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The company arose out of the Oneida Community, which was established in Oneida, New York, in 1848. [4] The Oneida Association (later Oneida Community) was founded by a small group of Christian Perfectionists led by John Humphrey Noyes, Jonathan Burt, George W. Cragin, Harriet A.Noyes, George W. Noyes, John L. Skinner and a few others. [5]
The Oneida Community practiced communalism (in the sense of communal property and possessions), group marriage, male sexual continence, Oneida stirpiculture (a form of eugenics), and mutual criticism. The community's original 87 members grew to 172 by February 1850, 208 by 1852, and 306 by 1878.
International Silver Co. / 1847 Rogers Bros. silverware advertisement in Ladies' Home Journal (1948), with co-promotion of fashion and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet show. Starting in the late 1930s, ISC sponsored the Silver Theater , a radio program in Hollywood featuring many stars of the era and was broadcast on CBS radio.
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In 1971 British Silverware, Ltd. became a subsidiary of Delta Metal Co. Ltd. [1] Over the course of history it became very successful and was one of the prime producers of silver plating. Elkington received various royal warrants of appointments, and also an Imperial and Royal Warrant of Appointment from the emperor of Austria.
In 1842, the Congress enacted a tariff which effectively blocked the importation of silverware from outside the United States, which aided the American silver industry. Jabez Gorham did not take full advantage of this opportunity, but in 1847 Jabez retired and his son, John Gorham [ 5 ] succeeded him as head of the company.
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He incorporated as William B. Durgin Company in 1853, in 1854 added the manufacture of silverware, and in 1866 established a large brick factory on School Street. In 1905, after the death of both Durgin and his son, George F. Durgin, the company was acquired by Gorham through a long process that culminated with an official purchase in 1924.