Today I have up for consideration a Oneida Dinner Fork.  This Piece is 7-1/2" long & is 7/8 wide at the Head. 

This piece is stamped:

Tudor Plate Oneida Community.

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The History of Oneida

   The company originated in a utopian community, the Oneida Community, established in the mid-nineteenth century. Oneida Limited's founder, John Humphrey Noyes, was the founder of the religious movement known as Perfectionism. Oneida was one of the earliest joint-stock companies in the United States in the late 1880s. Its religious philosophy helped inform the early development of the company, in which members of the Oneida Community received shares in the company. Its progressive nature also allowed for a woman, Harriet Joselyn, to sit on the board of directors — a departure from the norm for the time. Oneida Community started production of silver-plated flatware and hollow ware in 1899 using the "Community Plate" mark. Oneida Community purchased the Wm. A. Rogers and 1881 Rogers companies in 1929 and started producing a somewhat lower-quality line of products using those companies’ marks. In 1935, Oneida Community changed its name to Oneida Ltd. Oneida Limited successfully adapted to the difficult economic conditions of the First World War and Second World War. Throughout both of these world economic upheavals, Oneida adapted its manufacturing capabilities. During the First World War, it produced ammunition clips, lead-plated gas shells, combat knives, and surgical instruments; during World War II, the company added army trucks, aircraft survival kits, and even jet engine parts to its manufacturing repertoire. The company then managed an innovative transition to the manufacture of stainless-steel flatware in 1961, which eventually dwarfed its production of silver-plated flatware. In 1971, Oneida purchased the Camden wire Co., Inc., a major manufacturer of industrial wire products. By the 1980s, Oneida made at least half of all flatware purchased in the United States. In 1983, the company acquired Rena-Ware, a Bellevue-based kitchenware manufacturer with a majority of international operations. Oneida sold Rena-ware three years later. In 1984, it acquired D.J. Tableware, a flatware and China manufacturer that targeted the foodservice industry. At the end of the 1990s, the company encountered tough economic times, however it still tried to hold on to its mantle as the last remaining US-based manufacturer of flatware, knives, forks, and spoons. The events surrounding 9/11 negatively impacted the hospitality and consumer tableware markets, and in November 2003, Oneida sold its 100-year-old Buffalo China plant and four overseas factories in Mexico, China, and Italy. In February 2004, it sold off more assets to BC Acquisition Co. LLC for $5.5 million. Eventually, the manufacturing facility in Sherrill, New York was sold to Sherrill Manufacturing on March 22, 2005.  In 1996, Oneida Limited acquired THC Systems, Inc., including its team of professionals, which operated under the name Rego China. Oneida Limited transitioned from its manufacturing history and focused on design and marketing of its products that are globally sourced. Sales, marketing, advertising, procurement, customer service, legal and operational support is also still based in Oneida, New York. The company was taken private in 2006. Oneida no longer operates manufacturing in the United States. Oneida announced at the beginning of 2009 they were transitioning away from company-owned outlet stores due to poor financial results but retaining the original outlet store in Sherrill, New York.  In November 2011, Oneida Limited was acquired by Monomoy Capital Partners, a mid-sized New York City equity fund Oneida Limited serves various customer segments by selling different brands of banquet ware, flatware, glassware, and tableware. Its foodservice industry brands are Schonwald, Sant 'Andrea, Oneida, and Buffalo. Its consumer products include the Oneida, Westminster and Stanley Rogers brands.

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