Part of a spoon handle/ silver?

[njrelicgairl]

I found part of a spoon handle at this 1850's home that belong to a doctor. It has the name bob on it. Any idles if it is silver,and how old the spoon is?

 

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[JVA5th]

I heard you can check if something is silver with a drop of bleach. It should tarnish quickly if it is silver. Use method at your own risk as I'm not 100% on that. Still neat I love old stuff like that. No idea the age of it.

 

[pepperj]

I'm assuming there's no part of the makers mark left on the other side. Enlarging the photo to the max I see no indication of a base metal leaching of green patina.
Try rubbing the underside with the thumb, it should leave a dark mark on the skin, and smell like rotten egg (sulphur odor)
The pattern would put it in the Victorian Era, and I'd go with it being sterling.
Probably the other portion is at the site somewhere, but sometimes they just are not it seems. It's possible that the other portion was found at some other time by somebody as detecting has been around for a good 50 yrs.

 

[Red-Coat]

I would say that's Whiting's "Plain Thread" pattern, introduced in 1870:



The Whiting Manufacturing Company was based in North Attleboro, Massachusetts at this time, but moved to New York after their factory was destroyed by a fire in 1875. It could have been made in either location, but it was a sterling pattern, not produced in plate.

 

[CoinFetcher]

Looks silver to me for sure

 

[njrelicgairl]

I heard you can check if something is silver with a drop of bleach. It should tarnish quickly if it is silver. Use method at your own risk as I'm not 100% on that. Still neat I love old stuff like that. No idea the age of it.

Ok, thanks for the idl.

 

[njrelicgairl]

I'm assuming there's no part of the makers mark left on the other side. Enlarging the photo to the max I see no indication of a base metal leaching of green patina.
Try rubbing the underside with the thumb, it should leave a dark mark on the skin, and smell like rotten egg (sulphur odor)
The pattern would put it in the Victorian Era, and I'd go with it being sterling.
Probably the other portion is at the site somewhere, but sometimes they just are not it seems. It's possible that the other portion was found at some other time by somebody as detecting has been around for a good 50 yrs.

I tryed searching for the other part but could not come up with it.I had little time to srarch. For the owners sold the home and moved out yesterday.

 

[njrelicgairl]

I'm assuming there's no part of the makers mark left on the other side. Enlarging the photo to the max I see no indication of a base metal leaching of green patina.
Try rubbing the underside with the thumb, it should leave a dark mark on the skin, and smell like rotten egg (sulphur odor)
The pattern would put it in the Victorian Era, and I'd go with it being sterling.
Probably the other portion is at the site somewhere, but sometimes they just are not it seems. It's possible that the other portion was found at some other time by somebody as detecting has been around for a good 50 yrs.

Some one must have searched this property because I found no silver coins or hardly any wheat cents.

 

[njrelicgairl]

I would say that's Whiting's "Plain Thread" pattern, introduced in 1870:

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The Whiting Manufacturing Company was based in North Attleboro, Massachusetts at this time, but moved to New York after their factory was destroyed by a fire in 1875. It could have been made in either location, but it was a sterling pattern, not produced in plate.

You could be right. The first owner of the home was. A doctor by the name of Robert bond.he probly was called Bob. 8

 

[njrelicgairl]

I would say that's Whiting's "Plain Thread" pattern, introduced in 1870:

View attachment 1862763

The Whiting Manufacturing Company was based in North Attleboro, Massachusetts at this time, but moved to New York after their factory was destroyed by a fire in 1875. It could have been made in either location, but it was a sterling pattern, not produced in plate.

I'll look at the other side better.to see if I see any writing. And let you know

 

[njrelicgairl]

I tryed searching for the other part but could not come up with it.I had little time to srarch. For the owners sold the home and moved out yesterday.

I will look at the other side to see if they is any makers marks. And let you know

 

[njrelicgairl]

Looks silver to me for sure

I feel it could be!

 

[njrelicgairl]

I would say that's Whiting's "Plain Thread" pattern, introduced in 1870:

View attachment 1862763

The Whiting Manufacturing Company was based in North Attleboro, Massachusetts at this time, but moved to New York after their factory was destroyed by a fire in 1875. It could have been made in either location, but it was a sterling pattern, not produced in plate.

I looked at the other side and there are no markings that i can see. Just that of the other side that writes bob.