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Antique silverplate Railroad/Hotel? platter LMC, CML, MCL ?

$ 9.5

Availability: 48 in stock
  • Composition: Silverplate
  • Condition: Has quite a bit of surface scratching and a few small dings and a small area where plating is worn but displays nicely.
  • Age: 1900-1940
  • Type: Platters & Trays

    Description

    This is a large, round, heavy silverplated platter, approx. 14-1/4" diameter, that I don't know anything about. Looks like the old Railroad or possibly Hotel ware but I don't even know in what order to read the 3 entwined monogram letters. The letters appear to be L, C, and M but the possible combinations are quite a few. If it is railroad the last letter might be L for line. Fancy etching or engraving of the logo. Found a small manufacturers mark on the bottom that looks like S. Sterns & Co. New York. Don't know if that will aid anyone in identifying who this platter was for. Looks to be from the early 1900's era. Looks like the under metal is most likely copper based on a little area where it looks like maybe something acidic ate through the plating revealing a copper colored area. Looks like it has had typical use for platter of this age and type. Quite a few surface scuffs and scratches, especially around the first area up from the flat bottom and the back side has quite a bit of usage marking, but overall it still displays nicely.
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