Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wallace Silversmiths Inc.


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The result was merge to R. Wallace & Sons. Clear consensus not to retain the article, but this was a very good ATD. Daniel (talk) 03:55, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

Wallace Silversmiths Inc.

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The only ref that is an independent reliable source appears to be about the brand being acquired as part of a larger deal, not in-depth coverage of the article subject. I didn't find much else in my own search. I'm not sure if this is a case of copyright violation or citeogenesis, but much of the content is nearly word-for-word from the company's own website. So, we've got the company's own words about itself, and one minor reference in a trade publication. This does not seem salvageable. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:29, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:29, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 20:53, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete The hallmark has a brief mention in [], most links are about trademark registrations. Oaktree b (talk) 00:01, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete Significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources is required to demonstrate notability of the company. Brayan ocaner (talk) 09:48, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete: No help for this one. Could not find any sign of notability online. There could be offline sources of notability but this is not my subject area. Even if notability is proven by another the article is at best a WP:TNT. —¿philoserf? (talk) 15:49, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep. Wallace Silversmiths is a well-known and important company in the history of American silver.
 * “One of the most noted factories in Connecticut which is devoted to the manufacture of silverware, and one which has in no small degree contributed to the development of the industry” The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 7th February 1894 (https://archive.org/details/jewelerscircular00unse_20/page/n49/mode/2up?q=Wallace) Bloger (talk) 23:47, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
 * All over the the Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review https://archive.org/details/jewelerscircular?query=Wallace&sin=TXT Bloger (talk) 23:49, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm always willing to reconsider, but search results are not indicative of significant coverage. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:06, 20 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Merge and redirect to R. Wallace & Sons - AfD isn't for clean up! Poor Wallace - an iconic silver company! They are basing in Connecticut and are the same as R. Wallace & Sons - they have been operating as Wallace Silversmiths for a long time. Also had production in Canada. Before there was a thing called the internet, there was Wallace silver. I gave up because I got tired of how many article sthere are on newspapers.com, I admit. Their items are in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum, the Hagley Museum,, the Detroit Museum of Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.


 * Entry in the Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers by Dorothy Rainwater, 1975, University of Michigan, ISBN 9780517521458
 * Entry in Kovel's American silver marks by Ralph M Kovel and Terry H Kovel, 1989, Crown Publishers, ISBN 9780517568828
 * "Wallace Silversmiths Began As Britannia Mill" - Record-Journal
 * "In Silver Industry, the End of an Era" - Hartford Courant
 * "Wallace Silversmiths reunion is more like a family reunion" - Record-Journal
 * "Recapturing an Era Paved With Silver" - New York Times
 * "Oneida Community, Wallace Silversmiths" - Record-Journal
 * "Dawn Star" - Herald and News
 * "Wallace products display set for Saturday picnic" - Record-Journal
 * "Wallace head a director of unit in Canada" - Record-Journal
 * "N. Y. real estate firms like it here" - Record-Journal
 * "Wallace Readies Plan for Gala Celebration" - The Spokesman-Review
 * "Gifts for Gourmets" - The Berkshire Eagle
 * "Heavy Opposition Voiced To Expansion of Factory" - Record-Journal
 * And there are 100+ more - Missvain (talk) 20:00, 22 December 2021 (UTC)


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