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<p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 181508, member: 59"]Had some extra time between appointment and errands yesterday so I stopped by thrift store that sometimes has interesting stuff. Right inside the door they had a huge display of "silver" with a Half-Off sign. Mostly silverplated, terribly tarnished in many cases, and even at half off way over priced for condition. But then I noticed a shelf with a few napkin holders and one practically threw itself at me! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I knew right away that it was Norwegian (thanks to Cheryl's many informative posts on Norwegian designs) and after a few minutes of careful looking, discovered an 830 mark, which I am sure no one on the shop staff would have seen it was so tiny! And there was hardly any tarnish! So for 7 bucks, it was a nice addition to my collection!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]50699[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]50700[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]50701[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 181508, member: 59"]Had some extra time between appointment and errands yesterday so I stopped by thrift store that sometimes has interesting stuff. Right inside the door they had a huge display of "silver" with a Half-Off sign. Mostly silverplated, terribly tarnished in many cases, and even at half off way over priced for condition. But then I noticed a shelf with a few napkin holders and one practically threw itself at me! ;) I knew right away that it was Norwegian (thanks to Cheryl's many informative posts on Norwegian designs) and after a few minutes of careful looking, discovered an 830 mark, which I am sure no one on the shop staff would have seen it was so tiny! And there was hardly any tarnish! So for 7 bucks, it was a nice addition to my collection! [ATTACH=full]50699[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]50700[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]50701[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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