Rodd was an Australian company specialising in the craft of the silversmith. The company built up a long, distinguished reputation with particular emphasis on the production of finely crafted Silverware, Silver plate and hybrid Silver plate/Stainless Steel wares in later years. Not just cutlery either, in their early days, Rodd was very well known for some of the brooch designs they produced.
Over the years the company structure changed in the 1960's and they hence became known as Mytton Rodd (Australia).
While we do not usually offer items on other people's behalf, but a family member has asked us to see if 'someone' may like some replacements for their own silver plate cutlery set which comprised of Rodd, Mytton Rodd and others - we are not offering a complete cutlery set (or the canteen wooden box!) but each piece of cutlery will be advertised separately so that anyone who is interested has the greatest flexibility in choosing the item(s) they may desire ...
If this is not the piece you may be hunting for, HERE is a link to help you find the other Rodd cutlery we currently have
RODD (Australia) - Cake Fork (1)
Pattern name: Acanthus
This dinner cutlery was produced in the 1950's
Finish: Silver Plate handle & tines
Identification:
Stamped into the rear of the fork
RODD E P N S A1 (orientated through 90 degrees compared letters E P N S
DIMENSIONS - WEIGHT:
Total length: 133mm (5.25")
Left tine is slightly wider than the other two tines, no sharp edge ... this small fork is designed to assist in the partaking of some cake or soft desert.
28g weight
CONDITION:
As we do with most of our chinaware's, let's give this Silver plate dining utensil a personalised rating for condition and appearance
DTNS RATING: 9.5/10 (Darling! That's Nice Silverware!)
CLEAN
NO severe scratches
NO bending!
NO Oxidisation observed
Every fork has been cleaned safely. Silver can be a pain, it needs a polish up from time to time due to the Silver reacting with the air and this shows up as a slight Yellowish look which then progresses to a Brown and finally a dark Black/Grey colour. Fortunately it is not difficult to properly clean Silverware (or plated Silverware) without risking your health (through the use of commercial chemicals such as Silvo) or damage to the item.
How? (I hear you ask, mouth wide open with tongue drooping to one side ...)
Get an Aluminium tray, often sold for use at BBQ's. Place your Silverware inside the tray along with Bicarb of Soda (readily available at the supermarket - Baking Soda) and add some warm/hot water. The 'trick' here is that as much of the Silverplated item should be in contact with the Aluminium dish, sometimes we have even wrapped the item in Al-foil to help the process along. The oxidisation marks will rapidly disappear (around 10 minutes should do the trick) and rub up lightly with a nice soft cloth. Job done, nice and easy while being safe to handle and eat with!
Now that this description is complete, each of these forks have been individually sealed in clear plastic packets to maintain the 'cleanliness' for as long as possible and prevent incidental scratching while these wait for a new home ...
