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[nomad 11]

forum ? but since i need more help than any ? i came across some silver flatware. rogers and hollands 1847 no other markings ? this would''nt be sterling now would it ? yes...........no...........maybe..............than kkkks-

 

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[vpnavy]

I searched and got a bunch of hits - it would just help to see the actual some of the flatware. A picture(s) is worth a zillion words! If you are having problems posting pictures - take a look at: How to post pictures with your story....

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Without a picture we're just taking a shot in the dark.
Rogers 1847 flatware has been a well known pattern that we have all dug from early home sites at some point.
I can find only modern references to 'Holland Flatware' online.

1847 ROGERS BROS
Rogers is a recurrent name in American makers of coin, sterling and silverplate ware. There is a great confusion about the firms bearing this name. The number of companies using the Rogers name is countless. The men managing the various "Rogers" companies sometimes were linked by family relationships but often this was not the case. Lots of companies with this name were created, merged, separated in an endless succession of intertwined relationships. In 1862 Meriden Britannia Company bought the hollowware division, tools and dies of Rogers Brothers Mfg Co (incorporating Rogers, Smith & Co). The production of the '1847 Rogers Bros' line continued under the direction of William Rogers and in 1865 the plating shop was transferred from New Haven to Meriden and merged with Meriden Britannia Co in 1866. In 1898 Meriden Britannia Co and various other independent New England silversmiths joined themselves together to form the International Silver Co that became the world's largest manufacturer of silverware. Rogers 1847 became a trade mark of the new firm.

Dave

 

[A2coins]

Great info

 

[Clay Diggins]

It would be marked "Sterling" or "925" if it were composed of sterling silver.

A lot of the "Rogers" patterns were produced and reproduced in white brass ("nickel silver") or plated white brass (EPNS). Unless you find marks to the contrary the assumption has to be that it is not silver.