If You"ve Found it Hard To Find Antique Silver Plate Items , This is The Place For You!
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 NICE ANTIQUE ENGLISH SILVER PLATED 15 STRAINER LADLE  US $159.99
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 CASED SET PIERCED ENGRAVED SILVER GILT MOP SPOONS US $129.99
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 LOVELY ANTIQUE PAYNE BAKER SILVER PLATED 6 LEMON TEA STRAINER US $149.99
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 VINTAGE SILVER PLATED ENGLISH NUTCRACKER US $15.80
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 Victorian Antique Quadruple Plate Sliver Jug JW TUFTS Boston US $15.80
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 Victorian Antique JW Tufts Quadruple Sliver Plate Sugar Bowl c1875 US $15.80
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 Victorian Quadruple Sliver Plate Tea Pot from James W Tufts US $15.80
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 Jubilee silverplate Rogers Grill Knife s US $3.75
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 FRONTENAC By INTERNATIONAL Sterling Two Tine Pickle Fork Old Estate US $66.36
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What is the best and safest way to clean plate silver without causing damage to it.?
I saw on Antiques roadshow that you should soak item in washing soda in an aluminium dish. I have tried this but it did not work. Proper suggestions would be appreciated please.
"Silvo" and similar polishes which invove rubbing are all slightly abrasive, so will eventually wear through Silver Plating (particularly on the "peaks" of an embossed pattern). "Goddard's Silver Dip" dissolves the tarnish without attacking the metal beneath. The tarnish is a compound (a sulphide, I think) of silver which forms on the surface, so dissolving it with Silver Dip will remove a miniscule amount of silver each time, but it is a lot less aggressive than a polish. It avoids the uneven wear problem with embossed patterns, because its action in the peaks and valleys is equal. Be prepared for the smell of rotten eggs if you use it..