Information Regarding R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co.

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R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co,, silversmiths, Wallingford, Conn., have issued catalogue and price-list No. 95, of 1835 R. Wallace silverware, This is a very elaborate compilation, the dimensions being large —13½ x 10½ inches, approximately — permitting of very impressive pictorial and typo-graphical display. The cuts are especially rich and imposing and portray with rare fidelity the artistic patterns of silverware manufactured by this company. The introductory pages contain fine half-tones of the firm's founder and of its present factory, both accompanied by appropriate text. The basic metals and plates used in manufacturing are next dealt with and then follow the goods themselves with explanations of the various styles and qualities and regular price tabulations.

Source: The Keystone - June 1905

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NEW YORK

Richard A. Clinchy, a resident of Forest Hills, in the county of Queens, has obtained a patent on a lump sugar dispenser. Mr. Clinchy is at the present time the manager of the New York branch of the R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. and has been in the silver business for about 22 years.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 11th December 1918

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Wallace Silversmiths - Wallingford, Conn. - 1947

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Wallace Brothers - Wallingford, Conn. - 1953

'TRELLIS' - 'CITATION' - 'VOGUE' - 'FLEETLINE'

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The Wallace Board of Relief has reduced to $7,850 the assessment on R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co.’s factory, Wallingford.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 6th March 1907

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Ralph Bertini, assistant sales manager of R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co., Wallingford, Conn., called at the Chicago offices last week. While here Mr.
Bertini called on many of his friends in the trade.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 14th March 1929

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Ivan Oglivie, Middle Western representative for R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co., sterling department, received the sympathy of his many friends in the trade on account of the death of both his father and mother, which occurred within 12 hours of each other.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 14th March 1929

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CHICAGO

W. H. Laiblin , representative of R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. , who has been ill at his home for the past four weeks suffering from a nervous breakdown,
left last week for Hot Springs, where he will remain for about six weeks recuperating.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 14th March 1929

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Proof that radio listeners really do appreciate an educational as well as entertaining broadcast has been registered in the unceasing comment on the special wedding program sponsored by the Wallace Silversmiths on their regular Saturday night broadcast over the Columbia Chain at 8.45, Sept. 27.

This most unusual and interesting program brought to the audience wedding festivities of other nations everywhere in the world. Genuine atmosphere was created by Chinese, Indian and Russian bridal blessings in their native tongues.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - December 1930

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Miss Mae Quinn of the educational department of R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co., Wallingford, Conn., has just been awarded a bronze medal for achievement in table setting at the Homemaking Center of the Grand Central Palace in New York. Miss Quinn represented the Wallace Silversmiths, who handled their own tables at the exhibit. In addition, there were tables by experts from all national magazines and organizations . She showed the new Wallace Sterling pattern, "Reflection."

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - January 1931

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Thomas H. McCready Appointed Sales Manager of R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co.

Thomas H. McCready, manager of the Philadelphia Branch of R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co., Wallingford, Conn. , has just been appointed sales manager of the entire Wallace organization, succeeding Kenneth Mills who has resigned.

Mr. McCready started in 1910 with the W. B. Glidden Co., Pacific Coast representatives of R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co., learning the business from the bottom up. His first sales experience came in 1912 when he was assigned some local accounts in San Francisco.

In 1927 Mr. McCready was promoted to the managership of the Philadelphia office. In addition, he covered accounts in Baltimore and Washington.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - January 1931

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R. W. Morris, Chicago and Western manager for the R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Company, has just returned from a ten-days’ trip to factory headquarters at Wallingford, Conn.

Source: The Keystone - April 1907

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The following new men have been added to the staff of the Chicago office of the R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co.: Ross S. Baxter, former sales manager of the Continental Press, Inc. , and more recently assistant sales manager to the Cornell Wood Products Co., who will travel Iowa and Illinois ; Bernard J. Townsend, who will return to the Chicago branch as assistant manager ; Jackson F. Boehm, who has been assigned to cover the territory comprising Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and parts of Missouri and Wyoming ; John F. Stewart, who will travel Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Montana and part of Wisconsin, Harry W. Dodd, well-known to the jewelry trade as a former representative and assistant sales manager of the South Bend Watch Co., and later representative of the W. A. Scheaffer Pen Co., who will cover Indiana and Michigan and part of Illinois .

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 30th January 1930

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R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. - Wallingford, Conn. - 1902

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Frank W. Morris, of Wallingford, is now traveling for the R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 18th January 1899

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1000 LINE



A sample piece of a new set of sterling silver toilet ware of exceptionally beautiful design is shown in our illustration. This set is known as the 1000 line of toilet ware, made by the R. Wallace & sons Mfg. Co., Wallingford, Conn., and consists of some forty pieces, including brushes, mirrors, combs, puff boxes, manicure pieces, etc. The design is one of the most artistic ever executed, and has been universally admired. The more refined of the public are now educated up to a high degree of artistic discrimination in designs, and exceptional beauty in such goods as toilet articles is specially called for. The 1000 line cannot fail to charm the most fastidious, and will be accordingly profitable to handle.

Source: The Keystone - August 1898

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J. W. Pearce, son of W. W. Pearce, Wichita, Kan., will in future cover the territory formerly covered by G. W. Sheperdson for the R. Wallace & Sons’ Mfg. Co.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 4th February 1903

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The R. Wallace & Sons’ Mfg. Co. has just purchased 36 acres east of Quinnipiac River and south of the factory.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 4th February 1903

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R. Wallace & Son's Mfg. Co. - Wallingford, Conn. - 1903

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R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. - Wallingford, Conn. - 1902

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