The base metal of silver plated flatware is typically copper or brass. These metals are less expensive than silver and provide a sturdy foundation for the silver plating.
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.
No, stainless steel flatware does not contain 925 silver. Stainless steel is a different material composed primarily of steel and chromium, while 925 silver refers to sterling silver which is an alloy containing 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals.
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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.
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.
Oh, dude, Wm Rogers reinforced plate AA IS on flatware means it's silverplate made by the William Rogers Manufacturing Company. The "AA" stands for the quality of the silver plating, and "IS" likely refers to the International Silver Company, which acquired Rogers in the 1890s. So, like, it's just fancy talk for saying your flatware is silver plated and probably pretty old school.