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Janet1 Posts: 46 Registered: Oct 2017	posted 11-16-2017 07:36 PM Hello, I picked this up today and I was wondering about the initials above the hallmark on this. Has anyone seen this on Rockford? Also any recommendations for cleaning? Thank you for reading. Janet IP: Logged
Janet1 Posts: 46 Registered: Oct 2017	posted 11-16-2017 07:42 PM Sorry when I resized photo it blurred. Initials look like (in script) Ret 4lh or tlh. Thank you IP: Logged
Kimo Posts: 1627 Registered: Mar 2003	posted 11-17-2017 09:57 PM The photo is so blurry I cannot see anything. Could you please try taking another photo so we can clearly see the markings? Do you have a "macro" setting on your camera? Most cameras have such a setting that allows you to get up very close and take sharp closeup photos of markings. IP: Logged
Janet1 Posts: 46 Registered: Oct 2017	posted 11-18-2017 01:35 PM IP: Logged
Kimo Posts: 1627 Registered: Mar 2003	posted 11-19-2017 01:29 AM The initials appear to be done by hand and most likely is something that was added by the owner or perhaps the retailer. As for polishing, there are a number of helpful discussions on this forum that you can find with a search. The most important points are to be very gentle when you polish, use a good brand name paste and NOT use dips, and do not "overpolish" since you do want to keep a bit of the darkness in the crevices since that is patina and you do not want it to look like it was made yesterday. To get you started here is a link to one of these discussions here Silver Care (Polishing/Cleaning) IP: Logged
Janet1 Posts: 46 Registered: Oct 2017	posted 11-19-2017 05:14 AM Thank you Kimo, As always you have been very helpful. Janet IP: Logged

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