Category Archives: E L Brittin

The Mystery of the Maltese Cross

Posted on January 2, 2016 by queenofsienna

A reader of this blog recently contacted me and asked if I could assist her with the identification of a Bridgeport Silver Co. mark on a piece of hollowware that she had.  This is a photo of her “nut bowl” … Continue reading →

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The Holmes & Edwards Silver Company

Posted on July 8, 2014 by queenofsienna

The Holmes & Edwards Silver Company was organized in 1882, with headquarters in Bridgeport, Connecticut.  The illustration below was taken from the 1893 Hurd Atlas and shows the company’s office and manufacturing facilities. But the roots of Holmes & Edwards … Continue reading →

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Edwin Brittin’s Squirrel

Posted on July 19, 2013 by queenofsienna

I’ve lately become enamored of silver plated nut picks from the late 1800’s…don’t ask me why, maybe I’m nuts.  But there is just something about the relatively diminutive size (usually around 4 and 3/4ths inches long) and amount of detail … Continue reading →

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