posted 12-19-1999 02:40 PM            

Special Features

Certainly any place setting of the early pioneers- Albert Coles, John Polhemus, Henry Hebbard, William Gale, Wood & Hughes would have a special place in a collection. Circa 1850 our much awaited third fork appears for our set, the one shown here is clearly for pastries. Since there was no way to ship lettuce very far prior to the 1880's true salad forks are very scarce. A smaller fork of the 6" variety with a thick left tine could be use for salad, pastry or fish. We will accept any of the three as the third fork in our settings

Dating
Since George Shiebler purchased the Polhamus patterns you will find these patterns both with the J.P. and winged Shiebler marks. The J.P. marks "J.P. Patent" would date the piece prior to 1876. I have only J.P. pieces with "Sterling" marks. However I would assume that the pieces exist in coin, which would be dated earlier.

Pieces Available L-R
Item length our cost
Teaspoon 6" $30.00
Dessert Spoon 7" $55.00
Dinner Fork 7 �" $50.00
Luncheon Fork 7 1/8" $40.00
Pastry Fork 6" $60.00

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Key Pieces
All pieces are readily available with the exception of the pastry fork, which will require patience and luck. Purists looking for true Polhamus "J.P." marked pieces will have a harder time, especially in really nice condition.

Comments & Questions

Corinthian is one of the first collectible die cut patterns of the 1850's. While there were several others of the era, their names have disappeared, while Corinthian remained popular thru the 1890's and was preserved by Shiebler. See "Help with unknown Patterns" post by "Trefid" In the Coin Silver section of "The Forum". Has anyone seen items in coin?