A fork in the path ... 12/12/11

[p2c]

Hi all,
Got out today. I had an okay day. Ultimately the wooded area I went to yielded me 2 silver dimes (a 1920 Merc and a 1951-D Rosie), 1 Wheat penny (1940), one very small fork, and a whole Coca-Cola bottle (1950's era?). The fork is silver-plat, though it must be really thick. I knew it wasn't solid silver, because it rang up as a 12-15 (nickel range). Though I had never dug a silver plat that came out with all its silver intact. If I hadn't known how it rang, I'd swear by appearance that it was solid. It also has maker marks (Holmes and Edwards) and an I and S stamp, which I believe stands for 'International Silver' which my research on the maker has yielded this is the conglomeration that bought Holmes and Edwards in 1897, though I bet the fork is from the 1950's. Either a child's fork or some kind of service fork. It is quite ornate.

It's been a good December for me -- 10 silver and silver on 3/3 hunts. Best month in terms of silver #'s for me for 2011 (i think February was my next best month...) only goes to show, hunting does not need to end in winter...

[Dirt fishing Wolf]

That fork sure is a small one Jon. I found a silver handle (spoon or fork) yesterday
with a thick silver plating on it. Found others where the plating was so thin it would
have worn off from little use.

[Lowbatts]

I love that fork Jon! Great looking even if it is an EP or some other plate.

Got a Fred Harvey fork out this way last year and it looks and feels solid, rang up like silver but the marks indicate it's SP. I still think it's one of my better table ware finds though just for the history behind it and I'd love to know how it got where it was.

[DPBOB]

Your forking kidding me 2 more silver...( I just had to say it )
WTG

[rob.s]

Nice finds Jon and cool fork That fork is well made and doesn't appear to peeling.

Yesterday I found a 1941 WW2 Wehrmacht army mess spoon in the woods.

[p2c]

Your forking kidding me 2 more silver...( I just had to say it )

That's a silver-plated fork, Bob, and not a clad-spoon....

[scrounger d detector collector]

I S stands for inlaid silver

a cheap plating