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Sterling China Company |
First opened under the name Sterling China, then quickly changed to both the Sebring China Company and Limoges China as the Sterling name was very similar to the Sterling China Company already in operation in East Liverpool and Wellsville. The difference can be told by the backstamp, and that Sterling of East Liverpool only made hotel ware. Frank A. Sebring opened Sterling China, under the advice of Sweeney and Smith, to make thin china. Little saleable ware was produced and quickly converted to ware he knew best. Fred took over. When the Haviland interests in Limoges, France took the matter into the courts, the use of 'American Limoges' was used. |