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R Blackington and Co.: Sterling Silverware Company - A Brief History

Founded in  1862 by Walter Ballou and Roswell Blackinton in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, and was owned and operated by members of the same two families for many years. The original trademark was used until c. 1900. Their products have consisted mostly of sterling silver and 14 karat gold novelites, flatware, holloware and dresserware, with a small amount of costume jewelry. Bought by Wells, Inc, Attleboro, Mass. , June 1967. About 1965-66 their "Marie Louise" flatware pattern was sold to the U.S. State Department for use in all United States embassies throughout the world. 

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