rogers sterling silver

WM ROGERS AND SON AA Serving Fork Silverplate Beautiful LOOK! $5.99

LOUVAIN 1847 ROGERS OVAL SOUP SPOON MONOGRAM SILVERPLATE FLATWARE V/G $5.29

ANTIQUE SILVERPLATE CARVING SET SHARON ROGERS INTERNATIONAL SILVER Knife & Fork $30.00

OLD VINTAGE SILVERPLATED TEAPOT BY WM ROGERS $9.99

Vintage Antique WM Rogers Silverplate Creamer and Sugar Dish $12.00

LOUVAIN 1847 ROGERS TEA SPOON SILVERPLATE FLATWARE V/G $5.96

HERITAGE 1847 ROGERS BROS SILVERPLATE PASTRY SERVER $17.50

AMBASSADOR 1847 ROGERS BROS SILVERPLATE 2 TABLESPOONS $15.00

Wm Rogers Mfg Co/International Lufberry Silverplate 1915 Grille Knives (8) $18.99

WM ROGERS & SON Silverplated Coffee Set $24.99

WM ROGERS MFG.CO FLATWARE SILVERPLATE -SERVING FORK $9.99

Wm Rogers Silverplate Serving Dish $4.95

Wm A ROGERS CREAM SUGAR AND TRAY SILVER PLATE MEDALLION 415 429 FREE US SHIP $45.00

Wm. A Rogers Silverplate Oval Tray Dish $10.00

1887 Rogers & Bros A1 Silverplate ASSYRIAN Sugar Shell $14.40

1881 ROGERS FLATWARE SILVERPLATE -SELVING SPOON $10.00

1881 ROGERS A1 LA VIGNE Silverplate Teaspoon $2.99

IS Rogers TUPPERWARE ROSE Teaspoon Silverplate 1955 $4.95

1847 Rogers Bros. “Remembrance” 52 pc Silverplate Flatware Set w/Case $199.99

1847 Rogers Silverplate Flatware Seafood Forks, 1906 Charter Oak $13.50

IS Rogers INSPIRATION Teaspoon Silverplate 1933 $4.95

IS Rogers PICKWICK Teaspoon Silverplate 1938 $3.95

Rogers IS Silverplate Flatware Teaspoons, 1938 Talisman $9.99

Wm Rogers & Sons ~ Georgic ~ Silverplate ~ Serves 12 $175.00

ONIDA WM. A. ROGERS SILVERPLATE 1934 DEBUTANTE SILVERPLATE $8.99

INTERNATIONAL SILVER ROGERS 1847 AVON PATTERN 1901 SILVERPLATE CREAM LADLE NICE $1.99

Wm Rogers Son AA Oxford Silverplate Serving Berry Spoon $34.99

IS Rogers SEA SPRAY Teaspoon Silverplate 1960 $2.95

SILVER RENAISSANCE-1847 ROGERS SALAD FORK-SILVERPLATE = 846C $16.99

Daffodil Rogers International Silverplate 2 Knives $14.99

IS Rogers ESPERANTO 5 O’clock Spoon Silverplate 1967 $5.95

1847 Rogers Silver Plate Modernist Bowl Pattern Flair $5.00

W.M. Rogers Reproduction Silver Plate Paul Revere Sugar dish $5.00

1847 Rogers Bros Silverplate Pastry Fork COLUMBIA 1893 Art Noveau $24.99

Sale!! 1881 Rogers Onedia Silverplate Flatware Capri Grill Knife 8 Excellent $23.95

Sale 1881 Rogers Onedia Silverplate Flatware Capri Serving Spn Table 3 Excellent $9.99

Sale! 1881 Rogers Onedia Silverplate Flatware Capri Cold Meat Fork New Condition $14.95

Sale! 1881 Rogers Oneida Silverplate Flatware Capri Oval Soup Spoon 8 Excellent $23.95

GAITY BY WM ROGERS & SON 8 1/2″ KNIFE -SILVERPLATE = 1426C $12.99

IS Rogers PARIS Teaspoon Silverplate 1931 Mono “O” $2.95

1847 Rogers Remembrance Serving spoon Silverplate Mint $8.00

1847 Rogers Bros. International Silver (Plate) ‘Renaissance’ Sugar Spoon Nice!!! $7.90

INTERNATIONAL SILVER ROGERS 1847 AVON PATTERN 1901 SILVERPLATE JELLY KNIFE NICE $1.99

IS Rogers ADORATION Teaspoon Silverplate 1930 -1973 $3.95

Vintage Silverplate Flatware Mixed Lot Rogers & Son 24 pcs $5.00

1881 Rogers Silverplate Graecian Pattern 1915 Gravy Spoon $18.00

IS Rogers DAWN Individual Salad Fork Silverplate 1949 $2.95

LOT 12 PCS. ANTIQUE WM. ROGERS & SON 12 SILVERPLATE FORKS AND KNIVES $3.99

Wm A ROGERS 6194 OVAL TRAY Silver Plate on Copper Old English Reproduction Grape $9.99

Eternally Yours Silverplate Rogers Bros Soup Spoon Each $7.99

Eternally Yours Silverplate Rogers Bros Serving Spoon! $11.99

IS Rogers LYRIC Dinner Fork Silverplate 1939 $6.95

1847 Rogers & Bros. AI Berkshire Pattern 1897 Silver Plate Butter Knife $0.99

Antique Vintage Rogers & Bro Silver Plate Serving Dish / Vanity Plate platter $9.99

Rogers Silverplate Knife Knives x2 Antique / Vintage La Touraine Pattern $4.99

Rogers Silverplate Serving Spoons x6 Antique / Vintage La Touraine Pattern $9.99

Rogers Silverplate Forks x2 La Touraine Pattern Vintage / Antique $9.99

Rogers 1881 Silverplate Knife Knives x 5 Warranted 12 DWT $9.99

Vintage 1847 Rogers Brothers Silver Plate Pattern “Springtime” 8″ Plate $16.00

CHEUALIER ROGERS FRUIT SPOON (FANCY) SILVERPLATE FLATWARE V/G $14.74

1883 FB Rogers Silverplate Cream and Sugar Set $7.49

1860 Rogers (now International) Silverplate~Shell Pattern~12 Pieces~Excellent $49.99

1847 Rogers Silverplate Salad Serving Fork BERKSHIRE 1897 Mono M $9.99

1847 ROGERS SILVERPLATE FLATWARE 1897 BERKSHIRE MASTER BUTTERKNIFE $19.99

EMPIRE-ROGERS & BROS 7 1/2″ FORK – SILVERPLATE=2103 $14.99

Silver jewellery quality and its hallmarks

Silver is one of the most popular jewellery types available. But with so many sellers and so much silver available, what are the best ways to make sure you get the best quality for your money?

Silver is a precious metal that has several qualities that make it a valuable and beautiful piece of jewellery. Despite its striking looks, silver itself is a soft metal, and one that is easily bent into and out of shape. In order to overcome this, silver is combined with another metal, usually copper, to make sterling silver. Silver itself is very un-reactive, meaning that it does not corrode. By combining silver with copper and producing sterling silver, this un-reactivity is exchanged for a more solid material which is easy to maintain.

One of the easiest and most obvious ways to gauge quality is through hallmarking. Sterling silver is almost always 92.5% silver, and 7.5% copper. This is shown through hallmarking of the pieces of jewellery. First seen in Britain in the early 1300′s, hallmarking is stamping the silver itself to show who the maker is and to show the fineness of the silver. Sterling silver pieces should have the number “925″ stamped on it. This means that 925 pieces per 1000 pieces are pure silver. Fine silver, marked “999″ is also used, but is much more malleable than sterling silver. Jewellery is available in fine silver, but is generally thought to be too soft for everyday use.

The British hallmarking system is one that has been built upon over centuries to help give as much information about the piece as possible. Hallmarks dating from 1300 include a crowned leopard’s head, which was used to show that the piece was .925 sterling silver. Later hallmarks on silverware include city marks to show where the piece was made, duty marks to show whether tax was paid on the item, date letters showing when the piece was made, the maker’s mark and in some cases import marks. To hallmark silverware, makers use hammers to stamp in their mark. Modern sterling silver jewellery only tends to have a couple of these hallmarks, mainly the purity and the maker’s mark.

One of the other ways to check quality of silver items, as well as hallmarks, is to inspect the silver carefully. Silver itself does not tarnish, it is the other metals that are combined with silver that tarnish, in most cases, copper. If a piece of sterling silver jewellery is tarnished, it can be easily cleaned through a variety of ways. Silver should always be highly reflective and bright, and sterling silver should always be strong yet malleable.

For a more scientific way of testing silver products, silver-plated metals and low quality silver alloys will turn green when a drop of nitric acid is added. Sterling silver will turn a creamy colour due to the copper in the material. When testing jewellery, a small file can be used to cut into discreet area on the item to test for quality. Sterling silver jewellery lasts much longer than pure silver due to the qualities of other metals that are combined with it, but it is important to ensure that you are certain about the quality of the silver before any purchases are made.

About the Author

Derek Rogers is a freelance writer who represents a number of UK businesses. For silver jewellery, he recommends Seriously Silver, one of the UK’s leading suppliers.