Old Silverplated Spoon - Manufacturer???

[Eggoman]

Hi!

I'm looking for the identity of the Manufacturer, pattern name, age, etc. of this spoon (and other that I have like it), please. ANY info would be appreciated. The table spoon measures ~ 7 1/4" long and the back stamp reads "1856 WM. WOLTGE.RB" Does that mean anything to anyone?

Thanks!

[silverly]

The Tere Hagn book Silverplated Flatware Revised Fourth Edition illustrates this pattern as Laurel with the year 1878. Rogers Co and Rogers Smith & Co are listed as a couple of the manufacturers. I'd say William Woltge who was a third quarter nineteenth century Buffalo, New York silverplater in connection with Rogers Brothers was another manufacture.

[silverly]

Although I do not know how long he was actually in the business, make that a fourth quarter nineteenth century silverplater for certain.