The Manning, Bowman & Co. (1849-1945) was formed in Meriden, Connecticut, and over the years produced granite iron and pearl agate ware, electro-silver and nickel-plated ware, britannia and planished goods.(Undated). In the collection: Cocktail set (cup). Manufactured by Manning Bowman Company, active 1849–1945. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston website. Retrieved August 15, 2016.D.H. Hurd & Co. (1893). "Manning Bowman", p. 211. In "Town and city atlas of the State of Connecticut. Compiled from government surveys, county records and personal investigations". Boston, MA. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
The company location was at Pratt and Miller Streets in Meriden, occupying a unique triangular-shaped building that has since been demolished.(1918). Illustration of Manning, Bowman & Co. In Aero view of Meriden, Connecticut. Hughes & Bailey: Boston. Across the street across from the Meriden Public Library original, brick back buildings of the original Manning, Bowman & Co. can be seen.
As of 2016, over 70 Manning, Bowman & Co. designs are in American museums and collections, most notably at Connecticut Museum of Culture and History as well as the Brooklyn Museum, the Dallas Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Yale University Art Gallery.(March 19, 2016). "Manning Bowman designs in collections, at auction, and in exhibitions". artdesigncafe.com. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
Manning, Bowman & Co. exhibited products in the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, the Exposition Universelle (1878) in Paris and the Melbourne International Exhibition (1880).
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