Gorham Flatware, Sterling Hallmark or Name of the Pattern?

[bigcaddy64]

I made the rounds on Saturday morning and ended up stopping at a garage sale for a girls rugby team fundraiser.

There was really nothing of value there but I did spy a few pieces of flatware that looked worthy of a 2.00 gamble.

I seem to recall Sterling hallmarks being stamped into the metal and not cast/raised, like these marks are. I've yet to test them since my acids are somewhere in the garage due to a recent move.

Are these pieces actually Sterling or is that the name of this particular pattern?

 

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[AlienLifeForm]

I'd say it is actually silver. I have had a lot of different pieces of flatware with raised lettering that was indeed sterling.

 

[captain flintlock]

I agree with Alien. It is sterling and Gorham is the maker. Nice find!!

 

[bigcaddy64]

Nice!! Either way, i was more then happy to donate 2.00 to the team and get the forks that nobody wanted anymore.

 

[JimDon]

Definitely Sterling. Congrats on a great buy

 

[Red-Coat]

Just doing a bit of tidying up on some older threads, mainly for the benefit of anyone searching the site for information.

Sterling silver indeed. The pattern is “Fairfax”, introduced in 1910, and they didn’t produce that pattern in silverplate.