Curtis, George M. (George Munson), 1857-1915 · Meriden, Conn., International Silver Co. · leaf 25
t, which wasthen hammered into sheets of the correctgauge. This explains the usual practice at thattime of valuing a porringer or a tankard,or other plate, by saying that it containedso many Spanish dollars or English coins. Probably most of the early plate wasfashioned from Spanish dollars, once… … Bell Shaped Tea Pot
