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Augustus C. "Gus" Oliver, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, served as an officer of ALPCA, as the Best Plate Award Coordinator, authored the "License Plate Value Guide" in 2016 to continue the work that Bob Crisler and his son, Chuck Crisler, had begun, authored "Oklahoma License Plate History" as well as several articles for Plates Magazine. [83]
"The words "silver" and "sterling silver" describe a product that contains 92.5% pure silver. Silver products sometimes may be marked 925, which means that 925 parts per thousand are pure silver. Some jewellery described as "silver plate" has a layer of silver applied to a base metal. "Coin silver" is used for compounds that contain 90% pure ...
The $1 silver certificate from the Hawaii overprint series. 1899 United States five-dollar Silver Certificate (Chief Note) depicting Running Antelope of the Húŋkpapȟa. Silver certificates are a type of representative money issued between 1878 and 1964 in the United States as part of its circulation of paper currency. [1]
The factory added to its products sterling goods and high-grade nickel-silver-plated ware, both flat and hollow. Still later, by experiment, Mr. Wallace devised a new process of manufacture from steel. It made a less bulky, firmer, and a lighter base for silver plating. Also in 1871, Wallace, his sons, and sons-in-law formed a new company.
The Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (1867-c. 1980) was formed in Meriden, Connecticut. From 1865 to 1867, it was known as the Wilcox Brittania Co. [1] In 1898, the company was acquired by the International Silver Company, headquartered in Meriden. After the acquisition, the Wilcox Silver Plate Co. brand continued until at least c. 1980. [2] [3]
OSP Pair of table salts, the interiors gilded to prevent corrosion. 'Bleeding' of the copper can be seen on the rims. Old Sheffield Plate (or OSP) is the name generally given to the material developed by Thomas Boulsover in the 1740s, a fusion of copper and sterling silver [1] which could be made into a range of items normally made in solid silver. [2]
Gorham Silver was founded in 1831 in Providence, Rhode Island by Jabez Gorham, [3] a master craftsman, in partnership with Henry L. Webster. [4] The firm's chief product was spoons of coin silver. The company also made thimbles, combs, jewelry, and other small items.
One of the most exhibited ISC design objects is the space-age looking urn designed by Eliel Saarinen (1934) for Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Company. [7] The urn was exhibited in the exhibition St. Louis Modern (2015–16) [ 10 ] and Cranbrook Goes to the Movies: Films and Their Objects, 1925–1975 (2014–15). [ 11 ]