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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 10-23-2008 10:38 AM Anyone know of this firm? Generally found with a 900/1000 mark and working c 1850-1860. I've seen spoons, small snuff-size boxes, and a cup. IP: Logged
swarter Moderator Posts: 2920 Registered: May 2003	posted 10-23-2008 12:23 PM The spoons currently up for auction have sugar loaf shoulders, supposedly found most often around Uticia, NY, but also found elsewhere. Google brings up under this search Northwestern Steel and Wire, a now defunct Illinois manufacturing company that traces its early history to 1876 in Ohio under different names. A post in the New Members Forum (N.W.S.W Mfg Co.) may provide a better alternative. quote: Originally posted by nutmegr on 10-23-2008 12:02 PM: Hello - I wanted to respond to wev's query in the American Silver Before Sterling section. I have a ladle with the same mark and have also been unsure how to attribute it. In Chicago Metalsmiths, mention is made of the Northwestern Silver Ware Mfg. Co. located at 483 State St., but only as makers of silverplate. Do you think this is a possibility? It also has the 900/1000 mark but I was unable to get a clear photo. quote: Originally posted by wev: I think you got it in one. IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 10-23-2008 12:50 PM another example: IP: Logged
Brent Posts: 1507 Registered: May 99	posted 10-23-2008 01:06 PM I'm not sure where I got the information, but I do know that the North West (Northwestern?) Silver Ware Mfg. Co. was a short-lived manufacturer from Chicago. I seem to recall reading somewhere that they were only in business a couple of years, hence the rarity on the market. I will see what I can dig up from some more knowledgeable folks. Brent IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 10-23-2008 03:41 PM They were in business in the 1860's, when the jeweler James Hoes was persuaded out of retirement to become supervisor of the works. Little else on the firm that I can find. I've no interest in the auction, just curious. IP: Logged
Trefid Posts: 96 Registered: Nov 99	posted 08-08-2020 02:18 PM These are the North Western Silver Mfg. Co.'s patterns I have run across. They were in business from 1865-1871. I think the Great Fire of Chicago got 'em. IP: Logged
June Martin Forum Master Posts: 1326 Registered: Apr 93	posted 08-08-2020 07:33 PM Love the dog. IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 08-10-2020 11:06 PM related post: Intro and N.W.S.W. MFG Co. IP: Logged
Silverpath Posts: 91 Registered: Jun 2020	posted 11-28-2021 03:37 PM Dog or lion? I've had this server for a while and rediscovered it stored with lion-themed flatware. IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 11-28-2021 04:30 PM Above Trefid has this labeled "dog". But to me it looks more like a lion. Particularly because of the ears, mane, and those large paws, IP: Logged
Silverpath Posts: 91 Registered: Jun 2020	posted 11-28-2021 05:04 PM Thanks, Scott! It shall remain stored in the lion's den of silver boxes IP: Logged
ahwt Posts: 2334 Registered: Mar 2003	posted 11-28-2021 06:08 PM That is a good looking lion. IP: Logged

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