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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 3957019, member: 111"]Nice - if you don't already know, the pattern is "Haga' (duh), the Stockholm makers, J.L. Hultman and Skandia merged in 1957, a few years after your pieces were made, continuing use of the 'JLH' mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>Believe most silver collectors enjoy the satisfaction in polishing (it was my 'job' from early childhood), though it's hard on my arthritic fingers these days. Polished this miniature Mexican silver tea service yesterday, and despite its small size (the tray is 4-5/8" handle to handle), it took a couple of hours. After taking pics, took off the the lids to make sure everything was well-dry before packing it away, stood up with the set in my hand, the tiny lid from the teapot (maybe 3/8" X 1/4") fell off the tray, heard it bounce off a stainless water bottle I'd set on the floor, and after extensive search of my terrazzo floors and busily patterned Persian rug, still haven't found it (and thankfully haven't stepped on it either) - preparing to move the sofa shortly...</p><p><br /></p><p>Before:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]323526[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]323527[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 3957019, member: 111"]Nice - if you don't already know, the pattern is "Haga' (duh), the Stockholm makers, J.L. Hultman and Skandia merged in 1957, a few years after your pieces were made, continuing use of the 'JLH' mark. Believe most silver collectors enjoy the satisfaction in polishing (it was my 'job' from early childhood), though it's hard on my arthritic fingers these days. Polished this miniature Mexican silver tea service yesterday, and despite its small size (the tray is 4-5/8" handle to handle), it took a couple of hours. After taking pics, took off the the lids to make sure everything was well-dry before packing it away, stood up with the set in my hand, the tiny lid from the teapot (maybe 3/8" X 1/4") fell off the tray, heard it bounce off a stainless water bottle I'd set on the floor, and after extensive search of my terrazzo floors and busily patterned Persian rug, still haven't found it (and thankfully haven't stepped on it either) - preparing to move the sofa shortly... Before: [ATTACH=full]323526[/ATTACH] After: [ATTACH=full]323527[/ATTACH] ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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