debodun
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I found there in a hutch drawer. Probably considered too ornate for today's taste.
Ornate and Large Silverplate Utensils
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PeppermintPatty
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I bet if you stuck them in a bowl of vinegar, they’d clean up nice. Maybe use an old toothbrush. Too fancy for my tastes but interesting all the same.
debodun
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I have silver cleaner, but it's almost pointless since everything around here tarnishes so quickly. I was thinking of putting them out for the garage sale (which is Mother's Day weekend this year), but unless it's sterling, it's a hard sell.
PeppermintPatty
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I think you’ll be able to shine them up and sell them if you wanted to.
jujube
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Some silverplate just won't shine up. There will be places where the plate has rubbed through and there's no way of making that look better. Unfortunately, you never know until you buy them and try to pretty them up. Then you're stuck with a piece of junk. I don't take the chance.
debodun
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I was skeptical, but used the aluminum foil lined dish with baking soda and boiling water. They aren't perfect, but better looking.
Top one is a salad fork, Roger’s Bros 1847, plated, 1906 Charter Oak Pattern.
Bottom is Community Plate, plated of course! 1936 Coronation Pattern, soup spoon? Not sure.
The value is to someone trying to complete a pattern set. The fork is the more rare one.
Not much value in the silver. Maybe $2-$3 a piece. It isn’t Sterling!
I do. I love that stuff. They would be worth something to someone who appreciates their beauty.
jimintoronto
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The market value of silver plated items is close to zero. On the other hand items that are stamped as STERLING silver are worth about $28.00 USD an ounce right now. Same thing for silver jewelry marked as .925. An easy way to tell the difference between silver Plate, and solid silver is through the use of a magnet. If a magnet sticks to the item it is NOT Sterling silver. JimB In Toronto.
debodun
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Thanks for the ID, EmptyCup.
Mizmo
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I have a whole set of Rogers silverplate which lay in the drawer for many years.
Lovely to look at but that is all.
Used only for dinner parties and special times. So stupid when you think about it.
Tried to sell. Nobody wanted them.
Then one day I decided to use them, stuck them in the dishwasher and used them for few years,
Tarnish happens but Comet Cleaner does a good job. ( sorry not Vim)
I now only use teaspoons and salad forks as my hands cannot handle the weight and size of regular knives and forks.
Lovely to look at but that is all.
Used only for dinner parties and special times. So stupid when you think about it.
Tried to sell. Nobody wanted them.
Then one day I decided to use them, stuck them in the dishwasher and used them for few years,
Tarnish happens but Comet Cleaner does a good job. ( sorry not Vim)
I now only use teaspoons and salad forks as my hands cannot handle the weight and size of regular knives and forks.
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RadishRose
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Generally not my style. I prefer simple lines in most everything. But these, especially the fork, I love. I would use them with my otherwise simple service and they would stand out; perhaps being a conversation piece.
Remy
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I'd like them if they were stainless. I have enough silverware but still look for it at thrift stores. I have one large ornate stainless spoon. Most of the others are simpler. I also want some more butter knives, so I'm looking for those. Not easy to find.
hearlady
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With the price of silver now, you may want to keep them.
Have to correct myself. It’s what happens when late and fatigued. The fork is a Cold Meat Fork- the odd tine is the giveaway. The spoon, because of its length, is a Serving Spoon. I opened a Roger’s set this am to refresh my memory. I had forgotten other odd types - cocktail fork, tomato server, cake knife, etc. Amusing!
jimintoronto
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Correction. Silver PLATED items are next to worthless. Items that are MARKED AS STERLING SILVER, or jewelry that is marked as .925 Silver is worth money. Today the international spot price for SILVER is about $28.00 USD an ounce. Silver plated items are not sought by metal buyers, because of the low actual silver content, in the items. Extracting the silver content from silver plated items is just not worth the time and effort to recover it during the melting process, My retirement business is buying and selling gold and silver items. JimB.
Paco Dennis
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We dealt with silver years ago when it was about $35 an ounce. We have been waiting years for it to climb back. How long should we hang onto it? I have about 40 ounces.
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debodun
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Years ago I had a big disappointment. A local merchant had a radio blurb saying he bought anything gold or silver. I had a nice ice bucket and proudly entered his establishment. He wouldn't take it because it was a plated item. He said it wouldn't be worth the cost to recover the silver from it. I said I wasn't selling it for the silver content, but as a functional piece. He just shook his head. That all they care about is the precious metals and not a usable thing. Same with coins - they don't care about the beauty and historic relevance - just smelt them down for the metals.
debodun
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I do have a pair of sterling candle holders. I was offered $2 for them 15 years ago. I didn't sell them.
hearlady
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Oh, ok.
Thanks for the clarification!Georgiagranny
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Ha. We got seven (7!) sterling silver nut dishes for wedding gifts. Whaaaat? Who the heck ever needed seven silver nut dishes? Don't know what became of them.
Remember the days when a sterling silver tea set was coveted and usually passed down in the family?
And remember when brides-to-be put their sterling/china/crystal pattern choices on their registries? Now it seems that bridal registries only want cold, hard cash, and sterling is only good for melting down.
Times have changed.
Remember the days when a sterling silver tea set was coveted and usually passed down in the family?
And remember when brides-to-be put their sterling/china/crystal pattern choices on their registries? Now it seems that bridal registries only want cold, hard cash, and sterling is only good for melting down.
Times have changed.
jimintoronto
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You are most welcome. Many people don't know the difference between "plated " and solid silver items that are clearly marked as Sterling or .925 in the case of silver jewelry. JimB In Toronto .Oh, ok.