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I had to post as soon as I got it, keep looking and look carefully and you might just find something nice. More photos and details when I get home later:

 

good for you N8...but , that kinda makes me sad as well........

 

All I ever find is sad looking silver plate, but I keep looking!

 

All hand work. One pound ten ounces.

 

That's some beautiful silver!

 

Oops. One guess - staff had NO clue what that is. You wisely didn't tell them. All I find is knackered silverplate, if it's not chrome instead.

 

That is a once in a lifetime score!!

 

Turned out to be a great day for me, what's in the photo came out of three different stores and lots of other stores that didn't have the goodies. I had a question for someone too. I have the fork next to the carving knife and it has H&M stamped on the back and nothing else. I think this is from Hebbard & Moore and it's coin silver, can anyone confirm for me?

 

good score Mr Nate thank-you for posting the mark in the goblet, I've never thought to look inside for the mark, but will do so now!

 

why does it make you sad?

 

just thinking that those kiddush cps were once on a table surrounded by a family on the high holidays....reciting prayers....a glorious meal....the laughter of children...... is that were my families cups are going to end up one day.......

 

Let's hope not...but you bring up an interesting point. I think that some of these items make it to the thrift store because parents and grandparents never mentioned what the item was, or the person clearing out an estate doesn't care. Personally, I take great joy in the finds, and in caring for them and bringing them back to their original beauty, so I can't find it sad because I almost never find out who owned it originally. To that end, carefully and slowly I brought it back to something of beauty:

 

On the one hand, score! On the other, shame on whoever got rid of granny's kiddush cup. I've been known to rehome them myself, but have only found one silver one. That one was tiny, but pre-WWII; it went to a rabbi friend last Chanukkah.

 

that's nice Ruth....& you do seem to find a lot of Jewish religious items...

 

WOW! It is now somptuous, and I really appreciate your care and loving attitute towards these once discarded treasures

 

When I read your post, I knew what you meant Komo. It is sad, but such is the way of life now.

 

When I grew up, there were three synagogues in town. One in the town next door still has a big annual rummage sale. They turn up in estate sales too. I bought an olive wood kiddush cup at a family estate sale a few years ago. The daughter thought twice about selling it, but found out that the friend I mentioned was getting it and it went out the door. It's now a prized piece in their collection.

 

Is that what those are called?? Kiddish cups? ADORE the design on that sterling one!!!

 

BTW, AWESOME haul, MRN8!!!!!!

 

Thank you thank you thank you Aquitaine! I’ve been staring at the cup all day.