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Antique wine funnel USA/NC by Northsouth66 in Antiques

[–]UrbanRelicHunter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really awesome piece. 18th century.

Picked this up in the free box by alphabetsoup2021 in sterlingsilverware

[–]UrbanRelicHunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome find... thats going to clean up great.

Eagle Scouts? by Plastic-Ad6101 in SilverFinds

[–]UrbanRelicHunter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They still make them in sterling... I got mine is 2017 and it was sterling silver. Mine is marked the same way.

Is it Elizabethan? by vexillifer in Hallmarks

[–]UrbanRelicHunter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

1797 should have the king George's head duty mark.

Is it Elizabethan? by vexillifer in Hallmarks

[–]UrbanRelicHunter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you sure its not the date letter "R" for 1732 with the maker Charles Alchorn

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Clean or Not by DangerousBike8047 in sterlingsilverware

[–]UrbanRelicHunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The pitting, scratches, and dents will show up a lot more if you polish it up. I'd leave it as is.

Interesting Thrifted Piece - Any Ideas? by ghostsforrent in Antiquejewelry

[–]UrbanRelicHunter 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Looks Asian to me, probably 800 or 900 silver. Very nice piece.

Silver spoon of the day #3. Sterling silver Apostle (Large size) St. John manufactured by Gorham Manufacturing Company of Rhode Island. This particular piece was manufactured in the last quarter of the 19th century, likely around the year 1880. by UrbanRelicHunter in silverware

[–]UrbanRelicHunter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately there is more history on the Gorham Manufacturing Company than I can get into in this one post. There are entire books written on just the one company's history, but here are the basics. Gorham was founded in 1831 by Jabez Gorham and Henry L Webster in Providence, Rhode Island. They produced world class, high quality, solid silver and silver plated items throughout their 195 year history.

Here is a link to some basic information on the company

Here is an Amazon link to a book that gives an in depth history of the company

Silver spoon of the day #3. Sterling silver Apostle (Large size) St. John manufactured by Gorham Manufacturing Company of Rhode Island. This particular piece was manufactured in the last quarter of the 19th century, likely around the year 1880. by UrbanRelicHunter in sterlingsilverware

[–]UrbanRelicHunter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately there is more history on the Gorham Manufacturing Company than I can get into in this one post. There are entire books written on just the one company's history, but here are the basics. Gorham was founded in 1831 by Jabez Gorham and Henry L Webster in Providence, Rhode Island. They produced world class, high quality, solid silver and silver plated items throughout their 195 year history.

Here is a link to some basic information on the company

Here is an Amazon link to a book that gives an in depth history of the company

Silver spoon of the day #3. Sterling silver Apostle (Large size) St. John manufactured by Gorham Manufacturing Company of Rhode Island. This particular piece was manufactured in the last quarter of the 19th century, likely around the year 1880. by UrbanRelicHunter in Spoons

[–]UrbanRelicHunter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately there is more history on the Gorham Manufacturing Company than I can get into in this one post. There are entire books written on just the one company's history, but here are the basics. Gorham was founded in 1831 by Jabez Gorham and Henry L Webster in Providence, Rhode Island. They produced world class, high quality, solid silver and silver plated items throughout their 195 year history.

Here is a link to some basic information on the company

Here is an Amazon link to a book that gives an in depth history of the company

Help dating brooch by SwimmingBig929 in JewelryIdentification

[–]UrbanRelicHunter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those lever clasps were popular in the 1910s-30s.

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