The American National Silver Co. was in operation from its founding by Samuel E. Bernstein in 1904 until its closing in the 1970s.  National Silver Co. were makers of sterling and silverplated flatware and holloware.  During its existince, National acquired Cheltenam & Co., Ltd. in the 1940s, F.B. Rogers in 1955, and the Ontario Mfg. Co. in 1956.