(23) Pieces of Alvin Manufacturing Sterling Silver Flatware - Approx. 25.450 ozt. All in the "French Scroll" pattern introduced in 1953, which resembles earlier works like "Strasbourg" by Gorham and utilizes intricate scrollwork up and down the sides. Includes 4 dinner forks, 4 salad forks, 1 butter knife, 5 teaspoons, 4 tablespoons, 4 knives, and 1 serving spoon. Weight shown in pictures is without the table knives. Markings on the backs. Blades of the knives marked "stainless."  

Largest Size: 1 x 9 in. 

Weight: 23.450 ozt. 

Approximate Weight (0.5 per silver handled item): 25.450 ozt. 

The Alvin Manufacturing Company was founded by William H. Jamoneau in 1886 in Irvington, New Jersey. Their level of quality silver items got them chosen to make official souvenir spoons for the Chicago Columbian Exposition in 1893. After changing the name to Alvin-Beiderhase and moving operations to Sag Harbor on Long Island in 1895, they expanded their production to include watch-cases, and created a line of children’s cutlery called “Lullaby.” In 1928 their assets, dies, and patterns were purchased by Gorham Corporation out of Providence, Rhode Island, consolidating the brands and effectively existing in name only for the next decade. 

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