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Alvin Manufacturing Company was a significant manufacturer of sterling silver goods, including cutlery and items like bowls and vases
The company was particularly known for its elegant Art Nouveau designs, incorporating swirling floral patterns and intricate details.
Current Status:
Alvin Manufacturing Company is no longer an independent entity but is now part of Gorham.
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They were based in Providence, Rhode Island, from their founding in 1886 until their eventual integration with Gorham.

Alvin Manufacturing

12 Sterling American Silver Butter Spreaders made in c1960

Paul Storr is considered one of the most talented English silversmiths of the 19th century. His legacy of exceptionally well-crafted silver has found its way into museums and private collections worldwide, including at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace as well as in the V &amp; A and the Metropolitan Museum in New York amongst many other leading collections.

He was born in London in 1771. He began his career in 1792 when he went into a brief partnership with William Frisbee (which didn’t last), and he entered his own mark in 1793. By the start of the 19th century, he had become one of London’s most renowned silversmiths and was receiving commissions from Royalty and the English aristocracy. His reputation was garnered through his mastery of the grandiose neoclassical style developed during the Regency period.

In 1797, he received his first major commission – a gold font for the Duke of Portland. He went on to create the "Battle of the Nile Cup" presented to Lord Nelson in 1799.

He entered into a working relationship with Philip Rundell in 1807 and became a partner in 1811, managing the workshops for Rundell, Bridge and Rundell. He kept his own marks throughout this period and maintained his own workshop, but it was through his association with Rundell, Bridge and Rundell who had the Royal Warrant as Goldsmiths to George III that he was able to display his exceptional skill at transforming the ideas and designs of the Rundell’s designers.

By 1819, he felt he had lost a lot of his artistic freedom and he left Rundell to open his own shop and he soon began to enjoy the patronage he wanted. He soon needed a retail premises and he joined with John Mortimer to establish Storr and Mortimer on New Bond Street in 1822.

He retired in 1838 and died in 1844. He is buried in Tooting, London. He left an estate of £3,000.

Paul Storr

Set of Eight Antique Silver George III Paul Storr Old English Dessert Forks made in 1816

Set of Six Antique Silver George III  Paul Storr Fiddle pattern Dessert Spoons made in 1814/15

Set of Eight Antique Silver George III Paul Storr Fiddle Pattern Table Forks made in 1816

Ricci of Alessandria

Italian Silver Fiddle Thread and Shell Pattern Fish Knives and Forks made circa 1935

Viners origins date back to Sheffield in the early 1900s. Emile Viner, together with his brother, Adolf, a director of Viner's, Ltd., was one of the largest cutlery and silverware firms of the world. Viners Ltd was a well-established manufacturer of silverware, cutlery and pewter based in Bath Street, Sheffield.

As immigrant Jews, Adolf and Emile changed their name from Viener to Viner in November 1925. Also spelled Adolph Weiner when he was knighted by the Crown)

The company's manufacture of helmets and other war items is described in Sheffield's Great War and Beyond, by Peter Warr (Pen and Sword Books, 2015).

The hallmark for Viners Ltd. silver was registered to son Edward / know as Emile Viner: in 1932 it was “E.V” with figures and in 1964, it was “EV” with associated figures.

Viners - now part of The Rayware Group - is a highly distinguished and much loved brand, steeped in British Heritage.

Emile Viner

Sterling Silver Engraved Sandringham Tea/Dessert Knives and Forks made in 1959/61

Robert Anderson worked Inverness Scotland from 1755-1792

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Robert Anderson

Inverness Silver Hanoverian Pattern Tablespoons Circa made in 1770

Set of 12 Pairs of Sterling Silver Engraved Sandringham Pattern Fish Knives and Forks made in 1938

Martin, Hall &amp; Co were Sheffield based manufacturing silversmiths, electroplated manufacturers and silver, plated and steel cutlers.

The firm started in 1820 with the partnership of Henry Wilkinson and John Roberts, trading as Wilkinson &amp; Roberts. Wilkinson left in 1846 and Roberts went into partnership with his former apprentice, Ebenezer Hall and became Roberts &amp; Hall. Richard Martin and Joshua Hall (brother of Ebenezer) joined the partnership in 1854 and the firm became Martin, Hall &amp; Co, converting to a limited company in 1866.

With a factory in Sheffield, they went on to open showrooms in London, Birmingham, Glasgow and Sydney. As well as producing sterling silver and electroplated wares, they also had a successful (and much cheaper) line of products produced in their patented white metal called “Martinoid” - an alloy of white metals made to look like sterling silver but with no meltdown value.

They exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851, the International Exhibition in 1862, the Sydney Exhibition in 1879, the Melbourne Exhibition in 1881 and the British Industries Fair in 1915.

It is not clear whether the business was sold to Frank Cobb &amp; Co in 1932 or went into liquidation in 1936 when it was delisted.

Martin Hall &amp; Co

Set of 12 Pairs of Antique Silver Victorian  Dessert Knives and Forks made in1865

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