00928).

  • See worldcat.org for locations.



1978 advertisements

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1978 - advertisement

Citizens Jewelry, Atlanta area, GA. (1 January 1978). Advertisement: "... Wallace... Silverplated ’Rose Point’ Coffee Set, set includes 4 pieces... " [with small illustration]. Atlanta Constitution, p. 20A-21A. (Viewed 9 June 2019. F00746).

  • See worldcat.org for possible locations.

1978 - advertisement

J. J. Berger, Buffalo, NY. (16 March 1978). Advertisement: "... The 1978 Silverplate Easter Egg by Wallace Silversmiths... second annual edition... " [with abstract illustration showing three eggs]. Courier-Express (Buffalo, New York), p. 11, cols. 4-8. (Viewed 4 June 2020. H01985-87).

1978 - advertisement

Adam Meldrum & Anderson, Buffalo, NY area. (19 March 1978). Advertisement: "For someone you love; Wallace Silversmiths easter egg 1978... " [with photograph of egg]. Courier Express (Buffalo, New York), p. A-14, cols. 6-8. (Viewed 18 June 2020. L01407-08).



1979 advertisements

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1979 - advertisement

Fortunoff, New York City area. (18 December 1979). Advertisement: "Celebrate with famous maker silverplate punch sets... Wallace Silversmiths... " [with photo / illustrations of two punch bowls with trays and cups in Baroque and Harvest patterns]. The Journal-News (Nyack, New York), p. 2A. (Viewed 26 December 2020. D01622).

1979 - advertisement

Wm. Hengerer Co., Buffalo, NY area. (18 March 1979). Advertisement: "... perfect table manners... Wallace Silversmiths; 32 pc. svc. for 8 ... " [with several illustrations of handles]. Courier Express (Buffalo, New York), p. A-5. (Viewed 18 January 2021. R00034).



1980s

1980 advertisements

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1980 - advertisement

J. H. Schwartz Jewelers, Huntington, NY. (11 December 1980). Advertisement: "... Wallace silver bells... " [with five illustrations of bells]. The Long-Islander (Huntington, New York), p. 20, cols. 1-2. (Viewed 18 June 2020. L01413-14).

1980 - advertisement

Pitt Petri, presumably Buffalo and Snyder, NY. (24 December 1980). Advertisement: "... Wallace Silversmiths... candlesticks ... tray ... bowl... salt & pepper... " [with abstract illustration of silverplated items]. Courier Express (Buffalo, New York), p. 15, cols. 6-7). (Viewed 18 June 2020. L01415-16).



1981 - secondary source - historical business

Jones, Timothy. (1981). From byways to boardrooms: business organization in the metal tableware industry, 1807-1898. BA thesis, Williams College, Williamstown, MA; 124 pp. (Subjects include Samuel Simpson; Horace Wilcox; Robert Wallace; Wallace Silversmiths). (Updated 10 August 2017. A00334; AAA00633.)


1981 advertisements

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1981 - advertisement

Bacardi Rum / Wallace Silversmiths. (1 January 1981). Advertisement: "Service for sixteen... " [with photo of rum bottle and two forks, two spoons, knife and napkin ring in Grande Baroque pattern]. Vogue, p. 99. (Viewed 17 August 2020. D01306-07).

  • See worldcat.org for locations.

1981 - advertisement

Maier & Berkele, Atlanta, GA area. (7 June 1981). Advertisement: "Stainless Sale... Wallace Silversmiths... " [including illustration of the following Wallace patterns: Charlottesville, Lotus, and Wickham]. Atlanta Constitution (Georgia), p. 15A. (Viewed 17 August 2020. D01308).

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1982 advertisements

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1982 - advertisement

William F. Barrett Co., Chicago; Barrett Jewelers, Northbrook, IL. (6 June 1982). Advertisement: "Last two weeks... Wallace; Golden Aegean Wave... " [with illustration of handle]. Chicago Tribune, p. A15. (Viewed 9 June 2019. F00755).

  • See worldcat.org for possible locations.

1982 - advertisement

J. H. Schwartz, Jewelers, Huntington, NY. (2 December 1982). Advertisement: "New Christmas Cookie Ornaments in Solid Pewter by Wallace Silversmiths... " [with illustrations of Dove, Mouse, Panda and drums designs]. The Long-Islander (Huntington, New York), p. 23. (Viewed 18 June 2019. D00846-47).



1983 advertisements

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1983 - advertisement

J. H. Schwartz Jewelers, Huntington, NY. (1 December 1983). Advertisement: "... Christmas ornaments from Wallace Silversmiths ... " [with illustrations of candy cane, teddy bear, train locomotive, and bell]. The Long-Islander (Huntington, New York), p. 16. (Viewed 18 January 2021. R00038).

1983 - advertisement

J. H. Schwartz Jewelers, Huntington, NY. (8 December 1983). Advertisement: "New Christmas cookie ornaments in solid pewter by Wallace Silversmiths... " [with illustrations of dog, house, soldier, and Christmas carol singer]. The Long-Islander (Huntington, New York), p. 22, col. 1. (Viewed 18 January 2021. R00039).



1984 advertisements

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1984 - advertisement

J. H. Schwartz Jewelers, Huntington, NY. (13 December 1984). Advertisement: "1984 Clove Candy Cane from Wallace Silversmiths; fourth series, hand painted on solid pewter... " [with illustration of candy cane form]. The Long-Islander (Huntington, New York), p. 21, col. 3. (Viewed 3 June 2020. H01979).

1984 - advertisement

J. H. Schwartz Jewelers, Huntington, NY. (20 December 1984). Advertisement: "Cameo Frames by Wallace Silversmiths; Each colorful hand enameled cameo acts as a delightful holiday tree ornament... " [with illustrations of tree ornaments]. The Long-Islander (Huntington, New York), p. 10, col. 3.(Viewed 3 June 2020. H01980-81).



1985 - feature article

Morago, G. (17 February 1985). Wallace marks 150 years of sterling tradition [with photos of sterling silver coffee pot, forks, and Baroque-style water pitcher]. Hartford Courant, p. M6. (Viewed 31 July 2020. D01309).

  • See worldcat.org for locations.


1985 advertisements

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1985 - advertisement

Wallace International Store, Wallingford, CT. (24 April 1985). Advertisement: "... Shop early for Mother’s Day... Wallace Silversmiths and International Silver... " [with several product illustrations]. Hartford Courant (Connecticut), p. B7. (Viewed 17 August 2020; D01310).

  • See worldcat.org for locations.

1985 - advertisement

J. H. Schwartz, Jewelers, Huntington, NY. (19 December 1985). Advertisement: "Silver bells from Wallace Silversmiths... " [with illustrations of three bells: Red Poinsettia, Sleigh Bell, and Green Holly]. The Long-Islander (Huntington, New York), p. 24. (Viewed 17 June 2019. D00838-39).



1986 advertisements

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1986 - advertisement

Albert S. Smyth Co., presumably Baltimore, MD. (5 June 1986). Advertisement: "Get a handle on the best... Wallace Silversmiths... " [with illustrations showing the Grand Colonial, Golden Aegean Weave, Rose Point, and Grand Baroque patterns]. The Sun (Baltimore, Maryland), p. 20A. (Viewed 31 July 2020. D01311).

  • See worldcat.org for locations.

1986 - advertisement

J. H. Schwartz, Jewelers, Huntington, NY. (c. 12 December 1986). Advertisement: "Holiday Gifts & Decorations from Wallace Silversmiths... Christmas Cookie Ornaments... Chimes Candy Cane... Cameo Frames... Reflections... " [with illustrations of these designs]. Northport Journal (Northport, New York), unknown page number. (Viewed 17 June 2019. D00840-41).



1988 - secondary source

Vumbaco, Brenda J. (1988). On Robert Wallace and Wallace Silversmiths, (pp. 40, 77). In Meriden – Connecticut crossroads: An illustrated history. 144 pages. Windsor Publications: Northridge, CA. (Updated 21 April 2017. A00804. DM.)


1990s

1992-99 - exhibition checklist and show venues - Wallace Bros. 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 design, see R. Wallace & Sons 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.)

1993 - advertisement

Smith’s China Shop, Santa Cruz, CA. (17 April 1993). Advertisement: "Sterling silver, spectacular sale... Wallace Silversmiths... [with photos, various patterns]. Santa Cruz Sentinel (Santa Cruz, CA) [brochure-like inset after p. 36]. (Viewed 17 May 2020. H01559- ).

1994-95 - R. Wallace & Sons in Texas exhibition

(1994). Back in style: Selections from the McFaddin-Ward House Reserve Collection at Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont (exhibition catalogue). [Dates: 5 February 1994 - 13 March 1995; exhibited design: R. Wallace & Sons. (c. 1895). Oyster fork. Sterling. "Sappho". (pp. 80-81, photo).] (Viewed 15 February 2017. AAA00570-76.)

1996 - news mention - Wallace Bros. Silver Co. in Birmingham and New Orleans exhibitions

(April 1996). Sleek shakers of a bygone era [with mention and photo of Wallace Bros. Silver Co. rooster cocktail shaker (1928)]. (For information about the venues, other venues in the travelling show and exhibited design, see R. Wallace & Sons exhibitions section and 1992-99 entry above.) USA Today, p. 8. (Viewed 28 November 2018. B01221).

  • See worldcat.org for locations.

1996 - magazine article

Osterberg, Dick. (November / December 1996). [Peony by Wallace - flatware pattern]. Sculpture Magazine. (Viewed 6 September 2017. G00202.)

1998 - magazine mention and photo - Wallace Brothers Silver Co. in travelling exhibition

Henderson, Helen B. (November 1998). Shaken not stirred collectible bar ware [with mention and photo of Wallace Brothers Silver Co. (1928). Rooster cocktail shaker. Silver plate, and exhibitions at Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach and San Francisco International Airport Museum]. (For other venues in the traveling show, see the Wallace Brothers Silver Co. exhibition page). Antiques & Collecting Magazine, pp. 38-40+. (Viewed 28 November 2018. D00580).

  • See worldcat.org for locations.

1999 - magazine article

(March / April 1999). "Toilet Ware Set: The Pearl Bead" (R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co.) Silver Magazine. (Viewed 6 September 2017. G00201.)

1999 - magazine article

(March / April 1999). "Toilet Ware Set : The Oak and Laurel" (R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co.) Silver Magazine. (Viewed 7 September 2017. G00201.)


2000s

2004 - encyclopedia entry

Rainwater, Dorothy T.; Fuller, Martin; Fuller, Collette. (2004). "Valentine Linsley Silver Co." [Wallingford Co. predecessor] [with marks], (p. 260). Encyclopedia of American silver manufacturers, (revised and expanded 5th ed.). Schiffer Publishing: Atglen, PA. (Viewed 8 August 2020. L01986-87).

2004 - encyclopedia entry

Rainwater, Dorothy T.; Fuller, Martin; Fuller, Collette. (2004). "Wallace Bros. Silver Company", Essex Silver Co. [with marks]; "Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co.", 1835 R. Wallace, Luxor Plate - Wallace, Melford Silver Plate [with marks]; "Wallace Silversmiths", R. Wallace & Co, R. Wallace & Sons of Canada, Wallace, Simpson & Co. [with marks]; "Wallingford Co.", Essex Silver Co. [with marks], (pp. 263-65). Encyclopedia of American silver manufacturers, (revised and expanded 5th ed.). Schiffer Publishing: Atglen, PA. (Viewed 2 August 2020. A02889a,b; A02990a,b).

2005 - magazine article

Warshawsky, Elizabeth. (March / April 2005). [Wallace’s Grand Baroque - flatware pattern]. Sculpture Magazine. (Viewed 6 September 2017. G00200.)

2005-07 - R. Wallace & Sons in exhibition

Stern, Jewel. (2005). Modernism in American silver. [Includes R. Wallace & Sons 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.


2010s

2012 - magazine article

(May / June 2012). "Pattern Profile - Discovery by Wallace Silversmiths. Silver Magazine. (Viewed 6 September 2016. G00197.)

2012 - mention in presented paper

Murphy, James. (2012). Shaken not stirred— the evolution of the cocktail shaker [with mention of Wallace, p. 9]. Presented paper at the First Dublin Gastronomy Symposium, (June 5-6). (Viewed 16 October 2018. C00301).

2016 - spotlighted news mention and photo - Wallace Bros. Silver Co. in Dallas Museum of Art exhibition

Joseph, Dana. (2 November 2016). Dallas Museum of Art exhibition to explore the art of the cocktail [announcement of Shaken, Stirred, Styled: The Art of the Cocktail show (18 November 2016 - 12 November 2017), with mention and photo of Wallace Bros. Silver Co. (c. 1928). Cocktail shaker and four cocktail cups (rooster forms). (Dallas Museum of Art collection.)]. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. (Viewed 28 November 2018. B01228-30).


2016 - other articles

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2016 - photo in article - Wallace Brothers Silver Co. in Dallas Museum of Art exhibition

(18 August 2016). Kick off fall with an exciting line up of exhibits at the DMA [with mention and photo of Wallace Brothers Silver Co. (c. 1928). Cocktail shaker (rooster form) and four cocktail cups. (Dallas Museum of Art collection.)] Visit Dallas website. (Viewed 29 November 2018. B01245).

2016 - news mention and photo - Wallace Bros. Silver Co. in Dallas Museum of Art exhibition

Dangremond, Sam. (28 September 2016). Cheers! Here’s some of the best barware of all time [photo gallery with captions, including Wallace Bros. Silver Co. (c. 1928). Cocktail shaker (rooster form) and four cocktail cups. (Dallas Museum of Art collection.)] Town & Country. (Viewed 29 November 2018. B01224-27).

2016 - design in photo gallery - Wallace Brothers Silver Co. in Dallas Museum of Art exhibition

(28 September 2016). Cheers! Here’s some of the best barware of all time [with photo of Wallace Brothers Silver Company rooster cocktail shaker and cups (1928), and link to Town & Country article online]. Yahoo! (Lifestyle section) / Town & Country. (Viewed 2 July 2020. F01309-11).

2016 - design in photo gallery - Wallace Brothers Silver Co. in Dallas Museum of Art exhibition

(28 September 2016). Cheers! Here’s some of the best barware of all time [with photo of Wallace Brothers Silver Company rooster cocktail shaker (1928), and link to Town & Country article online]. Yahoo! (News section) / Town & Country. (Viewed 2 July 2020. F01313-15).

2016 - design in photo gallery - Wallace Brothers Silver Company in Dallas Museum of Art exhibition

(28 September 2016). Cheers! Here’s some of the best barware of all time [with photo of Wallace Brothers Silver Company rooster cocktail shaker (1928), and link to Town & Country article online]. Yahoo! Canada (News section) / Town & Country. (Viewed 2 July 2020. F01316-18).

2016 - design in photo gallery - Wallace Brothers Silver Company in Dallas Museum of Art exhibition

(28 September 2016). Cheers! Here’s some of the best barware of all time [with photo of Wallace Brothers Silver Company rooster cocktail shaker (1928), and link to Town & Country article online]. Yahoo! India (News section) / Town & Country. (Viewed 17 July 2020. F01319-21).

2016 - design in photo gallery - Wallace Brothers Silver Company in Dallas Museum of Art exhibition

(28 September 2016). Cheers! Here’s some of the best barware of all time [with photo of Wallace Brothers Silver Company rooster cocktail shaker (1928), and link to Town & Country article online]. Yahoo! Singapore (News section) / Town & Country. (Viewed 2 July 2020. F01322-24).

2016 - design in photo gallery - Wallace Brothers Silver Company in Dallas Museum of Art exhibition

(28 September 2016). Cheers! Here’s some of the best barware of all time [with photo of Wallace Brothers Silver Company rooster cocktail shaker (1928), and link to Town & Country article online]. Yahoo! UK (News section) / Town & Country. (Viewed 20 July 2020. F01325-27).

2016 - photo in article - Wallace Brothers Silver Company in Dallas Museum of Art exhibition

Ramirez, Marc. (4 November 2016). DMA exhibit to showcase cocktail culture history— through its barware [with photos of Wallace Brothers Silver Company cocktail shaker with cups (1928) and Charter Company / International Silver Co. shaker (1928); both unattributed in the article]. Dallas Morning News. (Viewed 2 July 2020. F01312).

2016 - news mention with photo - Wallace Brothers Silver Co. in Dallas Museum of Art exhibition

Hostetter, Alaena. (23 November 2016). DMA’s intoxicating exhibit celebrates the artistry in cocktail makers’ tools [with mention and photo of Wallace Brothers Silver Co. (c. 1928). Cocktail shaker (rooster form) and four cocktail cups. (Dallas Museum of Art collection.)] Dallas Observer. (Viewed 29 November 2018. B01231-40).

2016 - news mention with photo - Wallace Bros. Silver Co. in Dallas Museum of Art exhibition

Beach, Laura. (20 December 2016). Shaken, stirred, styled: The art of the cocktail [with mention and photo of Wallace Brothers Silver Co. (c. 1928). Cocktail shaker (rooster form) and four cocktail cups. (Dallas Museum of Art collection.)] Antiques and the Arts. (Viewed 29 November 2018. B01242).

2016 - news mention and photo of Wallace Brothers Silver Co. in Dallas Museum of Art exhibition

Richard, Kimberley. (30 December 2016). Cheers! The DMA celebrates the art of the cocktail [with mention and photo of Wallace Brothers Silver Co. (c. 1928). Cocktail shaker (rooster form) and four cocktail cups. (Dallas Museum of Art collection.)]. NBC DFW (Dallas Fort Worth, Channel 5) website. (Viewed 29 November 2018. B01243).



2016-17 - exhibition checklist - Wallace Bros. Silver Co. in Dallas Museum of Art exhibition

Dallas Museum of Art. (c. 2016). Exhibition checklist for Shaken, stirred, styled: The art of the cocktail (18 November 2016 - 12 November 2017). [Exhibited design: Wallace Bros. Silver Co. (c. 1928). Cocktail shaker (rooster form) and four cocktail cups (c. 1928).] (Viewed 28 November 2018. AAA000155-56; AAA00542-43).

2017- - Wallace Silversmiths in Newark Museum exhibition

Newark Museum, NJ. (c. 2017). Exhibition webpage for Style and status in sterling: American silver. [Exhibition including Wallace Silversmiths. (1925-29). Salt dishes with plastic bases. (Newark Museum collection.)] (Viewed 18 November 2018. A02764-65; D00574).


2017 - other articles

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2017 - article with photo - Wallace Bros. Silver Co. in Dallas Museum of Art exhibition

Hill-Angus, Eve. (27 January 2017). Shaken, stirred, styled: The art of the cocktail [with photo of Wallace Brothers Silver Co. (c. 1928). Cocktail shaker (rooster form) and four cocktail cups. (Dallas Museum of Art collection.)] D Magazine. (Viewed 29 November 2018. B01241).

2017 - news mention and two installation photos - Wallace Brothers Silver Co. in Dallas Museum of Art exhibition

Voon, Claire. (6 October 2017). A stirring history of cocktail design [with mention and two installation photos of Wallace Brothers Silver Co. (c. 1928). Cocktail shaker (rooster form) and four cocktail cups. (Dallas Museum of Art collection)]. Hyperallergic. (Viewed 29 November 2018. B01244).



2017-18 - exhibition catalogue - R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. 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 design: Percy B. Ball for R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (designed 1929). Rhythm tea and coffee service. (Dallas Museum of Art collection)]. (Viewed 29 November 2018. A02036-41; A02766; B01246-49).


2020

2020 - news mention

Kiesewetter, John. (1 April 2020). Doris Day estate auction raises nearly $3 million [with mention of "Wallace Silversmiths sterling flatware"]. WOSU Radio (Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio). (Viewed 3 June 2020. H01970).


n. d.

n. d. - brochure

R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Co. (undated). The Hudson pattern, six-panel brochure. (Viewed 19 August 2018. L00620-22).

n. d. - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. (18—?). Price list of fine cast steel table ware, plated with pure nickel and silver; also tinned spoons and forks. Approx. 30 pages. (Updated 28 June 2018. A02263; AAA03376-11.)

n. d. - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons. (undated). Unspecified material [including concerning R. Wallace & Sons] in “Connecticut industry collection, 1929-1995”. Material gathered by Ellsworth Grant for his book Yankee dreamers and doers. (1st ed: 1974; 2nd ed.: 1996) (Updated 25 April 2017. A01480.)

1871-1957 - promotional booklet

R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Co. (1871-1957). Wallace silver hitch your wagon to a star. Number of pages unknown. (Viewed 26 April 2017. A02272.)

1871-20th c. design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Co. (1871-20th Century). A catalogue of sterling silver with the Wallace stamp [Catalogue B 10]. Number of pages unknown. Wallingford, CT. (Updated 25 April 2017. A00283.)

n. d. - pamphlets

R. Wallace & Sons. (undated). [Pamphlets. Economic aspects.] (Viewed 26 April 2017. A02273.)

n. d. - design catalogue

R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Co. (undated). The wonder of sterling silver. Wallingford, CT. 32 pp. (Viewed 16 July 2016. A010158; AAA00032-47.)

  • Offline - University of California, Santa Barbara, Special Coll., Romaine Trade Catalogs, Box 2, Folder 14.

n. d. - design flyer

Wallace Brothers. (19—?). A modern ice pick. 1 page. (Updated 27 April 2017. C00001-13.)

  • Offline - Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, call no. Q683.82 W187m.

n. d. - Wikipedia entry

(undated). "R. Wallace & Sons" entry. Wikipedia.org. (Viewed 8 December 2021).


Footnote:
[1] The three Wallingford companies, R. Wallace & Sons (1871-1956) / Wallace Brothers Silver Company (1956-1984) / Wallace Silversmiths (founded 1875), and described operating in the time periods as such in: Stern, Jewel. (2005). Modernism in American silver, page 379. Dallas Museum of Art and Yale University Press.) Yale University Library, call no. Yns72 2005 S73+ Oversize (link to library entry). (See worldcat.org for other locations.) Updated 27 April 2017. [A00668] [DM]

[2] See Thompson, Eleanor McD. (1991). Guide to the microfiche edition of trade catalogues at the Winterthur Museum, part 2 (online), (entry no. 3119), p. 92. Winterthur Museum, Delaware. [A00868; A00871] (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. 1673, p. 291]. 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; A00944]

[4] See footnote 2, entry no. 3120, p. 92. Winterthur Museum, Delaware. [A00868; A00871].



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