Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.
| Fate | In 1898 became part of the International Silver Company; continued operating with the Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. brand[1] |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1866[1] |
| Headquarters | Wallingford, Connecticut, United States |
Area served | Predominately the United States but also internationally |
Key people | Samuel Simpson |
| Products | cutlery, hollowware |
Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. was a cutlery and silver hollowware manufacturer in Wallingford, CT which began in 1866.[1] By c. 1895, the company operated large factories in Wallingford and Montreal, Canada.[2]
In 1898, Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. became part of the International Silver Company headquartered in neighboring Meriden.[3]
Many designs have been collected by many American museums including the Dallas Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Yale University Art Gallery.[4] In 2005-07, Modernist silver designs by Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. were featured in a traveling museum exhibition (Dallas, Washington, Miami Beach, Reno and Memphis).[1]
The designs have been exhibited since the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition.[4] In 1880-81, Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. was awarded the First Prize Medal competing with 44 other silver manufacturers from the United States and Europe at the Melbourne International Exhibition in Australia.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Stern, Jewel. (2005). Modernism in American silver, p. 355. Dallas Museum of Art and Yale University Press.
- ↑ Hall, Henry. (1895). "Samuel Simpson". In America's successful men of affairs (vol. II), pp. 710-11. The New York Tribune. Retrieved October 22, 2016
- ↑ (Undated). "A Guide to the International Silver Company Records, 1853-1921". UCONN university libraries, special collections. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- 1 2 (March 16, 2016). "Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. designs in collections, at auction, and in exhibitions". artdesigncafe.com. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ↑ Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. (1881). Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co., manufacturers of the finest quality electro silver plated hollowware: in great variety (trade catalogue), p. 4. Retrieved October 22, 2016.