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FLATWARE PATTERNS REED & BARTON
The Reed & Barton story began in 1824, when Isaac Babbitt created a new metal alloy - "Britannia metal" -
in his Taunton, Massachusetts pewter shop.
Babbitt joined forces with craftsmen Henry G. Reed and Charles E. Barton to produce this innovative, higher
quality pewter ware. When Babbitt encountered financial difficulties, Reed & Barton offered to take control
and began manufacturing products under their own names. The fledgling company's goods reflected
uncompromising standards of excellence, starting with its initial silverplate products and extending to the
exquisite sterling silver creations that resulted from the silver discoveries of the late 1800s.
The company has remained privately owned by the family of Henry Reed. Besides the flatware for which it is
renowned, Reed & Barton operates other brands as well: Reed & Barton Handcrafted Chests, the world's
largest manufacturer of handmade chests, cigar humidors, pen chests, and hardwood flatware. Miller Rogaska
Crystal, handmade stemware. Sheffield Collection, a company started in 1908 and purchased by Reed &
Barton in 1973.
Reed & Barton maintains its headquarters in Taunton, Massachusetts, once known as
"Silver City" because of the number of silver companies operating there.
REED & BARTON DATE SYMBOLS, MARKS AND HISTORY
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REED & BARTON STERLING SILVER PATTERNS
AMERICAN FEDERAL first production 1982
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ASHMONT first production 1990
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AUTUMN LEAVES first production 1957
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BURGUNDY first production 1949
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CLASSIC ROSE first production 1954
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DANCING FLOWERS first production 1950
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DIADEM first production 1967
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EIGHTEENTH CENTURY first production 1971
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EL GRECO first production 1972
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ENGLISH CHIPPENDALE first production 1984
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ENGLISH PROVINCIAL first production 1965
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FLORENTINE LACE first production 1951
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FRANCIS I first production circa 1950
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FRENCH RENAISSANCE first production 1941
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GEORGIAN ROSE first production 1941
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GRANDE RENAISSANCE first production 1967
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HAMPTON COURT first production 1964
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LARK first production 1960
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LOVE DISARMED first production 1899
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MARLBOROUGH first production 1906
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POINTED ANTIQUE first production 1895
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ROSE CASCADE first production 1957
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SAVANNAH first production 1962
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SILVER SCULPTURE first production 1954
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SPANISH BAROQUE first production 1965
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TAPESTRY first production 1964
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TARA first production 1955
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WOODWIND first production 1986
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SILVERPLATE AND ELECTROPLATED SILVER OF USA AND CANADA
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FIGURAL MARKS
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birds, candelabra, crosses, crowns
fantastical entities, horses
human figures, lions, musical instruments
plants and vegetables, stars swords axes blades,
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STERLING SILVER OF USA AND CANADA
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SILVER MANUFACTURERS: MARKS, HISTORY AND INFORMATION |
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