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argent_pur
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 Posted - 09/01/2010 : 19:36:06
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Hey guys, I have a question for you--I bought some scrap sterling flatware on ebay a few days ago and I noticed one of the forks has a small chip in the topside of the handle, revealing a black(ish) material underneath. The maker is Gorham and all the appropriate marks are there (lion, anchor, etc..) plus "STERLING" though it's very worn. I checked the marks against the product line (King George c. 1894) and it all checks out fine. My question is--could this material be a filler? I've never heard of forks having fillers, only knives, candlesticks, etc...
Any help would be appreciated, thanks
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wayne1956
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Posted - 09/01/2010 : 20:16:03
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| Are you sure is just not the silver tarnishing? |
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argent_pur
Penny Sorter Member
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Posted - 09/01/2010 : 20:55:01
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| It's not a surface tarnish, it's a chip for sure... |
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harper
Penny Sorter Member
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Posted - 09/01/2010 : 21:53:13
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I think wayne meant "is the black substance inside the chip tarnished silver?"
the "worn" sterling stamp would make me a little suspicious, but I doubt it would be worth the effort to forge such a thing. |
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wayne1956
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Posted - 09/01/2010 : 22:01:16
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Originally posted by harper
I think wayne meant "is the black substance inside the chip tarnished silver?"
Bingo, that is what I meant. |
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argent_pur
Penny Sorter Member
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Posted - 09/01/2010 : 23:22:23
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Ah, well that could be...I used some Conisseurs (sp?) sterling cleaner and it didn't take it off, but it seemed to lighten it a wee bit, so yeah it could just be tarnish. Good call, wayne
I wasn't really worried about a forgery, I agree with you harper, I don't think it would be worth copying unless it was a rare piece. This is just scrap and was described as such. |
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cpthnsolo
Penny Sorter Member
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Posted - 09/03/2010 : 16:16:45
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I only have a half dozen or so pieces of sterling but it seems strange to me that the piece has the Lion stamp and says sterling. Is that common on English sterling?
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harper
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USA
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Posted - 09/04/2010 : 03:43:16
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the lion referes to the maker? I didn't look at the site, but I bet it explains it there
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Originally posted by cpthnsolo
I only have a half dozen or so pieces of sterling but it seems strange to me that the piece has the Lion stamp and says sterling. Is that common on English sterling?
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argent_pur
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Posted - 09/04/2010 : 11:00:32
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Yes, the lion and anchor (as well as a third mark that I'm forgetting at the moment) are all Gorham Marks. The black stuff was tarnish, BTW, so good call Wayne |
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Flbandit
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Posted - 09/04/2010 : 13:14:22
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| That is a cool site, I've surfed it a few times. Lot's and lot's of info. |
Are you throwing that out? |
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