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Important Historical Dates1801 Thomas Jefferson becomes the third President of U.S. 1809 James Madison becomes the President of the U.S. 1810 Britannia was first made in America in about 1810 1812 War 1812-1814 between Britain and United States of America 1817 James Madison becomes President of the U.S. 1825 John Quincy Adams becomes President of the U.S. 1829 Andrew Jackson becomes President of the U.S. 1836 Patent numbering system began on July 13, 1836 http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/issuyear.htm 1836 Cairns & Brother first introduce the New Yorker Firefighters Helmet 1837 Martin Van Buren becomes the President of the U.S. 1837 Hall, Elton & Co. organized 1840 Elkington & Co., Ltd. (Birmingham) began electroplating 1840 Reed & Barton founded 1841 William Henry Harrison becomes President of the U.S. 1841 John Tyler becomes President of the U.S. 1843 Crowles & Company began electroplating 1845 James Polk becomes President of the U.S. 1845 Florida and Texas join the Union 1846 Mead & Son began electroplating 1847 Roger Brothers began electroplating flatware 1848 Reed & Barton began electroplating 1848 Wisconsin joins the Union 1849 Zachary Taylor becomes President of the U.S. 1850 Millard Fillmore becomes President of the U.S. 1850 California joins the Union 1850s The British sterling standard was adopted by Gorham, Tiffany, and others 1850 - 1910 was the period of great silver presentation pieces 1852 Meriden Britannia Company formed 1853 Franklin Pierce becomes President of the U.S. 1853 Tiffany & Co., Inc. began electroplating 1855 Meriden Britannia Co. began electroplating Nickel Silver 1857 James Buchanan becomes President of the U.S. 1858 Molding of screw threads into glass 1858 Double value pouring lip appears on water pitchers 1859 Glass became an important component of many center pieces 1859 Minnesota joins the Union 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species" 1861 Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the U.S. 1861 Civil War begins 1861 Kansas joins the Union 1862 1847 Rogers Bros." trademark introduced by Meriden 1863 Homan Manufacturing began electroplating 1863 West Virginia joins the Union 1864 "In God We Trust" 1st appears on our coins, the two cent coin 1864 Nevada joins the Union 1865 Andrew Johnson becomes President of the U.S. 1865 Gorham began electroplating 1865 Civil War ends 1866 Japan began trade with the west 1867 Nebraska joins the Union 1867 Wilcox Silver Plate Company began electroplating 1861 Gorham dropped coin standard, adopted sterling standard 1868 Admiral Perry arrives in Japan 1869 Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the U.S. 1869 Transcontinental railroad completed May 10 1869 The Inauguration of the Suez Canal November 17, 1869 1870 Watchmakers & Jewelers Guild 1870-1892 1873 Derby Silver Company organized 1876 Colorado joins the Union 1877 Thomas Edison invention: the first phonograph 1877 Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the U.S. 1877 R. Wallace and Sons began electroplating 1878 The world's first successful oil tanker was the Russian "Zoroaster" 1879 Figural napkin rings introduced, popularity peaked 1886 1880 Pairpoint Manufacturing Company (1880-1929) 1881 James Garfield becomes President of the U.S. 1881 Chester Arthur becomes President of the U.S. 1882 Holmes & Edwards Silver Company organized 1883 Mount Krakatoa erupts 1885 Grover Clevland becomes President of the U.S. 1885 Butler's finish first appeared. 1889 Birthdays: Charlie Chaplin April 16; Adolf Hitler April 20 1889 N. Dakota, S. Dakota, Montana, and Washington join the Union 1889 Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the U.S. 1890 Idaho and Wyoming join the Union 1890s Souvenir spoon collecting became popular. 1891 US Import Law, County of origin now indicated 1892 Barbour Silver Company organized 1892 Jeweler's Crown Guild 1892-1900 1893 Grover Cleveland becomes President of the U.S. 1893 Poole Silver Company founded 1893 Edvard Munch paints “The Scream” 1894 Forbes Silver Company organized 1895 German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered x-rays 1896 Utah joins the Union 1896 Meriden Britannia ceased using term "quadruple/triple" plate. 1897 Joseph John Thompson announces discovery of the electron 1897 William McKinley becomes President of the U.S. 1898 Spanish-American War 1898 International Silver Co. incorporated 1898. 1898 Meriden Britannia Company became part of INSCO. 1899 Introduction of Liberty's Celtic revival 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the U.S. 1902 First US Automat(waiter less restaurant)opens in Philadelphia 1906 U.S. stamping act of 1906 1907 Oklahoma joins the Union 1908 Take Me Out To the Ball Game written by Jack Norworth 1909 Lincoln one-cent coin made its initial appearance 1909 William H. Taft becomes President of the U.S. 1909 Benny Goodman is born 1912 April 14, 11:40 p.m. R.M.S.TITANIC strikes an iceberg off Newfoundland 1912 Discontinuance f "Quadruple Plate" references 1913 Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the U.S. 1912 New Mexico and Arizona join the Union 1913 Ford Motor introduces first moving assembly line for the Model T 1913 Sixteenth Amendment ratified, Income Taxes 1914 World War I begins 1914-1919 (US enters war in 1917) 1919 World Series: Chicago White Soxs threw series, Reds Win 1921 Warren Harding becomes President of the U.S. 1921 Barbour Silver Co. half circle trademark 1st used. 1923 Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the U.S. 1926 Oneida Community Limited began producing silver plated holloware 1926 Quaker Silver Co., Inc. (1926-1959) 1927 Reed and Barton year marks available 1928-1957 1929 Martin Luther King,Jr.was born January 15, 1929 1929 Herbert Hoover becomes President of the U.S. 1929 First year for Oscars 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the U.S. 1939 Food stamps program introduced May 16 1939 World War II begins 1939-1945
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