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venus Posts: 282 |
posted 11-14-2006 04:50 PM
  
Saw 2 spoons today, marked sterling inlay. What would that mean? They appeared old, but reminded me of some of the come ons that one finds at that auction site. Such as a listing being advertized as sterling and then find out it is silver plate or to quote the seller "sterling plated" heh It was just a spoon, with no place for inlay like a bracelet might have. [This message has been edited by venus (edited 11-14-2006).] IP: Logged |
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Dale Posts: 2132 |
posted 11-14-2006 10:27 PM
Try searching here for Holmes and Edwards. IP: Logged |
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venus Posts: 282 |
posted 11-15-2006 08:23 AM
ok Dale and thank you. Found another set of forks marked 1847 Sterling Plate. They look fairly old but did not find that pattern under 1847 Rogers. IP: Logged |
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Ulysses Dietz Moderator Posts: 1265 |
posted 12-02-2006 10:16 PM
Do I remember sometime in the distant past seeing that 19th-c. plated goods could be inlaid with thin bars of sterling silver (in the handle or shank) for some reason--strength? Or perhaps this was a ploy to use the word sterling on a plated object? IP: Logged |
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Dale Posts: 2132 |
posted 12-02-2006 11:19 PM
The terms 'Sterling Inlay' and 'Sterling Inlaid' were used by Holmes and Edwards from late Victorian times down until the brand was abandoned by International Silver in the sixties. The successor brand, Deepsilver, also was made this way. And might still be available from Wallace. Forks and spoons had a small block of sterling set into the piece at the points where the piece would rest on the table. Since these are the points most likely to show wear on the plate it was a method of making the wear less visible. The name and practice have confused people ever since. But is was a solution to a problem. What always amazes me is that IS dumped a well respected brand name, with over a century of effort to lift it above the common product, for the dippy 'Deepsilver'. Truly mind boggling. IP: Logged |
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