Description: Antique Edwardian (1907) Ornate English Pinder Brothers 9”/23cm Silver Plated Serving Spoon. Absolutely superb quality English silver plated fruit serving spoon and in perfect condition without any wear whatsoever to the silver plating. Please browse all 12 photographs for size, weight and condition as they are self explanatory. The quality is breathtaking. Marvellous weight and feel. If you are looking for one of these spoons then you’d be very hard pressed to find many better. Marvellous weight and feel. Needs to be seen and handled to be fully appreciated as the photographs really do not dot it justice. Pinder Bros. was established by John and Charles Pinder in 1877. Then, as now, a family company, 2017 marks the 140th anniversary of a business that has stood the test of time. John Thomas Griffith and Charles Edward, the Pinder Brothers, set up a small silversmith’s business in 1877, aged 23 and 20. Rooted in Sheffield Steel Industry history, they moved into Court 4, Garden Street, were they spent a large portion of their careers, staying for 44 years, with a 10-person workforce made up of silversmiths, buffer girls, and management. Church ornaments and vessels, including crucifixes and candelabra, were a specialty. Alongside general items like cutlery, glassware and holloware. Much of which the company still produces to this day. 1920 saw the brothers take the plunge, turning the private firm into a Limited Liability Company, with John Thomas Pinder as chairman, his brother Charles Edward as managing director, and his son John William as secretary. The company survived the depression of the 1930s, but the transition of ownership had taken place following the death of the original Pinder Bros., John Thomas dying in 1930 aged 76 and Charles Edward in 1937 aged 81. John William took over his father’s mantle, along with his son, Alan. 1939 saw the opening of the new factory on Arundel Street, alongside World War Two. Many of the staff were called up, and the company began to produce cutlery for the Allied Forces, copper bands for shells, high speed steel tools and parts for Baily Bridges. Miraculously, the premises avoided the worst of the Sheffield Blitz, and was in a good position when the war finally ended. The early 1950s saw trade reach the global stage, along with the importing of specialist goods; cut glass from Czechoslovakia, tarnish resistant silver-plates from West Germany, clocks and watches from Switzerland and stainless steel from Denmark. Pinder Bros, was now a global player. This international trading relationship can be tracked back to World War Two, when, despite the obvious difficulties, John William boasted that no customers who had visited the Sheffield showrooms searching for any saleable items left empty handed. This will to please and build customer relations, gave Pinder Bros. a loyal customer base that would follow the company throughout its history The 60s saw advertising boom. With the motor car now readily available, and armed with fully illustrated catalogues, the sales force was doubled as this pioneering work proved a huge success. Alan Pinder died in 1969, handing the torch down to his sons, David and John who became joint Managing Directors. The current Head of Sales and Production, Michael Pinder was born in 1969 and continues his families’ historic work. In the 1970s, Pinder Bros. now boasted eight selling areas, with demand for silverware at a high, business was booming. Salesmen carried the spirit of enterprise and a desire to maintain a bond with customers that is now embedded in the Pinder Bros. brand. Little did John Thomas and Charles Edward Pinder know, that their small business venture in 1877 would become a global manufacturers, distributor, importer and exporter of goods, working with a great number companies. 140 years of history; still rooted in Sheffield, still producing the highest quality cutlery, silverplated hollowware, and pewterware, now including engravable Giftware, Tankards and Flasks, Jewellery Boxes, Christmas Decoration and Photo Frames. The future is equally as bright as the past, with new export opportunities looming post Brexit along with new and innovative giftware – here’s to the next 140 years. PINDER BROTHERS PINDER BROS LTD Sheffield Active at 142 Rockingham St (1885-1892), 48 Garden St (1892-1940), Sheaf Plate Works, Arundel St (1940-1950), 87 London Rd (from 1950). The firm was converted into a "Ltd" in 1923. The business of silversmiths and electro-platers was opened in 1877 by the brothers Thomas Griffith Pinder and Charles Edward Pinder (Court 2, Headford Street and at 2 Fitzwilliam Lane in 1882). They were the sons of George William Pinder (journeyman or craftsman who worked for several firms) and Ellen Nodder (daughter of John Nodder, a metal smith of Furnace Hill). The firm used the trade mark ACADEMY PLATE and CONSORT. The figural trade mark was used from 1963.
Price: 50 GBP
Location: Manchester
End Time: 2024-12-30T10:33:06.000Z
Shipping Cost: 18.87 GBP
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Return postage will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
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Product: Fruit Spoon / Serving Spoon
Composition: Silver Plate
Brand: Pinder Brothers Ltd
Age: 1900-1940
Pattern: Traditional
Style: Edwardian
