September 20, 2009
Top Antique Silver Manufacturers
To acquaint yourself with silver antiques, look for three company names associated with antiques silver metal fame. The first is Rogers Bros. An 1847 Rogers Bros. Ford And Spoon Salad Set should also be stamped with the initials IS. In antiques silver, one looks for the company name. A more recent company that may be confused with Rogers Bros. is F.B. Rogers whose silver plate has a decided copperish bronze inner lining if allowed to tarnish and then cleaned.
The second fine company in silver and if kept long enough to become in antiques silver circles a collectible would be Wallace Sterling. The company logo is Wallace followed by what looks like a moose head complete with antlers and Sterling. The company made many brides happy during the 1980’s.
The third company in antiques silver circles is a registered trademark International Silverplate. They made such novelty silver pieces as cake cutters and servers. The name is the key to antiques silver determining quality. Also, if you are browsing for antiques silver metal quality, learn to distinguish between silver tarnish that can be cleaned and silver dipped that will rust and pit.
An F.B. Rogers or a Towle might have the look of silver but as collectibles they aren’t even worth the outer coating.
An F.B. Rogers or a Towle might have the look of silver but as collectibles they aren’t even worth the outer coating.
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