Thank you Terry and Bakersgma! My hunch was right, it was found at a thrift store among some plated flatware during my vacation.
greetings all, picked up this fork with marks I don’t recognize, can anyone help? The left mark appears to read BU and the fork is engraved...
Thank you thank you thank you Aquitaine! I’ve been staring at the cup all day.
Let's hope not...but you bring up an interesting point. I think that some of these items make it to the thrift store because parents and...
Turned out to be a great day for me, what's in the photo came out of three different stores and lots of other stores that didn't have the goodies....
That is a once in a lifetime score!!
I had to post as soon as I got it, keep looking and look carefully and you might just find something nice. More photos and details when I get home...
Is it warm where you live? ;) because silver polishing is the most relaxing part of my day.
Final photos, took some time to polish the second set: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I tried, but I actually got more of it off with a toothpick. The christofle marks all have a black edge of heavy tarnish that was hard to scrape off.
I got some spare time today, so I started cleaning and polishing the CTF35 pattern. Admittedly, it took forever. I tried using toothpicks to clean...
No, I was just responding about whether the author knows for sure. I agree he might not know for sure, but I see in his other posts that he...
He seems immensely knowledgeable on the topic (most definitely more than me, or anyone else on the planet as it relates to Christofle it appears):...
If you scroll down a bit you will see the CAT with a 3 and 5 just like on the flatware. Perhaps this is similar to when Reed & Barton or other...
Yes sorry I missed it: http://www.ascasonline.org/articolomarzo144.html
https://offerup.com/item/detail/252901453/
Google "Rodney Kent Aluminum" and check out the photos....
Here we go: [ATTACH]
My hands were moving, I'm trying to get a clear picture while holding my phone against a loupe..Let me take another one.
Honestly amazing research, that is definitely it! All of the knives I got today appear to be the CTF35 variety.
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