Today being Friday, my friend Mary, and I hit the neighborhood garage sales. My big score were three silver plate trays. I wish I had photographed them in the state I bought them. They were so black with tarnish that I didn't even realise they had designs on the flat surfaces! It took me an hour to remove most of the tarnish. I will do some more work on them later, but my arm and back began to ache, so I decided they looked pretty good! I know it has been a recent fad to prize tarnished silver, chippy paint, and ratty fabric. Just to let you know, I'm
not a fan. To me it just looks plain lazy.
This one is silver over copper and has a heraldic crest with the copper showing in the design.
The next one is round with a very beautiful raised floral motif.
The third tray is a very large, very heavy, rectangle tray that also has a lovely raised grape detail.
OK, now that you have seen how beautiful they are, I'll tell you the best part - they were $1 each!
I know, unbelievable, right? I felt like arguing with them, but I guess they just wanted to avoid having to polish them.
