Spoon real silver or not?

[Oklahomahunter]

I dug up a spoon today that reads
Lashar [] silver
i found a picture of the same design
http://www.sterlingflatwarefashions.com/images/PurityOneREP1.jpg
I cannot find anywhere where it says silver plated or sterling .925 i rubbed a cloth over it and the spot turned black. I took a magnet and it didnt attract it. so is it silver?

 

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[DiggityDiggity]

could you post pics of the spoon? front n back

 

[Mackaydon]

Welcome to Treasure Net !!
This site may help you: Silverplate PatternsI
I believe Lashar is silverplated.
Don....

 

[Oklahomahunter]

Is it just silver plated because i took a cloth to it rubbed it and the cloth turned black.
if its silver plated what metal is it underneath?

 

[DiggityDiggity]

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Is it just silver plated because i took a cloth to it rubbed it and the cloth turned black.
if its silver plated what metal is it underneath?

From the corrosion, I would guess iron. Is it heavy? Does it magnetize in the corroded sections?

 

[DiggityDiggity]

"Traditionally, good quality cutlery was made from silver (hence the U.S. name), though steel was always used for more utilitarian knives, and pewter was used for some cheaper items, especially spoons. From the nineteenth century, electroplated nickel silver (EPNS) was used as a cheaper substitute; nowadays, most cutlery, including quality designs, is made from stainless steel. Another alternative is melchior, a nickel and copper alloy, which can also sometimes contain manganese. It also contains elements of magnesium and copper sulphate. " Wikipedia

 

[Oklahomahunter]

I have some industrial strength magnets it doesn't magnetize anywhere.

 

[Sorceress1]

This is my dad's "baby spoon". He was born in 1904 in Crebbs, Oklahoma. I find it interesting that you are in Ok also. Mine says "silver" on the back, and is in appreciably better condition than yours.

 

[Mackaydon]

Sorceress1,
Welcome to Treasure Net !!
My dad was also born in 1904; just a coincidence.
Can you post a pic of the back side of your spoon, please.
Don.........