Anyone Collect Oneida Twin Star?

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Lawrence:

Oneida did that a lot anyway; their approach to flatware was "modular," meaning that one basic shape could get different pattern strikes or have the handle bent a little differently to make a "new" pattern.

There is a difference between Patrick Henry and Paul Revere that a lot of people don't pick up on. Patrick Henry is a stamped pattern, made from heavy sheets of stainless, and Paul Revere is a fully-forged pattern, shaped from bars of stainless. Oneida did that only for its TOL Community Stainless patterns. Also, while both patterns qualify as an Early American "fiddleback" pattern, Paul Revere has some Modernist influence in the shaping of the fiddleback, to make it compatible with both period and modern dinnerware.

The company also recycled pattern names - Queen Bess was used twice, and Enchantment four or five times.

 

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First Batch is Here!

Well, eighty-three pieces landed in my mailbox late this morning, two days earlier than the USPS tracking said it would. Not, of course, that I am complaining about that, LOL!

I have a bit of a job on my hands now. I can tell you three things about the former owner - A) They didn't have a dishwasher, B) They were a lousy hand dish washer and C) They were very fond of green Scotchbrite pads.

It's all in soaking right now - very hot water with dish detergent and ammonia. It will all get a careful hand-scrubbing to get the brown gook out of the crevices and out from between fork tines. Then will come a short disinfecting soak in bleach and hot water.

After that, I'll begin the job of polishing. Stainless that is cared for doesn't need very much of it, but this stuff hasn't had the care it should have gotten. It will take Wenol polish and some evenings in front of the TV set. I'd say maybe half the pieces need polishing - mainly spoons and some forks, where Milady substituted brute Scotchbrite force for hot water and soaking.

Still, it's here, it was still a good deal, and I am looking forward to doing a couple of table-setting pics to share with you as soon as the stuff is a little more presentable.