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The Elegance of Old Silverplate and Some Personalities
by Edmund P. Hogan, Schiffer Publishing, 1980.
Hardbound, 189 pages. Descriptions
of many tablewares such as napkin rings, butter dishes, pickle casters,
and a special section on the Vintage flatware pattern.
Many black and white photographs, reproductions of old catalog
pages.
The Meriden Britannia Silver-Plate Treasury: The Complete
Catalog of 1886-7 by The Meriden Britannia Co., with a new introduction by
Edmund P. Hogan, Dover Publications: 1982 [out
of print]. Large format paperback, 450 pages.
Super reproduction of woodcut catalog showing everything offered
by the company which founded International Silver.
Both hollowware and flatware.
Silver Flatware Dictionary
by Richard Osterberg and Betty Smith, A. S. Barnes & Co.: 1981.
All about those odd place and serving pieces and what they were
or could be used for. Excellent
black and white photographs, measurements.
Applies to both sterling and silverplate.
Sterling Silver Flatware for Dining Elegance by
Richard Osterberg, Schiffer Publishing Ltd.: 1994. Hardbound, large
format, 204 312 pages. Clear
black and white photographs of place pieces and serving pieces by type,
with measurements. Price guide and indexes.
Victorian Silver: Plated & Sterling Hollow and
Flatware by Larry Freeman, Century House: 1967.
Hardbound, 400 pages. History
of Victorian silver, mostly given over to reproductions of old catalog
pages and period illustrations.
American Silver Flatware 1938-1910
by Noel D. Turner, A. S. Barnes & Company: 1972.
Hardbound, 473 pages. Excellent
guide for identifying older patterns in either sterling or silverplate.
Also covers technology, marketing, place and serving pieces.
Black and white illustrations show patterns.
Appendices include marks, pattern indexes, glossary,
bibliography. Intermittently
reprinted -- buy it if you find it.
Charter
Oak Flatware and Hollowware by Nancy Gluck, Silver
Season, 2001. Spiral bound,
97 pages. Lists, describes
and illustrates all known flatware pieces in the Charter Oak silverplate pattern by
1847 Rogers Bros. Also shows examples hollowware made in the pattern. Indexes.
Collectors Handbook for Grape Nuts
by Suzie MacLachlan, privately printed, 1971.
Soft cover, 133 pages. Documentation
of known pieces for the grape patterns in silverplate.
Black and white photographs, measurements.
Out of print and worth looking for.
The
Community Table by Nancy Gluck, Silver Season, 2004. Ring binder,
102 pages. Documents flatware, hollowware, china, and crystal made in
seven Oneida Community silverplate patterns between 1917 and 1936.
Silver Plated Flatware Patterns
by Fredna Davis and Kenneth Deibel, Second Edition, Bluebonnet Press:
1981 [out of print]. Hardbound, 709 pages.
Pattern identification with line drawings of the patterns and
reproductions of interesting documentary materials.
Silverplated Flatware: An Identification and Value Guide
by Tere Hagan, Fourth Edition, Collector Books: 1990.
Large format paperback, 372 pages.
Pattern identification with clear line drawings of the patterns
and very good indexes for marks and manufacturers.
Silverware of the 20th Century: The Top 250
Patterns by Harry L. Rinker, House of Collectibles,
1997. Large format paperback, 223 pages. A comprehensive listing, with
values, of the 250 best-selling patterns at Replacements Ltd. Includes
sterling, silverplate, and stainless steel.
The Standard Encyclopedia of American Silverplate:
Flatware and Holloware
by Frances M. Bones & Lee
Roy Fisher, Collector Books, 1998. Hardbound, 445 pages. A compendium of
catalog pages for silverplate patterns; shows both the flatware and
hollow ware made in some popular patterns. Badly needs an index and
table of contents.
Sterling Flatware: An Identification and Value Guide
by Tere Hagan, Second Edition, Tamm Publishing Co.: 1994.
Large format paperback, 312 pages.
Pattern identification with clear line drawings of the patterns,
manufacturers’ marks, indexes, and values.
The Vintage Pattern of Silverplated Flatware by
Nancy Gluck, Silver Season, 1995. Spiral
bound, 106 pages. Lists,
describes and illustrates all known flatware pieces made in the Vintage
silverplate pattern by 1847 Rogers Bros. Indexes.
History,
Technology, Manufacturers
American Silverplate by Dorothy T. and H. Ivan
Rainwater, Schiffer Publishing, 1990.
Hardbound, 480 pages. History
of silverplate with color plates, line cuts, black and white
photographs. Touches on technology, stylistic changes, documentation for
both holloware and flatware.
Century of Silver 1847-1947: Connecticut Yankees and a
Noble Metal by Earl Chapin May, First Edition, Robert M. McBride & Company:
1947. Hardbound, 388 pages.
History of The International Silver Company and its predecessor
companies, starting with the Rogers Brothers in 1847.
Black and white photographs, diagram of the family of
International companies. Long
out of print, but look for it.
Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers
by Dorothy Rainwater, Third Edition, Schiffer Publishing: 1986.
Soft cover, 266 pages. Descriptive
entries for 1400 American manufacturers of coin and sterling silver, as
well as silverplate. Marks
shown. Black and white
photographs, glossary, bibliography.
Gorham Silver 1831-1981
by Charles H. Carpenter, Jr., Dodd, Mead & Company: 1982. Hardbound, 332 pages. History
of the company and its people, including its designers.
Excellent appendices on marks and patterns.
Black and white, color photographs, reproductions of documentary
materials.
Tiffany Silver by Charles H. Carpenter, Jr., and Mary Grace Carpenter,
Dodd, Mead & Company: 1978. Hardbound,
196 pages. History of
Tiffany silver, including holloware, flatware, presentation silver,
designers, design influences, and marks.
Black and white, color photographs, reproductions of documentary
materials.
The
Social Scene
Oneida: Utopian Community to Modern Corporation
by Maren Lockwood Carden, Harper Torchbooks: 1971.
Soft cover, 228 pages. Meet
John Humphrey Noyes, perfecter of "complex marriage" and
Oneida silverplate. Black
and white photographs.
The Rituals of Dinner by Margaret Visser, Grove
Weidenfeld: 1991. Soft
cover, 432 pages. Why table
manners? Choosing and using the "right fork" is just one
link in a long chain of rituals surrounding what we eat and how we eat
it.
Savory Suppers and Fashionable Feasts: Dining in
Victorian America by Susan Williams, Pantheon Books: 1985.
Hardbound, 335 pages. Necessary
background for understanding Victorian silver, seen as implements for
middle-class dining. Covers
both holloware and flatware. Black
and white illustrations, including documentary materials.
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