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mogwaai

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Solingen 84 piece cutlery set
« on: June 19, 2010, 05:33:17 am »
Hi
I have this Solingen 84 piece "Rostfrei" cutlery set. The only markings on the items are stamped GES 100. It could be 10% Silver. Passed down the generations originally by my Great-great Grandmother around the early 1900's
Any idea the worth - what the markings are?
Any help much appreciated - Thanks in advance



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Re: Solingen 84 piece cutlery set
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2010, 09:29:26 am »
Interesting....neve r heard of before.  Looked it up on Replacements LTD and 1) they do have the name of Solingen listed with a note beside it (not a mfr) and 2) no pics of any patterns etc.

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Re: Solingen 84 piece cutlery set
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2010, 09:30:19 am »
    It appears what you have is a german Stainless steel set.  Solingen is a town in Germany and Rostfrei is a type of stainless.  Have not been able to locate the pattern yet.  Just looking at these two words up on the net has yielded this.  Replacement does have a Listing for Solingen under silver but it notes that it is not a manufacter.
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Re: Solingen 84 piece cutlery set
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2010, 09:54:15 am »
Welcome to the forum , mogwaai .

Solingen , Germany , known as "the city of blades" , is a major European center for the cutlery industry .

'Rostfrei' literally means 'rust free' .

Nice old set there , mogwaai .
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Re: Solingen 84 piece cutlery set
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2010, 10:25:43 am »
rostfrei is German for stainless, the company is probably Trident.
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