Finding Our Wallingford Silver Makers

If you or a relative worked for the silver companies in Wallingford, please stop by the American Silver Museum/Johnson House (153 South Main St.) during one of our Open House events and add your information to our growing list of silver workers! Wallingford owes a lot to you/them for the thriving silver economy from the mid-1800s to the mid 1900s! Also, take home a Wallace Silver Co. Christmas ornament as our thank you!

Based on the restrictions of Covid, we hope to be reopening in April 2021. OR – send an email to wallingfordcthistory@gmail.com with as many as possible of the following 6 items of information plus your name and telephone # in case we want to follow up with you. First time visitors can get a Wallace Silver Co. ornament at any time we are open.

Name of Silver Worker
Silver Company Where He/She Worked
Factory Location(Select one or two)
- Factory A, AJ – Became Eyelet Specialty (Rt. 5)
- Factory E – On South Broad St. -- Wlfd/Meriden line
- Factory H – Barnes Industrial Park
- Factory L -- Simpson, Hall & Miller (now Silver Pond Apts.) later moved to South Broad St.
- Factory M – Near Judd on Cherry St.
- Factory P – Hall Av.- Was Oneida; later became Times Fiber by Quinnipiac River
- Research Parkway
- Wallace Silver Co.– Quinnipiac St.
- Boardman Silver Co. – Hartford Tpke.
- Other
Job Title (Some Suggestions below – Enter one or two )
- Office/Clerk/Computer/Billing/Payroll/Personnel/Sales Store,
- Setup man, polisher, buffer, engraver, toolmaker, die cutter, pattern maker, machinist, plater, drop operator, etc.
- Supervisor, Foreman, Manager, Quality Control, etc.
Worked (approx.) years at a silver company? During approx. what years?
Do you have an interesting story to share? Enter or ask us to call you.

Photographs taken by Natalie Scott