If it is sterling it will be imprinted on the piece. Otherwise it is silver plate. Most Rogers Brothers is silver plate.
Hi, Rogers Bros 1847 Eternally Yours is silver plate.
It means International Standard of silver plating thus identifying your piece as silver plate vs. silver
It means International Standard of silver plating thus identifying your piece as silver plate vs. silver
Rogers Brothers is a silverware company that actually began in the 1820's but apparently used the actual Rogers Bros. name for the first time in 1847. Also, it seems that 1847 Rogers Bros silver plate or at least the trademark is still being manufactured or used today by the International Silver Company. In the late 1800's, Rogers Bros merged with or was purchased by the International Silver Company.
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.
The 1847 Rogers Bros. IS Flair is made from sterling silver. This means that it is actually 100 percent real silver.
I have a 1847 Rogers Bros stamp I S what does this mean ? and what is it worth?
1847 rogers bros is the name of the company the silver is from 1937 and its only silver plated so its worth a little over par.
1847 rogers bros is the name of the company the silver is from 1937 and its only silver plated so its worth a little over par.
Unless the items are clearly marked Sterling they are silver plated. Rogers made lots of silver plate over the years, and the date is the patent date for the pattern, not the year they were made.
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.