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	New members post here Contributing Editor: Kimo	661	4284	10-17-2019 03:17 PM	wev, Scott Martin
	Tabletop Lifestyles Forum Glassware, China, Holloware, Linen, Accessories, etc.	48	371	04-27-2019 10:43 PM	Dale, emeritus
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	General Silver Forum Discuss General Silver Topics	1334	9728	10-14-2019 05:15 PM
	American Silver before sterling (17th/18th/19th Century) Discuss all aspects of silver, 'coin' and otherwise, before the c 1850 adoption of the sterling standard - basic forms, regional variations, marks, etc. Moderated by: Wm. Voss & Stuart Warter	1486	9109	10-17-2019 09:50 PM	wev, swarter
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	20^th/21^st Century Silversmiths There are many unrecorded 20^th/21^st century silversmiths. Here we can share information and develop documentation before they slip into permanent obscurity. Contributing Editor: FredZ	508	2577	09-30-2019 05:36 PM	Brent, emeritus
	Silverplate Forum It isn't solid silver, it's another metal covered with silver! Discuss the makers, their marks & their wares. Moderator: Dale Nelson	1403	6009	09-29-2019 09:34 PM	Dale, emeritus
	British / Irish Sterling including Provincial, Dominion and British Colonial (except American colonial) Sterling, as well as Old Sheffield Plate. Moderated by: Stuart Warter	806	5377	09-08-2019 09:40 AM	swarter
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