PAGE FOUR THE POST, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1946 Neighborhood N otes And News Of Local Church Doings Purely Personal ; Mr. and Mrs. Ted Woolbert of Shavertown will have as guest over the Labor Day weekend the latter's sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs, John Mack of Jersey City. Mrs. Fred Stevens of Demunds road submitted to an operation at Nesbitt Hospital on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Lewin of Goss Manor will have as Labor Day weekend guests, Brenton Gray of Lansdowne, Pa., and Miss Elizabeth Whitely of Upper Darby. The Lloyd Shavers. of Newton Square are spending two weeks with the = Lewins, Miss Marjorie Shepherd has re- turned to her home in Washington, D.C. after spending some time with her mother, Mrs. George Shepherd | of Goss Manor. Marjorie is serving with the American Red Cross. David Specht has returned to his home on Long Island after spend- ing two weeks with his grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. James York of Davenport street. His ‘mother, .and dad spent the weekend with the Yorks and took him home. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Niemeyer of Davenport street had as guests | last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Robert | Mathias of Olyphant. ter and son-in-law, Their daugh- "Mr, and Mrs. Miss Betty Jean Crich, Wed to Charles Gurdon Mrs. Sam Davis of Trucksville wishes to announce the marriage of" her sister, of Trucksville, to Charles A. Gurdon, 376 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit. The ceremony was performed Satur- day, August 17, in the First Presby- terian Church at Dearborn, Mich. Mrs, ‘Gurdon attended Kingston Township Schools while residing in Trucksville. She is now employed at the Parke Davis plant in Detroit. The couple will reside in Detroit. this week visiting their son, Johnnie at Fort Bragg, N.C. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rudy and family have returned to their home on Main road, Dallas, after spend- ing some time at Cape Cod. Mrs. A. E. Bittenbender and son, George, of Huntsville have returned to their home after spending some time at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, visiting Mr. and Mrs. Forest Stevens. While there they had as guest for a few days Miss Lucille Disque of Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Dearolf have moved into the Graves home on Norton avenue. Phil Cease, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Cease of Oak street, Trucks- ville, will enter Penn State College as a member of the Sophomore class. Edward Jones and Beth Ann of this fall. Baltimore will spend their vacation ' with them early in September. Mrs. William Niemeyer Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Hadsel who | have been living on Huntsville road has moved into their own home on received word that her husband, | Franklin street last week. The Tech. Sgt. William arrived at San | Hadsels have built an attractive Francisco aboard the Marine Jump- Cape Cod story and a half house. er on Tuesday. From there Bill will | report to Camp Meade for discharge. Philadelphia Mrs. street, Shavertown, was guest of | i Chris Eipper who is employed in spent the weekend Elwood Lutsey of Summit with his family on Demunds road. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hunt of honor at a family dinner at the: Binghamton, N.Y. recently visited home of her mother-in-law and Mr. and Mrs. George Hunt of De- father-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Milton munds. Lutsey, of Wilkes-Barre Monday | evening. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Laskowski and daughter Shirley, of South River, N.J. spent their vacation with Mr. Laskowski’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Laskowski of Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. . ton, Pa., were guests of the latter's sister, Mrs. Nettie Rogers of Leh- man last Tuesday. The Wards had just returned from a successful fish- ing trip to Houlton, Maine. Misses Eleanor Hardisky of Leh- man, Beverly Davies of Mountain Top and Eleanor Hardisky and Le- ona Kosik of Demunds recently spent a few days in New York City. Mrs, Robert J. Eipper and chil- dren, Janice and Bobby, have re- turned to their home at Frankfont, | N.Y. after spending a week with Mrs. Eipper’s - mother-in-law and father-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, C. J. Eipper of Demunds road. Miss Marjorie Howell has com- pleted her training at General Hos- pital and is spending some time with her mother, Mrs. Ziba Howell at Shavertown. During September Mrs. Howell and Marjorie will take a trip up the Hudson River. Mrs. Leighton R. ‘Scott and son, Leighton of Easton, spent several days this week with the former’s mother, Mrs. H. H. Zeiser of Hunts- ville road. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Ide of : Huntsville will entertain at a clam bake and corn roast Saturday even- ing. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Robins have returned to their home on Norton avenue after spending some time at Asbury Park. Douglas Robins enlisted in the U.S. Army and left for Fort Meade two weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hauck and daughter, Kitty, spent several days SHAVER THEATRE Shavertown FRIDAY—SATURDAY “Road To Utopia” with Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour NEWS — MUSICAL MONDAY—TUESDAY ‘Leave Her to Heaven” in Technicolor with Cornel Wilde, Gene Tierney, Jeanne Crain CARTOON ’ WEDNESDAY—THURSDAY DOUBLE FEATURE ] Love A Bandleader” with “Rochester”, Phil Harris “Caribbean Mystery” with James Dunn, Shelia Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Howard James ! entertained at a family dinner at their home in Demunds to celebrate the fifth birthday anniversary of their son, David, recently. Mrs, Lettie Culver and children, Karen and Lee of Machell avenue, Earl Ward of. Can- | and Mrs. Florence Culver and Ar- thur Roat will leave Sunday to spend a month at Friendship, Maine. They will be joined there by Miss Edith Roat of Boston. Dana Lee has returned from New York City where he spent several days as‘guest of his mother. During the summer Dana was senior coun- selor at Camp Pocahanna. He will be a student at Wyoming Seminary this winter. : Mrs. Kenneth Huey of Shaver- town will leave Sunday to spend a week in New Jersey as guest of Mr, and Mrs. Boyd Hitchner. Mr. Huey and John Fink will drive her down. Mr. and Mrs. Hitchner are the proud parents of a new baby boy. Mrs. Addie Elston of Kingston spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Piatt of Huntsville. Edward ‘Cobleigh returned to his work at Laux’s machine shop Mon- day after being confined to his home at Outlet for two weeks with a knee cap dislocation. Mrs. Clyde Cooper and daughter, Priscilla and Polly Lou have re- turned to their home at Fernbrook after spending some time at North Lake. Miss Emma Jean Taylor has re- turned to her home in New (Colum- bus, Pa., after spending several days with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ide, of Huntsville. Charles Parrish, former (Church street resident, is making his home temporarily with Mr. and Mrs. Ad- dison Woolbert Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Miller have returned from their wedding trip and are residing temporarily with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Whipp lof Shavertown. Howard Moore who is working at Hartford, Conn., spent the week- end with his wife and sister, Mrs. Esther Davis of Idetown. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Litzonberges of Wilkes-Barre spent Sunday with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Norti Berti of Main Street. Miss Ruth Ann Hay has returned to her home in Trenton, N. J., after spending a month with her cousin, Irene Snyder, at Lehman. Mrs. Stanley Davies of Baldwin street and Miss Anna Kutzner left this week for New Hampshire where they will pick up the former's daughter, Mrs, Edward Stanley and infant son and bring them back. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kent have returned to their home at Lehman after spending some time at Edge- field, N.C. The Kents are former residents of Edgefield. John Vivian of Detroit, Mich., is guest at the William Vivian home in Fernbrook. : Mr. and Mrs. John H, Stenger Jr. of Terrace Drive, Shavertown, had las dinner guests Wednesday the TE . £1 | i Mrs. Margaret Bilge Is Guest At Supper Mr. and Mrs. Ted Woolbert of Shavertown entertained at a barbe- cue party Friday evening honoring Mrs. Woolbert’s mother, Mrs. Mar- garet Bilge of Demunds road, who, celebrated her birthday anniversary. Mrs. Bilge spent the weekend with the Woolberts. Present were: Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Donachie, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hislop, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Mec- Carty, Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Brown, Walter Woolbert, Jack Finnegan, Mr. and Mrs. George Howe, Mr, and Mrs. Don Grose, Mr. and Mrs. James Gensel, Miss Kay Condren, Mrs. Bilge and the Woolberts. Have New Son Mr. and Mrs. George Phillips of Buffalo, N. Y., announce the birth of an eight pound three ounce baby boy, John Richard, at Harrington Hospital, Buffalo, Monday, August 26. This is the Phillip’s first child. Mrs. Phillips is the former Betty Jean Lily of Buffalo. Both mother and son are doing nicely. | Miss Mary Weir Is Hostess to Club Board - Miss Mary Weir of Goodleigh Farms was® hostess to members of {the Executive Board of Dallas Wo- man’s - Club - at a Mexican dinner Monday evening. While there, members toured the barns and saw a three-hour-old baby calf. © At the dinner were: Mrs. Robert Scott, Mrs. Joseph Schmerer, Mrs. Lettie Culver, Mrs. Granville Sowden, Mrs. Carl Dick, Mrs. Robert Dolbear, Mrs. Milford Shaver, Mrs. L. L. Richard- son, Mrs. Harold Flack, Mrs. J. H. Stenger, Mrs. Don Harris, Mrs. Thomas Robinson, Mrs. Albert Pese- ‘vento, Mrs. Paul Warriner, Miss Gladys Wiener and Miss Weir. Next meeting of the Club - will be a dinner meeting at Irem Coun- try Club September 7. Weekend At Dushore ‘A number of local people enjoyed a houseparty at Dushore last week- end. They were Mr. and Mrs. John Yaple and Jackie, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Shaver and Jerry Ann and Lloyd Jr. of Newton Square and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Lewin and Jo- anne and Barbara. Entertain At Party For Mrs. William Young Mrs. Harold Flack and Mrs. Mar- vin Briggs of Goss Manor enter- tained at ithe Briggs home at a party honoring Mrs. William Young last Tuesday. San Francisco Sunday from where she will go by clipper to Manila to join her husband. She is the former Miss Martha Shepherd. Present at the party were: Mrs. George Shepherd, Miss Dorothy Shepherd, Miss Marjorie Shepherd, Mr. and Mrs. John Yaple, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Briggs and Mr. and Mrs. Flack. Entertain At Luncheon Mrs. H. G. Bland and Mrs. A. B. Simms of Lehman entertained at a bridge luncheon Thursday, Aug- ust 15, at the home of their mother, Mrs. Ella Major. Present were Mrs. George Lewis, Mrs. Hilda Anderson, Mrs. Alice Elston, Mrs. Kenneth Terry of Berwick, Mrs. William Daw of Muhlenburg and the hostesses. Birth Of Baby Girl Mr. and Mrs. Willard Garey of Shavertown have announced the birth of a baby girl, Mary Beth, at General Hospital Saturday, August 10. This is the Garey’s first child. Mrs. Garey is the former Hilda Staub. latter's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Gorham and children, Tom, John, Dan, Loretta and Patricia of Superior, Arizona, and Mrs. Loretta Gorham and Mary Oakley of Ashley. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Williams who have been making their home on Franklin street have moved to Kunkle, Mrs. Carrie Caperoon of Franklin street had as guests this week Mr. and Mrs. William Hanlon of Phila- delphia, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Ritter cele- brated their thirty-sixth wedding anniversary Wednesday, September 28. They will spend the holiday weekend in New York City. A number of friends and neigh- bors helped Mrs. Allie Morris of Franklin street, celebrate her eighty second birthday anniversary on Wednesday at a covered dish sup- per. * ! Mrs. Young left for, | BRIDE OF 48 HOURS BACK HOME BACK HOME again, Suzanne Tych- sen, 15, is shown with her mother (top) in Haddonfield, N. J., after eloping with Joseph Scimeca "(lett) , 21-year-old ex-private. Declaring she will have the 48-hour marriage annulled, the girl’s mother says the elopement never would have oc- curred if Col. Andrew Tychsen, now in India, were home. (International) At ‘a very pretty wedding, Miss Natalie Louise Kresge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer D. Kresge of Ocean Grove, N.J., became the bride of Lawrence Martin Isaacs, son of Mrs. Raymond Isaacs and the late Mr. Isaacs of Shavertown, Saturday, August 24 at 3 PM. Rev. Verne L. Smith performed the ceremony in St. Paul's Methodist Church be- fore an altar banked with white gladioli and palms. Miss Thelma Mount played the wedding march and Mrs. John L. Parsons of Troy, Pa., cousin of the bride, sang ‘Through the Years,” “I Love You Truly” and “Because.” The bride was given in marriage by her father. Mrs. Melvin W. Jones, sister of the bride, acted as matron of honor and Mrs. William H. Oliver, another sister, and Mrs. William T. Kresge, sister-in-law, were bridesmaids. Little Mary Lou Oliver, niece of the bride, was flower girl, Howard [Isaacs of Trucksville, brother of the bridegroom, served as best man and Glenn Schueler of Bloomfield, N.J. and Melvin Jones of Ocean Grove were ushers. The bride was = attractive in gown of white satin and mousseline de soie fashioned with sweetheart neckline and long train with inserts of seed pearl butterflies. Her finger- oo veil of illusion fell from a coro- net. She carried a cascade bou- quet of white gladioli and baby's breath. Mrs. Jones selected Colon- ial style gown of pale yellow taf- feta and carried an arm bouquet of Lavender Lady gladioli. Mrs. Miss Natalie Loui ise Kresge Becomes Bride of Lawrence Isaacs Oliver and Mrs. Kresge wore baby blue mousseline de soie gowns styled alike and carried arm bou- quets of pink gladioli and blue del- phinium. Mary Lou was cunning in aqua taffeta trimmed with yellow. Mrs. Kreiger, mother of the bride, wore street length dress of dusty pink crepe with matching - acces- sories and Mrs. Isaacs, mother of the bridegroom, royal blue with matching accessories. Both wore corsages of pink camellias. Following the ceremony, a re- ception was held at the home of the bride and the couple left for Niagara Falls and Canada. On their return they will reside at 96 Webb avenue, Ocean Grove, N.J. Mrs. Isaacs is a graduate of Sus- quehanna University where she was a member of the Sigma Alpha Iota national music fraternity. After graduating in 1945 with the Bache- lor of Science Degree in Music Edu- cation, she acted as music super- visor in Troy Borough Schools. Starting this fall, she will be music supervisor of the Ocean Township Schools, Oakhurst, N.dJ. Mr. Isaacs was graduated from Susquehanna with the B. iS. Degree in Business Administration in the class of 1943. "He was a member of Phi Mu Delta Fraternity. He received his honorable discharge after serving for two and a half years in the submarine branch of the U.S. Navy. He is attending Wharton Graduate iSchool at Uni- versity of Pennsylvania. James L. Williams Honored On Birthday Friends and relatives of James L. Williams of North Mountain Inn, near Kitchen Creek, helped him celebrate his birthday anniversary on Monday evening. Mrs. Williams and the ladies served elaborate refreshments. Present were: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hooker, Reading; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Keller, Shavertown; Mrs. Mary Bowman, Mooretown; Mrs. Faye Brown, Lehman; Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Hirlinger, Kitchen Creek; Audrey Williams, and daughters, Meredith and Phyllis, Loyalville; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert R. Williams, Mr. and Mrs, George Bulford, Trucks- ville; Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Rood, Dal- las; Miss Elizabeth Sherman, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Williams, Kit- chen Creek. Mrs. Walter Covert Is Honored On Birthday A birthday’ dinner honoring Mrs. Walter W. Covert o celebrated her seventy-sixth birthday anniver- sary, was held at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Iva Jones, Sunday, August 18. Mrs. Covert received many lovely gifts. Guests were: Mr. and Mrs. John Covert, Beth, Jackie and Jane of Silview, Del; Leslie Covert, Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Covert, Mrs. Iva Jones, Mr, and Mrs. John Jewell, Miss Bette Jones, Kenneth Grose, Mr. and Mrs. Rob- ert Wilson, Mrs. Jewell, Mr. and Mrs. John Richards, Mrs, Hazel Bog- art, Alvah: Jones, Miss Betty Wag- ner, Loren Fiske, Mrs. Ralph Frantz and Mr. and Mrs. Covert. Linda Lou Stevens And Granddad Celebrate Little Linda Lou Stevens and her grandaddy, Arthur Newman had a very happy day Sunday when they celebrated their birthday anniver- saries together at a party with were Ann Schullthorp and Stella Thain of New Jersey; Mrs. Marie Pomeroy, Mrs. Ella Jumper, Linda Lou's great grandmother, William Jumper, Mr. and Mrs. James Laggan and son, Jimmy, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hughey, Mr. and Mrs. Steven Sed- ler, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Keifer and Larry, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Roth, Andrew Bittenbender, Mr. and Mrs. Stevens and Linda Lou and the Newmans. Carl Bailey Is Guest At Birthday Party Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bailey en- tertained at a birthday party on Tuesday in honor of their son, Carl, on his twelfth birthday anniver- sary. Guests were: Robert Stair, Bruce ‘White, Lee White, Russell DeRemer, Thomas Kingston, William Berti and Arthur Bower of Chinchilla and Donald Bacon of Syracuse, N. Y. Games were played and a treas- ments were served there was a the- atre party. i Friendship Class Meeting Friendship Class of Lehman Meth- odist Church will be entertained at the home of Mrs. Charles Nuss on Wednesday evening, September 4, at 8 with Mrs. Nuss and Mrs, John Nulton as hostesses. NC — dasa their friends and relatives. Present ure hunt enjoyed. After refresh- Mrs. Harriet Edwa Oi Honor On Eighty = Ms. Harriet Edwards of Sweet Valley was guest of honor at a surprise party Thursday evening, August 22, to celebrate her eighty- second birthday anniversary. A resident of Sweet Valley ‘for the greater part of her life, Mrs. Edwards lives alone at the big homestead where she busies her- self with one of the finest vegetable and flower gardens in the village. Hale and hearty, she does all her own housework, cooks good whole- some meals for herself daily, and now and then bakes a loaf of bread or cookies for the neighbor children. She likes nothing better than a good brisk walk of a mile or so to call on old friends, and rarely misses a Sunday at Christian Church services. 5 Is Guest irthday Chock full of fun and always the life of the group, she is a welcome guest at any party or church gather- ing. She thoroughly enjoyed her eighty-second birthday and is eagerly looKing forward to celebrat- ing her hundredth. She is the widow of the late Wells Edwards who died about fif- teen years ago. Present at the party were the following friends and neighbors: Rev. and Mrs. Ira Button, Mrs. Clara Cragle, Mrs. Ruth Cragle, Mrs. Edith Long, Mrs. Rena Adams, Mrs. James Hutchison, Mrs. Francis Kel- ler, Mrs. Frances Thomas, Mrs. Della Hand, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, Mrs, Sarah Roberts, Mrs. Maude Morris, Mrs. Florence ‘Shaw, Mrs, Walter Jaquish and the guest of honor. Howard Moores, Hosts At Birthday Party” Mr. and Mrs. Howgrd Mo Idetown entertained{a birthday dinner honoring the latter's father, Jonathan E. Williams, who cele- brated his eighty-third birthday an- niversary on Sunday, August 25. The following were present: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Keller, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Steltz, Ruth Edwards, Helen McCord of Shavertown; Mrs. Faye Brown of Lehman; Mrs. Mary Bowman, Aubrey Williams and daughters, Phyllis and Meredith of Sweet Valley; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smith, the guest of honor and the host and hostess. Have New Son Mr. and Mrs. William H. Renshaw of Stonehurst Hills,. Upper Darby, announce the birth of a son on Sunday, August 25, in the Jeffer- son Hospital, Philadelphia. Mr. Renshaw is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Renshaw. Read The Classified Column : Hisions to Club Mrs: George Berlew was hostess fo members of the Harmony Club at their recent meeting. Prize win- ners were Mrs. John Simmons, Mrs. Byron Kester, Mrs. Henry Wells. Others present were: Mrs. Ira Frantz, Mrs. Weldon (Carle, . Mrs. George Hunt, Mrs. Joseph Voitek, Mrs. Henry Phillips, Mrs. Willard Race, Mrs. Carl Smith, Mrs. Harry Sweppenheiser, Mrs. Russell Race, Joseph Voitek, Jackie Simmons, Richard Berlew. Next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Howard Jones. Local Women Attend Catholic Convention Seventh Scranton Diocesan Con- vention of National Counci] of Cath- olic Women was held Sunday, Aug- ust 25 at Camp St. Andrew, Oxbow Lake. Representing St. Therese’s were: Mrs. Guy Dunham and Mrs. Cora Dunham of Dallas; Mrs. Joseph Gibbon of Chase; Mrs, Albert Pese- vento of Trucksville; Mrs. John Stenger Jr. of Shavertown. By T {ove OominPiee. Author of Early American Furniture Makers Story of American Furniture Collecting Antiques in America *Reg. U. 8. Pat. Off. Old Sheffield Plate BEFORE THE DAYS of savings banks and safety deposit vaults, sil- ver platters, trays, teapots and the like served both as household dishes and gilt edged securities. A rich man had a quantity of such pieces; the man of moderate means a few silver spoons of varying sizes and though his appreciation of the larger pieces might be as keen as that of his wealthier neighbor, he had to be content with items formed of less costly material and which, until the middle of the 18th Century, in no way resembled silver. of the 18th Century resulted in sil- ver coating on both sides, thus form- ing a metal sandwich with copper for the filling. Sheffield plate pieces in style and workmanship closely following that of silver were made from 1750 to 1840 when the still cheaper process of electroplating succeeded it. Old Shef- field plate can be distinguished from solid silver by the undersides of ifs edges. To hide the reddish copper line between the two silver layers, the upper layer was either drawn over the copper and turned over the A GEORGE III TRAY OF SHEFFIELD PLATE The simplicity of its design reflects the Adam eriod, although it was made about 1810 when the Regency style was fashionable. The gadrooned or fluted edge and handles provide the decoration. The central coat of arms was engraved on a plaque of coin silver, inlaid for this purpose so no trace of copper * would show. The first satisfactory substitute for this precious metal was discovered in 1742 by Thomas Boulsover of Shef- field, England. In mending a broken knife he accidentally fused’ silver and copper. He found the two metals were inseparable when heated to a proper degree, experimented further and made a few small pieces in this new material. One of his apprentices, Josiah Hancock, carried on where he left off and in a few years had an important industry. Called Sheffield plate after the town where it origi- nated, factories for its making were soon established in Birmingham, London and on the continent. In preparing Sheffield plate an in- got of copper was cleaned and smoothed. Then a thin plate of silver was laid over it, the two wired to- gether and put into a charcoal fur- nace to stay until the silver began to melt. Then the ingot was taken out, cooled and treated like silver, that is, rolled out into sheets of whatever thickness was desired and made into household items by regular silver- smithing methods. The earliest Shef- field plate had silver on only one side with the reverse tinned. Further ~ experiments during the second half 3 raw edge or a covering border of silver was applied. As a result a fine line is apparent either to the eye or the touch. In the same way one can tell whether a piece is real old Shef- field or modern electroplate. The labor involved in preparing Sheffield plate and making it into va- rious pieces was undoubtedly greater than in regular silversmithing, but the cost of the material was so much less that the purchaser of average means could have a fine tray, like the one shown here, for half the amount a silver one of the same de- sign and size would cost. Since there was a government tax ‘on silver pieces, Sheffield plate found favor even with those who could well afford the more expensive ware. Probably the finest pieces were made in the last quarter of the 18th Century ‘when the Adam influence was strong and resulted in classic, graceful tea and coffee pots, urns, platters and other table pieces. How- ever, the ornate but handsome pieces made in the early years of the 19th Century during the Sheraton and Regency periods are not to be passed over. They. are both Jdesiranle and worth owning. Sed & wn
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