1936 Flatware price pamphlet
Flatware Price Guide from June 1st, 1936
An introduction to the Corsage Pattern and
The only reference to “Trade Weight I have seen”
When this pamphlet came out, America and the world were still in the Great Depression. Times were tight and Sterling Silver was the last thing on most peoples minds. And yet, small gifts for weddings and birthdays were still needed and small orders still trickled into the Stieff factory. And Stieff was grateful for every order.
Front and back covers
The “checking” is from the scanning process.
This was from a Detroit area Jewelry Store
Page Two
Page Three shows the patterns available for 1936
Page four with an introduction to Corsage
Page five is a Price list for the lower priced Stieff patterns
Close to the bottom right it says to look for the words “Stieff Sterling”,
when actually the stamped words were “STERLING-STIEFF”
Page six brings us the “better” patterns.
Page seven features The finest pattern Stieff made... Princess
(this page was scanned by someone else, and the upper left is a bit fogged)
Page eight shows us the quality of Stieff Silver
We see this page again in the 1937 and 1939 Stieff Catalogs
