Description:
1.005 troy oz. Sterling Silver (1945)
6-1/8"
We are pleased to offer this Sterling Silver, Sugar Spoon by Wallace in the Wishing Star pattern. It is still in its original plastic wrapper. It also has a slight patina as a result of age. It is in very good condition. It would make a great addition to your collection.
The founder of Wallace Silversmiths, Robert Wallace was born in Prospect, Connecticut on November 13, 1815, the son of Scottish immigrant and silversmith James Wallace and his wife Irene (Williams). The boy had only a limited education, such as sons of the farmers of that period received.
At the age of 16, Robert Wallace became an apprentice to Captain William Mix, a renowned spoon maker for the Meriden Britannia Co. A Meriden Britannia apprenticeship was highly sought after because the firm was the most successful flatware and hollowware-producing firm in the Northeast.
Having mastered the art of silver craft, Robert Wallace left his apprenticeship, purchased a dilapidated gristmill, and began to produce his own flatware. By 1833, Wallace’s silver shop was up and running. As Wallace was skilled in the art of spoon making, so Wallace’s only products at that time, were spoons.
He than moved his factory from Cheshire, Connecticut to a point on the Quinnipiac River in Wallingford, Connecticut. There he increased his production of spoons and flatware. When his factory was in Cheshire, he produced three dozen spoons per day. In Wallingford, he made nine dozen daily.
Wallace realized the importance of diversifying his business and began producing a complete range of flatware using the nickel alloy formula. It is from these humble beginnings that the Wallace Silversmiths were born.
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Goodoletom purchased this item from a Hartford area estate. It is unique in our inventory, so Buy It Now and don't be disappointed!(072007AJB01DK)1/08
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