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Title: Sheridan Silversmiths Tea Set
Post by: capot1948 on August 04, 2013, 06:23:25 PM: Firstly I'd like to say that all you folks here are great. I really appreciate the replies and advice I've gotten here so far. Next, I've got quite a few silver plate items that I'd like to post photos of and ask questions about. Is there such a thing here as posting too much? Here is the first item. This is a Sheridan Silversmith's Tea set. I've posted a photo of the bottom of one of the items. It says "Sheridan Silversmiths" below the Sheridan marks it says "Hand Chased" oddly on the creamer, which I'm posting the photo of the bottom of, under "Hand Chased" looks like some numbers but I can't make them out. We bought this in Galveston at the Antique Warehouse which is located on The Strand.

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Title: Re: Sheridan Silversmiths Tea Set
Post by: mart on August 04, 2013, 08:03:23 PM: Looks more like a coffee set instead of tea !! They have different shaped pots !!
Title: Re: Sheridan Silversmiths Tea Set
Post by: KC on August 04, 2013, 08:10:16 PM: Agree...looks like you have a coffee set.
Title: Re: Sheridan Silversmiths Tea Set
Post by: capot1948 on August 04, 2013, 08:16:14 PM: Oops, ok, I'll stand corrected :-[ is there any way to figure out the possible age of this?
Title: Re: Sheridan Silversmiths Tea Set
Post by: mart on August 04, 2013, 08:29:13 PM: http://www.silvercollection.it/AMERICANSILVERPLATEMARKSS.html

They weren`t incorporated till 1946 and I think they were out of business by the 80`s !!
Title: Re: Sheridan Silversmiths Tea Set
Post by: capot1948 on August 04, 2013, 09:17:42 PM: I can find from your link this SHERIDAN SILVER CO INC - Taunton MA, however on the bottom of ours it says 'Sheridan Silversmiths', I guess this can be considered the same? I can't find just Sheridan Silversmiths.
Title: Re: Sheridan Silversmiths Tea Set
Post by: mart on August 04, 2013, 09:47:30 PM: They may have had several versions of the wording !! Its the same !!
Title: Re: Sheridan Silversmiths Tea Set
Post by: KC on August 04, 2013, 11:37:03 PM: I can honestly say I have never seen this wording before......
Title: Re: Sheridan Silversmiths Tea Set
Post by: wendy177 on August 05, 2013, 07:33:02 AM: It is an absolutely lovely set!!
Title: Re: Sheridan Silversmiths Tea Set
Post by: capot1948 on August 05, 2013, 07:58:33 AM: Thank you, I like the fact that the design was done by hand.
Title: Re: Sheridan Silversmiths Tea Set
Post by: mart on August 05, 2013, 08:34:43 AM: http://www.etsy.com/listing/115592135/vintage-sheridantaunton-silver-chased

Here is another one even a little different !! I found several versions of the wording !! This company was a subsidiary of Lenox at one time and was purchased by another company after that and they continued using the Sheridan name so there could be many versions depending on the current owner and their whim !!
Title: Re: Sheridan Silversmiths Tea Set
Post by: capot1948 on August 05, 2013, 11:27:04 AM: Found this at a site called 'whatsitworthtoyou.c om

Sheridan Silver Co., Inc.Taunton, Massachusetts, originated in 1944 as the C & C Silver company by Joseph Caiozzo and Harry Carmody. Incorporated in 1946 as Sheridan Silver Co. Inc. The largest of the independent silver manufacturers, production is limited to plated silver, still operates today.
Title: Re: Sheridan Silversmiths Tea Set
Post by: mart on August 05, 2013, 11:35:53 AM: It does still operate but a different name company,, not sure if the current one uses the Sheridan name,, it didn`t say !!