In 1899 and in 1901 the Towle Manufacturing Company put out a series of pamphlets that described the Georgian style and Paul Revere and his works. They are very nicely done and include, at the back, photos of some of the company’s silverware. (If you didn’t know that there was such a thing as a “Cucumber Server,” I've included a photograph of one.) There is something especially charming about these. They are from a manufacturer that took pride in the historical basis for their patterns and believed that their customers and potential customers would want to know about that history, too. I think you’ll find them informative, too.
— Lee Wright | Founder
Two volumes available:
- Georgian from the 2nd Colonial Series, 1899, 74pp.
The Georgian style is generally considered the most appropriate for our national taste, especially in the Colonial, or most properly called the Georgian style of architecture, from which this style of silversmith work is derived, which strongly suggests influences in England in the early 18th century.
- An Outline of the Life and Works of Col. Paul Revere from the 3rd Colonial Series, 1901, 166pp.
THE PAUL REVERE is fourth of a series of patterns inspired by different yet characteristic phases of the "Old Colonial" style. "COLONIAL," "GEORGIAN" and "NEWBURY" have successively and successfully embodied this in its more elaborate aspects, but it is reserved for the "Paul Revere" to exemplify the elegant simplicity which, the more especially in silverware, distinguishes the taste of our forefathers. The threads that form its only ornamentation may be found on much of the early work, notably on that of Paul Revere, whose conspicuous abilities in this and other fields have made his name immortal, and the story of whose life is briefly told in the preceding pages.
They include a partial catalogue of patterns spoons, forks & all other pieces of table flatware produced by The Towle Mfg. Company in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
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About the Towle Mfg. Company
From Wikipedia
"Towle Silversmiths is an American silver manufacturer. Towle Silversmiths was founded in 1690 by William Moulton II, the first silversmith in Newbury, Mass. Moulton's family continued to operate the shop, and in 1857 apprentices Anthony Francis Towle and William P. Jones incorporated their work as Towle & Jones.
"In 1873 it became A.F. Towle & Son, and then in 1882, Anthony Francis Towle established the Towle Manufacturing Co. while still owning A.F. Towle & Son. In 1890, the company adopted the trademark of a large script "T" enclosing a lion."
"Over the years, Towle has created numerous sterling silver flatware patterns in the United States: including the "Candlelight" in 1934, the "Marie Louise" in 1939, which became the official sterling silver pattern for U.S. embassies worldwide, and "Old Master" in 1942, now considered by some to be the company's flagship pattern."