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Pinsabigail Posts: 35 Registered: May 2003	posted 10-24-2003 06:53 PM We have several forks and serving spoons in this pattern, and they are all marked 'STERLING', but none of them carry any silver company identification marks. One of the spoons has 'N. Matson & Co.' which appears to be a Retailer's mark. Can anyone help us with ID'ing the maker or this pattern? It looks very much like Whiting "IVY" from 1865-1866, but it is not a perfect match....is Ivy a multi-motif? Thank you. IP: Logged
Brent Posts: 1507 Registered: May 99	posted 10-25-2003 09:16 AM Whiting's IVY pattern was actually first produced by Henry Hebbard, who introduced it in the 1860's. Whiting acquired the dies, but did not start making it until later. Hebbard pieces are usually marked H.H. with a patent date, though. I'm afraid I do not have any examples to compare at the moment, but this is probably an early knock-off of Hebbard's pattern by another manufacturer. Some of these early patterns were produced by more than one company with very slight variations. There is even a chance that your piece predates Hebbard's patent. I hope this helps! Brent IP: Logged
Brent Posts: 1507 Registered: May 99	posted 10-25-2003 09:48 PM Whoops! My mistake. On further review, you pattern is actually ROSETTE, a not-full-line pattern by Whiting introduced in the 1870's. It does look like IVY, but is definitely not the same. Sorry for any confusion! Brent IP: Logged
Patrick Vyvyan Posts: 640 Registered: May 2003	posted 10-29-2003 01:48 PM Newell Matson was born in Painesville, Ohio in 1815. He moved to Owego, NY in 1845, and then to Milwaukee, WI. Later, it seems he worked as N. Matson & Co. in Chicago from about 1867 to 1888. His house at Lombard is now the home of the Lombard Historical Society which describe Matson as "a jewelry buyer": Several pieces either manufactured or retailed by Matson are currently on the internet. See a sugar shell at: A tablespoon: And serving spoon: IP: Logged

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