The "Bedford," of the Gorham Mfg. Co., has been produced to satisfy the increasing demand for certain pieces of spoon ware, such as tea spoons, sugar spoons, butter knives, cream ladles and sugar sifters, which can be sold by the dealer at a lower price than full lines of standard patterns. The "Bedford" has been produced in a line of each of the foregoing named pieces. The construction of these spoons, etc., is such as to give the requisite strength for serviceable goods and yet be of light or medium weight. The pattern is artistic in design, the outline being original, and the ornamentation containing many elements of beauty.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 18th September 1895
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