posted 08-04-2004 12:55 PM              

I have the same marks on a covered dish - but since it tarnished i used silver cleaner on it...hope i didn't destroy it. i didn't know silver-plate tarnished. (i'm very new to this silver thing do companies that deal with silverplate also deal with silver..does silverplate tarnish). I've been trying to find out about the marks, but i couldn't get a clear pix to post. I have someone looking into this for me also, I'll them them to check this post.

Can you tell me how you got a pix, i tried a micro zoom, regular zoom, w/flash - without flash....all i got was an image of my camera.

posted 08-04-2004 02:37 PM            

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Hi this is Pumpkin (registered), but again i can't log into the sytem from my computer (getting old like me)

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Pumpkin - if you can browse this page then you can log in. If you are having trouble remembering your password, then change it (click here to change your PROFILE). Remember your ID and password are case sensitive. PUMPKIn is not the same as pumpkiN.

posted 08-05-2004 12:37 PM              

as for the camera, i did set it to micro and held the dish at different angles but it didn't work.

posted 08-10-2004 09:18 AM            

Your marks are for the Forbes Silver Co., a division of International Silver.It was started in 1894 as a lower-priced silverplate hollowware line from the Meriden Britannia Co., and the name was used by International Silver for many years. I'm pretty sure that this style of mark is only found on pieces post-1920 or so. I have a nice Nordic Art bowl myself, which I would date to the late 1920s or 30's. Anyway, it is definitely American silverplate of the 20th C.

Hope this helps!

posted 08-12-2004 12:33 PM              

Quick question about silverplate - does it tarnish and can you use regular silver polish on it? I couldn't find any way to clean silverplate on the internet.

My covered-dish was black and i used silver polish on it but it looks spotty. Unless I have to clean it again. There are no silver amounts on this (learned that from this site)

The only silver i owned before my aunt passed was a silver braclet and i just dropped that in silver jewelry cleaner.

This "silver" or "silver plated" thing is a little more confusing then 18k vs 14k gold.

Thanks for your help,
Pumpkin (keepin my fingers crossed we don't get hit with Charley)

posted 08-12-2004 12:48 PM            

As you know, silverplate is a thin layer of real silver over a base metal. Consequently, it does tarnish. However, sometimes silverplate simply wears off with age and use, so if a silverplate item is dark in appearance, it might be just tarnished, or the silver layer might have actually worn off, exposing the base metal. If the silverplate is only tarnished, I would polish it using a gentle cream cleaner such as Wright's Silver Cream. If the silverplate is worn off, you won't be able to restore the silver color without the expensive and controversial process of replating (controversial because purists don't like the overly shiny new finish it produces).