Frank W. Smith Sterling Silverware Company - A Brief History

Frank W. Smith Silver Co. Inc. Began in  1886 in Gardner, Massachusetts. The firm was sold in 1917 and ceased silver manufacturing in 1930. Company marks include a lion on a crescent moon entwined with the letter S, an S in a circle flanked by conical shapes, and an S surrounded by double scrolls. A subsidiary of Reed and Barton bought the silver assets in  1958, and the flatware manufacturing was moved to North Attleboro, Massachusetts. Some pattern names: American Chippendale, Chippendale-Old, Countess, Federal Cotillion, Fiddle Shell/Alden, Fiddle Thread, George VI, Lion, Newport Shell, Pilgrim, and Woodlily.

---