Reed and Barton
American, 1824 - 2015
The Reed & Barton story began in 1824, when Isaac Babbitt created a new metal alloy - "Britannia metal" - in his Taunton, Massachusetts pewter shop.
Babbitt joined forces with craftsmen Henry G. Reed and Charles E. Barton to produce this innovative, higher quality pewter ware. When Babbitt encountered financial difficulties, Reed & Barton offered to take control and began manufacturing products under their own names. The fledgling company's goods reflected uncompromising standards of excellence, starting with its initial silverplate products and extending to the exquisite sterling silver creations that resulted from the silver discoveries of the late 1800s.
Today, Reed & Barton is world renowned for its vast array of high quality sterling silver, silverplated and stainless flatware and giftware. Reed & Barton was one of the most prominent American silversmith manufacturers in United States history, operating in Taunton, Massachusetts from 1824 until its bankruptcy in 2015. Its nearly two centuries of immense success in high-quality silver and flatware production earned Taunton its famous nickname, the "Silver City".
Babbitt joined forces with craftsmen Henry G. Reed and Charles E. Barton to produce this innovative, higher quality pewter ware. When Babbitt encountered financial difficulties, Reed & Barton offered to take control and began manufacturing products under their own names. The fledgling company's goods reflected uncompromising standards of excellence, starting with its initial silverplate products and extending to the exquisite sterling silver creations that resulted from the silver discoveries of the late 1800s.
Today, Reed & Barton is world renowned for its vast array of high quality sterling silver, silverplated and stainless flatware and giftware. Reed & Barton was one of the most prominent American silversmith manufacturers in United States history, operating in Taunton, Massachusetts from 1824 until its bankruptcy in 2015. Its nearly two centuries of immense success in high-quality silver and flatware production earned Taunton its famous nickname, the "Silver City".