Description: Original Vintage Collectible Catalog Advertising "Vintage Original Full Page (Inside Cover)Steel Engraving Advertising From Gold & Silver Plate Manufacturer's Supply Catalog" Reduced Image Of This Original Catalog's Cover (Not offered Here) Each Page measures about an uncommonly large 11 1/2"" wide x 16" tall (elephant folio) ! ! 1 Full Page ! ! ***Back Of page Is Blank Original Full Page Advertising (Inside Cover) from the Meriden Britannia Co., Meriden, Conn. Steel Engraving-Incredible Original Period Graphics / Steel engravings Ready To Frame & Display!!! Reduced Image Part Of This Original Catalog's Inside Cover Information (offered Here) Meriden Britannia Co., Meriden, Conn " Gold and Silver Plate " Some Background: The Meriden Britannia Co. has it’s beginnings going back to 1808 where it began with ‘pewter” or “Britannia Ware”. Britannia is a metal similar to pewter, only with a more lustrous and silvery sheen. By the end of the 1700s, English craftsmen had perfected its manufacture and were exporting it to America where it quickly caught on as an affordable substitute for silver in household products. Britannia was thinner and stronger than pewter, making it more affordable to manufacture, and its resistance to tarnishing made it popular with Americans. In Conjunction with Rogers Bros., they started the silverware plating business. Around 1852, in Meriden, CT., existing Britannia Ware plants were consolidated. Later in the 1800s, as the popularity of Britannia started to fade, the Meriden Britannia Company began coating their products in silver through an electro-plating process that kept them at the forefront of their industry. More than just providing the materials necessary for the fabrication of household goods, the Meriden Britannia Company manufactured products of its own. They sold ship lamps (a popular item in New England coastal towns) as well as “fancy bar tobacco boxes” and other household goods. By 1860 they employed 320 workers and had positioned themselves to become a part of one the largest and most prestigious silver companies of the era . In 1862, the Britannia bought the Rogers Mfg. Co., and used those patents & techniques combined with a later Patent acquisition from Marshall Forbes. Meriden Britannia Co’, ceased to exist as an independent Company in 1898 where it was absorbed and became known as The International Silver Co. Reduced Images Of This Original Catalog's Cover & other Catalog Information (None of which is offered Here) Offering: (1) Original, Vintage authentic catalog Page Steel Engraving (INSIDE COVER PAGE) as shown at top (see images) with backing board & in acid free crystal clear storage sleeve. 1886-7. *Please Note that Pages are not individually dated! This page measures a large : 11 1/2" x 16" . CONDITION: Very Good+ -Near FINE. Light, average wear! High quality EXTRA heavy (thick) paper almost like a modern poster board thickness). Clean.....but some light stains,darkening,chipping to edges, Condition highlighted by a rich patina (caramel brown color) to heavy paper with a "halo effect" on periphery. Please Expect occasional tiny nicks to edges, perhaps some roughness on binding edge.*slight brittleness to edges, Thus the required packaging & shipping flat in a carton to insure no damage! A Scarce & highly uncommon superior quality Gold & Silver Plate Manufacturer advertising catalog page with steel engraved graphic illustrations....1 Full Page, usual aging. Highly uncommon! SCARCE Now 127 Years Old! * NOTE-actual margins on these pages will average about 3/8" to 1/2" on sides .. ***Back Of page is blank. Highly Collectible! A Nice investment!! Superior For Display! Superior Catalog Advertising!! FREE COA !! A Representative COA !! Compare Pricing of This page To $100.00 or More Elsewhere-If available !! !!!Chromolithograph-Great For Decoration-Superior Graphics Illustration-Uncommon!!! Carefully Placed In An Archival quality Storage Bag For Your Protection Ship Weight: about 1 lb 4 oz oz. (ships flat in cardboard carton packaging) Shipped Priority insured U.S. Mail. Shipping fees include handling. Multiple purchases of similar pages combined & shipped at greatly reduced prices! BID WITH FULL CONFIDENCE. International Buyers -much higher! please email us first for shipping quote. Shipping fees quoted are for U.S. Buyers only! Thanks! See Full Sale Terms By Clicking On Our About "ME" Icon above! We Regularly Sell Worldwide To Museums, Authors, Movie Prop Houses, Academicians & Better Collections WE WILL EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS Ken & Judy's -Serving Collectors & Historians Since 1979! Shipped with Free Archival Quality Bag to protect your purchase. Professionally packaged to arrive in Pristine Condition!! Click here to See Our Many Fine ephemera, books & Advertisements on ebay!
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End Time: 2024-01-28T05:14:59.000Z
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