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New York: Meriden Britannia Co., 1871. Hardcover. Good -. Magnificent full page wood engraved illustrated folio catalog for the internationally famed producer of silver-plated ware, Meriden Britannia . Each page features stunning illustrations of the silver, from elaborately decorated trays and elegant soup ladles, to tea sets and imposing ice pitchers. The folio contains price lists for silver plate patterns, including tea sets, trays, vases, wine coolers, serving dishes, flat ware, etc. with prices for "chased" or "plain" printed below the illustrated items and Meriden's trademarks for nickel silver or white metal printed at the top. The catalog is in two parts, the first part listing new prices (pp 7 -71); the second part, titled "Old Price List of 1867" (pp 75 - 194). This trade catalog was produced just a year after the devastating Meriden fire of June 1870 which destroyed the main building of the Meriden Britannia. The name of the company was derived from "Britannia", a metal alloy similar… Read More

London: Sampson Low, Marsten & Company, 1911. Hardcover. Good condition. Large 8vo, 363pp, color frontis, color and b&w illus throughout, 4 folding ads, teg, uncut. Pictorial green cloth cover with title in gilt on cover and gilt title on spine. Spine has darkened, o/w good.