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Description:
Silverplate scissor-action tong handles have a bamboo style turning. Very good to excellent condition, no missing silver or scratching. Always kept polished so no surprises as with unpolished silver. Approx. 9.5 inches long, tong opens to 3.25 inches. Unmarked International Silver.
HISTORY: The International Silver Company, an amalgamation of fourteen independent silverware manufacturers, was formed in 1898. Many of these manufacturers were the result of previous consolidations and mergers of many different silver marks. The member companies kept their identities and continued to mark silverware with their own touchmarks. In addition an International Silver mark, sometimes nothing more than a paper decal was used on products sold by the parent company. International Silver traces its heritage back to Ashbil Griswold, who established a pewter shop in Meriden, Connecticut in 1808. In nearby Hartford, three brothers, Asa, Simeon, and William Rogers, opened a workshop to manufacture coin silver silverware. As the cost of coin silver rose, the brothers conducted electroplating experiments. By 1847 they had perfected the process and issued their first electroplated silverware under the name of Rogers Bros. In 1852, The Meriden Britannia Company was organized. In 1862, it purchased Rogers Bros. and moved the company from Hartford to Meriden. The International Silver Company was the result. The Meriden-Wallingford, Connecticut area became the American silverware manufacturing center by 1900. Production reached its peak in the late 1940s. International Silver has been marketed aggressively since its 1898 formation. In 1968, International Silver became part of Insilco, itself a large conglomerate.
All items are offered “AS IS”. The best “in good faith” descriptions and pictures are given, along with history, (if possible and if known) based on comparables and research available at the time of listing.
Parcel Post (or best rate) Packaging/HANDLING, insurance: quoted at time of purchase as to zone. Seller will combine shipping on multiple items if possible.
Seller accepts: Personal Checks, Credit Card Checks ONLY (NO Credit Cards), Money Orders, Travelers Checks. Absolutely NO PayPal.
| Status: No Longer Available |
Reference#: SL070 |
| Condition:
Very good to Excellent |
Year:
1978-80
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| Maker:
International Silver |
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| Title:
IS Silverplated Tongs (1978-80) |
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| Materials:
Silverplate |
Type:
Bamboo |
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