Oneida Silversmiths was incorporated in  1880 near Sherrill, New York as Oneida Community Limited. It became Oneida Ltd. in  1935 and began producing sterling flatware in 1946, marked Oneida Sterling or Heirloom Sterling. Some Pattern names: Afterglow, Belle Rose, Bountiful, Damask Rose, Dover, Du Maurier, Engagement, First Frost, Flower Lane, Grandeur, Heiress, King Cedric, Lasting Spring, Mansion House, Martinique, Mediterranea, Melbourne, Reigning Beauty, Rubaiyat, Satin Beauty, Sentimental, Silver Rose, Stanton Hall, Twilight, Virginian, Vivant, Will O' Wisp,  and Young Love

 Oneida was established in upstate New York as a way to get to utopia. To support the community, members began to make silverware. Soon, they became famous, as Oneida’s quality was utopian.

What is silverware? Silver comes with properties that can help fight bacteria. Before disinfectants, the various utensils like cups, candlesticks, spoons, plates, and table-weights were coated in silver so as to keep them sanitary. With the advent of modern soaps and dishwashers, real silver was no longer necessary. Now, we use stainless-steel but the name stuck – any household utensil with that iconic shine is known as silverware. In modern days, however, ‘silverware’ has become another synonym for flatware. And Oneida is a synonym for top-of-the-line.