Found a fork today...

Trueghst · May 30, 2010

Found a fork today while searching around an old school. Any ideas? I can't find the pattern online. Just wondering if it is worth anything at all, or just another fork. Not sure of the age either...was about 4-6 inch deep. Found with Ace 150.

Has this mark on back:

Hampton
Silversmiths
stainless
china 007

diggummup · May 30, 2010

Value- basically worthless- stainless steel. As far as the pattern goes- I'm going way out on a limb here since they have hundreds of patterns. Is this the pattern?--

gemee · May 30, 2010

Stainless,...and you want to know if it is worth anything?

diggummup · May 30, 2010

gemee said:
Stainless,...and you want to know if it is worth anything?

Not everyone is familiar with stuff like this. They see the word silver and automatically think that. Your wording sounds a little presumptuous or maybe it's just me. Take it easy or forgive me if i'm reading too much into your response. :icon_scratch:

Trueghst · May 30, 2010

It is worth $5.99. At least that is the price for a replacement from the website I found it on earlier. I know stainless is not worth much of anything, just wondered about the value in general. Sorry, I'm not STUPID enough to think it is worth a bunch of $$$. I also didn't think someone would assume that either, but seems like someone did. Thanks for the help anyway.

RPG · May 30, 2010

Trueghst said:
It is worth $5.99. At least that is the price for a replacement from the website I found it on earlier. I know stainless is not worth much of anything, just wondered about the value in general. Sorry, I'm not STUPID enough to think it is worth a bunch of $$$. I also didn't think someone would assume that either, but seems like someone did. Thanks for the help anyway.

And welcome to T-Net. :hello:

Trueghst · May 30, 2010

Thank you all... will just take some time to get used to what I should say and not say in my post. I should have been more "clear" on what info. I wanted.

Mental Granny · May 30, 2010

LOL! You'll be fine ..... still a cool find ....... and a Big Welcome to T-net! :icon_sunny:

EagleDown · May 30, 2010

Don't worry about it, you found something that was hidden from everyone else, probably for many years!!

That within itself makes it worth "something".

Welcome. HH

Trezurehunter · May 30, 2010

You might want to go back & hunt the area well. Maybe its just a fork, but forks = picnic areas = coins & stuff. The older the fork, knife, spoon etc. the older the coins you may find. Welcome to TN.
Ron

mlayers · May 30, 2010

Keep all of your junk it all is worth something. I keep 5 gal buckets in the garage and when I get home I put my junk in the buckets. It all will add up.
stainless if .60 a pound and pull tabs will also bring .60 a pound. Then your scrap metal will add up. Then at the end of the year take it all to the recycle center and cash it in. So it all is worth something if you want to keep it.....Matt