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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 583906, member: 25&quot;]I&nbsp; think people have thr wrong idea abut silver tarnishing and needing to be polished all the time. Silver does not tarnish just for the hell of it, it needs sulphur in the air to blacken, and in the days of coal fires and industrial pollution unchecked, the air was indeed pretty corrosive in towns and cities.</p><p>These days are gone with the open fires and the steam engines burning high sulphur coal. I have lots of pieces out and in use as fruit bowls, vases, trays, utensils, and just decoration, and a light rub every six months is not an onerous task.</p><p>The excuse of not wanting to polish the things is probably just saying &#039;It looks old fashioned&#039;&nbsp; and to be fair, most of it does. I cannot remember when I last saw a silver teaset used for tea making.</p><p>Forks and spoons still work, though, but it can be hard to find surviving knives.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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