Number 800 on spoons!

[jerseyben]

Note that I have purchased "silver" spoons in the past marked 800 that turned out to be NOT actual silver.

 

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[GibH]

Note that I have purchased "silver" spoons in the past marked 800 that turned out to be NOT actual silver.

I think a lot of the companies used 800 as a pattern number to fool either the customer, or the customer's guests.