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elfyx

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« on: June 07, 2012, 01:44:56 pm »
hi...I have just picked up at a house sale a beautiful silver plate picture frame....on the back is stamped E.P on G.S....i know what the Ep stands for but not the G.S......any ideas please..thanks elfyx  ;D
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Rauville

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Re: help
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2012, 02:33:21 pm »
I'm guessing "German Silver"?
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« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2012, 03:15:34 pm »
my thoughts were electro plated on gorham silver. gorham made a lot of electro plated things, and is one of the most common names i see on silver plate items.
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mart

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« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2012, 08:34:29 pm »
Most of the sites I checked at said German silver !!  Gorham is a brand rather than a type of silver !! I think they would have written out Gorham Silver since they want brand recognition !! 
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elfyx

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« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2012, 11:32:10 am »
Hi guys...yes...could well be german silver as i have brought it in france....but why electro-plate silver?
cheers elfyx
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mart

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« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2012, 08:21:22 pm »
Because that is the process used to adhere the silver ( whatever kind,, and they are different) to the base metal !!  Has to be marked because you wouldn`t want to pay for sterling and get electro plate !!  Would be difficult for most people to tell the difference !!
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« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2012, 11:31:19 pm »
Helpful article for EP GS.
http://www.marks4antiques.com/Sterling-and-Silverplated-antiques.htm

German Silver isn't silver but is a base metal to look like silver!
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« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2012, 10:39:58 am »
KC,, I am not a silver type person but if it only looks like,, but is not silver,, why would it need to be electroplated ??  I thought just a lower grade silver on base metal !!  Fill me in as its not my area !!
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