Silver
Friedman Silver Company marks include stamped “J F; E.P.-N.S.; 5911” on silver-plated base metal in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Founded in the 1900s. Gorham succeeded the company in 1960.
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The lettered central coat of arms distinguishes this die.
stamped · silver-plated base metal · Brooklyn, New York, United States
Company activity c.1908–1960 is context, not a verified date interval for this die.
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Use the central device to separate this from the lettered shield variant; no dated sequence confirmed.
stamped · silver-plated base metal · Brooklyn, New York, United States
Company activity c.1908–1960 is context, not a verified date interval for this die.
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The J–crown–F design was in use by 1934; 5911 is an object number.
stamped · silver-plated base metal · Brooklyn, New York, United States
Company activity c.1908–1960 is context, not a verified date interval for this die.
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PILGRIM has a trademark first-use date of 1929.
stamped · silver-plated base metal · Brooklyn, New York, United States
Company activity c.1908–1960 is context, not a verified date interval for this die.
Undated
Animal supporters replace the outer shields; the number 500 does not date the mark.
stamped · silver-plated base metal · Brooklyn, New York, United States
Company activity c.1908–1960 is context, not a verified date interval for this die.
Friedman Silver Co., Inc. was a Brooklyn manufacturer of silver-plated and pewter hollowware, established in the early twentieth century. Its range included serving pieces and table accessories, and it used both heraldic devices and the Pilgrim trade name. The company’s plated goods and solid pewter were sold as separate products. A 1934 trade-directory advertisement gives its address as 1226 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, and illustrates Pilgrim branding above the firm’s name.
In 1928 Friedman commissioned the designer Kem Weber, who was working in Los Angeles, to develop silver-plated housewares. He produced two lines: Silver Style, with stepped or telescoping forms, and To-Day, with reeded bases. The designs included vases, a cocktail shaker and tea-service pieces. A Silver Style creamer made in Brooklyn in 1929 combines silver plate with rosewood. Weber exhibited pieces from the range in California that year.
Pilgrim was declared in commercial use from March 1929 and registered in 1930 for plated base-metal table hollowware. Friedman continued beyond this modernist period and was acquired by Gorham in 1960.
Also known as: Friedman Silver Co. Inc. · Pilgrim (trade name) · Friedman Silver Co., Inc.
Shares FSCO initials; Parks Canada explicitly cross-references both. Compare the surrounding devices.
Different New York cutlery firm listed separately in the same trademark guide.
