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Thrift shift find. Silver?

I can't seem to find the markings online anywhere to find out if this is silver . Paid 3$ for it


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  • KliaoKliao Posts: 5,608 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 24, 2021 4:46AM

    No, it's not silver. With a large company like International, if it were actual silver it would be stamped International Sterling.

    Edit:
    International Silver Silver Soldered is also listed under silver plate here on the bottom right.
    https://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_I.html

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  • dagingerbeastttdagingerbeasttt Posts: 791 ✭✭✭✭

    @Kliao said:
    No, it's not silver. With a large company like International, if it were actual silver it would be stamped International Sterling.

    Edit:
    International Silver Silver Soldered is also listed under silver plate here on the bottom right.
    https://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_I.html

    Thank you.

  • tincuptincup Posts: 5,214 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Interesting item, but likely plated; seems to be some flaking/rusting around the edges?

    ----- kj
  • dagingerbeastttdagingerbeasttt Posts: 791 ✭✭✭✭

    @tincup said:
    Interesting item, but likely plated; seems to be some flaking/rusting around the edges?

    I started to clean it off. It had a bunch of black substance all over it. No flaking or rust that I noticed .but I thought it was neat.

  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,144 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I suspect that only the solder used to join two metals contains trace amounts of silver.

    Repetition of ignorance is ignorance raised to the power two.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I believe (As @derryb said) that just the solder used was of silver content... That is why it is clearly stated. Cheers, RickO

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