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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: mec on September 28, 2010, 08:08:13 pm

Title: family antiques
Post by: mec on September 28, 2010, 08:08:13 pm

I am curious about the age of this Apollo item:
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-2/949073/apollo.jpg)

and the approximate age and origin of this glass which is part of a set:
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-2/949073/glass.jpg)
Both items come from a central texas farming community about the turn of the 19th/20th centuries

Title: Re: family antiques
Post by: KC on September 28, 2010, 08:50:45 pm

Apollo Silver Co. was founded in New York in 1885 and was succeeded by Bernard Rice's Sons c.1899. The company made silver plated items. Bernard Rice's Sons used "Apollo Silver Co." as one of its marks. They continued in business under this name until going out of business the end of 1958.
http://www.silvercollection.it/AMERICANSILVERPLATEMARKSADUE.html (http://www.silvercollection.it/AMERICANSILVERPLATEMARKSADUE.html)

Quadruple plate is silver plated. This term wasn't generally used after 1900.

Could you please post dimensions of the piece and an interior pic of top and bottom?

Title: Re: family antiques
Post by: mec on September 28, 2010, 09:02:53 pm

(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-2/949073/apolloint.jpg)