George W. Shiebler & Co.

American, active 1876–1907

BiographyOn November 19, 1907, the Shiebler Company, having declared bankruptcy. was bought out by the Gorham Manufacturing Company of Providence, Rhode Island, for twenty-four hundred dollars. Two days later Gorham resold Shiebler's machinery, tools, designs, and benches to Hayes and McFarland of Mount Vernon, New York, for five thousand dollars. However, dies and rolls for spoons and forks were sent to Gorham in Providence, where they were ground down to remove the designs, before being returned to Hayes and McFarland.(26) The one known exception, Shiebler's American Beauty pattern, continued to be made by the Mauser Manufacturing Company of New York City. Many examples survive that are stamped with their name as well as the winged "S," the Shiebler hallmark that was cut into the original dies. Obviously some separate agreement was negotiated to save the dies of this still modern and popular design. This comes as no surprise since Hayes and McFarland was closely connected with the Mauser firm.(27)

After the sale of his firm George Shiebler became an employee of Gorham, where he continued to work until his death on September 13, 1920.

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