Antique Holmes & Edwards Silverplate Cold Meat Fork & Dinner Fork - Carolina Pattern circa 1914 el chico corporation (from a 1950s era Royal

(from a 1950s era Royal China Co advertisement)

Each plate is free of chips and cracks

and snacks

a very different landscape then the pastoral one she knew as a girl

this edition of American Cookery

Antique Holmes & Edwards Silverplate Cold Meat Fork & Dinner Fork - Carolina Pattern circa 1914 el chico corporation (from a 1950s era Royal{HISTORY} Made in Bridgeport, Connecticut in1914, this pair of Holmes & Edwards silverplate forks features the Carolina pattern a gorgeous combination of pineapples, ribbons and garland type swags. Reminiscent of graceful houses decorated to the nines for festive entertaining, these forks sparkle with the essence of Southern hospitality. Founded in 1882, Holmes & Edwards at first manufactured affordable flatware for domestic households. But after