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<p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 771553, member: 59"]Neat fork, KSW! </p><p><br /></p><p>The US does not use "925" on flatware, just the word Sterling. However - a caution is necessary. There were companies back in the late-1800s into the 1900s that used the word sterling in their company name - and unfortunately, these were often companies that only made plated items. The scratched in "sterling" seen above is very questionable. Are there other marks further up the handle? The one below that <u>is</u> sterling - looks the OC for Oneida Community (they made both plate and sterling, but only marked this away on actual sterling patterns.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 771553, member: 59"]Neat fork, KSW! The US does not use "925" on flatware, just the word Sterling. However - a caution is necessary. There were companies back in the late-1800s into the 1900s that used the word sterling in their company name - and unfortunately, these were often companies that only made plated items. The scratched in "sterling" seen above is very questionable. Are there other marks further up the handle? The one below that [U]is[/U] sterling - looks the OC for Oneida Community (they made both plate and sterling, but only marked this away on actual sterling patterns.[/QUOTE]
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