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by Grandfather Clock
Fri May 01, 2009 8:00 am
Forum: General Questions
Topic: History - Connecticut Silver Manufacturers
Replies: 5
Views: 5046

Here's a bit of history that the International Silver Company helped to make. On August 14, 1919 L. Bamberger & Sons, a Newark New Jersey department store, sent a byplane piloted by Erwin Bullough to Meriden Connecticut. The purpose of this flight was to pick up a shipment of 125 pounds of 1847...
by Grandfather Clock
Fri May 01, 2009 7:58 am
Forum: General Questions
Topic: History - Connecticut Silver Manufacturers
Replies: 5
Views: 5046

Hello and welcome. The book "A Century of Silver" by Earl Chapin May would be a good start for you. It is about the firms that formed the International Silver Company. Hi Pat, and thank you for the reply. I will indeed look for that book. I work in the building that one of the founding co...
by Grandfather Clock
Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:52 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: History - Connecticut Silver Manufacturers
Replies: 5
Views: 5046

History - Connecticut Silver Manufacturers

Forgive me for this question as I know this is not a historical site, but since so many of the posters seem to have historical knowledge of the silver industry, I thought I would give it a try. I'm looking for historical backgrounds on silver companies in Connecticut, and though I've found reference...

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