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ahwt Posts: 2334 |
posted 09-19-2005 09:50 PM
  
 In another thread there was a discussion of how silverplate declined in quality during and after WWII. I am not sure when the pictured forks were made, but these are but a small sample of the interesting and attractive forks my wife brought at country auctions in the early 1980s. One of our daughters had her wedding at our home and my wife decided it was cheaper to buy rather than rent the forks we would need. At that time silver plated forks, for the most part, went for one or two dollars. Occasionally one would even get a coin or sterling fork in the mix and we had the added fun of attending country auctions and flea markets. The forks with the wavy tines are always fun to use, but even the more traditional ones are great for parties. I suspect that even today silver plated forks would be a good buy and would still have many years of useful life in them. IP: Logged |
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tmockait Posts: 963 |
posted 09-19-2005 10:10 PM
Most of our more attractive serving pieces were acquired the same way. While I am scrutinizing hallmarks with a magnifying glass in antique shops, my wife looks for bargains in the dollar bin. The plate is very attractive and holds up very well to heavy use and dishwashers! Tom IP: Logged |
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Dale Posts: 2132 |
posted 09-20-2005 12:46 AM
The patterns you show are from top:
Century aka New Century Hanover aka Japanese Iris These are great items. Hanoer was a premium with Rex's Beef Extract. IP: Logged |
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ahwt Posts: 2334 |
posted 09-21-2005 08:12 AM
Dale thanks for the interesting information. Rex’s Beef Extract certainly had a nice premium to promote sales. The fourth fork is marked Wm. Rogers between two stars and the tines are gold washed. They do not have the flowers extending down the side of the bowl of the tines as the others do, but do have interesting cut out work on the bowl. The forks in the group below do not have wavy tines, but I think are all from around the same time period as the first group. Marks are from left to right – Wm. A. Rodgers, 1835 R. Wallace, Wm. Rodgers and Son, Gorham Electroplate, and Wm. A. Rogers. The Gorham has an 1897 patent mark and the Wm. Rogers and Son has a patent date of 1910. It appears the idea of impressing flowers or foliage down the sides of the tongs and the considerable use of flowers in the design began in earnest sometime after 1897. Tom, I know some silver dealers that put their own silver in the dishwasher, but somehow I have never been able to do that except on a very rare occasion. These forks have lasted 100 years and I guess I don’t want to be the one that cause damage to them. The fact that they have lasted so long is also testament to the quality of manufacturing around the turn of the century. IP: Logged |
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Dale Posts: 2132 |
posted 09-21-2005 11:53 AM
These are from right:
Floral, a multi-motif pattern, highly collectible Orange Blossom, from Sunkist, which seems to have offered this for almost 50 years Hanover again Hanover was a premium for Rex's Beef Extract. The bouillon spoons were free, labels and coings bought the rest. Orange Blossom had free orange spoons, tissue wrappers for the rest. The pattern was owned by Sunkist, and they offered it to their customers. With dishwashers, what I notice that a gel type detergent seems to work much better than a powder. Not sure why. IP: Logged |
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Brent Posts: 1507 |
posted 09-21-2005 01:30 PM
A couple of additions:
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Dale Posts: 2132 |
posted 09-22-2005 12:00 PM
My face is red. You are right Brent, it is the underrated JUSTICE. This pattern seems to be one that was made briefly before WW1 and not afterwards. I have seen very little of it, which makes me suspect that it was not widely distributed. Which may simply be a regional phenomena. IP: Logged |
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