I have silver by Rogers Brothers, 1847. It also has two letters after, that are I S. Can anyone tell me if this is sterling silver or not and what do the letters I S mean? The pattern is First Love.
By Jeannine Harris from Lake Charles, LA
Add your voice! Click below to answer. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!
"IS" is an abbreviation for International Silver which bought Rogers Bros in 1898. The "1847" refers to Rogers founding a new process and not the date of manufacture .
Ditto SieraStar's post; also, your piece is silverplate, and the First Love pattern was first produced in 1937 and was discontinued in 1973.
It was one of Rogers/ IS most popular Art Deco patterns--meaning there are loads of 'em out there. The more floral ornamentation on it, the closer to the late 30's through early 50's it is; if it's sparse on the floral decoration, it's likely one of the later pieces, 60's through '73.
Source: am an eBay top-rated/power seller, dealing with retro and older, quirky bric-a-brac :)
I S stands for International Silver. If it isn't marked Sterling, it is silver plate.
Add your voice! Click below to answer. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!
