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Gorham Manufacturing Company

American manufacturer

The Gorham Manufacturing Company was one of the largest American manufacturers of sterling and silverplate and a foundry for bronze sculpture.2 It is part of Textron.1 It ceased to exist in 1989.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1831Founded1
  • Industryindustrial manufacturing1
  • HeadquartersReservoir Triangle1
  • Founded inProvidence1

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Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Gorham Manufacturing Company was one of the largest American manufacturers of sterling and silverplate and a foundry for bronze sculpture.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1903Acquired Gorham Building1

Former names

  • Gorham Corporation1961 to 19671
  • Gorham & Company1852 to 18651
  • Gorham & Thurber1850 to 18521
  • J. Gorham & Son1841 to 18501
  • Gorham, Webster & Price1837 to 18411
  • Gorham & Webster1831 to 18371

Timeline

  1. 1989Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1967Acquired Acquired by Textron1
  3. 1961Renamed Name changed to Gorham Corporation1
  4. 1903Acquisition Acquired Gorham Building1
  5. 1865Renamed Name changed to Gorham Manufacturing Company1
  6. 1852Renamed Name changed to Gorham & Company1
  7. 1850Renamed Name changed to Gorham & Thurber1
  8. 1841Renamed Name changed to J. Gorham & Son1
  9. 1837Renamed Name changed to Gorham, Webster & Price1
  10. 1831Founded Founded in Providence1

Sources

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