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Silverplating by electricity spawned a new industry in America in 1847. By the 1880s over forty firms around Meriden, Connecticut, produced ornate silverplate objects. The forms are identified, illustrated and grouped together: ice pitchers, card receivers, tea sets, baskets, butter dishes, napkin rings, toilet stands, flatware, and specially made pieces.Hogan, Edmund P. is the author of 'Elegance of Old Silverplate and Some Personalities' with ISBN 9780916838300 and ISBN 0916838307.
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