Hi: Don't buy the stuff if it is marked "F B Rogers-China". I won a whole lot of this junk flatware on a non-profit auction site and they advertised it as "silver plate" when in truth it is similar to plastic spray painted with a silver coating which MAY contain lead. I am de...
Is sterling silver good quality? Absolutely. For centuries, sterling silver was the highest purity of silver used for coins, flatware, and other valuable items. It offers a mix of durability and beauty. Moreover, most other high-quality silver made during the 19th and 20th centuries was only...
A.Tedi, as a general rule, flatware today is of significantly lower quality -- keep your old flatware if possible. First, anything manufactured in China is suspect. This is not jingoism, just simple recognition that different cultures have different attitudes, and a manufacturing culture which fi...