Silver spoon!?

[streakert]

Quick hunt finds a
Holmes &Edwards Inland IS
Spoon that I believe to be sterling
But has no mark. Research tells me Holmes was a silver plater, so to be sure I chopped it. Would this be coin silver if it wasn't marked

 

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[smokedaddy]

Nice Job, nice silver spoon

 

[trdking]

You need to do a gold acid test on it for silver. FYI Coin Silver does not contain silver and is mostly Nickel

 

[villagenut]

Your spoon is not "inland" but "inlaid". What this means is that it was put through a process that Holmes and Edwards used near the turn of the century onward. It was the adding of silver to edges of the flatware that would be more likely to have wearing down of the silver plate that covered the utensil.This link can explain what I am saying, but basically your flatware is a plated spoon with silver doubled at the most vulnerable spots.

Holmes & Edwards Inlaid Silver - National sterling silver | Examiner.com

 

[Red James Cash]

FYI Coin Silver does not contain silver and is mostly Nickel

I think you mean german silver isnt silver its nickle.Coin silver is exactly that,90% silver.Its called coin silver because silver coins were often melted down to make utensils.

 

[streakert]

Your spoon is not "inland" but "inlaid". What this means is that it was put through a process that Holmes and Edwards used near the turn of the century onward. It was the adding of silver to edges of the flatware that would be more likely to have wearing down of the silver plate that covered the utensil.This link can explain what I am saying, but basically your flatware is a plated spoon with silver doubled at the most vulnerable spots.

Holmes & Edwards Inlaid Silver - National sterling silver | Examiner.com

Would u no what they used as a core, its not copper

 

[bonepicker]

Nice find.
IS=International Silver=Silver Plated
This is what I have read and been told recently.
Check out my recent post, where I found a spoon marked IS.
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...erwa-gaming-token-international-sterling.html

 

[Jason in Enid]

Nice find.
IS=International Silver=Silver Plated
This is what I have read and been told recently.
Check out my recent post, where I found a spoon marked IS.
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...erwa-gaming-token-international-sterling.html

Correct, IS = silver plate.

Also, coin silver is 90%, exactly like the silver used in coinage, which is where the term comes from.

 

[UnderMiner]

Thank goodness it wasn't actually Sterling - to chop a sterling spoon in half would have been a crime against the treasure gods