2 Round Silver Plate Bar Trays Serving Platters International Oneida 12" & 15"

Description

Pair of vintage 20th century silverplate serving platters / bar trays. International Silver Company number 4871 in the Castleton pattern and by Oneida Limited. Round trays with an etched scalloped and floral design at the center with rope twist edge.

""Oneida Limited arose out of the Oneida Community, which was established in Oneida, New York, in 1848. The Oneida Association (later Oneida Community) was founded by a small group of Christian Perfectionists led by John Humphrey Noyes, Jonathan Burt, George W. Cragin, Harriet A.Noyes, George W. Noyes, John L. Skinner and a few others. In 1880, after more than 30 years operating as a commune, the Oneida Community voted to transfer much of the common property to a joint-stock company to be known as Oneida Community Ltd. effective January 1, 1881. Oneida Community started production of silver-plated flatware and hollow-ware in 1899 using the "Community Plate" mark. The Oneida Community purchased the Wm A. Rogers company in 1881. In 1929 the merged company began producing a somewhat lower-quality line of products using those companies’ marks. In 1935, Oneida Community changed its name to Oneida Ltd. Oneida Limited successfully adapted to the difficult economic conditions of the First World War and Second World War. During the First World War, it produced ammunition clips, lead-plated gas shells, combat knives, and surgical instruments; during World War II, the company added army trucks, aircraft survival kits, and even jet engine parts to its manufacturing repertoire. The company then managed an innovative transition to the manufacture of stainless steel flatware in 1961, which eventually dwarfed its production of silver-plated flatware. In 1976, Oneida purchased the Camden Wire Co., Inc., a major manufacturer of industrial wire products. By the 1980s, Oneida made at least half of all flatware purchased in the United States. In 1983, the company acquired Rena-Ware, a Bellevue-based kitchenware manufacturer with a majority international operations. Oneida sold Rena-ware three years later. In 1984, it acquired D.J. Tableware, a flatware and china manufacturer that targeted the foodservice industry. In 1996, Oneida Limited acquired THC Systems, Inc., including its team of professionals, which operated under the name Rego China. Through the early 2000's Oneida Limited transitioned from its manufacturing history and focused on design and marketing of its products that are globally sourced. The company was taken private in 2006. Oneida no longer operates manufacturing in the United States. In November 2011, Oneida Limited was acquired by Monomoy Capital Partners, a mid-sized New York City equity fund. In 2012 Monomoy merged Oneida with Anchor Hocking and created EveryWare Global. EveryWare Global filed for bankruptcy in 2015 and was renamed The Oneida Group in 2017. In January 2019, The Oneida Group sold the majority of its foodservice business (excluding Anchor Hocking glassware) to Crown Brands, LLC. Subsequently, in January 2020, Crown Brands renamed itself to Oneida Hospitality Group. In June 2021, Oneida Consumer LLC, including the Oneida brand, was acquired by competitor Lenox Corporation. On July 13, 2021, The Oneida Group was renamed to Anchor Hocking Holdings, Inc." (Source: Wikipedia)

"The International Silver Company was formed in 1898 by various independent New England silversmiths that, between 1898 and 1903, joined themselves together to form a company that became the world's largest manufacturer of silverware. The International Silver Co. was organized with an authorized capital of $20,000,000 and included the following companies each of which had won a place for itself in the silver world: BARBOUR SILVER CO. (Hartford), DERBY SILVER CO. (Derby), HOLMES & EDWARDS SILVER CO. (Bridgeport), MANHATTAN SILVER PLATE CO. (Lyons, N.Y.), MERIDEN BRITANNIA CO. (Meriden), MERIDEN SILVER PLATE CO. (Meriden), MIDDLETOWN PLATE CO. (Middletown), NORWICH CUTLERY CO. (Norwich), ROGERS CUTLERY CO., ROGERS & BROTHER (Meriden), ROGERS & HAMILTON CO. (Waterbury), SIMPSON HALL MILLER & CO. (Wallingford), SIMPSON NICKEL SILVER CO. (Wallingford), STANDARD SILVER COMPANY LTD (Toronto, Canada) WATROUS MFG CO. (Wallingford), WILCOX SILVER PLATE CO. (Meriden), WILLIAM ROGERS MFG CO. (Hartford), UNITED STATES SILVER CORPORATION including C. ROGERS & BROTHERS (Meriden). Other companies became part of International Silver Company, either directly or indirectly through one of the companies mentioned above: AMERICAN SILVER COMPANY and HOLMES & TUTTLE (Bristol, 1935), FORBES SILVER CO. (Meriden, through Meriden Britannia Co), HALL & ENTON CO. (Wallingford, through Watrous Mfg Co), INTERNATIONAL SILVER CO. OF CANADA LTD. INC. (1922), LA PIERRE MFG CO. (New York and Wallingford, 1929), MALTBY STEVENS & CURTISS (Wallingfort, through Watrous), MERIDEN BRITANNIA CO. LTD (Hamilton, Canada, through Meriden Britannia Co), PARKER & CASPER (Meriden, through Wilcox Silver Plate Co), W. ROGERS MFG CO. LTD (Niagara Falls, 1905, through W.Rogers Mfg Co), ROGERS SMITH & CO. (Wallingford, through Rogers Brothers), STANDARD SILVER CO. LTD (Toronto, 1912), E.G. WEBSTER & SON and WEBSTER MANUFACTURING CO. (Brooklyn and later Meriden, 1928, through Barbour Silver Co), WILCOX BRITANNIA CO. (Meriden, through Wilcox Silver Plate Co), WILCOX & EVERSEN (New York and later Meriden, through Meriden Britannia Co). Into the 20th century, many silver designs carried either the International Silver Company brand, the pre-existing brand, or both were listed as the design maker. A founding member of the company was Senator Charles Dwight Yale, nephew of merchant William Yale, and member of the Yale family. International Silver Company and its factories were active in the whole Meriden-Wallingford area becoming possibly the larger center for silver craftsmanship in the US. The peak of the production was reached in the late 1930s. Besides the marks bearing its own name or the name of one of the companies organized in the International Silver Company, the silverplate production was marked with a wide array of trademarks: ALBANY SILVER PLATE, AMERICAN SILVER CO, AMSILCO, ATLAS SILVER PLATE, AVON SILVER PLATE, BS CO, CAMELIA SILVERPLATE, CARV-EZE, COURT SILVER PLATE, CROWN SILVER CO, DEEP SILVER, DEERFIELD SILVER PLATE, EASTERN SILVER CO, 1847 ROGERS BROS, 1865 WM. ROGERS MFG CO, EMBASSY SILVER PLATE, GEM SILVER CO, HOLD-EDGE, INDEPENDENCE TRIPLE, INLAID, INSICO, INTERNATIONAL, I.S. CO, KENSICO, KENSINGTON SILVER PLATE, MANOR PLATE, MELODY SILVER PLATE, N.E.S.P. CO, NEW ENGLAND SILVER PLATE, NO-TARN, OLD COMPANY PLATE, PALLADIANT, R & B, R.C. CO, REVELATION SILVER PLATE, ROYAL PLATE CO, SILVER WELD, SOUTHINGTON COMPANY, STRAND, STRATFORD PLATE, STRATFORD SILVER PLATE CO, SUPER-PLATE, SUPERIOR, SUPREME SILVER PLATE, VIANDE, VICTOR S. CO, WM ROGERS & SON, WORLD, X S TRIPLE. The production of sterling hollowware continued until 1976. In 1979, International Silver, Ltd. (Traded as "ISLOTC" on the Vancouver Stock Exchange, and traded on the OTC market in the United States.) was created to bring the dormant International Silver Company back from a group of licenses, hallmarks, and other assets into a trading company with buying centers for scrap precious metals in Cookeville, Tennessee, Waco, Texas, and Las Vegas, Nevada, a refinery operation was opened in Scottsdale, Arizona and mining purchase operations in Tucson, Arizona and Lake Tahoe, California. The firm also owned and operated a precious metals trading operation in Scottsdale, with a seat that took delivery of silver bullion and silver coin contracts off of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, The Mid America Commodity Exchange and COMEX in New York City. The silver plated hollowware business was sold to Oneida Silversmiths in 1981. The International Silver Company was sold in 1984 to Katy Industries Inc. changing its name to Wallace International Silversmiths, Wallingford, Connecticut. This firm markets International Sterling flatware and silverplated flatware under various trademarks (e.g. 1847 Rogers Bros, International Deep silver,). In 1986 the business was purchased by a subsidiary of Syratech Corporation. International Silver Co is now (2020) property of Lifetime Brands, Inc. owner of other historic brands as Gorham, Kirk Stieff, Poole, Towle Silversmiths, Tuttle and Wallace." (Wikipedia / Silver Collection)

Condition

Tarnish; scratches

Dimensions

Large - 14.75" x 0.75" / Small - 12.25" x 0.75" (Diameter x Height)