Wm. Rogers & Son silverplate display cards
Creation: circa 1930Abstract
Wm. Rogers & Son was a trademark used by the International Silver Company in silverplate. Various independent New England silversmiths came together and formed the International Silver Company in 1898. These items are point-of-sale advertising display cards for Wm. Rogers & Son silverplate.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1930
Creator
- International Silver Company (Organization)
- Meyers, Harry Morse, 1886-1961 (Artist, Person)
Extent
6 item(s)
General Physical Description
6 items ; 11 x 8.5 in. or smaller.
Historical Note
Wm. Rogers & Son was a trademark used by the International Silver Company in silverplate. Various independent New England silversmiths came together and formed the International Silver Company in 1898. Other companies were bought and it soon became a large industrial concern. In 1984, Katy Industries bought International and changed its name to Wallace International Silversmiths. Two years later a subsidiary of Syratech purchased the company.
Scope and Content
These items are point-of-sale advertising display cards for Wm. Rogers & Son silverplate. Three are illustrated with artwork, two showing fairy tale scenes (Little Miss Muffet and Little Tommy Tucker) and one showing women at a tea party by American illustrator-artist, Harry Morse Meyers. Most have stand-up easels on back.
Location
GL Box 1.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Wm. Rogers & Son silverplate display cards
- Date:
- 2015
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository