Reed and Barton The Fine Art of Sterling Design

[@bobrebello]

Both of my grandfathers (Rebello and Schindelwig) worked at the Reed and Barton factory in Taunton, Massachusetts. They would tell stories of people being caught stealing by floating boxes down the river that ran through the plant.

[@jeannemcmahonpowers5780]

I LIKE THIS . THANK YOU FOR SHOWING AND TELLING US . TEACHING US .

[@jimburnsjr.]

great video, thanks for posting it.

[@annegraham3664]

Amazing!! Thanks so much for this lovely video. My pattern is Francis I and I love the different designs of each piece so much.

[@philcald6uk]

thanks for uploading as a collector of sterling silver i really appreciated it !

[@melissa564]

Thank you for the video ❤

[@Dave-zl2ky]

These patterns still sell well today. Great art and great design.

[@jayque300]

Wow i dont even know how i got here, but i actually watched the whole thing lol interesting stuff!

[@dispatcheramazon8471]

Great video! so interesting, you don't need to be a collector to appreciate the workmanship

[@Kinkinyorkiepoo2016]

God bless America

[@nobilesnovushomo58]

Reed and Barton was the oldest silverplate tea set maker in America. Established in 1827, and sadly they couldn’t keep up with the times and became defunct in 2015.

[@chrisgallery9924]

I also watched the whole video, because I inherited my mother’s wedding silverware (R&B, Fran I) and because I once read the very entertaining and informative autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, the 16th century sculptor and silver designer mentioned about halfway through. I don’t know when this infomercial was made, but it is SO … American advertising at its most effusive. Yet it’s also almost scholarly when discussing the artistic influences on the top designers here and in Europe. I think I would have been left with a different overall feeling had I watched this 40 years ago, in my naïveté about the country. Now, though my grandparents had all those lovely household furnishings, several sets of “good” china, crystal etc., I’m very uncomfortable with the implication that everyone can have these beautiful ($$$) gleaming ($$$) sets. Also, most boring looking dinner parties ever! I do love the production, the editing and overall arc of the video, as elitist and commercial as it is at bottom. If only everyone could have that standard of living, wouldn’t it be a lovely world!

[@kayneF1251]

Sweeeeeet