Meriden Silver
SGC nonprofit educational research archive
Edition: September 24, 2026

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This collection covers a connected industry, with every company named separately. Meriden Silver Plate was distinct from Meriden Britannia. Engravings and promotional illustrations are labeled as such. The later International Silver context includes a clearly identified Waterbury advertisement. This is a selected research edition, not a complete company archive.

Includes catalog records, credits, acquired OCR where available and a SQLite FTS5 database. Images with relative filenames are bundled. Newly added photographs at https://silentgroundscollective-uyjaw.wordpress.com are hosted in the SGC media library and require an internet connection; they are not embedded in this ZIP. Complete repository PDFs and modern external articles are linked, not included. Coverage and missing records are described in each collection’s scope and individual item notes.

RESEARCH DATABASE
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