The 1914 Price guide
This booklet from my collection is undated, but has to be from 1914 or earlier as the name McLane Place name has disappeared on 1914 City of Baltimore DPW maps. They show the street name as Liberty Street again. The name had reverted back to Liberty Street in or before 1914.
The address for the factory is 311 West German Street. In 1918 in the midst of anti-German sentiment, Baltimore changed the name of German Street to Redwood in honor of Lt. George B. Redwood the
first person from Maryland to die in the “World War”.
From my personal collection of Stieff papers.
Front and back cover 3 ,1/2 wide by 6, 1/8 Tall, Folded
Note the comments under the vase about the price of silver. Markets dropped a bit in late 1913 and early 1914 for a bit. This again leads me to believe this is a 1914 or late 1913 document.
Inside, first fold-out.
Inside full fold-out, left side
Inside full fold-out, right side
Note the style of the berries in the Berry Spoon and the Cold Meat Fork
Remember that in this time, Five Dollars a day was considered a very handsome wage. The Asparagus server or the berry spoon would be out of reach for most of the population. Sterling Silver was then as it is today a luxury item.
Most people were using “plate” for their “good silver” if they had good silver.
