I bought two of these boxed sets at a thrift store today. They have lots of hallmarks and I was hoping they might be silver. J.A. Henckels Solingen Zwillingswerk. Any ideas? Thanks!
It’s Austrian electroplate. The 90 is the number of grams of silver used to plate a set number of pieces, probably 12 spoons plus 12 forks. Search “Krupp Berndorf” for more information online.
Phil
Thanks Phil. The only reason I thought they might be silver is that I rubbed them hard three times on a test plate, hopefully to get down below any plating. They still tested very strongly for silver. Guess they are very heavily plated! Thanks so much for your help!
Sorry, I have no idea …
That’s o.k…thanks anyway.