The Cult That Made Your Grandmother's Fine Silverware

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For many Americans in the 20th century, holiday meals meant getting out the special Oneida Silverware. Stainless steel, ornamental and moderately expensive, it wasn’t a fancy dinner unless there was a Silverplate Oneida spoon on the table. Despite its traditional look, the history of Oneida Silverware is anything but.

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Sources:

http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/the-polyamorous-christian-socialist-utopia-that-made-silverware-for-proper-americans/
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Image Credit:

https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-209243137/stock-photo-table-set-service-with-silverware-and-glass-stemware-at-restaurant-before
https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-116720321/stock-photo-perfectionism-concept
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https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-222110677/stock-photo-wedding-ceremony-the-bride-and-groom-exchange-wedding-rings-against-the-wedding-arch-celebrate-the-wedding-wedding-ceremony-near-the-wedding-arch
https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-101732747/stock-photo-inherit-word-in-cash-piles-or-stacks-of-money-to-illustrate-wealth-and-riches-left-to-you-by-last-will-and-estament-of-relatives-who-died-or-passed-away
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https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-233967241/stock-photo-incomes-are-rising-the-profit-of-the-entrepreneurs-grew-up-in-prices-are-rising-the-cost-of-real
https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-218121352/stock-photo-community-word-written-on-wood-block-community-text-on-table-concept
https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-209573455/stock-photo-close-up-photo-of-laughing-woman-friends-hugging-each-other-on-city-street
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