Antique Derby Company Victorian Quadruple Silver Plate and Lead Glass Inkwell

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Antique Derby Company Victorian Quadruple Silver Plate and Lead Glass Inkwell:
$29.00

I\'m 69. This belonged to my Great Grandmother. It has been sitting on an antique desk in my home since 1966.The name of the company is \"Derby Silver Company\" and it is marked on the back with \"anchor over crown\" mark and states \"quadruple plate\". I can\'t get a good photo. so I posted the company\'s history at the end of this listing.
My Great Grandmother (1877-1969) was married in 1893 and said this was a wedding gift, so this is not an inkwell that\'s been \"shuffled around\".
There\'s a small ding in the top of the lid and some minor scratches and discoloration from cleaning, but otherwise in very good condition for its age and the glass is beautiful. At almost 3 lbs., this is a heavy inkwell.
Here\'s the history for Derby: The Housatonic River is in Connecticut.
The Derby Silver Company:
The Derby Silver Company was founded in 1872, and began operations on Shelton\'s Canal Street one year later. The company soon outgrew its quarters and constructed a larger building, which still stands on Bridge Street, Shelton, in 1877 near the Housatonic River, overlooking Derby. A number of additions were added in subsequent years. The original Canal Street building was razed when the railroad was built through Shelton in 1888.
The company made toilet articles, mirrors, combs, clocks, brushes, table and flatware, tea sets, children\'s cups, loving cups (trophies), candlesticks, fruit baskets, dishes, basically anything which was plated by or made of silver. Special orders were constantly commissioned as well. The factory manufactured items for the Sperry and Hutchins trading stamp stores. The Company was noted for its large line of silver plated toilet ware and an economical line of plated hollowware sold under the popular trademark of the Victor Silver Plate Company.
Showrooms were established in New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco. A considerable amount of silver was shipped to South America. The logo at the time featured an anchor, often with the words \"Derby Silver Company\" or its initials surrounding it.
In 1898, the plant merged with the International Silver Company, a consortium of Connecticut silver companies. At that time the Derby Silver Company works was known as \"Factory B\". Thus, as a rule of thumb, items with the “Derby Silver Company” logo most likely date from the nineteenth century, while items with the International Silver Company logo, either Derby or Factory B, are from the twentieth.
A victim of the Depression, the plant closed in 1933. The Derby Silver Company building remains intact on Bridge Street in Shelton Connecticut.