Can any help with this purse? Is it Silver?

[richg]

Found this purse in a box with some other old stuff, can anyone offer any help or steer me in a direction to someone who can? Thanks for any help!!

 

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[buscadero]

The 1st Test is: Take a Magnet to the different parts of it. Silver is NOT Magnetic! Is that a C or a G? It could be Coin Silver which is Good!
Or could be German silver which is Bad.(Not really silver)

Hope that helps!


JOE

 

[richg]

Thanks for the help, I'll try the magnet. The letter is a G and there is some stuff underneath it but it was not punched all the way in so I dont know what else it says. Thanks again for the help!!

 

[richg]

Took magnet to it, there are no parts on it that are magnetic. I dont know what that means but those are the results. Thanks again!

 

[nhbenz]

Nice find. Deco style, popular in the 1920's and 30's. Whiting and Davis manufactured a lot of these in silver, but even if its German silver there are people who collect such things.

 

[Mental Granny]

question how large is the bag among my grandmothers old things she had one similar about 4 in its an eving bag but she also had a small one about 2 in real silver that was for her mothers rosary

 

[richg]

The bag is in the general area of 6" by 6". Thanks for all the help!!

 

[buscadero]

Rich: Is there any Makers Marks stamped or sewn on it? Any Country of origin?

If you go on the assumption it's real Silver, It's probably worth a couple hundred bucks! Whether you can get it, I don't know!

There's an awful lot of 'em out there!

 

[richg]

I have went back and reivestigated the marks. Underneath the G SILVER there is an M then a larger than normal space what looks to be a small o and then a larger than normal space then maybe either 2 small L's that is all I can see the a 30x so I am getting a good look. If anyone knows silver marks I will post a close up with the digital microscope. Thanks again. Rich

 

[richg]

Here is some pictures of the marks underneath silver. They are the best pictures I could get. Thanks again.

 

[nhbenz]

Wow! I need a digital microscope!

 

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