Gorham silver

[Clubfoot]

My grandfather and I are having a difficult time trying to find info on these two plates. I was hoping some of you guys could help us out.

http://s8.beta.photobucket.com/user/amb ... ary/Plates

[oel]

Hi welcome to the forum,

Please read the forum rules only one item per thread but I can tell you Gorham E.P. stands fo; Gorham Electro-Plated.
Electro-plating; an object is placed in a solution with silver in it; an electric charge is then passed through the solution which causes the silver to bond to the object giving it a thin layer of silver on its surface, like a 'veneer' of silver.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plating
http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_G.html

Gorham sterling stands for; solid silver.
http://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_G3.html
http://www.925-1000.com/Gorham_Date_Code.html.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling_silver

Oel.

[dragonflywink]

The sterling piece, most likely circa 1920s, was made by Durgin - purchased by Gorham in 1905, they operated on their own, as did several other companies, under a separate holding company (the Silversmiths Co.) until the the early '20s, when they became a division of Gorham. The silverplate piece would date after WWII, as indicated by the 'YC' prefix on the production code.

Durgin

~Cheryl