Spreaders, Wm Rogers, Inheritance, Silverplate, Set of 4, Vintage

• Pattern:  Vintage Spreaders, Vintage Butter Spreaders, Vintage Silverware, Vintage Flatware, Inheritance Pattern, Wm Rogers Flatware, Vintage Tableware, (Discontinued)
• Made in USA  
• Vintage:  1941
• Details:  A beautiful set of spreaders, in the very old "Inheritance" pattern by Wm Rogers Manufacturing Co.  These are typically used for spreading butter but also wonderful for jelly, humus, Nutella, cheese spread and many other semi soft foods.  The Spreader goes with each person's place setting, usually on the Bread & Butter Plate, (as opposed to a butter knife, which is meant to go alongside the butter dish), but today these two are really interchangeable.  Having several matching spreaders becomes extremely useful, not only when you want to set an elegant table, so each person has their own spreader, but also on a buffet table to spread several jams and jellies.  These are marked:  "Wm Rogers Mfg. Co, Original Rogers".  Great as a hostess/host gift, or for someone who appreciates vintage flatware, perfect for a collector.  We also carry the Meat/Serving Fork and Teaspoons in this pattern.
• Material:  Silver Plate
• Dimensions:  6 1/4 inches Long
• Condition:  Vintage - Used.  Very Good Vintage Condition.  As with all used silverplated wares, there are several minor surface scratches, we feel acceptable due to age/use/wear.  Please review all pictures and make sure you love this item before purchasing, we can't accept returns.  Please remember these are VINTAGE and ANTIQUE items, they are NOT new, every effort has been made to show scratches, wear and tear and imperfections. 

William Rogers Mfg. Co. was started by William Rogers and his elder son Wm Rogers Jr in 1865.  In 1866 Rogers & Brother Co was incorporated. In 1872, when the William Rogers Manufacturing Co was incorporated, the Rogers were no longer associated to the firm (but later F. Willson Rogers, younger son of William Rogers, entered in the firm as Secretary). In the 1880's the firm had a bitter controversy with William Rogers Jr. about the right to use William Rogers name. In 1898 the firm became part of International Silver Co.  International Silver Company and its factories were active in the whole Meriden-Wallingford area becoming possibly the larger center for silver craftsmanship in the US. The peak of the production was reached in the late 1930s.  The production of sterling holloware continued until 1976 while the silver plated holloware business was sold to Oneida Silversmiths in 1981.