Silver Feather 🪶

[Mvgirl]

Found this 8 gram silver feather at a little thrift shop for $4. It's worth $8.85.

Also found this spoon...wasnt sure if it was silver but it was only 30 cents so risked it.
Google is just bringing up Danmark spoons with the DG & well as STERLING... while mine only has the DG mark.
I'm guessing its not then, but it looks and and sounds like silver when I lightly drop it on the counter. A nice ring to it. Has a slightly copper look, but not sure if that's just tarnish.
Any help? Thanks.

 

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[Red-Coat]

Like the feather. Is it marked?

Plated is more likely for the souvenir spoon, but it could still be silver without a purity mark. The Danish hallmarking system operates on a voluntary basis. The ‘DG’ mark arranged vertically in a coffin-like cartouche is for DanskGuldindustri of Randers in Central Denmark, from between 1948 – 1958. Certainly they used sterling silver, but I don’t know if they also made plated items.

 

[Gare]

I guess I am not to well informed.I would not have bought it

 

[Mvgirl]

Like the feather. Is it marked?

Plated is more likely for the souvenir spoon, but it could still be silver without a purity mark. The Danish hallmarking system operates on a voluntary basis. The ‘DG’ mark arranged vertically in a coffin-like cartouche is for DanskGuldindustri of Randers in Central Denmark, from between 1948 – 1958. Certainly they used sterling silver, but I don’t know if they also made plated items.

Yes it's marked Sterling!

Ok. Yeah it's probably plated. Oh well. Thirty cent loss isn't that bad haha.

 

[TreaShore]

Nice find. At 8 grams you won't have to worry about it getting blown away like a feather in the wind.

When I zoom in on the spoon I can't get a clear image, but it looks to me like there might be glue residue near the square section on the handle? It seems to be missing an emblem/crest typical of souvenir spoons. In my experience, if the spoon has a crest that is held on with adhesive vs being a single cast piece, then it is normally plated/non-silver. However, I did find 1 over the years that was an exception. The spoon was sterling (marked), but the glued on crest wasn't. Hope this helps a little.

Ok. Yeah it's probably plated. Oh well. Thirty cent loss isn't that bad haha.

I think of it as not a loss in the grand scheme of things. You bet $4.30 in total on your trip and won $8.85. Beats the payout of the average lottery ticket.

 

[Mvgirl]

Nice find. At 8 grams you won't have to worry about it getting blown away like a feather in the wind.

When I zoom in on the spoon I can't get a clear image, but it looks to me like there might be glue residue near the square section on the handle? It seems to be missing an emblem/crest typical of souvenir spoons. In my experience, if the spoon has a crest that is held on with adhesive vs being a single cast piece, then it is normally plated/non-silver. However, I did find 1 over the years that was an exception. The spoon was sterling (marked), but the glued on crest wasn't. Hope this helps a little.



I think of it as not a loss in the grand scheme of things. You bet $4.30 in total on your trip and won $8.85. Beats the payout of the average lottery ticket.

Haha good one!!

Interesting. OK. I thought as much but decided to take it home anyway just on case. Now I know. I paid 30 cents to learn more information...not waste. thanks for your comment.