"Sterling silver" is a frequently misused term, especially on eBay. Some have the impression that any silver may be termed "sterling" however the word sterling applies only to an item which has a guranteed...
Over the years I have cleaned thousands of pieces of silver. One thing I can tell you is that there is not a cut and dried rule. 1. If you have completely black silver, wash it is dish detergent,...
Flatware is not all the same, and some can put profit in your pocket. Yard sales and auctions often have a box or tray of flatware in the offering, and many buyers ignore flatware unless it is sterling....
Oneida Silver Co made silverplate under various names as follows: Beacon Silver Plate Camden Silver Plate Capital Plate Carlton Silver Plate Community Debonair Silver Plate Duro Plate Extra Plate Extra Coin...
Antique Jewelry Boxes, Caskets, Trinket Boxes 1900-1915.A brief history and identification lesson. Throughout history, jewelry boxes were constructed and designed by craftsmen, one box at a time. With the...
Long Tailed Bird - Meriden B. Company Victorian Silver Figural Napkin Rings HISTORY The Victorian Era was the age of Silver.Up until the mid-1800's silver of any kind, whether plated or sterling, was...
As applied to flatware, the terms "Viande" and "Grille" have been all but forgotten except by a handful of folks who themselves are often confused about the definition of these terms. I started research on...
ONEIDA Oneida Ltd PO Box 1 Oneida NY 13421 888 263-7195 (US)800 341-3332 (Canada)True Rose - Arbor Rose - Chaplet - Rose Song Pattern number 2552 Photo courtesy of Oneida This is one of the most popular and...
The Basics Are you interested finding a beautiful and reasonably priced collectible from the bygone late Victorian and Art Nouveau era? How about some ornate silver plated flatware? In this Guide, we will...
In her 4th edition of Silverplated Flatware, first published in 1990 and updated in 2002, author Tere Hagan divides Collectibility into 5 categories. If we assign these five categories a number, with FIVE...