I have a full set of WM A. Rogers AA heavy Oneida LTD. Flatware... It says on the back of the knives "STAINLESS". I hope this answers your question.
I have a similar set of flatware and the "Stainless" on the knife means the blade is stainless. However, the handle and other parts of set could be stainless or silverplate. WM A Rogers did mostly silver plated flatware, not sterling silver. If it tarnishes it is most likely silver-plated.
No, the AA refers to silver plate - it is a type of quality of plate - sometimes you will see AAA, a higher grade of plating. American silver is usually marked straight out as STERLING or at least .925. Other conutries have their own system of hall marks that indicate sterling.
It is silverplate. W. M. Rogers was a pioneer in modern siverplateing. After his death his sons took over.
sterling
I have a set of Wm Rogers & Son AA in front of me and it is definitely silverplate. So it is not necessarily sterling.
Wm Rogers and Son produced sterling silver cutlery and sterling silver can be identified by putting a drop of nitric acid on it and if it turns green its plated and not sterling.
It is siver plated unfortunately.
Silver plate
If one were to hold a stainless steel object in one hand and an identical sterling silver object in the other hand, it would be difficult to distinguish between the two based on weight.
yes it is heavy
I also have a F B Rogers 1152 and have been unable to find any information out about it - I would love an answer if anyone out there has one. The 1152 has a ornate "silver" rectangular stand with a heavy leaded glass rectangular bowl. thanks
were would you find heavy steel
Some of the older stainless steel microwaves can be a bit heavier than conventional microwave. However they have developed stainless steel microwaves that are made with a lighter stainless steel casing making them less heavy.
No
not heavy not medium density
Silver and hard and heavy and shiny
The finish of a product would be considered as heavy gauge steel. For instance, an espresso maker could have a heavy gauge stainless steel finish.
Silver is almost twice as heavy as copper.
No. That particular pattern is electroplated silver on a base metal (probably copper). FB Rogers Co. made good quality silver plated products that feels like sterling due to being very heavy and durable. There were only a few patterns made of real sterling. The registered pattern numbers are 118, 142, 144, 149, 164, 250, 400, 700 and 1636. The genuine silver version will have the word "Sterling" stamped on the bottom of each piece. If it doesn't say "sterling," it isn't.
The life span of stainless steel depends on the type of stainless steel, the environment it is located, and the surface treatment. There is micro-pitting that will occur with out effecting the structural integrity of the steel but will tarnish the 'stainless' appearance. If the environment is free of heavy moisture and corrosive chemicals 316 stainless steel will last 1200 years with out significant decay.