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REED & BARTON: YEAR'S MARK SYMBOLS
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NOTES
- date symbols were used to mark both sterling silver and silverplate
- Reed & Barton started in 1945 the use of a special symbol to indicate a silverplated Copper Alloy base metal
This symbol (C circling an A) was coupled to the year date symbol (information supplied by Reed&Barton Archive Center through Sam MacArthur).
See examples at dates 1952 and 1956.
- "axe" is stamped in vertical in actual marking of 1931 symbol (ibid., presents the
"axe" in horizontal)
- "arrow" is on the left side in actual marking of 1936 symbol (ibid., presents the
"arrow" on the right side)
- "horseshoe" is upside down in actual marking of 1948 symbol (ibid.)
REED & BARTON: History in brief
The Reed & Barton story began in 1824, when Isaac Babbitt created a new metal alloy - "Britannia metal" -
in his Taunton, Massachusetts pewter shop.
Babbitt joined forces with craftsmen Henry G. Reed and Charles E. Barton to produce this innovative, higher
quality pewter ware. When Babbitt encountered financial difficulties, Reed & Barton offered to take control
and began manufacturing products under their own names. The fledgling company's goods reflected
uncompromising standards of excellence, starting with its initial silverplate products and extending to the
exquisite sterling silver creations that resulted from the silver discoveries of the late 1800s.
The company has remained privately owned by the family of Henry Reed. Besides the flatware for which it is
renowned, Reed & Barton operates other brands as well: Reed & Barton Handcrafted Chests, the world's
largest manufacturer of handmade chests, cigar humidors, pen chests, and hardwood flatware. Miller Rogaska
Crystal, handmade stemware. Sheffield Collection, a company started in 1908 and purchased by Reed &
Barton in 1973.
Reed & Barton maintains its headquarters in Taunton, Massachusetts, once known as
"Silver City" because of the number of silver companies operating there.
Home of Reed & Barton - Silverware, Taunton, Mass. (circa 1940)
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