(2) Reed & Barton "Francis I" and (1) Lunt "Eloquence" Sterling Silver Serving Pieces - 12.090 ozt. Two are fish forks, one is a wide spoon. Marked throughout, all in exquisite patterning from the end of the 19th Century and the beginning of the 20th. 

Largest Size: 9 1/4 x 3 x 2 in. 

Weight: 12.090 ozt. 

In 1824 Isaac Babbitt created a silversmith manufacturing company called Babbitt & Crossman in Taunton, Massachusetts, but within a decade the company was failing and was purchased by Henry Reed and Charles Barton, changing the name to Reed & Barton. Its products included sterling silver and silverplate flatware, expanding to britannia and other items after the takeover, and during the American Civil War Reed & Barton produced a considerable quantity of weapons for the Union Army. In 1924 the company merged with silversmith Dominick & Haff, and their products were selected to be used in the White House. They were also chosen to design and produce the official gold, silver, and bronze medals for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Reed & Barton filed for Chapter 11 in February of 2015, citing ongoing pension liabilities and decreasing revenue, and at the bankruptcy auction their remaining assets were acquired by The Lenox Company, a competing maker of flatware and tableware. 

Lunt Silversmiths was a renowned American silver manufacturing firm established in Greenfield, Massachusetts, in 1902 originally under the name Rogers, Lunt & Bowlen Company. The enterprise was founded by George E. Rogers, George Colby Lunt, and William Caldwell Bowlen, successfully taking over the factory assets and goodwill of the former A.F. Towle & Son Co. The company officially shortened its name to Lunt Silversmiths in 1935, having long earned a stellar reputation for producing high-quality sterling silver flatware, hollowware, and decorative giftware. Remaining under family stewardship for over a century, the historic brand operated continuously until its assets were acquired by Reed & Barton in late 2009.

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