How can you find the value of a sterling tray coded7734 trade mark 1883 and what is the best cleaner to take off layered tarnish?

Answer 1

Hi, there is a site called "replacements.com" they list retail price's, you'll want to click on the silver listings, then find Rogers, most 1883 silver is a Rogers Bro's maker and most likely a silverplated item, sometimes it easier to go through all the pattern pic's to find what your looking for, for some reason replacements does not list the correct #'s to the patterns. About the tarnish on your silver items, the best stuff I always use is "Wrights Silver Cream", sold at Wal-mart for under $3.00, but you can try a quick cleaning with aluminum foil, just line a big enough pan w/the foil and fill it w/cold water, then add two teaspoons of salt, place your silver in the solution and let it sit for two or three minutes, then rinse off and dry. To keep silver untarnished store silver on top of a sheet of foil, and for long-term storage. rap tightly w/celllophane and squeeze out as much air as possable, the wrap in a sheet of foil and seal the ends. Hope this helps! H.A.G.D.:)