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792 4942 03-17-2024 08:51 AM wev, Scott Martin
  Tabletop Lifestyles Forum
Glassware, China, Holloware, Linen, Accessories, etc.
53 393 04-20-2022 11:29 PM Dale, emeritus
  Flatware/Holloware - non silver Forum
* Metalware other than silver, silverplate.
50 340 05-01-2022 04:10 PM Dale, emeritus
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  General Silver Forum
Discuss General Silver Topics
1378 9841 12-31-2023 02:59 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
1539 9451 02-19-2024 11:11 AM wev, swarter
 
American Silver before sterling
"Odds & Ends"

116 134 08-26-2017 06:03 PM  
  American Sterling Silver
(19th/20th/21st Century)
Discuss all aspects of silver after the c 1850 adoption of the sterling standard - forms, marks, and manufacturers (Tiffany, Gorham, Whiting, Shiebler, etc.)
1258 7244 01-14-2024 01:43 PM Richard Kurtzman, wev
  20th/21st Century Silversmiths
There are many unrecorded 20th/21st century silversmiths. Here we can share information and develop documentation before they slip into permanent obscurity.
Contributing Editor: FredZ
509 2597 07-16-2023 10:53 AM 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
1407 6028 01-01-2023 01:42 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
813 5412 03-16-2024 01:32 AM swarter
  Continental / International Silver
Discuss silver from all over the world
Contributing Editor: Hose_dk
1291 7303 10-25-2023 06:20 AM  
  Silver Jewelry
Silver/Gold, Old/New, Jewelry Smiths
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591 2321 01-14-2022 10:11 AM Paul Lemieux, emeritus
  A Curator's Viewpoint
Silver collecting from the museum curators point of view. Moderated by: Ulysses Dietz, Curator, Decorative Arts, The Newark Museum
301 1410 10-12-2020 12:22 PM Ulysses Dietz
  Silver Stories
Share your favorite finds and collecting experiences
131 834 01-17-2021 10:09 PM Brent, emeritus
  Silver Ephemera & Documentation
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  Silver Events & Exhibitions
This is where we can share information about current and upcoming silver events and exhibitions
386 820 06-24-2023 02:50 PM June Martin
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190 379 04-14-2023 09:52 AM  
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SSF Silver Library Project discussions
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  Silver References: Additions & Corrections
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