basement dig(large silver find)

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eat1.JPGI was cleaning out a house about 2 weeks ago and had to clean the cellar, this was an old house in Portland, and one of the few ones that has a dirt floor, so before I left I got out the detector and did the floor, in the corner I dugged up an old tin box with 45 pieces of dinerware, all silver, about 2000 grams
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, it all looks in great shape after a lite clean
 
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Caretaker said:
I was cleaning out a house about 2 weeks ago and had to clean the cellar, this was an old house in Portland, and one of the few ones that has a dirt floor, so before I left I got out the detector and did the floor, in the corner I dugged up an old tin box with 45 pieces of dinerware, all silver, about 2000 grams
yikes.gif
, it all looks in great shape after a lite clean
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Good job! I'm old enough to remember dirt floors even though I never lived in one. I sure hate that I missed the opportunity to work those places now long gone.
 
Sounds like one heck of a find! I've been wondering about a couple places I've lived not that long ago that had diet floors. Guess I'll never know.
Have you looked up the manufacturer and/or pattern to get a date range? If you like, post some photos here of the pattern and amy hallmarls on back, and maybe we can research it.
 
I uploaded a pic, I very proud of myself, because it took me 4 years to cut and paste, my wife teaches computer too:grin:
 
Wow, great looking set! Do you have a close up photo of the hallmarks on the back? They won't be on the knives though, since the blades won't be silver, and the handles are hollow and filled.
 
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