International Silver Company, founded in 1898 from a number of smaller silver manufacturers that specialized in silver plated tableware.
silverplate!
The Oneida is a company that creates Silver Holloware & Flatware. I actually have a fork from the onedia community, so I know they specialize in Silver Plates Flatware and Holloware. So I would think par plate would mean Silver Plate.
Oneida sterling flatware had a mark with a "cube" on the left side of the name. According to my reference, it is "The silver cube. Our silversmiths' mark of excellence," and was used since 1965. The cube is apparently a mark of excellence. (American Sterling Silver Flatware, by Maryanne Dolan.)
Wm Rogers Reinforced Plate AA IS on flatware is a code for the maker and the type of silver used. Wm Rogers is the maker. Reinforced plate means that it is not 100% silver, but a silver plated metal. The AA and IS are codes for where it was manufactured.
IS stands for the International Silver Co. and unless it says sterling or 925/1000 it is silver plate.
Al The "A1" mark is sometimes found on the reverse side of silver plated flatware and refers to the quality of the silver plate, i.e. "A1" is the best quality for that manufacturer. Lower qualities are usually referred to as "1" or "A", "B" etc..
The "IS" silver marking on flatware stands for "International Silver Company". The flatware is silver plated. Visit the link below for details about other silver markings too.
No. It's just steel no silver at all. If it is silver plated it will say so, but that does not mean it contains silver. A plus A nicely made set of stainless steel flatware may not be silver, but you don't have to take it out of it's presentation box once a month to polish it.
International Silver Co. according to the website antiquesandthearts.com
The phrase "pearl silver" was stamped on flatware that was actually nickel silver, that is made of copper, zinc and nickel with no silver content.
925 is the purity of the silver. 92.5 % fine silver which is Sterling Silver. The extra % is other materials added for strength and usability. 925 means it is sterling silver. The c could be a makers mark or could indicate that it is sterling plate.
Wat does 838 mean on silver