Rare American Hennegen Bates Company Repousse Quadruple Plate 5 Piece Tea Set

  
Was a jeweler and silversmith in. Also known as Hennegan, Bates & Company and Hennegan-Bates Company. The company existed from 1857 to about 1955.

The business originally began in. Scott in 1857 who went to Wheeling from Huntington, Pennsylvania. The firm soon became known as James T. Scott & Company doing a wholesale and retail business. Went to Wheeling from St Louis Missouri.

And soon became a partner with James Scott. In 1864, Hennegan opened a wholesale branch of the company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvnia, that soon became known as Scott & Hennegen. The partnership between Scott & Hennegen was dissolved 1869 with Hennegen taking over the Wheeling business and Scott taking over the Pittsburgh business with G. The Pittsburgh business became known as Scott, Barrett & Company. The Wheeling business kept by Hennegen was joined by James O. Bates in 1886 and John D. In 1874, Hennegen and Reynolds opened a store on Baltimore Street in. While Bates continued to operate the main location in Wheeling. The Wholesale operations ran for a number of years but were eventually discontinued and the business became retail only. The enterprise was eventually incorporated in 1899 with Hennegen becoming President, Bates Vice-President and Mr. Hennegen died a short time later in June 1901, and Bates became the leader of the business.

The business was burnt to the ground during the. Only the store's massive fire-proof safe survived. When Bates died in 1914, Reynolds became the chief executive. The business was later joined by C. Howard Millikin as vice president and Andrew L.

5 pieces and one lid missing. These are rare due to age. Condition pretty good for Quadruple Plate-still quite shiny all over. Coffee pot, teapot, creamer, sugar and waste bowl. Coffee pot 8" tall &1" wide with spout and handle. Teapot 6" tall and 10" wide. Larger bowl with lid waste bowl? The lid just sets on either bowl. 5 1/2" Tall with lid by 8" wide. Sugar 4" tall and 7.5" wide. Creamer 3" tall and 6 1/2" wide. Each piece has the owner's monogram on the bottom.