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Search Site Tips  Home  Agriculture  Architecture  Artists  Authors  Books  Cemeteries  Churches  Dorchester Historical Society  Entertainment  Entertainers  Industry & Commerce     Stephen Badlam, 1751-     Walter Baker Chocolate Co.     Blue Hill Bank of Dorchester     Dorchester Pottery     Gleason Pewter & Silversmith     Dorchester's Gleason Revolutionized Silver Industry     More on Industry & Commerce..  Institutions  Maps  Monuments  Myths  Postcard Images  Public Figures  Schools  Town History  Walking Tours		Roswell Gleason  Dorchester's Gleason Revolutionized Silver Industry by Anthony Sammarco. Few of us realize that the first attempts at silverplating base metal in this country took place on Washington Stree, near Four Corners, in the nineteenth century. This article appeared in the Dorchester Community News 17 April 1992. Click here to see the pdf version of this arrticle. Related Images: showing 8 of 21 (more results) Here are some images from the Atheneum archive related to this topic. Click on any of these images to open a slideshow of all 21 images. Feedback Do you know something about this topic? Do you have other pictures or items or knowledge to share? What about a personal story? Are you a collector? Do you have questions? Contact us here. Created: February 4, 2008   Modified: February 4, 2008