Is the 1847 Rogers Brothers IS silverware silver or plated?
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Is the 1847 Rogers Brothers IS silverware silver or plated?
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It depends on weather there is a silver hallmark on the item. If there is and it does not have epns, but a maker, Kings stamp, a finess stamp and year mark then it would be sterling silver
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They’re all silver plated.
Or at least all the ones for sale on Ebay are.
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Silver Plate. The whole marketing thrust of Rogers was that people of modest means could still have nice silverware for company and Sunday dinner without the expense of solid sterling silverware by using Rogers Silver Plate.
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All 1847 Rogers Bros is silver plate. The 1847 in the name does not mean it was made in that year. The name is a marketing brand for Rogers and International Silver (IS), Rogers’ parent company. The brand was first used in 1922, the Jubilee year for Rogers development of the process for electroplating silver onto b…
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Most of the Rogers Brothers silverware, if not all, is silver plate. If the utensil doesn’t have .925 or the word “Sterling”, it’s plated. ( But, still, some of their silver has decent value, even as plated ware.). 🙂
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It is silver plated. Which means it has a coat of silver over some kind of metal. If it is used often, the silver wears off and tastes terrible when you are using the utensil.
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It’s a good quality silver plate, but even the best will start to show the base metal with use. Check the back of the spoon bowl or the fork tines in older pieces if you have a chance to see how it looks.
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Check to see if the word STERling is on the bottom, if not, look out.
another simple test: Use a strong magnet, if it sticks it’s not silver.
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I’ve never come across a set of antique utensils that weren’t 100% silver (.995-.999 just so I don’t get called out). Those sets generally come with a custom case for storing & presentation which generally speaking gives it credibility to its authenticity. If it’s a newer set look for a .999/.995 stamp on the individual pieces or a sterling (str/strl etc). If it’s stamped it’s silver. But if your still not sure cut one of the pieces in half & it’ll be obvious.
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