It's best to use special cleaning products specifically for polishing silver. Apply the cleaner to 100% cotton balls so as not to scratch the silver and rub gently. If the tarnish doesn't come off, try an old toothbrush with softened bristles. There's a good article on caring for silver at link below.
Sterling silver flatware or jewelry can be cleaned by using the specialized cleaning products that can be bought in Walmart. If they are not available then it is possible to use whitening toothpaste very carefully.
if its rust or something like that, use toothpaste
We have a set of stainless steel flatware which shows patches of small black pits and discoloration. Please advise.
You should hand wash your silver flatware, using a mild soap and a soft cloth. After you rinse it with warm water, you should use a soft cloth to,dry it.
You can prevent water stains by drying stainless steel flatware right after washing. Use olive oil to remove any existing spots.
99.99% of the time it is Plated, once again it is not silver. the only flatware that is made of silver will say on it somewhere STERLING
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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.
Plated. 1847 is the year Rogers Bros. was founded and is part their hallmark; it is not the year your flatware was manufactured. The IS (International Silver) stamp indicates you have silver plated flatware manufactured after 1898. Silverplate has no scrap value. For more information see Related Questions, below.
It is from 1929, and it was made by Wm. Rogers.
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Yes, tread on it then hit it with a hammer.
Plated. 1847 is the year Rogers Bros. was founded and is part their hallmark; it is not the year your flatware was manufactured. The IS (International Silver) stamp indicates you have silver plated flatware manufactured after 1898. Silverplate has no scrap value. For more information see Related Questions, below.
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.
The Rogers Bros. silverware is silver plated flatware. IS means your set was made after Rogers Bros. was acquired by International Silver Company, around 1898.For more information see Related Links, below.
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 Company, founded in 1898 from a number of smaller silver manufacturers that specialized in silver plated tableware.