VTG TOWLE Silverplate 4772 Footed 4 pc Tea Set Teapot Sugar Creamer Serving Tray. Maker’s Mark: Towle “T” Logo with “Towle Silverplate 4772″. Tea pot – 9-3/4″ high to finial x 9″ wide spout to handle x 5 deep. Weight is 2 lbs 9 oz. ” high x 5-1/8″ wide handle to side spout x 3-1/2 deep. Weight 7.4 oz. Lidded sugar – 4-3/8″ high to finial x 5 1/2″ wide handle to handle x 3 1/2 deep. Serving Tray 12-1/4 in diameter. Weight is 1 lbs 3.6 oz. Excellent Towle quality manufacturing with substantial plating & detailed casting. No monograms or repairs. Mirror finish with minimal signs of wear. This was a wedding gift from 1981, used rarely and carefully stored. Towle Silversmiths was originally founded in 1857 as Towle & Jones by Anthony Francis Towle and William P. Jones, two apprentices to the Moulton family of silversmiths. In 1873 it became A. Towle & Son, and then in 1882, Anthony Francis Towle, while still owning A. Towle & Son, established the Towle Manufacturing Co. Richard Dimes, an English silversmith who had immigrated to the U. In 1881, started Towle’s hollowware line. Dimes, who also worked for the Frank W. Would eventually establish his own company, Richard Dimes Co. Eventually the company’s name was changed to Towle Silversmiths.
