▁produce ▁( per ▁Roman ▁p ound ). ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁gu ild s ▁of ▁sil vers m ith s ▁formed ▁to ▁arbitr ate ▁disput es , ▁protect ▁its ▁members ' ▁w elf are ▁and ▁educ ate ▁the ▁public ▁of ▁the ▁trade . ▁ ▁Sil vers m ith s ▁in ▁medieval ▁Europe ▁and ▁England ▁formed ▁gu ild s ▁and ▁transm itted ▁their ▁tools ▁and ▁techniques ▁to ▁new ▁gener ations ▁via ▁the ▁app rent ice ▁tradition . ▁ ▁Silver ▁working ▁gu ild s ▁often ▁maintained ▁consist ency ▁and ▁u ph eld ▁standards ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁innov ation . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁art is ans ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁America ▁and ▁experienced ▁fewer ▁restrictions . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁silver ▁working ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁tr ades ▁that ▁helped ▁to ▁inaugur ate ▁the ▁techn ological ▁and ▁industrial ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁silver - working ▁shift ▁to ▁industrial ization . ▁ ▁Very ▁ex quis ite ▁and ▁distinct ly ▁designed ▁silver ware , ▁that ▁goes ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Sw ami ▁Silver , ▁emer ged ▁from ▁the ▁stable ▁of ▁watch maker ▁turned ▁sil vers m ith ▁P ▁Or r ▁and ▁S ons ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Indian ▁city ▁of ▁Mad ras ▁( now ▁Chen na i ) ▁during ▁the ▁British ▁rule ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁B eta ▁Israel ▁known ▁more ▁widely ▁as ▁the ▁Fal asha ▁of ▁Eth iop ia ▁were ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁sil vers m ith ing ▁skills . ▁