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| 1847 Rogers Bros. |
Full color 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad for their Utility Tray Set. The headline begins the discussion by saying "In Behalf of the Bride" and follows with a letter to grooms-to-be about something to consider for their new wives to make their life as a homemaker easier. The text mentions some of the things that he will expect of her in the kitchen and talks about the 26 piece Utility Tray Set for $34 being a wise investment to make her task easier. The text also mentions other sets including The Anniversary, The Ancestral and The Ambassador. Shown at the bottom of the ad is a picture of a bride and groom looking at a set of silverplate and seeing their reflections in the serving dish. |
April 1926 Good Housekeeping |
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$9.00 |
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| 1847 Rogers Bros. |
Full color 10" x 13" ad with Veronica Lake for their silverplate. This ad, under the smiling picture of the attractive Ms. Lake also mentions her new movie "So Proudly We Hail" |
September 27, 1943 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
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| 1847 Rogers Bros. |
Full color 10" x 14" ad for several sets of their Silverplate. There is a picture of a lady, identified only as a "young wife", wearing a floor-length orange gown and standing demurely next to her dining room table already set for company. Another picture shows a spoon from the sets Adoration, First Love, Eternally Yours and Remembrance and the text gives prices of $64.75 for a 52-p[iece service for eight, $94.75 for a 76-piece service for twelve and $117.50 for a 100-piece service for eight. All prices include a chest and the ad mentions tuning into The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 14, 1948 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
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| 1847 Rogers Bros. |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad that shows the Adoration, Eternally Yours, First Love and the Remembrance patterns. The ad has photos of newlyweds cutting the wedding cake. One photo is supposedly from an 1847 wedding and another from a 1950 wedding. The ad headline declares that "It's still the thing to do...It's still the thing to own" and talks about how this has been "a preference echoed for over 100 years". |
May 22, 1950 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
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| 1847 Rogers Bros. |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Heritage style of Silverplate. There is a drawing of a dining room with the table set for a formal occassion and a couple fawning over an older lady who is sitting in a chair. The headline calls this "Your gift to Mother...precious Heritage" and the text talks about the quality and beauty of this product. Shown at the bottom of the page are samples of the Remberance, the Daffodil, the Flair along with the Heritage styles of their products. |
April 30, 1956 Life magazine |
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$7.50 |
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| Community |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Twilight pattern of silverware. The ad has a background picture of a happy couple toasting something with their coffee cups with a sample in the foreground of a spoon, knife and fork in the Twilight pattern. Below this are examples of spoons on other patterns they were offering, including the South Seas, the White Orchid, the Morning Star, the Evening Star and the Coronation. The ad mentions that prices for service for 8 in the Twilight pattern begin at $64.75. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 1955 Ladies Home Journal |
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$8.00 |
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| Gorham |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their varieties of Sterling Silverwares. The ad has a picture of ten different patterns shown against a backdrop of grapes and other fruits. Shown in this ad are the Etruscan, the Camellia, the Greenbrier, the Lyric, the Lily of the Valley, the Chantilly, the King Edward, the Strasbourg, the Melrose and the Buttercup. The text says these are ten of the sixteen patterns available at prices starting at $29.75 for a six-piece setting for one person. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 1951 Woman's Home Companion |
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$8.00 |
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| Gorham |
Three color 7 1/4" x 10 1/2" ad for their Aloha pattern of silverplate. The ad has a picture of an Hawaiian girl with a flower behind her ear next to samples of a knife, fork and spoon with the new hibiscus pattern. The ad claims it is "a happy new blend of modern lines and classic beauty" and claims to have services for 8 and 12 at prices starting at $69.95. |
October 1955 Ladies Home Journal |
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$8.00 |
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| Gorham |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad that introduces the Gorham Esprit design. The ad shows a fork, spoon and a knife with sparklers going off in the background. This product is described as "Sparkling, spirited new design...the American look in sterling...sculptured by Gorham for you, forever." This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 1962 McCall's |
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$7.50 |
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| Heirloom | Black and white 9" x 13" ad with Bob Hope and his daughter Linda doing an ad for Heirloom Sterling. Hope and his daughter are standing cheek-to-cheek as the text talks about their new pattern Flower Lane of which there is a photo of a spoon in this design. The price for a six-piece setting of this style was $34.75 and the ad mentions the new movie that Bob Hope was in, Beau James. | June 1957 McCall's |
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| Holmes & Edwards |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Sterling Inlaid Silverplate. The ad has a picture of a lady clasping her hands with joy as she looks at the four different patterns available. The ad shows spoons in the Spring Garden pattern, the Youth pattern, the Danish Princess pattern and the Lovely Lady pattern and the text claims that these can be yours in a service of eight for as low as $49.95. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
August 14, 1950 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
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| Holmes & Edwards |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad that shows a few of the Silverware Patterns that were available at this time. The headline wonders "Is your 'teen-ager ashamed of your Silverware?" and suggests to those parents who may have only succeeded in heaping shame on their children for this one fault, to look at the Holmes & Edwards Collections of Silverplate. Shown in this ad are the Danish Princess pattern, the May Queen pattern, the Romance pattern which is New, the Spring Garden pattern and the Lovely Lady pattern. The text gives a sample price of a pattern in Silverplate and compares how much less it is than one in Sterling Silver and mentions the Club Plus terms you can get from your dealer to make the purchase price even better. |
September 1952 McCall's |
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$8.00 |
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| Holmes & Edwards |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for more of their Deep Silver Silverware. There is a picture of a spoon in the Silver Fashion pattern lying on a bar of silver. Below this is a picture that shows other patterns that are available in the Deep Silver line. These include the Romance pattern, the May Queen pattern, the Bright Future pattern and the Danish Princess pattern. The ad text talks about being able to get a service for eight for $100. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 18, 1956 Life magazine |
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$7.50 |
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| Holmes & Edwards |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their DeepSilver silverware. There is a picture of a formally-attired lady standing with a black background and leaning on a red-lined chest with the drawers opened to expose the complete selection. The headline calls it "So easy to love. You'd be! If you gave her a palace-worth of new DeepSilver". The text talks about some of the features of this product and mentions a price of $300 for a complete service of 12 or $100 for a service of 8. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
November 12, 1956 Life magazine |
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$7.50 |
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| International Sterling |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their solid silver dinnerware. The ad has a drawing of a lady dreaming of sitting at the Cafe Armand in some foreign city with the man of her dreams. The ad headline reminds you that "You may have to wait for that trip around the world...but not for your International Sterling". Shown in the ad are samples of six of their 16 patterns. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
July 30, 1956 Life magazine |
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$7.50 |
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| Oneida |
Black and white 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad for their Solid Stainless Silverware. The ad has a picture of two couples eating Japanese style by kneeling at a table that is set with Oneida and the headline says "Today's new setting for party luxury. Solid Stainless by Oneida". The ad shows three pieces from the Shasta line with prices and shows a spoon from the Paul Revere, the Shoreline, the Vista, the Accent and the Profile lines along with prices for different numbers of settings. |
March 1959 Good Housekeeping |
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$7.50 |
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| Oneida |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad that introduces the Lasting Rose design. The ad shows an example of a fork, spoon and a knife and has a coupon that, when filled out and mailed with 25 cents, will give you a teaspoon to see if you like their new offering. The ad headline has the teaspoon saying "I'm new, I'm stainless, I'm 'Lasting Rose' - quick, send for me". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 1962 McCall's |
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$7.50 |
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| Oneida |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 12" ad for their Heirloom Sterling. The ad has a picture that shows three knives of different styles lying on a table. The ad headline says "Traditional, floral or proudly plain...choose the one you love" and the ad text identifies the styles as Grandeur, Damask Rose and Vivant. The ad claims that four-piece settings of the patterns shown can be yours for $34.00. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 1964 Seventeen magazine |
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$7.50 |
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| Reed & Barton |
Full color 10" x 13" ad for the Reed & Barton Sterling. The ad has a picture of a happy lady feeding a shrimp that has been speared on a fork to the man of her life. The ad headline claims this couple is "Registered for Reed & Barton" and the ad talks about how using Reed & Barton Sterling will make everything else on your table look better. At the bottom of the ad is a spoon that is identified as being of the Hampton Court style and the ad claims that prices for 32-piece sets start at $250. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 1964 Seventeen magazine |
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$7.50 |
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| Rogers |
Black and white 4 3/4" x 10 1/4" ad for Kellogg's Shredded Wheat Cereal with a coupon to receive four Rogers teaspoons with an initial of your choice on it. |
December 1949 Woman's Day |
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$8.00 |
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| Stegor |
Black and white 7 1/2" x 11" ad for their Stainless Tableware. There is a picture of two couples preparing for a formal dinner and the headline explains that "Because this is the way you live This is the Tableware you'll want". The ad shows the Verve, the Pace, the Wheat and the Motif designs while introducing the Spiral design, The text gives the prices for sets of the normal designs and for the Spiral which has "an unusually modest price". |
June 1956 Good Housekeeping |
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$7.50 |
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| Towle |
Three color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for their Southwind pattern. The ad has a picture that shows the four pieces lying on a bright green leaf and the headline says "Introducing a breeze-fresh idea by Towle...Southwind" - a vibrant Modern with gentle manners. The text describes the Solid Silver product in flowery detail and mentions a price of $33.50 for a six-piece place setting and $4.50 a leaf-lovely teaspoon. |
October 1952 McCall's |
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$8.00 |
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| Towle |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Silver Spray pattern of Sterling Silver. The ad has a large picture of a place setting of this pattern and enlargements of the Curve of Beauty and the tiny bouquet that are used in this pattern. The ad describes the style and workmanship of this product in fairly glowing terms and mentions the price of a six-piece place setting as $35.00. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 1955 Ladies Home Journal |
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$8.00 |
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| Towle |
Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad that introduces the Legato design. The ad has a photo of a fork from this design, leaning against the neck of a finely carved violin. The ad headline describes this new design as "eternal as a remembered melody". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 1962 McCall's |
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$7.50 |
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| Wallace |
Full color 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad that shows six of their current styles of Sterling Silverware. There is a drawing of an anxious young lady unwrapping a box that is labeled "...her first Grown-up Treasure". Next to this, on a blue background, are seen a variety of spoons of their different styles. We see the Rose Point style, the Stradivari style, the Romance of the Sea style, the Sir Christopher style, the Grand Colonial style and the Grande Baroque style. The text, referring to these has having Third Dimension Beauty, offers six-piece place settings in prices ranging from $32.50 to $43.50. |
April 1951 Good Housekeeping |
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$8.00 |
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| Wallace |
Black and white 9" x 12" ad for their Sterling Silver Holloware, The headline claims that this is "the most treasured briday gift" and the text boasts proudly about the quality and overall demand for these products. There are thirteen different products pictured in this ad with descriptions and prices. |
June 1952 House Beautiful |
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$8.00 |
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| Wallace |
Black and white 10" x 14" ad that has a slim lady standing there saying that "I hit the jackpot with my bonus gift of Wallace Sterling Silver". The ad says that "Wallace - and only Wallace - has this exciting Bonus Gift Offer". This ad offers a set for $32.85, a set for $49.30 and another set for $83.00. On the left side of the ad are shown nine models that you may be able to purchase your style from. There was Sir Christopher, Stradivari, Grand Colonial, Romance of the Sea, Rose Point, Grande Baroque, Wishing Star, Waltz of Spring and Silver Swirl. |
January 9, 1956 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
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