Inherited silver

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

I have inherited silver flatware from DH's grandmother. It is her wedding silver so it is from 1905. It's absolutely gorgeous. Brought it out of the bottom of my china cupboard to use yesterday and it was fairly badly tarnished. I have always kept it in the original wooden chest with very good success but that chest is now 110 years old and is really showing it's age. So today I polished all the pieces - then washed them and dried them and put them in ziplock bags which I squished as much air as possible out of then sealed. I hope this is going to keep them from tarnishing again.I then put the ziplocks back into the chest and put it away. My DH seems to feel it may be the salt air here, as we live only a mile from the gulf, and not really the integrity of the chest. I am tending to agree with him as the chest has been in pretty bad shape since we got married 32 years ago but this was the first time I ever had this much tarnish on them. Do you guys think it will be ok to keep them in ziplock bags to keep the air off them ? They are so pretty it would break my heart if I damaged them.

scotnovel · ‎12-31-2013

There are a number of websites with tips on storing silver. One from a silversmith that I read said it is ok to store in plastic bags as long as the pieces are wrapped in silver cloth first. If just stored in a plastic bag without the cloth covering, since the bags are petroleum products, they can break down over time and stain the silver. They also suggest that rubber bands should not be used to hold pieces together because they can cause the silver to stain very quickly.

pattypeep · ‎06-06-2011

Sorry about the bad copy and paste. These are on HSN. Item # 131890. About $20. Worth a shot.

131-890

<h1>Anti-Tarnish Strips 20-pack</h1>

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chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

http://www.silverguard.com/

millieshops · ‎03-09-2010

I'd get them out of those plastic bags - yesterday!

Meeras · ‎02-06-2014

these pics are to larged..

DoneTryin · ‎03-09-2010

Don't you ever use the silverware?

Nightowlz · ‎03-11-2010

On 2/2/2015 chrystaltree said: http://www.silverguard.com/

ITA with this site. They have lots of different storage ideas for silver pieces. I bought some different zippered silver bags to keep my Pandora bracelets in. http://www.silverguard.com/

Sea Air will pit silver & leave gray dots. Never store silver in plastic. Moisture is trapped in plastic bags, sticks to the surface of silver, and marks the metal. Should this happen, take the article to a silversmith for a professional polishing. http://www.etiquettescholar.com/dining_etiquette/table_setting/place_setting/flatware/care_of_flatwa...