posted 06-02-2002 06:41 PM            

Turner (1972) attributes fifteen different patterns to this company -- Beaded, Florence, Egyptian, French, Niagara, Crescent, Medallion, Eastlake, Lyonnaise, Italian, Antique, Regent, Orleans, Palace and Coronet. I believe his attribution may be based on two of the company's catalogs (1867 and 1875) which he cites in his book.

Turner also indicates that Hall Elton & Co., like many other companies, made "standard" flatware patterns but doesn't indicate which ones. He defines the standard flatware patterns as Threaded Oval, Oval, Olive, Kings, Lily, French Thread, Threaded, Fiddle Tip, Old English, Antique, Windsor, Shell, Plain, Reverse Tip, Plain Tipped and Fiddle.

Hagan (1990) offers a somewhat different list of patterns but doesn't cite any references.

posted 06-02-2002 08:38 PM            

The following silver plate patterns are attributed to Hall Elton & Co.:

• Coronet (patented 3/28/1882) see note 4, 8, 13
  
• Antique (c.1875)
  
• Beaded (c.1867)
  
• Coronet (c.1875)
  
• Crescent (c.1875)
  
• Eastlake (c. 1886) see note 1,4
  
• Florence (c. 1867) see note 9,10
  
• Hall Elton One (aka Ivy) (c. 1877) see note 3, 4, 5
  
• Hall Elton Two (aka Fiddle)
  
• Hall Elton Three (looks like a Tuscan variation)
  
• Imperial (aka Orleans) (patented 3/13/1897) see note 1, 6, 7
  
• Italian (c. 1867) see note 11
  
• Lyonnaise (c.1867)
  
• Medallion (c.1867)
  
• Niagara (c.1875)
  
• Palace (c. 1875-1894) see note 1, 2
  
• Regent (c.1878) see note 1, 4, 12

NOTE: The above may also be found with some of the following marks:

1. "anchor" ROGERS "anchor"
   
2. Racine Silver Plate Co.
   
3. Aurora Silver Plate
   
4. "anchor" Wm. Rogers & Son
   
5. Forbes Silver Co.
   
6. "star" ROGERS & BRO.
   
7. J. R. Timberlake
   
8. -> Royal Silver <-
   
9. Redfield & Rice
   
10. Simpson Hall & Miller
    
11. R. Strickland
    
12. Wilcox
    
13. Rockford