Tifft & Whiting Antique Silver Folding Pocket Knife

Description

Tifft & Whiting Coin Silver Folding Pocket Knife circa 1840-1853. Shipped with USPS First Class Package with delivery confirmation. Item is in as found condition meaning its uncleaned. There is some writing on the blade opposite the makers mark side that is barely visible. Maybe a professional cleaning would reveal what it is - might be 2 initials and then a short last name.
HISTORY AND MARKS
Whiting Manufacturing Co traces its origin to the firm Tifft & Whiting formed in 1840 by Albert C. Tifft and William Dean Whiting.
After the retirement of Tifft the firm changed to Whiting & Gooding (& Co) in 1853, Whiting Fessenden & Cowan (1858), Tifft Whiting & Co (1859, re-entering of Tifft), Whiting Cowan & Bowen (1864) until its forming as Whiting Manufacturing Co in 1866.
The factory, located in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, was destroyed by a fire in 1875. What was salvaged by the ruins was acquired by F, Jones and the production transferred to New York combining its manufacturing operations and offices into one building at 692-694 Broadway at Fourth Street.
The company was purchased by Gorham in 1924 and the production transferred to Providence, Rhode Island.
Whiting had relatively small production output but produced exceptional handmade silverware in relatively small quantities.
The Company's most famous and important designer was Charles Osborne. In the 1880's he worked for Tiffany for a period of time before returning to Whiting. His designs are some of the most important of the American aesthetic movement.
From 1905 to 1924 the firm marked its production with date symbols.
Whiting was absorded by Gorham in 1926.
CHRONOLOGY
Tifft & Whiting 1840-1853
Whiting & Gooding (& Co) 1853 - 1858
Whiting, Fessenden & Cowan 1858 - 1859
Tifft, Whiting & Co 1859 - 1864
Whiting, Cowan & Bowen 1864 - 1866
Whiting Manufacturing Co 1866 - 1924
absorbed by Gorham 1926