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| The Derby Silver Company was a manufacturer of silver plate flatware and hollowware in Derby, Connecticut. They were one of the original companies that joined together to become the International Silver Company in 1898. They also used the name Derby Silver Plate Company.
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Started in 1872, Dominick & Haff, was originally aligned with the firm of William Gale & Son. This mark is a rectangle, a circle and a diamond. |
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The Dueber Co., founded in 1864 by John C. Dueber, manufactured coin silver watch cases. In about 1886
an anti-trust law was passed & the watch case manufacturers formed a boycott
against Dueber. He was faced with the decision to stay in business, surrender
to the watch case companies or buy a watch company. He bought the Hampden
Watch Co. of Springfield, Mass. By 1889 the operation had moved to Canton,
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Duhme & Co. was started in Cincinnati, Ohio sometime in the 1840's by Herman Duhme. The top mark is believed to have been used in the mid 1860's. Some times seen with the second mark. The second mark was probably used from the late 1850's through the early 1870's at which point Duhme started using the third mark down. The fourth mark was used starting in 1896 with the formation of the Duhme Jewelry Co. which was primarily a retailer. The Duhme Jewelry Co. ceased operations in 1910. |
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Founded in 1853 in Concord, New Hampshire, the William B. Durgin Co. was purchased by the Gorham Mfg. Co. in 1905. The manufacturing operations were moved to Providence, Rhode Island in 1931. The top mark is the earlier of the two marks and was found on a coin silver spoon.
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