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Meriden Britannia 5-Piece Sterling Silver Tea Coffee Set Service 2132 Grams
$2,500List Priceper set
About the Item
- Creator:Meriden Britannia Company (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 5 in (12.7 cm)Depth: 5 in (12.7 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 5
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- Date of Manufacture:1940s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Set details above, there are various dings, dents as shown.
- Seller Location:West Hartford, CT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU3072338605092
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The Meriden Britannia company was formed in 1852 in Meriden, Connecticut[1] as a manufacturing company focused on producing wares in Britannia metal.
By 1876, the Meriden Britannia company had grown a great deal and the company made significant efforts at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in that year. The company won the First Place medal for plated wares. According to Sotheby's in New York, "The publicity of the award and the impression the firm made on the fair's 8 million visitors was continued by the catalogues and other intensive marketing; by the end of the 1870s Meriden Britannia Co. was considered the largest silverware company in the world."[2]
By 1891, Meriden Britannia had warerooms in New York (46 East 14th Street, Union Square); Chicago (47 State Street); San Francisco (134 Sutter Street); London, England (7 Cripplegate Buildings, Wood Street, E.C.); and Paris, France (26 Avenue De' L'Opera). The main factories were in Meriden and a branch factory was in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[3]
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