Comments on: Is it Patina or Tarnish? http://www.silvercollectblog.com/is-it-patina-or-tarnish.html Informative articles, resources and news about antique silver, silverplate and stainless flatware, holloware and smalls Sat, 03 Apr 2010 23:45:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: How to Detect Modified Sterling and Silverplate Flatware | SilverCollect Blog http://www.silvercollectblog.com/is-it-patina-or-tarnish.html/comment-page-1#comment-68615 How to Detect Modified Sterling and Silverplate Flatware | SilverCollect Blog Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:29:14 +0000 http://silvercollectblog.com/?p=9#comment-68615 [...] and new silver are equivalent to the differences between new and antique furniture, primarily the patina or lack [...] [...] and new silver are equivalent to the differences between new and antique furniture, primarily the patina or lack [...]

]]> By: SilverCollect http://www.silvercollectblog.com/is-it-patina-or-tarnish.html/comment-page-1#comment-68224 SilverCollect Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:52:00 +0000 http://silvercollectblog.com/?p=9#comment-68224 Hi Chuck, Your silver probably just needs to be hand polished with a soft cloth and a non-abrasive silver polish to bring back the shine. It should be properly stored in either a flatware chest with tarnish-resistant lining, or in a flatware storage roll or bag made with tarnish-resistant fabric. Hi Chuck,

Your silver probably just needs to be hand polished with a soft cloth and a non-abrasive silver polish to bring back the shine. It should be properly stored in either a flatware chest with tarnish-resistant lining, or in a flatware storage roll or bag made with tarnish-resistant fabric.

]]> By: Chuck http://www.silvercollectblog.com/is-it-patina-or-tarnish.html/comment-page-1#comment-68221 Chuck Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:39:25 +0000 http://silvercollectblog.com/?p=9#comment-68221 We had been told that putting a box or a few pieces of Chalk in the silver drawer would keep all the flat ware from tarnishing. Well, it works. All the flatware looks like tin. No patena or even a hint that it is wonderful silver flatware. Since it is Sir Christopher by Wallace it is a good flat ware and has been handed down from the Grand Parents. We are all VERY upset. We are looking to put the patena back on and hope that we have not distroyed it. Be careful. We had been told that putting a box or a few pieces of Chalk in the silver drawer would keep all the flat ware from tarnishing. Well, it works. All the flatware looks like tin. No patena or even a hint that it is wonderful silver flatware. Since it is Sir Christopher by Wallace it is a good flat ware and has been handed down from the Grand Parents. We are all VERY upset.
We are looking to put the patena back on and hope that we have not distroyed it. Be careful.

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