Last weekend Pete and I drove up to Ft. Collins to pick up an old Brittin family trunk from Ed and Peggy Osmers. Peggy is a Brittin cousin and the keeper of many Brittin family stories and treasures. She has a vast knowledge of both the family genealogy as well as recent history that Pete and I were completely unaware of! It was a treat to get to sit with them and hear some of the Brittin family stories. She told us stories about her grandmother, with whom she shared an apartment in the Brittin Building. We got the chance to look at some old Brittin family photos, hand stitched christening gowns and engraved Brittin family jewelry, including a wax seal of the Brittin family crest.
One of the most interesting things we learned was that the Brittins were silversmiths and even had their own line of Silverware under the name of Rogers and Brittin. Edwin Ludlow Brittin also had numerous patents for his designs and cutlery. Peggy sent us home with half of a silverware set with many of the pieces imprinted with the Rogers & Brittin logo. Pete and I had no idea that we had relatives in Colorado and felt lucky to gain such interesting information in just one afternoon with them!
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The Great Brittins 
thanks for posting this! I had never seen the patent designs before!! My grandmother had a set of full silver (not plated), but that is unfortunately long gone. Interesting (but unrelated?) side note is that Lorrie’s ancestors from Canada were Ludlows! Anyway, can’t wait to see the set.
Joined Ancestry.com since being on leave and have also found out a lot of interesting stuff about both sides of our family (Robert & Marcia)…already knew this but did you know that Marcia (otherwise known as Grandma) was one of 9 kids and that her father was one of over 12?? Her grandfather was also from Canada and had come over from Ireland as a young boy. Once you start digging, it’s amazing what you can find…if I see anything else of interest, I’ll be sure to pass it along to you guys!! Grandma and I visited Peggy in 1997 on our way back from Indiana and Kansas and she showed us a lot of the Brittin heritage information then; it’s amazing to see and take all of it in!!
That’s awesome info! If you have any photos or stories, I’d love to post them! Hope you’re feeling a little bit better!