It's Friday....and We're in Love!

With Silver

Silverware to be exact!

We've just went through & priced all of the silverware

that we have been collecting....

Our favorite part about vintage Silverware

 is all of the gorgeous patterns!

Well.....we'd have to say researching

these beautiful pieces of history

is pretty fun as well!

Yourex Silver Seal "Lady Francis" 1925

Rogers & Bro "Garland"  1937

Holmes & Edwards "Century" 1923

Old Company 1950

Oxford Oneida "Garland" 1910

These are just some of the patterns that we found....

and these dates make us think

"Just how many Christmas dinners

have these been through?"

Wow....

{keep counting!}

It's Friday...

What are you in love with today?

Sparkle & Shine

We've been saving up silverplated silverware for two years now

dingy, dirty, silverware

The time has come

Polishing Day

{I should say Polishing MONTH!}

With polishing cream & our trusty gloves

The silverware went from dingy

to delightful!

The fun part

{if there is a fun part!}

about polishing silver

is that you really get to notice every crevice...

I mean pattern

that every piece has

So many different types of patterns

So many PATTERNS

{and here, I really mean crevices!}

Like any other vintage item you pick up from Estate Sales,

you start to wonder

who owned such lovely silver & what food it served

and what conversations it was a part of!

We love this engraved "R" spoon....

made us wish our last name

{or first name}

 started  with "R"

How many times were the tables set with this silverware?

Did the kids secretly

{or openly!}

 complain while having to set it?!!

We wonder, why did they choose a particular pattern?

Did the family who ate off of them really notice it ?

It's amazing...

 all of the different types of patterns there are in silverware...

from simple to very involved!

Ahhhh....a satisfying job!

Now we're off to package them up to sell so they have new stories!