Special Features

The Olive pattern was one of the 1850's trendsetters away from the English standard patterns. It is interesting since it became an American standard and was produced by several manufacturers and silversmiths of the day. It was made in coin, electroplate and Sterling. Most interesting are pieces from a small silversmith with a short career, such as the Haddock Lincoln & Foss below given as 1850-1865. Most have retailers marks with no makers marks.

Dating

According to Turner, both Wood & Hughes and William Gale were producing Olive by 1850 and others such as Whiting and Meriden Britannia carried it into the 1870's.

Pieces Available

Size My Cost Note Teaspoon 5 7/8" $20.00 Bailey Katella & Chapman Dessert Spoon 7 3/4" $35.00 Dexter & Haskins Dinner Fork 7 5/8" $27.00 Haddock Lincoln & Foss (925) Dessert Fork 6 3/8" $35.00 Palmer & Batchelder Pastry Fork 7" $35.00 Haddock Lincoln & Foss

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The only piece of any special interest is the little fork with the wide tine which I suspect is a pastry. I don't think it is particularly scarce because I have seen a number of them for sale.

Comments

The Haddock, Lincoln & Foss pieces are of special interest because Kovel's gives them a date of 1850-65 and they are listed in Some references as silversmiths. These pieces are of excellent weight and quality and are marked (925)., which makes them quite early for sterling. The quality is similar to what Polhemus made for Tiffany in early sterling such as Louis XIV.