Buff the piece of flatware with a soft cloth. When real silver is exposed to air it forms a thin layer of oxide. Rubbing or buffing removes some of this oxide, leaving a black mark on the cloth. Stainless steel leaves no mark. Silverplate is bonded to the meal underneath and generally ...
silver plate -- How to tell?Quickstart: If it's marked "Sterling" or "995", any 'We buy Gold' shop will want it. If it's not, odds are high that it's silverplate. Silverplate is thin, so it has no intrinsic metal value. It was a very popular wedding gift for decades ...
Verifying the precious metal content of silver flatware is crucial to determining its value. It can be fairly difficult to tell if silver flatware is real silver for several reasons. Many manufacturers market silverplated flatware. Silverplate is coated with a thin layer of silver to create the ...
You might think this is a little bit of organizing overkill, but nothing makes me crazier than not being able to find what I need. So knowing that I have 8 mercury glass chunky candlesticks down on the candlestick shelf in the basement is freeing and wonderful and makes my life so so ea...