Set of 2 - silverplate jug pitchers produced by LAWRENCE B. SMITH CO of Boston, MA - in business from 1887 to 1958. Both have rattan wraps on handles and are well tarnished.
One jug has a ribbed design on body, the other is smooth. The smooth body jug has two small dings, see photos.
Bottom hallmark: L B S CO, EPNS (cross, crown, shield) SUPERFINE, 1866
Ribbed jug hallmarks: L B S CO, (cross, crown, shield) EPNS, 1916
Height: 6"
Diameter: 4 1/4" exc handles
Good vintage condition: two dings on smooth jug; silver plate tarnished on both, see photos.
Web info: Lawrence B. Smith founded his silver company in 1887 in Boston, Massachusetts, which at the time was an important silver manufacturing center. The company made sterling and plated silver items until c. 1958. LBS employed a variety of plating techniques including the Sheffield process and electro-plated nickel silver. The latter is marked EPNS.
https://www2.northwestmuseum.org/museum/participant-lawrence-b-smith-co-2329.htm#:~:text=Biography%2FHistory%3A-,Lawrence%20B.,plated%20silver%20items%20until%20c.&text=LBS%20employed%20a%20variety%20of,and%20electro%2Dplated%20nickel%20silver.
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