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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. 1831 Samuel Francis Smith wrote "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" (America) 1833 Formation of the Whig Party, Lincoln was a Whig Congressman 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. 1840 Elkington & Co., Ltd. (Birmingham) began electroplating 1840 Reed & Barton founded 1841 William Henry Harrison becomes President of the U.S. 1843 Crowles & Company began electroplating 1845 James Polk becomes President of the U.S. 1846 Mexican-American war begins April 25, ends February 1848 1847 Roger Brothers began electroplating flatware 1848 Reed & Barton began electroplating 1849 Henry David Thoreau publishes “Civil Disobedience” 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. 1855 Meriden Britannia Co. began electroplating Nickel Silver 1857 James Buchanan becomes President of the U.S. 1858 Molding of screw threads into glass 1859 Glass became an important component of many center pieces 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species" 1860 April 3, inaugural run of the Pony Express 1861 Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the U.S. 1862 1847 Rogers Bros." trademark introduced by Meriden 1863 Abraham Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address on November 19 1864 "In God We Trust" 1st appears on our coins, the two
cent coin 1865 Andrew Johnson becomes President of the U.S. 1866 Japan began trade with the west 1867 Nebraska joins the Union 1868 Admiral Perry arrives in Japan 1869 Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the U.S. 1870 Watchmakers & Jewelers Guild 1870-1892 1873 Derby Silver Company organized 1876 Colorado joins the Union 1877 Thomas Edison invention: the first phonograph 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. 1882 Holmes & Edwards Silver Company organized 1883 Brooklyn Bridge opens May 24th 1885 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn published by Samuel Clemens 1885 Grover Clevland becomes President of the U.S. 1889 Birthdays: Charlie Chaplin April 16; Adolf Hitler April
20 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 1893 Grover Cleveland becomes President of the U.S. 1894 Forbes Silver Company organized 1895 German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered x-rays 1896 Utah joins the Union 1897 Joseph John Thompson announces discovery of the electron 1898 Spanish-American War 1898 Meriden Britannia Company became part of INSCO. 1899 Introduction of Liberty's Celtic revival
1900 Casey Jones, Illinois Central Railroad Engineer, becomes legend 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 1912 April 14, 11:40 p.m. R.M.S.TITANIC strikes an iceberg
off Newfoundland 1913 Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the U.S. 1914 World War I begins 1914-1919 (US enters war in 1917) 1919 Eighteenth Amendment to US Constitution, January 16 - Prohibition
1921 Warren Harding becomes President of the U.S. 1923 Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the U.S. 1926 Oneida Community Limited began producing silver plated holloware 1927 Reed and Barton year marks available 1928-1957 1929 Martin Luther King,Jr.was born January 15, 1929 1931 “The Star –Spangled Banner” was named America’s National Anthem 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the U.S. 1939 Food stamps program introduced May 16
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