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Special Features
In 1862 John R. Wendt was issued a design patent for
die cut flatware bearing a medallion of the Roman
Tradition. (3) The innovation became so popular that 20
other manufacturers would follow the lead in the next
decade and produce Medallion flatware. The style was
revived in 1880 and finally died out around 1910. Due
largely to Soeffing's publication (3), Medallion today
has it's own legion of avid collectors.
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Dating
We have some pieces marked "Coin" and others marked
925. I would assume that the coin are the oldest. Wendt
was defunct by 1870, so that normally one could assume
that no pieces made after 1870 exist. However part of
the business was sold to Dominick and Haff and both the
Jeweler's circular and Dolan refer to the pattern as
D&H with a 1905 date. Even Turner goes so far as to
not show it under Wendt but to list a Medallion of 1905
on page 92 but did not include the picture. Therefore
it may be that the pattern was produced after 1870
Pieces Available
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Size
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My Cost
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Notes
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| Tablespoon |
8 1/2" |
$85.00 |
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| Ice Cream Spoon |
6" |
$79.00 |
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| Teaspoon |
6" |
$30.00 |
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| Demi-Tasse |
4 1/4" |
$85.00 |
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| Dinner Fork |
7 3/4" |
$70.00 |
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| Luncheon Fork |
6 3/4" |
$50.00 |
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| Pastry/Salad Fork |
6" |
$65.00 |
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Note: |
Have seen Dessert/Tea Knives, heard of an
oval soup but have never seen one. I have
also seen very attractive servers in the
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Key Pieces
We are not sure what the third fork
is- salad or pastry, but we were certainly pleased to
find it.
Comments
This is probably the most plentiful
of the Medallion patterns as well as the first.
Questions
Were any produced after 1870? Did
D&H make any? Are there oval soup/dessert spoons?
Has anyone seen an original set- what kind of knives
were used? What is our third fork? Salad? Pastry?
Pickle? [See Forum
for responses to questions]
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