Silver Care

How do I care for my jewelry?

Stainless Steel is hypoallergenic and non-tarnishing. Polish with any gentle cloth.

Vintage Silverware consists of a heavy plating of pure silver over a mixed metal alloy, usually of brass or copper. Silver will tarnish over time, use a soft polishing cloth so you can keep your beautiful jewelry looking its best. Store in a closed case when not in use. Use a cream silver polish & soft cloth to remove tarnish.

Put jewelry on last & take it off first. Avoid contact with water, perfume, and other products.

Repeated exposure of any metal to hand sanitizers, soaps, lotions, perfumes & etc. can cause a reaction with your natural body chemistry. It is always recommended to remove your jewelry when using products, showering, swimming, working out, or sleeping.

The more you wear your silver, the more it will "polish" itself! (Our natural body oils inhibit tarnish).

Stamped Silverware

I darken the impressions of all my silverware (spoons, forks, knives, etc.) by tarnishing them! That makes them safe to use with food, and won’t fade with regular hand washing. I tarnish the hand stamped letters, and polish the rest of silverware to a lovely sheen.

Some items that are not intended to be used for food are darkened with an enamel.

Care Tips for Your Silverware:

Silverware should be stored away from stainless steel cutlery (the harder metal can scratch your silver). Ideally in a lined chest, but a separate area in a closed drawer works too. Personally I keep my spoons on the counter in my tea station & they are still beautiful.
Store in a cool, dry area. If humidity is problem, a piece of chalk nearby can help.
After using, gently hand wash with soap & water.
It is recommended to avoid washing your silverware in the dishwasher, as other metals, certain heat settings, and some detergent ingredients can damage the silver.
Certain foods like eggs, onions and mustard can make silver tarnish faster. Wipe or rinse those foods off immediately after eating.
Avoid exposing silver to tarnish-producing materials like wool, rubber, felt and latex.

A natural process that happens anytime silver encounters sulfur-containing substances in the air is the formation of silver sulfide. In other words, tarnish. Your shiny silver piece will slowly start to look dull, and even start to darken. This is totally normal and easy to remove. When silverware I own begins to show signs of tarnish, my first step is to gently scrub with baking soda & a damp paper towel or cloth. Usually this is enough to remove mild tarnish and shine the spoon (or fork or knife) right up again. You can also use a polishing cloth. See all my care tips at the bottom of this post.

I want to note, I keep my silver teaspoons out on the counter & use them daily to stir our tea & coffee. I rinse them immediately & hand wash often. I have been using one spoon in particular for over a year now and only have had to polish it once.

stamped silverware, polishing vintage silverware

This silverware has been brought to a beautiful polish by just scrubbing gently with baking soda & a damp cloth (or paper towel).

In some environments, tarnish can happen a lot quicker or to a much more dramatic extent. This is example is extreme; silverware that had been on display for an extended period of time in a warm and very high humidity coffee shop. The humidity and other factors in the air caused it to tarnish much quicker, and more dramatically, than silverware I use at home or have on display elsewhere.

This tarnish was much more stubborn than on the above pieces. To polish these pieces, I used Weiman Silver Polish & Cleaner and a soft cloth. Rinse with water and buff with a clean cloth. This is a gel polish and in my experience, it does not remove the darkening from the impressions. Some other liquid polishes might remove the darkening - but the hand stamped impressions will always remain.

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Spoon Wrap Ring

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My order of 5 floating heart necklaces arrived in a very timely manner today. It is so nice to see my Mother's silver transformed into such meaningful pieces for her great granddaughters. As they grow older I hope they will value this link to their family history. I am so pleased with the entire order including the little velvet bags. Thank you Callista for your excellent work and your attention to detail!

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I’ll be ordering again!

Thank you

Tiffany

I have purchased a Tiffany earrings for my daughter’s 18th birthday. One of the things I like best about Tiffany jewelry is the stamped feature. There is something so industrial, basic & historic about the approach of stamping silver. I use silver plate everyday in my kitchen as I love the patina, weight and beauty of the pieces.

I was viewing key chains by Tiffany and felt the pricing was outrageous, which led me to this website. I found these beautiful heart shaped key chains. I ordered one for my daughter with her birth date stamped on it. Hers is the bridal wreath pattern from the 1950’s. I ordered a park lane heart key chain for myself which is vintage 1936. My third purchase was a stamped spoon key chain for my Dad who is a Huge, Beatle fan. “All we need is love”, can’t wait to give it to him for his birthday!

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