Vintage Whiting Mfg. Company Sterling Silver Shoe Horn with 3 deals Leaf Clover Open Filigree Design 1870-80s

Vintage Whiting Mfg. Company Sterling Silver Shoe Horn with 3 Leaf Clover Open Filigree Design

Vintage sterling silver shoe horn stamped and hallmarked Whiting Mfg. Co. Sterling Silver which was in business by that name between 1886-1924. It has an engraved monogram "HWB".

Note: photo 5 is from an on-line source about the history of Whiting Mfg. Company

The soft, warm, original finish is present with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear detail with no repairs or alterations makes this shoe horn very attractive.

Dimensions: 4.75 x 1.75 inches, 1.4 oz
Monogrammed HWB
Good condition. Normal wear and tear

Whiting Manufacturing Co traces its origin to the firm Tifft & Whiting formed in 1840 by Albert C. Tifft and William Dean Whiting.
After the retirement of Tifft the firm changed to Whiting & Gooding (& Co) in 1853, Whiting Fessenden & Cowan (1858), Tifft Whiting & Co (1859, re-entering of Tifft), Whiting Cowan & Bowen (1864) until its forming as Whiting Manufacturing Co in 1866. The factory, located in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, was destroyed by a fire in 1875. What was salvaged by the ruins was acquired by F, Jones and the production transferred to New York combining its manufacturing operations and offices into one building at 692-694 Broadway at Fourth Street.

The company was purchased by Gorham in 1924 and the production transferred to Providence, Rhode Island. Whiting had relatively small production output but produced exceptional handmade silverware in relatively small quantities. The Company's most famous and important designer was Charles Osborne. In the 1880's he worked for Tiffany for a period of time before returning to Whiting. His designs are some of the most important of the American aesthetic movement. From 1905 to 1924 the firm marked its production with date symbols. Whiting was deals absorded by Gorham in 1926

CHRONOLOGY
Tifft & Whiting 1840-1853
Whiting & Gooding (& Co) 1853 - 1858
Whiting, Fessenden & Cowan 1858 - 1859
Tifft, Whiting & Co 1859 - 1864
Whiting, Cowan & Bowen 1864 - 1866
Whiting Manufacturing Co 1866 - 1924