Antique Frank Whiting Co. Sterling Silver hotsell scalloped Edge Tray Spout Tea Strainer

Antique Frank Whiting Co. Sterling Silver scalloped hotsell Edge Tray Spout Tea Strainer

Antique early 1900's Frank M. Whiting Co.(1896-1940) sterling silver scalloped edge tea strainer. Measures 2 1/8" diameter cross the top x 7/8" deep and weighs 18.4 grams. The strainer is in good condition. I have not tried to clean it. No cracks, breaks, dents. Stamped "Sterling 28" along with the Frank M. Whiting maker's mark.

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 absorbed 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