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Silverplated 8 cup Coffee Urn
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Silverplated
over Britannia base metal coffee urn with alcohol burner was
manufactured by the Meriden Britannia Company of Meriden, Conn. Horace & Dennis Wilcox of HC Wilcox & Company organized the Meriden B. Company in December 1852. Other founders were Isaac Lewis, James A Frary, Lemuel Curtis, and William Lyman. Organized for quantity production, their first products and William Lyman. Organized for quantity production, their first products were Britannia hollowwares. By 1855 they were offering silver plated hollowware and flatware. Pearl handled wares were added about 1861. The company purchased the Rogers Bros. Mfg. Co; whose 1847 Rogers Bros. trademark was an important addition to Meriden Britannia Company. The officers of the corporation were among the leaders in the formation of International Silver Co. in 1898.
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