You don't. It costs more to recover the silver from a plated item than the value of the silver.
no Silverware is a "catchall" phrase to describe items made of silver including cutlery, decanters, bon-bon dishes etc, so, yes, silverware IS silver. Some items of tableware are, however, made from plated silver and are normally stamped "EPNS" or plate. These items are NOT silver - only silver plated
Stephen Helliwell has written: 'Understanding antique silver plate' -- subject(s): Silver-plated ware, Silverware 'Small silver tableware' -- subject(s): Catalogs, Silverware
It means International Standard of silver plating thus identifying your piece as silver plate vs. silver
If it is sterling it will be imprinted on the piece. Otherwise it is silver plate. Most Rogers Brothers is silver plate.
Full silver service is when a table is set with silverware, glasses, and dishes that will be used for dinner service. The food is then transferred to the diner's plate from a service plate.
It's silver plate, so approximately nothing.
"W.R." on the back of silverware likely stands for "Warranted Silver-Plate," indicating that the item is not solid silver but a silver-plated piece. The two symbols could be a logo or manufacturer's mark, which may help identify the origin of the silverware.
It means International Standard of silver plating thus identifying your piece as silver plate vs. silver
Full silver service is when a table is set with silverware, glasses, and dishes that will be used for dinner service. The food is then transferred to the diner's plate from a service plate.
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silverware - articles made of silver