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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MrNate, post: 2704468, member: 5515&quot;]Ok, so let&#039;s start with the background story and why I felt confident gambling without additional photos. </p><p><br /></p><p>1. The pattern looks obscure to me. The forks and spoons look small (a good thing in my opinion).</p><p><br /></p><p>2. See the little pickle/olive forks in that pattern? See the little ornate serving spoon in that pattern on the carpet? In my opinion, these less common serving utensils are more likely to be made in a sterling set than a plated set. I&#039;m not claiming this as fact, just an observation of mine.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Another subtle clue is the connection of the handle of the knives. Some of the silverplated knives will have a pinched end, but almost all sterling knife blades have a straight connection. Not a huge clue, but just one more for the others.</p><p><br /></p><p>So there was a bit of a delay between me sending my original inquiry and the sellers response. So while I was waiting I figured I would go out and try to solve the puzzle by looking for the pattern. This is where I got lucky...as I found a very close pattern but not the actual pattern. I matched this (incorrectly) to Gorham 1914 Marion found here:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.sterlingflatwarefashions.com/Patterns/Gorham13.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sterlingflatwarefashions.com/Patterns/Gorham13.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.sterlingflatwarefashions.com/Patterns/Gorham13.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>So, I used that to make the purchase on the belief I made a calculated gamble. Well I was wrong on the maker, but very right on the result. The other set on the right side of the photo was plated, here&#039;s the real stuff below. I decided to scrap the knife handles which yielded 270 grams of silver, so counting what&#039;s in the photos below I snagged 2,328 grams of sterling silver! True pattern name is HAS1...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]274622[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]274623[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]274624[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]274625[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]274626[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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