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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brett_in_Sacto, post: 2546480, member: 71510&quot;]Most sterling silverware is marked as such, and actually says &quot;STERLING&quot; right on it.&nbsp; Going back to the older antique stuff, it may not be marked &quot;sterling&quot; but you will find the hallmarks and you can follow them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also look for known brands.&nbsp; Gorham, International Silver, Wallace, Towle, Stieff, there are others.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think Gorham went on a buying spree and bought up every manufacturer they could to get a hold of the pattern patents.&nbsp; They folded so many into their family - it still shocks me.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the best site to use to figure out hallmarks.&nbsp; It&#039;s horribly organized and takes forever to identify - but it has almost every hallmark I&#039;ve ever had to hunt down.&nbsp; Time invested generally pays off.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.925-1000.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.925-1000.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.925-1000.com/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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