Rite and Ritual

Polishing Silver

Posted on October 27th, 2008 in future reference, life diy, future reference, polishing, silver

For future reference:
if you have something that looks silver (tarnish usually is a good give-away), and has a hallmark of a crown with “1883 F.B. Rogers” on the bottom, it is more than likely to be:

silver-plated rather than sterling silver, and
pre-1955, rather than exactly 1883.

F.B. Rogers Silver Company was founded in 1883, and they used [...]

How to Remove Tarnish from Copper

Posted on August 27th, 2008 in life cleaning, copper, diy, polishing, useless information

This is for future reference:  lemon juice and salt. Basically in a consistency like a thick paste. The grit of the salt acts as an abrasive when rubbed with a washcloth.
This cleaned up the tiny copper oil lamp that I found at a thrift store for a dollar, and gave it a nice shine. Now [...]