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<p>[QUOTE="Ken K, post: 8285278, member: 79657"]I just picked these two pieces up and have been doing some research on them. Very tarnished but I loved them. I think they are 'lidded' creamers as they are only about 4" tall. Great Northern Railway - Rogers Bros. Soldered Nickel Silver. (1/2 Pints?)... I read that in 1898, "IS" marks were added for International Silver. My question is, does the fact that there are no "IS" marks on these mean that they are prior to 1898? Can anyone give me some info or research locations for the other numbers on the marks? Patent Handle? SX0251? X stamp with 46? 02600? Asterisk with 13? Also, should I attempt to clean these in any way or does that add to the charm? I know with other older civil war era antiques with patina, cleaning them is a no-no, is soldered railroad silver the same way? Also, does the double stamping add to the value or was it common? Thanks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ken K, post: 8285278, member: 79657"]I just picked these two pieces up and have been doing some research on them. Very tarnished but I loved them. I think they are 'lidded' creamers as they are only about 4" tall. Great Northern Railway - Rogers Bros. Soldered Nickel Silver. (1/2 Pints?)... I read that in 1898, "IS" marks were added for International Silver. My question is, does the fact that there are no "IS" marks on these mean that they are prior to 1898? Can anyone give me some info or research locations for the other numbers on the marks? Patent Handle? SX0251? X stamp with 46? 02600? Asterisk with 13? Also, should I attempt to clean these in any way or does that add to the charm? I know with other older civil war era antiques with patina, cleaning them is a no-no, is soldered railroad silver the same way? Also, does the double stamping add to the value or was it common? Thanks.[/QUOTE]
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