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Bob_In_Canada unregistered |
posted 09-01-2002 04:42 AM
 
[26-2124] Not sure if this is the appropriate forum for asking about Gorham coffee / tea pots but there seems to be some knowledgeable people lingering about. I have two Gorham pots here both with similar stampings on the bottom, IP: Logged |
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Marc Posts: 414 |
posted 09-01-2002 12:03 PM
Hi there Bob, What you have is an old Gorham silverplated tea pot. Nice piece. Yes Gorham wares can be dated. They used "A" starting in 1868 and ran through the alphabet. Then used figural, but all you need to know right now is that the "F" is a date letter and 5 + 1868 = 1873 as a manufacturing date.
Hope this helps. Marc IP: Logged |
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Bob_in_Canada Posts: 2 |
posted 09-01-2002 12:20 PM
Thanks for the help Mark, really helps. I found two similar pieces at a garage sale for $6/each. I don't know much about silver but it was hard to resist. Unfortunately both pieces have dimples/dings in them. This particular piece isn't so bad, just a tiny 1/4" ding near the bottom that isn't very noticeable. The other piece which is a bit taller and not so fat has a nasty ugly ding it though. Tried to squeeze the bloody thing out to no avail IP: Logged |
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Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 |
posted 09-01-2002 02:42 PM
Numbers beginning with "0" were used by Gorham on electroplated items. "Silver soldered" is also indicative of electroplate. Other companies besides Gorham used that phrase as well. IP: Logged |
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Bob_in_Canada Posts: 2 |
posted 09-03-2002 11:29 PM
Any thoughts on what type of silver Gorham used for this piece, is it a sterling silver ? IP: Logged |
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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 |
posted 09-04-2002 06:51 AM
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quote: Silverplate is not sterling. Your very nice pot was made in an inexpensive base metal. Then to give it the appearance of fine sterling silver it was electroplated with a very thin coating of pure silver. This made the pot affordable for the masses. The pure silver coating is very thin and softer than sterling so don't polish it often. Every time you polish, a little of the thin silver coating is removed and eventually the base metal will show. If you keep the pot away from sulfur it won't tarnish. There is sulfur in the air so even if it looks ok, wash it regularly with mild soap and sulfur free water. If you wash your pot often, it will retain its shine and not require polishing again. IP: Logged |
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