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Cerene Posts: 1 |
posted 06-24-2000 04:32 PM
  
I've spent the afternoon searching the internet for information on my grandmother's silver child's cup without any luck. I hope someone can help me! I'm posting here only because I'm guessing the cup was manufactured in the early 1900's. I live in Connecticut and so did my grandmother in 1906 when she was born. Family history says she received this small silver cup as a baby gift. It is about 1.5 inches high and almost 2 inches round. It has a wide handle that tapers towards the bottom. On the bottom of the cup are the letters RD which are both encircled and then the word STERLING. Underneath is the number 5. I would like to know if it is a child's cup, where and when it was manufactured and by whom. Any clues would be helpful. Thank you! IP: Logged |
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Brent Posts: 1507 |
posted 06-24-2000 10:36 PM
The mark you describe is for the Richard Dimes Company of South Boston, MA. Richard Dimes worked for Towle Silversmiths and Frank W. Smith Co. before starting his own company in either 1908 or 1923. From your account, I would guess that the company was indeed founded in 1908. It certainly sounds like a child's cup. Perhaps it was given as a christening gift, rather than as a birth present. Alternately, it could have been given about the time your grandmother was ready to use a cup. In times past, children's silver was meant to be used, rather than just displayed or stored away as it is today. I hope this answers your questions! Brent IP: Logged |
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