could anyone help me out with that???

sakiskv427 · Post by **sakiskv427** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:55 pm

can anybody tell me what these Hallmarks are about?????

Thanks alot in advance....

Post by **2209patrick** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:39 pm

Hello.

Believe the cyrillic letters that appear to be MHU refer to the base metal which is a copper/nickel/zinc alloy.
Might be silverplated.

Pat.

Juke · Post by **Juke** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 5:34 am

Hi,

The first part is the Zaparosia Nickel Mark which is a factory in Ukraine and the fork is made during the Sovjet period.

Regards,
Juhana

Post by **2209patrick** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:28 am

sakiskv427 wrote: Have you got any idea how could I see whether it’s silver plated or just a metal alloy?

The appearance and feel of a nickel alloy item and a silverplated one is different. Difficult to describe in words.
Suggest comparing a piece that you know is silverplated to yours. There would be an obvious difference if your item is not silverplated.

Hope this helps some.

Pat.

Zollo · Post by **Zollo** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:12 am

three letters in Russian are first ones from Russian names of Copper, Nickel and Zink. This alloy called neusilber in German and was widely used for tableware in USSR after WWII.
Digits are for the price: 13 roubles 20 copecks