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Used Sterling Silver Flatware
a silver alloy with no more than 7.5% copper
Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by weight of silver and 7.5% by weight of other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925.
Silver of a fineness of 92.5%.
Silver of 921/2 percent purity
Relatively flat dishes such as plates and saucers
tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single piece
silverware eating utensils
Cutlery refers to any hand implement used in preparing, serving, and especially eating food in the Western world. It is more usually known as silverware or flatware in the United States, where cutlery can have the more specific meaning of knives and other cutting instruments.
Eating utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons
P8260039
The back of the tines is where the decoration is, that's because of the way Europeans hold their forks compared to the way Americans do. To the left of the decoration the marks are from the bigorne or anvil that was used to back mark the piece when the hall marks were placed on the front of the fork. GoodWill totally missed out on this one.
Tufts No. 1
This one is a premium design. The pattern is by James Tufts and is truly an awesome piece to behold. It is wider than most and detailed with a fabulous silverplate pattern.
Sterling Silver has been used for the hand made chain and clasp and it is embellished with a Swarovski crystal.
The patterrn is from 1885.