Sterling Silver Flatware
10 Tips for Collecting and Buying Silverware
“How can I tell if my flatware is sterling or silverplated?” This is the most frequently-asked question at SilverCollect.com. If it doesn’t have the word “sterling”, then it most likely is not sterling silver. The word “sterling” is found on American silver dating after 1860. Early American silver is very rare and was usually marked... »
How to Detect Modified Sterling and Silverplate Flatware
A number of modified flatware pieces regularly appear for sale on the internet at both auction and fixed-price web sites. A modified flatware item is a commonly-found piece which has been altered to make it appear to be a more valuable, rare or collectible piece. A large number of modifications occur with collectible or... »
Antique Whiting Sterling Teaspoons
Special promotion for our blog readers and subscribers - Our antique 1900 Duke of York sterling teaspoons are currently marked down from $17.99 to $15.99 each. Get an additional 20% discount off this sale price by purchasing 12 spoons using this special coupon code at checkout 06121407. This is a savings of... »
Brief History of the Fork
While knives and spoons have such a venerable record that they cannot be attributed to any one place or time of origin, the introduction of the fork can be more definitely traced. The design of the fork is very ancient. Large forks are referred to as having been found in the remains of early... »
Brief History of the Knife
It has been mentioned in discussing the spoon, that knives were first fashioned out of stone. The close resemblance of some of them to modern knives indicates that types which are familiar to us were copied from stone predecessors. (Pictured at left: Flint Knife, 3000 B.C.) Following the period when flint and other suitable... »
Ten Steps in Making a Spoon
Silver is an ore – a precious metal. When refined to the degree of absolute purity it is melted into ingots weighing from 500 to 600 ounces. Nine hundred twenty-five parts of this pure or fine silver are alloyed with 75 parts pure copper in order to give it the strength and sturdiness of... »
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