Israel Freeman & Son with Wilcox Silver Plate Co Coffee & Tea pots

So, there is not much found about #IsraelFreeman & Son. However, we know that they started manufacturing #Sheffield #holloware in #England, in the beginning of the 20th century and that the company moved to the United States, in New York, in the 1920’s. Therefore, I would have to assume, if the hallmark on an Israel Freeman holloware says Sheffield, England, it would most likely mean that it was made around 1920, in England.
Let have a little bit of discussion about the manufacturing of Sheffield plating:
From the book “Sheffield Plate, Its History, Manufacture and Art,” Henry Newton Veitch writes: “There is something essentially English about "Sheffield Plate"—originally, as its name denotes, an #English invention, it passed through that fortunate period when Art in England was at its zenith. Among industries "Sheffield Plating" claims a unique position as practically the only art not taught to us by the foreigner.”
#Wilcox Company was organized in 1865 as Wilcox #Britannia Co by Jedediah Wilcox, Horace Wilcox, Charles Parker, Aaron Collins and Hezekiah Miller and
others. It was active in #Meriden, #Connecticut with salesrooms at 6 Maiden Lanes, in #NewYork. In 1867, the name was changed to Wilcox Silver Plate Co. 1898, it became part of #InternationalSilver Company. 1961, the trademark was changed to Webster Wilcox when Wilcox Silver Plate company, E.G. #Webster & Son, along with several other divisions of International Silver were consolidated. And finally, in 1981, #Oneida acquired Webster-Wilcox.