When I met a girl 30+ years ago, she had me throw out all my cheap stainless flatware and took me to thrift stores and flea markets and set me up with an excellent set ofmiss-matched silver and plated silver flatware from the 1910's through'40's. Most pieces are 80-100 years old and are still just fine. I don't even really polish them. But what the hell...my china is all Fiestaware I've had for 30+ years, some of it 85 years old. Amazing how well the old stuff holds up. I've got German Gerber flatware and knives my folks bought in Germany in 1958 that's like new but I never use it. It's mid-century modern brushed stainless stuff. Not my style.
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