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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bakersgma, post: 428531, member: 59&quot;]Since the letters SU are visible on the left where the name should start, I believe this is marked Superior Silver Plate (which was a trademark of Middletown Plate Company for their &quot;low-priced line.&quot; See the Superior mark furthest to the right at the bottom of this page.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.sterlingflatwarefashions.com/SPMfgs/SPS2.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sterlingflatwarefashions.com/SPMfgs/SPS2.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.sterlingflatwarefashions.com/SPMfgs/SPS2.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Leave it alone. That very dark middle section was likely meant to be that way so the cut in floral decoration would stand out. I had a similarly finished piece that someone had tried to clean and it looked awful. I tried to get the rest off to make it look less odd, and it was a bear to do! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eek.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Addendum - this advice is for this piece only! Normally, if the item is to be sold I recommend cleaning to make sure that any flaws (like plate loss hiding under tarnish) become visible to both you for your description and the buyer for their decision.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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