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SPOON - 11/10/2011 8:36:38 PM    hunter2000   Posts: 308 Joined: 4/26/2010 From: southern NH Status: offline I FIND THESE FREQUENTLY BUT HAVE NEVER ASKED HOW TO CLEAN THEM ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED I AM ASSUMING IT IS SILVER IT CAME FROM A 1880S DUMP. tHANK YOU FOR ANY SUGGESTIONS Attachment (1) _____________________________ Den Den Den. All items I post are for sale dumpdigger69@yahoo.com Post #: 1

RE: SPOON - 11/10/2011 11:17:22 PM    bne74honda   Posts: 365 Joined: 2/19/2004 From: Brampton, Ontario, Canada Status: offline Hi Hunter2000, I've been digging one site this summer and came across many such pieces and have had great success using a wire brush on a drill. I place the drill in a vice so it won't move so a bench grinder with a wire brush wheel is the best but it works like a charm! The wire takes ALL the crap off without hurting the silver. They come so clean the only thing I now need to do is perhaps polish them. Just be sure to keep a good grip on your work piece - they can take off for the Great White North pretty damned quick! Gloves are a good idea but they also can catch easily on the wire - I ruined a couple that way. Now I go bear handed and use band-aids as needed! I suppose you could try reverse osmosis but it takes a lot longer. Brian (in reply to hunter2000) Post #: 2

RE: SPOON - 11/11/2011 12:10:37 AM    madman Posts: 10369 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline SAFETY GLASSES! _____________________________ always looking for, Toledo Ohio, Knoxville Tn. milks pharms and sodas, (in reply to bne74honda) Post #: 3

RE: SPOON - 11/11/2011 12:14:30 AM    bne74honda   Posts: 365 Joined: 2/19/2004 From: Brampton, Ontario, Canada Status: offline Madman......uh...yes!!! Forgive me for missing that item but I wear glasses 24/7 so it's easy to miss. Safety First! (in reply to madman) Post #: 4

RE: SPOON - 11/11/2011 12:32:59 AM    baltbottles   Posts: 2301 Joined: 11/25/2002 From: Baltimore Maryland Status: offline Spooooooons.......... and a couple forks.... I keep them when I dig a decent one. Chris Attachment (1) _____________________________ Please visit my website Antique Bottles Of Baltimore at : www.baltimorebottles.com Looking to buy Pontiled Baltimore bottles of all types Email me at baltimorebottles@gmail.com (in reply to bne74honda) Post #: 5

RE: SPOON - 12/6/2011 12:15:45 AM    tigue710 Posts: 4143 Joined: 7/11/2007 From: connecticut - nor cal Status: offline if its silver it will be marked...  Most of the stuff is silver plate and deteriorated.  If its true sterling or nickle silver, any solid silver it will not be corroded like the spoon in your pic though.  Real silver you can wet and rub on your jeans and it will polish right up with a little elbow grease.  Id say for every 10 plated pieces I find I find a solid piece.  I save them and make stuff out of them... this used to be a sterling spoon dug in a toc dump Attachment (1) _____________________________ •={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•= (in reply to hunter2000) Post #: 6

RE: SPOON - 12/10/2011 11:27:47 PM    bombboy Posts: 427 Joined: 3/2/2008 From: Upstate NY Status: offline And don't forget that some of the older silverware was made of coin silver. Definitely look for the makers mark and the hallmarks, if any. Some of those old spoons can be worth some cash. Mark (in reply to tigue710) Post #: 7

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