Set 5 Antique Florida Saint Augustine Coat of Arms Souvenir Sterling Silver Handle Citrus Fruit Knives by Gorham

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This is a Very Beautiful, Unusual & Quite Rare Original Set of 5 Matching Souvenir of Florida Citrus Fruit Knives. … more This is a Very Beautiful, Unusual & Quite Rare Original Set of 5 Matching Souvenir of Florida Citrus Fruit Knives. Circa Very Early 1900s. The Fancy Embossed - Finely Detailed Sterling Silver Handles Depict Orange Trees with Leafs & Flower Blossoms as well as The Two Towers at the Entrance to Fort Saint Augustine and the Saint Augustine Coat of Arms. The Handles Are Signed with the Documented Premier American Silver Hallmark of The Gorham Manufacturing Company and Marked STERLING. The Blades are Silverplated Hard White Metal and are Embossed with the Name "GREENLEAF & CROSBY CO. FLORIDA" - This Documented as Being Florida's Oldest Jeweler.

This is a Brief History - as tourism began to take off in the state, Greenleaf & Crosby boutiques sprang up near the luxury hotels Henry Flagler built along the coast. The Company opened stores in The Alcazar, Saint Augustine, in 1887; in The Royal Poinciana Hotel, Palm Beach, in 1895; and in The Breaker's Palm Beach, as well as The Royal Palm Hotel in downtown Miami, both around the turn of the century. By the 1920s, Greenleaf & Crosby had become the foremost jeweler both to Florida residents and to the entrepreneurs who were making these southern communities famous as resorts. The Company Still Exists Today and has Expanded its Reputation of Selling the Finest Quality Items From Some of the Best Known World Wide Producers of High End Goods.
The Set is is in Very Good Cosmetic and Usable Condition. They are Somewhat Tarnished and Need a Good Polishing.
Each Measures Overall Approx. 8 1/2 inches Long x 1 1/2 inches Tall x 1/2 inch Wide.

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