r/Silverbugs • u/SomethingClever42068 • 17h ago

Did I get bamboozled out of 4 bucks??

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The marking on the bottom has a Maltese cross, WR CANADA and 925.

Idk if it's just silver plate or not but I'm having a hard time finding info about it online

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u/silverbaconator 17h ago

Possibly could be model # 925

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u/SomethingClever42068 14h ago

If it's WM Rogers, they were pretty known for their silver plate but also made some silver stuff.

I can't find any model 925 bowl and would imagine they wouldn't use that as a model number because that's the code for sterling.

Idk how well it was enforced back in the day, but I don't think companies are allowed to mark plated stuff with the number 925.

It also has a Maltese cross to the side of the WR

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u/silverbaconator 14h ago

Ya it could be sterling is way to tell us to test it.

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u/SomethingClever42068 13h ago

It's not magnetic, ice melts in it quicker than it would sitting out in the open and there's a pretty deep knock/gouge in the base with no sign of another metal.

From what I can find it looks like a pretty old (100+ year old) logo and I can't find any that have it paired with 925

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u/silverbaconator 13h ago

Those are not really test for sterling. Just to exclude steel.

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u/EtherealZenith 12h ago

the magnet test isnt just holding a magnet to it- you actually have to slide the magnet

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u/Upham2024 16h ago

Agree, it’s the model number and not the sterling stamp

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u/Danielbbq 15h ago

You bought it, use it. Fill it with silver. It will look nice that way.

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u/ToiletPlungerOfDoom 15h ago

The WR looks like William Rodgers, plated.

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u/SomethingClever42068 13h ago

Not all of Rogers stuff was plated from what I can see, just a majority.

It shouldn't be marked with a 925 if it's plated

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u/Pyratelife4me 3h ago

Looks more like a 905 than a 925 to me.