Frank M. Whiting Co. records
Dates
- Creation: [188-?-192-?]
Creator
- Frank M. Whiting & Co (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
Frank M. Whiting & Co. manufactured silverwork at its headquarters in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1878, and manufactured silver goods. Around 1940, it was acquired by Ellmore Silver Company. Little other information was found about the company. The founder was Frank Mortimer Whiting (1848-1892), the son of William Dean Whiting.
Full Extent
5 boxes (1.6 cubic feet) : illustrations
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license.
Other Finding Aid
Typed tables of contents for each volume are available at the repository.
General Note
Photographs and cyanotypes are all mounted on either a fabric or on card stock. These leaves have been mounted in acid free boards. Many of the albums have been rebound. The original cover for acc. 80x163.3 is available.
Summary
The twelve binders in this collection contain about 500 mounted, numbered photographs of articles produced by the company. The photographs show such varied pieces as bowls, goblets, plates, trophies, napkin rings, tea strainers, platters, inkstands, corkscrews, and button hooks; and many more items. In one binder, the photographs are printed, numbered and titled as in a catalog. The last item in the collection is a bound volume of pencil drawings of spoons and other silverware.
Processing Note
Action: Accessioned--Time/Date of Action: 10/--/80
Genre / Form
Occupation
Topical
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Winterthur Library Repository