Silversmiths

Whiting & Davis Co.
Plainville, MA 1876-Present
Founded by C.A. Whiting and Edward P. Davis.
Began as chain makers and developed the first
machine to manufacture woven metal mesh.
Acquired J.T. Inman in 1964 and began making souvenir spoons with
the dies acquired from Inman. Makers of chainmail mesh handbags,
some in sterling, along with sterling novelties, jewelry, and souvenir
spoons.

Frank M. Whiting Co.
North Attleboro, MA 1878-1940
Founded by Frank M. Whiting who originally was working for his father,
William D. Whiting of the Whiting Mfg. Co., but left his father's
company to start his own in 1878. Acquired c. 1940 by the
Ellmore Co. The two griffin marks at the top were not used after
1896 because of confusion with the Whiting Mfg. Co.
mark. Makers of a full line of sterling flatware
and holloware. See flatware patterns.

Ebenezer Whitney
New York, NY 1805-1842
Silversmith and watchmaker. Was in the partnership with Seymour Hoyt
of Whitney & Hoyt 1832-1841.

Asa Whitney
New York, NY 1798-1812
Silversmith & watchmaker.

Whitney & Hoyt
New York, NY 1832-1841
A partnership between Ebenezer Whitney and Seymour Hoyt.

Whiting Manufacturing Co.
North Attleboro, MA; Bridgeport, CT; and Providence, RI 1866-1926
Founded by William D. Whiting. Moved from North Attleboro to
Bridgeport after a fire destroyed the North Attleboro factory. Acquired
by Gorham in 1926 and then moved to Providence. Major
manufacturer of a full line of sterling flatware, holloware, and novelties.
The mark shown on the bottom was not used after 1896. See flatware patterns.

Ezra Whiton
Boston, MA 1835-1879

William Dean Whiting / W.D. Whiting & Co.
North Attleboro, MA 1840-1891
Whiting was in the partnership of Tifft & Whiting 1840-1853. When
Albert C. Tifft sold out his interest in the business to Whiting in 1853,
Whiting worked under the name of W.D. Whiting & Co. until 1855. Whiting continued to be involved in a
succession of partnerships: Whiting & Gooding 1855-1858; Whiting, Fessenden & Cowan 1858-1859;
Tifft, Whiting & Co. 1859-1864; Whiting, Cowan and Bowen 1864-1866. In 1866 Whiting founded the Whiting
Manufacturing Co. He also joined his son's firm as a partner, the F.M. Whiting & Co. in 1881 and remained
until his death in 1891.

William Bradford Whiting (b. 1766 d. 1810)
Savannah, GA c. 1788-1798