Silverplate Marks

Rodgers to Russell

G. Rodgers

A trademark of the Standard Silver Co. of Toronto.
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1846 Rogers

A trademark of the Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co. used 1865-c. 1867.

1847 Rogers Bros.

A trademark of the Meriden Britannia Co. 1862-1898 and then International Silver 1898-1990s.
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1881 Rogers

A trademark of Wm. A. Rogers.
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Rogers & Bro.

Waterbury, CT  1858-c. 1976
Holloware production began c. 1874.  Was one of the founding companies that formed International Silver in 1898.  Originally, goods marked with R&B were considered second quality, selling for less than their premium grade counterparts.  The Rogers & Bro. line was discontinued around 1976.
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Rogers Bros. Manufacturing Co.

Hartford, CT 1853-1861
Became a part of Rogers, Smith & Co. in 1861.

Rogers & Brittin Silver Co.

Bridgeport, CT 1880-1882
Succeeded by Holmes & Edwards.
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Rogers Cutlery Co.

Hartford, CT  1871-1940s
One of the companies that joined to form International Silver in 1898.
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Rogers & Hamilton

Waterbury, CT 1886-c. 1920
Successor to Holmes, Booth & Haydens.  Became a part of International Silver in 1898.
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Rogers Silver Plate Co. (I)

Danbury, CT  c. 1887-1928
Manufacturers of silverplate novelties.

Rogers Silver Plate Co. (II)

New York, NY c. 1880-1890
A company formed to sell flatware made by R. Strickland & Co.

Rogers, Smith & Co.

Hartford, CT 1857-1862; New Haven, CT 1862-1877;
and Meriden, CT 1877-1898
Founded by William Rogers and George Smith. Acquired by the
Meriden Britannia Co. in 1862 and moved to New Haven.  Became a part of International Silver in 1898.
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Rogers & Wood Co.

Northampton, MA 1900-1901
Sold to Wm. A. Rogers in 1901.
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C. Rogers & Bros.

Meriden, CT 1866-1903
Founded by Cephas B. Rogers, Gilbert Rogers, and Wilbur F. Rogers. Acquired by International Silver.
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C.B. Rogers & Co.

A trademark of C. Rogers & Bros.

F.B. Rogers Silver Co.

Listed under Silversmiths.

H.O. Rogers Silver Co.

Taunton, MA c. 1913-1923
Founded by Harry O. Rogers.

J. Rogers & Co.

A trade name brand of Oneida.

J. Rogers Silver Co.

New York, NY c. 1901-1929
Acquired by Oneida.

R.W. Rogers Co.

New York, NY 1894-1895

Simeon L. & George H. Rogers Co.

Hartford, CT c. 1900-1929
Acquired by Wm. A. Rogers Ltd. in 1918 then by Oneida in 1929.
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Wm. Rogers & Son / Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co.

Hartford, CT 1865-1990s
The eagle/Wm Rogers/star mark was used until 1976.
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Wm. A. Rogers, Ltd. (I)

Hartford, CT and New York, NY c. 1894-Present
Silverplated flatware production began in 1894.  The (R) Rogers (R) mark was first used about 1901, and the 1881 (R) Rogers (R) mark was
first used about 1910.  The W.R. Keystone mark was used for half plate flatware and medium grade holloware.  Acquired the Niagara Silver Co. around 1904 and S.L. & G.H. Rogers in 1918.  Wm. A. Rogers, Ltd. was acquired by Oneida in 1929.
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Wm. A. Rogers, Ltd. (II)

Ontario, Canada
Canadian branch of Wm. A. Rogers, began c. 1900.

Wm. G. Rogers Co.

Greenfield, MA 1901-1903
This company was sued by International Silver, who owned the Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co., claiming fraudulent use of the Rogers name.  Two former Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co. employees, brothers Walter E. and J. Henry Nichols, formed the Wm. G. Rogers Co., and held the majority of company stock.  They allocated 10% of stock to William G. Rogers, a bank clerk in New York City, and named him president of the  company, enabling them to legally use the Wm. G. Rogers name.  In 1903, International Silver was successful in their suit, proving the company was set up to deceive the public; the Wm. G. Rogers Co. was barred from ever using that name again, or any name which included Wm. Rogers.

Wm. H. Rogers

Plainfield, NJ 1898-1904
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Rosebud Silver Plate

A trade name of International Silver.
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Royal Manufacturing Co.

Listed under Silversmiths.
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Royal Plate Co.

Originally a trademark beginning c. 1885 of J.W. Johnson, a wholesale silverplating company that began in 1869.  It later became a brand of the American Silver Co. and then International Silver.
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Royal Rochester

A trademark brand of the Robeson-Rochester Corp.

Royal Saxony Silver Plate

A trade name of International Silver.
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R.S. Mfg. Co.

A trade name of the Niagara Silver Co. and later Wm. A. Rogers.
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Russell Harrington Cutlery Co.

Southbridge, MA
Founded by John Russell as J. Russell & Co. in 1834.  When John Russell retired in 1868 and the company incorporated, the name became John Russell Mfg. Co.  The company reorganized in 1873, changing the name again to the John Russell Cutlery Co.  The final name change took place in 1932 when the business merged with the Harrington Cutlery Co.
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