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Wm. Rogers & Son silverplate display cards

Creation: circa 1930
 Collection
Accession: 1996-215

Abstract

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

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

Related Names

Subject

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

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