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RARE Art Nouveau Pen Tray
Cigar Ash Tray marked DERBY Silver Co. 1544 and B
c. 1989-1928
Derby Silver Company founded 1872 made basically anything which was plated by or made of silver. Special orders were constantly commissioned as well. The factory manufactured items for the Sperry and Hutchins trading stamp stores. The Company was noted for its large line of silver plated toilet ware. This piece for sale is a cigar ash tray. Showrooms were established in New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco. A considerable amount of silver was shipped to South America. The logo, at the time, featured an anchor, often with the words "Derby Silver Company" or its initials surrounding it. In 1898, the plant merged with the International Silver Company, a consortium of Connecticut silver companies. At that time the Derby Silver Company works was known as "Factory B". Thus, as a rule of thumb, items with the “Derby Silver Company” logo most likely date from the nineteenth century, while items with the Derby or Factory "B" as this piece is marked, are 1898 onward. A victim of the Depression, the plant closed in 1933. |