INFO AND AGE NEEDED ON OLD FORK

[2country]

I found an old fork that was bent pretty bad . I straightened it best I could . It bends pretty easy . It appears to be made of copper or brass but there is a marking on it that looks like it reads " crown silver co " . Why would it be marked like this if it is not silver and any idea of it's age ? Thanks .

[davesx]

Could have been silver plated.

Dave.

[Gypsy Heart]

Crown Silver Co. of New York, New York, in 1955 succeeded Hasselbring Silver Co., Revere Silver Co. and Wolfenden Silver.


Ellmore Silver Co.
Meriden, CT 1935-1960 Founded by L.A. Lipman. Acquired Amston Silver Co.,
Concord Silversmiths, G.H. French & Co., W. & S. Blackington, and the Frank M.
Whiting company. When Ellmore went out of business in 1960, their flatware dies of
F.M. Whiting were sold to the Crown Silver Co.; the W. & S. Blackington Co. was sold
to Raimond Silver. Makers of sterling flatware, holloware, and novelties

[2country]

Thanks for the info yall , it's not as old as I thought it was .

[d2]

When they have been in the ground for a while the copper on the spoon reacts with the silver and it leeches off. I dont know if that right but thats what I have been told...d2