Category Archives: Egbert Sperry

H. C. Reed Jr. & Co.

Posted on June 8, 2017 by queenofsienna

I came across a julep strainer in a design that I hadn’t seen before.  Yet, it looked so familiar to me.  It was marked “H. C. Reed Jr. & Co.” I hadn’t seen that mark before either.   The pattern … Continue reading →

Posted in antique barware, bar strainer, bar tool, bar ware, barware, cocktail strainer, Curran & Co., Derby Silver Co, E W Sperry, Edwin Brittin, Egbert Sperry, Grape pattern, Henry C. Reed Jr., Henry C. Reed Jr. & Co., Hiram Young, J. F. Curran, julep strainer, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

The Hartford Manufacturing Company

Posted on December 7, 2013 by queenofsienna

Hartford Manufacturing Company is a bit of an enigma.  In some popular and well respected books on the subject of American silverplate it is barely mentioned if, in fact, mentioned at all.  And trying to find any history relating to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ashmead Hurlburt, Civil War, Cowles Manufacturing, Cowles Mfg., E W Sperry, Egbert Sperry, flatware, Hartford Manufacturing Co., Hartford Mfg. Co., ironclad gunboat, J. M. Ney, LeRoy White, Olive Pattern, Rogers & Bro., Rogers Bros., Rogers Brothers, silver plate, silver plate manufacturer, silverplate, silverplate manufacturers, Simeon S. Rogers, USS Cairo, Wm. B. Johnson | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments