Well, I love silver and thought that the ranch needed some. Okay, there was some silverplate there, I meant that it needed some more. Did I say that out loud? So, I was looking on eBay to see what they had in the way of silver-plate, when I saw exactly what I wanted, even better. I found some vintage silverware from the Harmonie Club in New York City. (We won’t hold that against them, hee hee.) I did some research on the Harmonie Club, and found this, click here. I just wanted to be sure it wasn’t some sort of cult or a bunch of crazies. The website looked respectable, so I decided to bid on the set, and won it. Why did I want this particular set of silverware? Look at the photo and see if you can tell.
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| CH Vintage silverware |
That’s right the initials for Harmonie Club are HC, but when intertwined, it looks like it could be CH. So we now have our own custom silver for the ranch.
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| More of the silver-plate flatware |
I truly love using my silver everyday, and that is why I bought several sets. On eBay, it is much more reasonable than any other place I have looked except local auctions, but that requires getting out of my pj’s.
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| Close up of the CH silver-plate spoon |
Yes silver does tarnish and it can be a lot of work polishing it, but I learned at Leftovers (click here to see post) that tarnish is “IN”. I LOVE THAT!! Of course, silver flatware if used regularly (and therefore washed regularly) doesn’t tarnish much at all. Some silver care tips can be found by clicking here and here .
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| CH silver shown with Spode Rosebud Chintz dishes |
One of my most favorite things in the world to do, is sit on my back porch with a cup of tea using a lovely cup and saucer, and of course a silver spoon.
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| Tea on the back porch, English-made Brown Betty, and Wedgewood cups and saucers. |
Who is the other cup for? You of course. And if you can’t join me in person, then maybe we can meet here on my virtual back porch.
A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 17:17
What a find! I love that your silver (sort of) has your “initials” on it. Enjoy your tea!
Close enough, right? Thanks Korrie!!
I have a ton of that old silver too and am so glad tarnish is “in”!
Mary Ellen, me too. I just bought an old water pitcher that looked awesome or pretty bad depending on your take on tarnish.
How wonderful that the initials work in reverse! That’s really a nice touch for your table settings now. 😉
Thanks for linking to Time Travel Thursday, Anita. I would love to have you join me each week.
By the way, I just joined you as a follower.
Blessings,
Liz @ the Brambleberry Cottage
http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/
I too love to sit on my back porch! Thanks for stopping by, following & such sweet comments at Showcase Sisters! We love your blog as well and can’t wait to visit often! Have a great week! ~Cheryl
How fun that you found silver with a monogram that could be used for your ranch! Tarnish is in? Then maybe I should get my vintage silver flatware out again, hmmm . . .
Thank you so much for sharing this Anita! You always have such great ideas… I bought a box of silverware from Craigslist for $5 (plated of course) and need to think of things to do with it! I think it may be fun to create some sort of a display with the pieces.
How neat is that to find silver with the CH initials? Love it!
What a great find!
What a wonderful find! ~~Angela