Originally Posted by
coinnut
Hey Robbie, nice find. We see a lot of forks, knives and spoons, but not a lot of ladles being found. I think it probably is copper based, so brass with a silver plating may be what it is made of. Carefully look over the ladle, especially the edges under a magnifying glass and see if there are spots where the corrosion has removed the silver, and exposed the copper base. My guess would be heavy silver plate. Is there any writing on the backside stem, like a company name?
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